QUOTE (D.Robinson @ Apr 6 2008, 08:43 AM)
Music just runs in cycles like everything else and those cycles tend to overlap. Eventually it will come full circle again.
Imo todays nu-metal is a mashing together of 80's hard rock and grunge of the 90's.
Alot of people blame the downfall of 80's metal to Nirvana, i know alot of people will disagree with me but if you want my honest opinion about who brought about the change to what we have now look no further then Guns n Roses. They are the ones who bridged the gap between 80's metal and the seattle sound. Take a long listen to Guns n Roses and you will hear it.
Of course thats my opinion.
On another note most heavy metal that is good never got air play in their prime unless you listend to college radio stations.
Real good metal is always fringe with a tight nit following of hardcore fans.
Daniel
I agree with Daniel here. GNR really bridged the gap between the Seatle Grunge and 80's hair. Unfortunately,IMHO the grunge sound won the airwaves and eventually pretty much took bands like Tesla,Dokken,Motly Crue, ect.... off the shelves. Those bands that could see where things were going, and willing to give up there style to sell copies stayed around longer. Some are still selling out today!
Take a look at Bon Jovi for example. From there first album Runaway, to the crap they play today. It's almost like they have gone "country", to there credit, they are still selling out shows.
Personaly, I think the style of the 80's and early 90's are gone. Too much rap and pop music has taken over the top 40. Glad I have a good collection od cd's!
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