Simply put, Grunge killed the Big Hair. It was big. And so it goes every 5 to 7 years with the turn of the "new sound". Personally I liked the bands mentioned above, but it put a nail in the coffin for a major label to sign my band of that time. We were being courted by several labels and I even had a VP at Atlantic Records soliciting song writing from me ... it all changed with Nirvana. Still, those were some kick-ass times for me!
1986:
http://www.myspace.com/inticerock
1989:
http://www.myspace.com/inticefl