Sleaze Rock as a category

[Rocker4Real]

During my teen years, I didn't hear the term Sleaze Rock used. In fact, I first learned of it on Sludge. It is a good descriptor for bands like LA Guns, GNR, Faster Pussycat, etc. It's a shame the general public doesn't say it. Much better than the generic Hair Metal term. What is your view?

[daveg]

During my teen years, I didn't hear the term Sleaze Rock used. In fact, I first learned of it on Sludge. It is a good descriptor for bands like LA Guns, GNR, Faster Pussycat, etc. It's a shame the general public doesn't say it. Much better than the generic Hair Metal term. What is your view?

There was no "Hair Metal", "Sleaze Rock" until sometime in the mid 90's It was all Heavy metal or hard rock. We all knew there was a difference between Metallica/Slayer and Poison/Bon Jovi, but no one felt a need to categorize everything back then

SleazeRoxx was/is a great site that has been around forever (not sure its still here) Think that site is when I first actually heard that term and is a perfect description of the bands you mentioned

[Rocker4Real]

Snobby Thrash fans would get pissed if you called Poison, or Bon Jovi, Metal. My older brother's friend called it Glamour Rock.

[daveg]

Snobby Thrash fans would get pissed if you called Poison, or Bon Jovi, Metal. My older brother's friend called it Glamour Rock.

Ha. Ya thrash fans were never happy with that. Never heard the term Glamour Rock, but it does fit. I can only remember the "hair" bands being called posers by thrash fans. Still not sure what that means

[Rocker4Real]

Snobby Thrash fans would get pissed if you called Poison, or Bon Jovi, Metal. My older brother's friend called it Glamour Rock.

Ha. Ya thrash fans were never happy with that. Never heard the term Glamour Rock, but it does fit. I can only remember the "hair" bands being called posers by thrash fans. Still not sure what that means

I think the poser thing is to infer that they are fake and playing simplified poppy music for the chicks and the fame.

[tooth]

During my teen years, I didn't hear the term Sleaze Rock used. In fact, I first learned of it on Sludge. It is a good descriptor for bands like LA Guns, GNR, Faster Pussycat, etc. It's a shame the general public doesn't say it. Much better than the generic Hair Metal term. What is your view?

The general public doesn't say it because it's such a small niche. One of the bands you mentioned was/is? one of the biggest bands in the world. No way they, or anyone else, was going to put a label on them other than "rock & roll". The other 2 bands you mentioned, while maybe they are #2 & #3 in Sleaze Rock, no one's ever even heard of, for the most part.