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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43440 |
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^ Nirvana and Grunge Rock generally were one of the reasons why the 1990's were such a terrible decade for music.
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Online Points: 45661 |
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You are right. But the mocking of the '80s glam metal was often not deserved. Some bands were dropped by labels, some bands releasing music did not get any help with promotion, add the mockery from the music media, it must have been hard for quite a few musicians. It was not just glam that fell on hard times, but metal in general (and that's just ignorance if you ask me). Many bands did not know what to do next after 1991-92, they either became less heavy (and at times more commercial) or followed the trends of the times, often with not good results.
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I disagree with that. One of the major reasons glam metal fell by the wayside was that the more extreme thrash, death and black metal bands were gaining popularity in the underground. While Poison and Bon Jovi were ruling the pop charts, Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax were selling lots of albums and bringing metal into a more credible realm. Glam metal attracted the sell outs who simply played the game instead of focusing on inventive music. It became a cliche of itself. By 1991 extreme metal had already splintered into many styles of subgenres. The pace of musical evolution has quickened in the last few decades and artists that fail to keep up things will get swept by the wayside. Just the way it works. Glam metal was just too shallow with more philosophical bands growing in number. In some ways grunge was simply the easy listening section of the extreme metal universe that grew unnoticed by the masses into the juggernaut that it is today. I (function(){var js = "window['__CF$cv$params']={r:'8347a7aa3824964b',t:'MTcwMjQwMTgwNC4wNjEwMDA='};_cpo=document.createElement('script');_cpo.nonce='',_cpo.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js',document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(_cpo);";var _0xh = document.createElement('iframe');_0xh.height = 1;_0xh.width = 1;_0xh.style.position = 'absolute';_0xh.style.top = 0;_0xh.style.left = 0;_0xh.style.border = 'none';_0xh.style.visibility = 'hidden';document.body.appendChild(_0xh);function handler() {var _0xi = _0xh.contentDocument || _0xh.contentWindow.document;if (_0xi) {var _0xj = _0xi.createElement('script');_0xj.innerHTML = js;_0xi.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(_0xj);}}if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {handler();} else if (window.addEventListener) {document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', handler);} else {var prev = document.onreadystatechange || function () {};document.onreadystatechange = function (e) {prev(e);if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {document.onreadystatechange = prev;handler();}};}})();< style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: medium none; visibility: ;" width="1" height="1">
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I was talking about undeserved backlash and mockery. Yes, there were glam bands that were awful (but so were awful alternative bands in the 90s as well), that scene would have imploded sooner or later anyway, big labels milked that scene too death (which they will do the same with grunge and alternative a few years later). A lot of bands changed sound in their attempt to stay relevant, attract a new audience, follow trends try to stay "fresh". The results were mixed (to put it gently).
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That was my point exactly! The backlash WAS deserved because those bands looked ridiculous in comparison to the extreme metal upgrade that they didn't even notice. Glam metal bands were puppets of the music industry and were blindsided because they were clueless to the developments around them. They didn't attract new audiences because the rest of the world moved on and they were stuck in 1985! (function(){var js = "window['__CF$cv$params']={r:'8347bdd41cc867ca',t:'MTcwMjQwMjcxMS43OTQwMDA='};_cpo=document.createElement('script');_cpo.nonce='',_cpo.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js',document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(_cpo);";var _0xh = document.createElement('iframe');_0xh.height = 1;_0xh.width = 1;_0xh.style.position = 'absolute';_0xh.style.top = 0;_0xh.style.left = 0;_0xh.style.border = 'none';_0xh.style.visibility = 'hidden';document.body.appendChild(_0xh);function handler() {var _0xi = _0xh.contentDocument || _0xh.contentWindow.document;if (_0xi) {var _0xj = _0xi.createElement('script');_0xj.innerHTML = js;_0xi.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(_0xj);}}if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {handler();} else if (window.addEventListener) {document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', handler);} else {var prev = document.onreadystatechange || function () {};document.onreadystatechange = function (e) {prev(e);if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {document.onreadystatechange = prev;handler();}};}})();< style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: medium none; visibility: ;" width="1" height="1">
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43440 |
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^ Maybe you had in mind one of the five Glam Metal bands below who all appear to be having a bad hair metal day.
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Cristi ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Crossover / Prog Metal Teams Joined: July 27 2006 Location: wonderland Status: Online Points: 45661 |
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I like two of the bands in the video above. It's just someone's opinion.
If I made such a list, it would look different and someone would say some bands in there are not so bad.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43440 |
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Twisted Sister would make my list of the five worst Hair Metal bands of all time. They're so bad that they're almost good. ![]() Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 12 2023 at 10:52 |
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They didn't attract an audience because they used to play something different and went with the grungy alternative sound, which a lot of people found rather ridiculous. Even Kiss did a grunge album, which was initially shelved but in the end released, maybe, maybe it would make some money. For example Winger and Cinderella released really good albums in the 90s ('93-'94), both went unnoticed, they are getting some respect these days. And they were not the only ones. Edited by Cristi - December 12 2023 at 11:13 |
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David_D ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Online Points: 15558 |
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very interesting ![]() |
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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Sean Trane ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20414 |
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+/- my take on things as well.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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First of all glam metal wasn't really metal at all but rather a heavier version of 70s glam rock therefore it's pretty much now accepted as a form of hard rock. I agree with Poison and Nelson as some of the worst the era had to offer but Winger had musical creds and Great White had a few catchy tunes albeit too much in the Led Zep worship camp. Slaughter was simply generic but listenable. Stryper had a gimmick and a cool fashion statement but was kind of cheesy too. Bands that really DID suck for the most part IMHO from the glam metal years are: Cats In Boots Enuff Z-Nuff Faster Pussycat Warrant Dirty Looks Bands that i love that are included in the glam metal camp are: W.A.S.P. Dokken Twisted Sister Ratt Cinderella Def Leppard Motley Crue McAuley Shenker Group EZO Extreme Skid Row Guns N Roses There were also many bands that had a great song or two but rather dull generic albums: Britny Fox Kix Helix KISS Lita Ford Autograph Quiet Riot Vandenberg Winger White Lion Hurricane Dangerous Toys As far as appearances, they all looked ridiculous. I hate the glam metal look. I only judge by musical output. First(function(){var js = "window['__CF$cv$params']={r:'8349ada16870fb50',t:'MTcwMjQyMzAxOS44MzMwMDA='};_cpo=document.createElement('script');_cpo.nonce='',_cpo.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js',document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(_cpo);";var _0xh = document.createElement('iframe');_0xh.height = 1;_0xh.width = 1;_0xh.style.position = 'absolute';_0xh.style.top = 0;_0xh.style.left = 0;_0xh.style.border = 'none';_0xh.style.visibility = 'hidden';document.body.appendChild(_0xh);function handler() {var _0xi = _0xh.contentDocument || _0xh.contentWindow.document;if (_0xi) {var _0xj = _0xi.createElement('script');_0xj.innerHTML = js;_0xi.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(_0xj);}}if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {handler();} else if (window.addEventListener) {document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', handler);} else {var prev = document.onreadystatechange || function () {};document.onreadystatechange = function (e) {prev(e);if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {document.onreadystatechange = prev;handler();}};}})();< style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: medium none; visibility: ;" width="1" height="1">
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Some very interesting stuff in there and I can relate. However I never felt the same about the so called 'New Wave' scene. The original punk bands were the best. The Damned, The Stranglers (although barely a punk band) The Clash, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Pistols and maybe The Jam. They had the energy and I liked it. Never loved it though and as you say it had nowhere to go. I didn't listen to much prog other than ELP at the time. Genesis sounded bland while Floyd were boring and Yes were just strange. I didn't find a whole lot to sink my teeth into at the time. I think by the 80's I was independent enough just to listen to whatever I fancied and gravitated to Kate Bush, Mike Oldfield Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Al Stewart and actually liked a lot of 'New Age'. The rock scene mostly passed me by. I liked Iron Maiden and could see a point to them but not a lot else around tickled my fancy. U2 were just horrid to my ears and I couldn't stand the plastic production of so much music that was being pumped out. Roll on the 90's!
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David_D ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Online Points: 15558 |
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I don't think, it was accidental that the punk rebellion came close after the '60s counterculture, even the early '80s had their squatter movement where, I think, Punk was quite popular too. |
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David_D ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Online Points: 15558 |
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Some more of Never Mind the Bollocks... and the time: |
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David_D ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Online Points: 15558 |
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Yeah, it's a pretty creative one, even I might find it more vulgar than funny.
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David_D ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Online Points: 15558 |
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And definitely not as funny as Glam Metal.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
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