It kills me when people say "They are not good musicians". Bullshit, name me guitarist that are any better than :
I will just name a couple, no need listing 50.
George Lynch
Warren DeMartini
For the record, there is a difference and some of you are getting the two confused, but Glam Rock (Think of the 70's LA Scene) and Hair Bands are not exactly the same. Alice Cooper started the glam scene (late 60's), then copied by Kiss, David Bowie, Rolling Stones. The big traveling stage set and all kinds of Pyro. It was performing art with rock. Van Halen and Quiet Riot started in the early 70's, they where labeled Glam Rock.
Whether people want to admit it or not, the main reason people hated the glam / hair bands, was their look. They didn't like the big hair, the costumes, the flashy shows, make up, etc. It really wasn't because of their ability as musicians (there was some bands that sucked but played the part and had the look), they are the real "hair bands" people hated, example, Hanoi Rocks, Autograph, LA Guns to name a few. The great glam and hair bands got lumped in with the shitty glam / hair bands because they where not "Your Daddy's Oldsmobile" meaning they didn't look like typical rock bands people had grown accustom to, so people would assume "they wear make up, they suck." And then it all blew up and they took over rock, people resented them for changing the "Look" or Rock N Roll. Then the rest of the people, actually liked glam metal, but when it wasn't "Cool" no more, the pretended they hated it all along. Suddenly they where not Cinderella or Poison fans, they where Nirvana or what ever grunge of the day was fan.