Wasn't 1990-1991 a GREAT year for heavy metal music or what?
437029
No, 1985-86 much better! And what is motley crue doing up there with Metallica and Megadeth?? You should go listen to Master of Puppets twice, and then Peace Sells ... But Who's Buying twice as penance, then throw out your motley crue CDs (except for maybe Shout at the Devil), and replace them with say Testament or something.
548283
The music of 1990 was more '80s like. \n\nThe #1 song for that year was Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor. \n\nIf you look at the list of the Top 100 songs, the artists are more closely associated with the 80's rather than the 1990's. Artists like Bon Jovi, Wilson Phillips, Madonna, Bette Midler, Bell Biv Devoe, Billy Idol
1170949
1995.  That was a great year.
742741
It's not really fair to judge this decade's music just yet.  I thought the music of the 80s sucked during the 80s but now I mostly listen to 80s music on the radio.  \n\nIn 10-15 years, we'll probably appreciate this decade's music more than we do now.
341731
I used to love them, but now they stink. Here is the problem with any angry metal band. If they get famous, they get lots of money, then they get wives then kids. After that, the only thing they have to be angry about is typical guy stuff, like taking out the trash, or getting yelled at for leaving the seat up. Those things just dont make for good material when writing angry music.
352262
mid-80's to about 1992.  Yes!  awesome years!
990594
Is there still rock bands? Most of it is crap. When will there ever be a bands like G&R and All of the Great hair bands of the 80 and 90 ?
120037
Teens don't have bad taste...these bands just aren't mainstream anymore.\n Although nine inch nails will never go out of style for me
1901
I think it is in the early 80's but I think it goes mostly on impact or the sound. OK all music is disputable in catigorizing it. There is betweens.
375136
Ya know, as a child of the 70's, I really thought the 1980's were a dry spell, creatively speaking.\nSure, there were some pretty good one-hit wonders, but overall, there were no 'Beatles' or 'Rolling Stones' coming out of that era.\nNo...not until I heard the opening guitar line to "Where the Streets Have No Name" that I took notice to something that others had already picked up on.\nAnd then it hit me: POW! \nU2's "The Joshua Tree" WAS (to me) the Sgt. Pepper of the 1980's...the pinnacle of musical excellence for that decade.\nI still listen to that album and it still sends shivers down my spine.\nIt rocks, it rolls and it has messages that still are relevant today.
690525
80's--DurranDurran,Men at Work,Run DMC,Beastie Boys,AhHa,GoGo's,Bryan Adams,Bruce Springstein,Poison, Motly Crew,Van Halen,Soft Cell,The Police,The erythmics,Phil Collins,Sir Mix A-lot,2Live Crew,Davd Bowie,Marvin Gay........I could go on and on. The 90's were okay,00's not so much. and there is some pretty decent music today.
985451
I agree 100%.  These bands today are all toe gazers, constantly depressed.  Dio has a very good new album out.  I'd kill for a Grand Funk Railroad reunion.  The problem is a lot of these older bands have just one original member.   I saw Iron Butterfly about 10 years ago and the singer was the only original member and he was so smashed he could barely stand up.  Bring back the NWOBHM.  Tygers of Pan Tang, Scorpions, Accept just to name a few.  Rock on and Rock hard.
988020
Oh my god. I totally agree with you. I am 20 years old and the only thing I listen to is classic rock. I am a huge Styx fan and they came out in the 70's.  The first three preset stations on my car radio are all stations that play 70's and 80's.  I listen to very little out now.  The music out now is pretty much all about the bass and how loud you can make it and pretty much question and answer and rap are the most popular.  Sex is talked about a lot, and music from the seventies and eighties was just simpler and easy to listen to and you can do other things and just forget you have it on. Anyway, I totally agree with you that the music from the 70's and 80's is better than the music out now. I agree with everyone who said that it was because the music now is just so mindless that it has no meaning and twenty years from now, no one is gonna know what the hell it means, whereas the music from the sixties thru to the late nineties with the invasion of the boy bands and modern music is good.  But overall the music from the sixties to the early nineties is the best by far.
580020
It was creepy to first hear that album when it came out at just about the same time of the towers events. On the other hand, do you really think a mainstream metal band would be foreshadowing a devastating national event so openly in their lyrics and not be concerned with the legal reprecussions?\n\nDon't you think the government already interrogated them on this? It seems they jumped down every man's throat possible about this with or without reasonable suspicion...so why not go straight for the metal band. Bands make great scapegoats anyhow.\n\nI love that band, btw.
520833
Its sad. I know. Grunge era....those were the days.\n\nAnd now its this "mainstream rock" My chemical romance and stuff...I dont even know what to call it. *shudder*
338187
Well, I was listening to Iced Earth - Watching Over Me when I had a car accident.. and I remained miraculously unscathed. \n\nSo not all metal is bad. If you ask me, no metal at all is bad. Hey, did you ever have an accident while listening Highway to Hell and speeding down the motorway? I haven't! ;)\nOr driving through the red light while blasting Judas Priest - Breaking the Law?  Hehehee...
293599
what r u a country fan? it really depends on which decade your talking about. most normal bands today(useless)are basically in the music business just to look good and get paid.no reason for them to worship Satan. now for death-metal bands, this is a different story. they could be, that's up to them. bands back in like the eighties, they had that image, but they weren't(called glam rock or glam metal). Satan sold back then. a lot of people thought/think that AC/DC is a devil band. \n\n              AC/DC IS NOT A SATANIST BAND\n\nreligious groups just make this bullshit up so they can have a reason for hating them. they never take the time to find out what songs mean; they need to do research. \n\nAngus Young(lead guitarist for AC/DC)on the concert/DVD LIVE AT DONINGTON said that their song Highway to Hell represents the tour life. having to drive so long to different places everyday was dreadful, thus the name Highway to Hell;and the song Hell's Bells(which if you know anything about music is easy to figure out)is about their singer's death. Bon Scott(the singer)died, AC/DC got a new singer, and they recorded a new album.\n\n"80's hair metal was all about having fun. Going out and partying and just having a good time."these were Vince Neil's words(singer for Motley Crue).\n\nso the answer to your question is about 97% of all bands are NOT satanic.