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Are they THE most important cultural group/movement in 26.5 years??

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Most of you saw the odd number of years in the title, and immediately knew exactly what phenomenon occurred at around 26.5 years ago. It was when grunge swept away all other forms of hard rock and metal! But we all grew weary of grunge, and then things REALLY hit rock bottom! It was the late 90s, and the birth of "nu-metal". Yes, there was more face-palming than ever before, as Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Staind, Korn and Papa Roach hit the airwaves....

But finally, there's a great band, nigh, a great cultural movement, that's bringing back real music! Obviously there's no suspense building up, because you already know I'm talking about the (comedic)glam metal band, Steel Panther! Lol

Yes, they are bringing back glam metal AND the over-the-top lifestyle that goes along with it! They are giving us soulful, romantic power ballads, such as "Community Property"("My heart is your's, but my dong is community property")

Then there's the more straight forward metal standards, like "Death to All But Metal", "Eatin' Ain't Cheatin", "Just Like Tiger Woods", "Party Like Tomorrow is the End of the World", and "Gangb**g at the Old Folk's Home".

Bringing back metal is indeed a noble goal, but what's most impressive, is that they are doing it with such grace, seriousness, professionalism, and modesty! LOL.

Seriously though, these guys are basically Spinal Tap with musical talent. They've all been in semi-successful metal and hard rock bands, and they decided to become a caricature of your typical 80s hair metal band, with a lot of humor thrown in everywhere. **Everybody shout, "DEATH TO ALL BUT METAL"!!




 
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ModerationNow! said:
It was when grunge swept away all other forms of hard rock and metal!
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That is completely, absolutely and entirely false. Grunge swept into the pop consciousness. Metal, which never was part of the pop consciousness, was entirely unaffected. Even the more metallic grunge bands(ie The Melvins) carried on as before.

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I'd say Barney & Friends just barely edged them out.



They're still remixing that slop!
 
Wait, why the ribbing for Nu Metal? Are you trying to tell me that bands like Mudvayne were DUMB or something? How could anyone possibly say that Nu Metal songs like this artistic masterpiece​ were DUMB?

 
Pretty sad that I looked up the top 40 for first week of March 92 and most of the top 10 songs I have never even heard of before. I'm to sexy and Tears in Heaven are the only 2 I recognize:

1 1 TO BE WITH YOU –•– Mr. Big – 12 (1)
2 2 I’M TOO SEXY –•– Right Said Fred – 12 (1)
3 4 REMEMBER THE TIME –•– Michael Jackson – 7 (3)
4 3 I LOVE YOUR SMILE –•– Shanice – 16 (2)
5 11 SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST –•– Vanessa Williams – 6 (5)
6 12 TEARS IN HEAVEN –•– Eric Clapton – 5 (6)
7 5 DIAMOND AND PEARLS –•– Prince & The N.P.G. – 14 (3)
8 8 MASTERPIECE –•– Atlantic Starr – 6 (8)
9 6 TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO –•– Tevin Campbell – 18 (6)
10 13 GOOD FOR ME –•– Amy Grant – 8 (10)

All US Top 40 Singles for 1992 - Top40Weekly.com


Lot of good songs later that year though
 
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That is completely, absolutely and entirely false. Grunge swept into the pop consciousness. Metal, which never was part of the pop consciousness, was entirely unaffected. Even the more metallic grunge bands(ie The Melvins) carried on as before.

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Regardless of its "pop consciousness", ALL the big, popular, mainstream-metal bands whose videos were routine on mtv, were suddenly being cast out, ignored, while their management and record companies suddenly started treating them like 2nd tier bands! I'm talking about Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Warrant, Poison, G&R and several others. I grew up in the 80s, as a metal fan. I saw it happen. I've also watched and read an endless number of music documentaries that included band members, management, record company execs, radio DJ's etc, and they ALL say the same thing. Grunge & "alternative rock" swept away all in its wake, with most mtv friendly metal bands among the wreckage.
 
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Pretty sad that I looked up the top 40 for first week of March 92 and most of the top 10 songs I have never even heard of before. I'm to sexy and Tears in Heaven are the only 2 I recognize:

1 1 TO BE WITH YOU –•– Mr. Big – 12 (1)
2 2 I’M TOO SEXY –•– Right Said Fred – 12 (1)
3 4 REMEMBER THE TIME –•– Michael Jackson – 7 (3)
4 3 I LOVE YOUR SMILE –•– Shanice – 16 (2)
5 11 SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST –•– Vanessa Williams – 6 (5)
6 12 TEARS IN HEAVEN –•– Eric Clapton – 5 (6)
7 5 DIAMOND AND PEARLS –•– Prince & The N.P.G. – 14 (3)
8 8 MASTERPIECE –•– Atlantic Starr – 6 (8)
9 6 TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO –•– Tevin Campbell – 18 (6)
10 13 GOOD FOR ME –•– Amy Grant – 8 (10)

All US Top 40 Singles for 1992 - Top40Weekly.com


Lot of good songs later that year though
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The grunge movement started in 90, but didn't become dominant across the US til maybe late 92 to 93. By the 94-95 era, the radio was all "alternative" rock all the time. It's ridiculous to even have labeled it "alternative" rock, when practically everyone listened to it, as the most mainstream form of popular music of the era. Truthfully, metal was/is the real "alternative rock"!
 
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Wait, why the ribbing for Nu Metal? Are you trying to tell me that bands like Mudvayne were DUMB or something? How could anyone possibly say that Nu Metal songs like this artistic masterpiece​ were DUMB?

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My God...... What was I thinking?? I retract it all, nu-metal is king of all music! Lol
 
ModerationNow! said:
Most of you saw the odd number of years in the title, and immediately knew exactly what phenomenon occurred at around 26.5 years ago. It was when grunge swept away all other forms of hard rock and metal! But we all grew weary of grunge, and then things REALLY hit rock bottom! It was the late 90s, and the birth of "nu-metal". Yes, there was more face-palming than ever before, as Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Staind, Korn and Papa Roach hit the airwaves....

But finally, there's a great band, nigh, a great cultural movement, that's bringing back real music! Obviously there's no suspense building up, because you already know I'm talking about the (comedic)glam metal band, Steel Panther! Lol

Yes, they are bringing back glam metal AND the over-the-top lifestyle that goes along with it! They are giving us soulful, romantic power ballads, such as "Community Property"("My heart is your's, but my dong is community property")

Then there's the more straight forward metal standards, like "Death to All But Metal", "Eatin' Ain't Cheatin", "Just Like Tiger Woods", "Party Like Tomorrow is the End of the World", and "Gangb**g at the Old Folk's Home".

Bringing back metal is indeed a noble goal, but what's most impressive, is that they are doing it with such grace, seriousness, professionalism, and modesty! LOL.

Seriously though, these guys are basically Spinal Tap with musical talent. They've all been in semi-successful metal and hard rock bands, and they decided to become a caricature of your typical 80s hair metal band, with a lot of humor thrown in everywhere. **Everybody shout, "DEATH TO ALL BUT METAL"!!




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Steel pantheer is a riot but your math is off. Bleach camee out in 1989

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ModerationNow! said:
Regardless of its "pop consciousness", ALL the big, popular, mainstream-metal bands whose videos were routine on mtv, were suddenly being cast out, ignored, while their management and record companies suddenly started treating them like 2nd tier bands! I'm talking about Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Warrant, Poison, G&R and several others. I grew up in the 80s, as a metal fan. I saw it happen. I've also watched and read an endless number of music documentaries that included band members, management, record company execs, radio DJ's etc, and they ALL say the same thing. Grunge & "alternative rock" swept away all in its wake, with most mtv friendly metal bands among the wreckage.
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You talk about metal, and then describe and list bands that do not really fit that label. There is a large, unsubtle difference between metal, pop and hard rock. The hair bands you list fall somewhere between hard rock and pop.
 
ModerationNow! said:
The grunge movement started in 90, but didn't become dominant across the US til maybe late 92 to 93. By the 94-95 era, the radio was all "alternative" rock all the time. It's ridiculous to even have labeled it "alternative" rock, when practically everyone listened to it, as the most mainstream form of popular music of the era. Truthfully, metal was/is the real "alternative rock"!
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More like '86ish, with the formation of Sub Pop and the release of Deep 6 on C/Z and Gluey Porch Treatment(on Boner records) from the Melvins.
 
ModerationNow! said:
My God...... What was I thinking?? I retract it all, nu-metal is king of all music! Lol
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You know what really bothers me? That music video was made before memes were a thing. This was an unironic attempt at making a music video, and it unironically won awards on MTV. Let that sink in for a second.
 
ModerationNow! said:
Most of you saw the odd number of years in the title, and immediately knew exactly what phenomenon occurred at around 26.5 years ago. It was when grunge swept away all other forms of hard rock and metal! But we all grew weary of grunge, and then things REALLY hit rock bottom! It was the late 90s, and the birth of "nu-metal". Yes, there was more face-palming than ever before, as Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Staind, Korn and Papa Roach hit the airwaves....

But finally, there's a great band, nigh, a great cultural movement, that's bringing back real music! Obviously there's no suspense building up, because you already know I'm talking about the (comedic)glam metal band, Steel Panther! Lol

Yes, they are bringing back glam metal AND the over-the-top lifestyle that goes along with it! They are giving us soulful, romantic power ballads, such as "Community Property"("My heart is your's, but my dong is community property")

Then there's the more straight forward metal standards, like "Death to All But Metal", "Eatin' Ain't Cheatin", "Just Like Tiger Woods", "Party Like Tomorrow is the End of the World", and "Gangb**g at the Old Folk's Home".

Bringing back metal is indeed a noble goal, but what's most impressive, is that they are doing it with such grace, seriousness, professionalism, and modesty! LOL.

Seriously though, these guys are basically Spinal Tap with musical talent. They've all been in semi-successful metal and hard rock bands, and they decided to become a caricature of your typical 80s hair metal band, with a lot of humor thrown in everywhere. **Everybody shout, "DEATH TO ALL BUT METAL"!!
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Steel Panther rocks. And I dig the deliberately absurd comedic element- they're the essence of zero ****s given sleaze metal, without the cheesy love ballads that were a necessity for every 80s hair metal act.

The new Steel Panther video-

 
Jesse Booth said:
You know what really bothers me? That music video was made before memes were a thing. This was an unironic attempt at making a music video, and it unironically won awards on MTV. Let that sink in for a second.
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Trust me, it was a very hard time to be a rock fan. Bands like Mushroomhead were everywhere, and you'd run into 16 year old Fred Durst lookalikes in their matching red hat turned backwards, and size XXXXL white t shirts everywhere.
 
Sgt Meowenstein said:
The most important? Not even close.
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This whole thread is basically a goof, and I'm not serious about Steel Panther being the most important cultural movement. I went through a stage in the mid 80s, where I was completely blown away by the Pink Floyd Dark Side album.

I saw Pink Floyd in 87, at the crumbling old JFK stadium in Philly, where it was general admission, and there were something like 120,000 people there! I had dropped this little piece of paper on my tongue in the parking lot 2 hours earlier, which had a little interstate sign with a 1 on it. For some reason, it was the most far-gone I had ever been under those circumstances, and at one point I lost the ability to remember who I came there with, which was a group of 6-7 people, so I just walked into another group of total strangers, until my guys came and got me. I wasn't able to verbally put together a coherent sentence for at least 3-4+ hours either.

About 3 years later, a close friend and I each had 5 paper squares, and I was zoning out into these ultra- deep dream states(for lack of better description), and while there, I was discovering these incredibly mind blowing realities that just seemed SO amazingly significant, but I'd forget them as soon as I "awoke" after a few mins. But even then, I wasn't incapable of basic speech, or of remembering the people around me! I don't understand what happened that time at the Pink Floyd show. It didn't help that my friend's 1973, 455ci Trans Am broke down on I95 just south of Philly on the way home!
 
truthatallcost said:
Trust me, it was a very hard time to be a rock fan. Bands like Mushroomhead were everywhere, and you'd run into 16 year old Fred Durst lookalikes in their matching red hat turned backwards, and size XXXXL white t shirts everywhere.
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I can't imagine living in an era before MP3 players and good quality headphones. With modern technology, it's possible for me to tune my music down to a handful of sub-genres of metal, and I can't even tell you the last time I heard a pop song.
 
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