MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Axl Rose
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The rise of metal mega stars and hair bands. No american heavy metal band thus far had reached megastar status. Slippery when wet topped us album charts in 86. Style based in high souring vocals of john bon jovi. Lyrically strayed from heavy metal topics of parties and defiance. Focused on themes of working class youth and americana. By 80s it was clear def leppard and bon jovi had become too pop oritented to be considered heavy metal. Utilimately helped jovi survive demise of metal in 90s. Music foused on seedier side of life in la. By fall of 88, appetite for destruction caught fire on charts. One of most successful rock acts of year. Stage makeup and costumes deginated them as hair bands. Musical and tetual stereotypes of la hair metal. Every rose has its thorn is example of power ballad genre.
