The hair, or glam, metal bands of the 1980s remain one of the true guilty pleasures in music history. The hair spray, makeup, and catchy pop tunes touched up with distortion were made for MTV.

That many hair metal bands seemed to take themselves a bit too seriously may have been part of the joke: They did so almost unintentionally. But there was good music throughout it all, including ...

Motley Crue are the definitive 1980s hair metal band — even though their late career antics have sometimes overshadowed their impressive musical accomplishments. Emerging out of the Sunset Strip ...