Description
From 1983 until 1991, Glam Metal was the sound of American culture. This was the world stalked by Hair Metal bands like Bon Jovi, Kiss, W.A.S.P., Skid Row, Dokken, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Ratt and many more. Big hair, massive amplifiers, drugs, alcohol, piles of money and life-threatening pyrotechnics. Armed with hairspray, spandex and strangely shaped guitars, they marked the last great era of supersize bands.
Where did Glam Metal come from? How did it spread? What killed it off? And why does nobody admit to having been a Glam Metaller anymore?
Author: Justin Quirk
Publisher: Unbound
Published: 12/17/2021
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781789651355
ISBN10: 1789651352
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Genres & Styles | Heavy Metal
- Music | Genres & Styles | Rock
- Music | Instruction & Study | Theory
About the Author
Justin Quirk is a writer and editor based in London. Since starting his career at the Guardian, he has written for titles including i-D, Dazed and Confused, Kerrang!, Q, Word, the Independent, The Sunday Times, Arena and Esquire. He has also worked as a curator, DJ and creative director and regularly appears on the BBC World Service discussing culture and current affairs. He lives in London.