http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:55:33 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/12/143740.php#comment-408794 What an awesome collection! But it's missing one thing. Metallica. I mean, those guys STILL have mullets! ]]> 408794@blogcritics.org Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:55:33 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/12/143740.php#comment-4517 Clearly Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot are "hair metal," and yes that is only two, but two is more than none. The reason I mentioned this here is more timing than anything - it came out on Tuesday and is not dissimilar to the original theme: mullets. The connection is tenuous, however, I will agree. ]]> 4517@blogcritics.org Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:45:02 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/12/143740.php#comment-4512 That's not "hair-band" metal! Where is Poison, Def Leppard, G'nR, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Damn Yankees, Winger, etc? (dare I mention Great White??) THOSE are the hair bands of the '80's... a "collection of '70s and '80s hard rock, hair metal, Southern rock, and arena rock.." yes, and a pretty killer one at that, but hair band metal, no. ]]> 4512@blogcritics.org Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:20:33 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/12/143740.php#comment-4494 You're right that the Sony collectio nis more '70s than '80s - that's why I gave the track listing and described it a bit. ]]> 4494@blogcritics.org Thu, 13 Mar 2003 08:09:10 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/12/143740.php#comment-4493 As the article says, hair metal was about irresponsible fun. Today's music has so much whiny introspection. I don't listen to music to hear about some guys problems, I got problems of my own, let's get in the Camaro, crank up the tunes and go lookin' for big hair girls in spandex! BTW, that Sony list is about a decade too far back. ]]> 4493@blogcritics.org Thu, 13 Mar 2003 07:49:20 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/12/143740.php#comment-4476 mmm... prog rock. peace. ]]> 4476@blogcritics.org Wed, 12 Mar 2003 18:34:18 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/03/12/143740.php#comment-4475 I can't help feeling that 80s Hair Metal is to America what Prog Rock is to Britain; while there aren't many direct musical comparisons, both are very much the styles of music that 'cool' people love to sneer at. ]]> 4475@blogcritics.org Wed, 12 Mar 2003 18:23:27 EST