01-17-2018, 04:23 PM
(01-10-2018, 11:13 PM)Devils Advocate Wrote: Sure, Grunge played a role, perhaps a large role even. But I think hip-hop/rap influenced it’s death as well, if not equally or more so.
Right around the turn of the decade (89-91), Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, Young MC & Tone Loc turned the tide of pop music. Along with established acts becoming (more) mainstream like Salt n Pepa & LL Cool J.
Yo MTV Raps ushered in the new king of Rock n Roll in the form of hip hop that’s held that title ever since.
Bands like Nirvana & Pearl Jam get all the credit for killing the comically, over-the-top sound of hair metal 80’s rock n roll, but the (equally comical) beats of Vanilla Ice & MC Hammer danced on the grave of the sweet decadent sounds of Warrant & Winger as much as Sound Garden buried the 80’s sound the rain soaked backyards of Seattle.
Agree or disagree?
Metal just evolved.... When hairspray ran low... when the 80s became the 90s
Grunge killed themselves.
Of the Two Metal is still rolling strong
