ANOTHER ’80s TOP TEN LIST

Apparently feeding the never-ending appetite for ’80s nostalgia (VH1 what?), IGN has released yet another Top 10 list, “Ten Great Hair Metal Power Ballads.” If nothing else, these lists always provide for great arguments (“OMG they included Stryper but not Skid Row?? WTF!!!”).

When the current wave of ’80s revivalism began (circa 2001), I had no idea it would last so long. Are we finally approaching the tail end? I mean, I loves me a good hair band, but good lord, enough already! My fear is that when the coming rap-metal revival hits (and, oh, you can bet that it will) it’ll last for anything longer than 2 seconds, which is 2 seconds too many IMO. Lord help us all.

-VN