Overrated, Nirvana. Just could never see what was so great about them. Was never really into grunge though. Plus , such limited material.
Metallica was definately "In Your Face" up until about 1990. They didn't even headline until the Justice Tour (89'). They were like a band everybody loved that nobody knew. Had a huge following despite never being played on the radio or MTV. They didn't even have their first MTV video until 1992 , and all kinds of sh*t bands had videos in the 80's. Metallica had a F**k You, we don't need you, attitude.
I first saw them live in (87'), after Master came out. They opened for Ozzy, but everybody was there for Metallica. After their set, half of the crowd left. Ozzy played in front of an empty building. Then we went outside and flipped a few cars over and torched em' . Damn, being 15 was fun.
In 91' they hired producer Bob Rock. This was the end. He tried (and suceeded) into making them more mainstream, to sell more records. Which IMO ruined them. When I first heard "Nothing Else Matters" , I was like WTF. A ballad. This is effin Metallica? Not saying all their material was sh*t after 91" but the sound changed. That raw angry FTW energy was gone.
Still think they're one of the greatest bands ever. They did sell tons of records, and did more videos. Became millionaires. Became commercial, exactly what they were against in the early days. Happens to most super-bands I guess
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