Prisoners of Rock and Roll -- Hair Metal Meltdown: The Bands Killed By Grunge

Today, we’re diving into the unrelenting collapse of hair metal empire. A music scene that crashed harder than Vince Neil's drunk driving accident killed Razzle Dingley.  

Sure, bands like Def Leppard, Motley Crue, and Poison are still out on the road, playing for nostalgic crowds of people who yearn to hear those power chords. But for every one of those groups that are still selling merch and playing gigs, there are several who were wiped off the board in the early 90s by Seattle’s flannel fury. 

Grunge was a raw, authentic sound and anti-establishment ethos that rejected hair metal’s polished production, spandex, and power ballads. But we still love that music about girls and having a good time. It's as America as any other movement in music

In this episode of Prisoners of Rock and Roll, we’re looking at the bands who didn’t survive the hair metal meltdown. Groups like Winger, Cinderella, Kix, Warrant, and Vixen that all went to shit faster than a teased up hairdo in a rainstorm.  

Episode Playlist

Check out our episode playlist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Get In Touch

Check us out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or drops us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠show@prisonersofrockandroll.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Or if you're in Philadelphia, come visit our home base at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McCusker's Tavern⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Prisoners of Rock and Roll is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We're sponsored by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Boldfoot Socks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices