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8 - Glam/Hair Metal (1980s)

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Head bang along as Erin teaches Adam about power ballads, teased hair, and the Velvet Underground of Glam Metal. But you're f-f-f-oolin yourself if you think this was an easy one (so much misogyny, so little time).

Rock of Love fans, rejoice.


Select Sources:

  • T-Rex performance on Top of the Pops (birth of the glam aesthetic)
  • Jobriath (first openly gay rock musician signed to a major label)
  • Rolling Stone's "Decade of Decadence" timeline
  • Clip from the Decline of Western Civilization: Part II
  • Rob Halford from Judas Priest's interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, including quotes on the experience of being closeted during the glam rock era
  • Dispelling the Myth that Grunge Killed Hair Metal - Arun Starkey (Far Out magazine)
  • Tommy Lee gets stuck upside down on massive drum stunt
    • ...more
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