Jayson Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) These bands, like hip-hop ones, seem to focus on money and sex. Well, a difference is the sometimes emphasis on violence in hip-hop. Anyway, what's your take on hair metal, glam, whatever you call it? How would you compare it to other types of music like grunge, hip-hop etc.? Grunge was a rejection of the shallow messages often heard in hair metal. Edited March 8, 2022 by Jayson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Hair metal, (or 80's rock as it's usually called) was about rebellion, not violence. Grunge had no substance. Whereas 80's rock had heart and soul. It was about the music, not the money. Sure there were a few bands that were about the money. But the majority were about the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 11:36 AM, The Blackangel said: Grunge had no substance. What do you mean? Well, the haters of hair bands are saying a similar thing. I don't know. It seems like a lot of glam metal, hair metal, whatever you call it - was about hedonism, not about anything serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamarr the strelok Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Some of my biggest influences as a guitarist came about in the 80s.George Lynch,Matthias Jabs, Akira Takasaki and others were in bands that were considered hair metal.Sure it got dumb in the late 80s but there were some really good musicians /guitarists from the 80s. Dirt is one of my favorite albums but most grunge to me is play shitty sounding guitars, do some heroin and feel sorry for yourself. And the Scorpions have been spreading peace through music for about 50 years.Winds of change has over a billion hits and that was years ago. As noted there was some shit bands too but some I still love 40 years later. The Blackangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 18 hours ago, Lamarr the strelok said: grunge to me is play shitty sounding guitars, do some heroin and feel sorry for yourself. Perfectly put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 5:37 PM, The Blackangel said: Perfectly put. You all think grunge is a sort of goth? Anyway, some like a balance between macho and whininess. Well, things get so macho it gets fake. Well, maybe not. Some people just get tired of shallow lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamarr the strelok Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 No idea what music 'goth's listen to. And most 'hair bands' have love songs.They mostly suck but that's a far cry from macho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 As someone who was full on goth in HS, I listened to the same music that I listen to now. Black metal, death metal, 80’s rock, and a couple mainstream bands. But I could count the mainstream bands on one hand and have fingers left over. Our tastes tent to not change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 People wanted a breath of fresh air from glam and hair bands - because it was too immature. It's just all about partying. That's why my brother probably praised grunge when it came out around 1993 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Immature? I'm dying to know how that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 To me, most hair metal is just pop music with a standard metal backing track. However, (The Old) Motley Crue and Quiet Riot are an exception to most hair metal stuff because they actually make music and don't just copy off of the other bands. Poison and Warrant are the worst. Van Halen isn't hair metal at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 What is wrong with Poison and Warrant? Their music is incredible. They're two of the best bands of the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Backstreet boys, boyzones, gave me a bump during my early childhood listening to their amazing voices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head_Hunter Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) Music is life, i love the blues, I love hip-hop songs, country too, it depends on the lyrics. I love "All 4 One' music band. Edited April 1, 2022 by Head_Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egghead Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I find the rock music from the 60s, 70s and 80s very inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
