In our time less and less people remembered such wonderful genre of music as glam metal, a genre that gave us such great bands like Guns n ‘Roses, Mötley Crüe, Cinderella and other. This genre gave us an incredibly large number of an incredibly powerful songs and many touching ballads.
It arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene. It was popular throughout the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s. Glam metal was also associated with flashy clothing and makeup. Musically, glam metal uses traditional heavy metal songs, incorporating elements of hard rock and punk rock, while adding pop-influenced catchy hooks and guitar riffs.
There are two so-called «wave» glam metal. The first-one was the time of formation of glam metal as a musical genre [1]. And the second «wave», from 1984 to the early 90’s was the time when glam metal became mainstream. In the mid-80s was already been formed all groups associated with glam metal. Then an era of glam metal began, when practically all radio stations and TV twisted glam metal tracks and clips.
The 1988 film The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years captured the Los Angeles scene of successful and aspiring bands. It also highlighted the excesses of glam metal. In the early 1990s glam metal’s popularity rapidly declined after nearly a decade of success. Successful bands lost members that were key to their songwriting and/or live performances. Another reason for the decline in popularity of the style may have been the declining popularity of the power ballad. One significant factor in the decline was the rise of grunge music from Seattle.