re: Spin-off Thread: Miscategorized as Glam or Hair Metal

Depends on what you mean by hair band. I define them more by sound than looks. In the 70's and 80's most musicians had long hair. Just having hair isn't enough to classify a band as "glam."

I define a hair band as follows:

1) Long hair that took hours to style. The band members all are excessively worried about how pretty they are.

2) Most songs are focused on partying. Other songs are sappy love ballads.

3) Have somewhat of a pop sound. It's pop with guitars.

A band like Priest is definitely NOT a hair band. They invented thrash metal and all their songs were about crazy, angry shite. Metallica is not a hair band for the same reason, even though they all had big hair.