root band

One notch below a hair band. Any '80s/ early '90s glam or pop metal band whose music is so appallingly awful that it doesn't evem deserve to be called a hair band.

Poison is a decent hair band. Nothing special, but they have some listenable tunes. Winger, on the other hand, doesn't even rise to that level. They're what I'd call a root band.

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