Back in hazy Los Angeles, hair had grown dangerously high. The Hollywood clubs bounced new wave bands out on their skinny ties after Quiet Riot sold 4 million albums in 1984. Soon after, Motley Crue and Ratt each quickly sold their first 2 million each. In the wake of MTV's timely discovery of heavy metal, the City of Angels sent out a national casting call for multiplatinum blondes and abusers of hair products of all kinds. By the time David Lee Roth left Van Halen for Las Vegas in 1985, the original hard rock hedonist of L.A. was barely missed -- there was a surplus of contenders to take his place at the orgy...