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There was a time when grown men — rock stars who partied with strippers and slept with supermodels — tediously teased their hair and smudged eyeliner onto their lower lids. It was a time like no other, one that will likely never be replicated. The only thing that out-shined the glossy pouts and glittered vests were the ballads that these ‘80s hair-metal bands belted out.
LONG BEACH, CA - 1987: Brett Michaels (left), lead singer for the "big hair" metal rock band, Poison, and guitarist Bobby Dall prance on stage during a 1987 Long Beach, California, concert at the Long Beach Arena. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
American glam metal band Poison on stage, circa 1985. (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns/Getty Images)
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - 1987: Members of the rock group Poison, Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Rikki Rockett and Bobby Dall, pose on the red carpet at the 1987 Universal City, California, MTV Music Video Awards. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: Photo of WARRANT (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
Warrant on 11/5/89 in Chicago, Il. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)
Warrant on 11/5/89 in Chicago, Il. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)
Def Leppard (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Def Leppard during 1992 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) Lead singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and lead guitarist Mick Mars of the American hard rock band Motley Crue pose for a studio portrait during the Theater of Pain Tour on September 15, 1985 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)
Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Mick Mars of Motley Crue (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - 1987: The rock group, "Whitesnake," poses on the red carpet at the 1987 Universal City, California, MTV Music Awards. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, MN - APRIL 27: Rock band Whitesnake makes a curtain-call during their "Slip of the Tongue" tour at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota on April 27, 1990. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
LONG BEACH, CA - MARCH 21: (L-R) Duff McKagan, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Axl Rose and Steven Adler of the rock group 'Guns n' Roses' pose for a portrait backstage on a night when they opened up for Johnny Thunders on March 21, 1986 at Fenders Ballroom 5 days before they get signed to Geffen Records in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Marc S Canter/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 30: (L-R) Steven Adler and Slashn of the rock group 'Guns n' Roses' backstage at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium after opening for Ted Nugent on August 30, 1986 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Marc S Canter/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
RESEDA - OCTOBER 18: Axl Rose of the rock band 'Guns n' Roses' performs onstage at the Country Club on October 18, 1985 in Reseda, California. (Photo by Marc S Canter/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, MN - AUGUST 27: Rock band Cinderella performs at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota on August 27, 1988. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
CONCORD, CA - AUGUST 1: Tom Keifer (R) of Cinderella performs in support of the bands Summer Tour 2010 at Sleep Train Pavilion on Augustl 1, 2010 in Concord, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
LA Guns on 10/13/88 in Chicago, Il. in Various Locations, (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)
LA Guns on 10/13/88 in Chicago, Il. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)
German band Scorpions on stage, circa 1985. (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images)
Scorpions 1984 Scorpions 1984 Klaus Meine, Francis Bucholz,Rudolph Schenker and Matthias Jabs (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
NEW YORK - 1988: Hard-rock group "White Lion" pose for a portrait at the New York Music Awards where they won 2 trophies in 1988 in New York City, New York. (L-R) Greg D'Angelo, Mike Tramp, James Lomenzo, Vito Bratta. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - JULY 1987: Singer Mike Tramp of the hard-rock group "White Lion" poses for a portrait in a bathroom stall in July 1987 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American metal band Skid Row on stage, circa 1990. (Photo by Michel Linssen/Redferns/Getty Images)
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) Canadian singer Sebastian Bach, of American rock group Skid Row, circa 1989. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty Images)
