Vincent Vega Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Are bands like Motley Crue, Van Halen, Great White, Skid Row, Warrant, Poison, Cinderella, and to a lesser extent GN'R--basically '80s "sleaze metal"--sort of like, white trashy music? I mean I can picture guys with mullets down in a trailer park in like Alabama or someplace rocking out to OIAM or Girls, Girls, Girls or Once Bitten, Twice Shy right now. It just doesn't seem to hold up as well as like the other stuff from the '80s in terms of the demographics of who listens to it, or earlier Rock. Like Led Zeppelin, the Stones, etc, those bands don't seem to have most of their demographic being white trash people. The '80s Hard Rock groups, GN'R included, just seem really dated and banal and trashy today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyTron Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 What is your opinion, Vincent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 why yes, yes it is. Fucking embrace it or get the fuck out!!!!lolBut honestly it used to be, but most of those dudes are in their 40's. They usually have bigger fish to fry than worring what axl rose or eddie van halen are up to these days, but they show up to the concerts and I think thats cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yeah I've definitely noticed that my fellow concertgoers to my favorite bands tend to be, how shall I say, quite colorful characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yes, I think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Miser you're like a perpetually offended middle aged female librarian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 It's just funny to me that a lot of the fans of that music are country fans now. Back then they would've put down country music. Mutt Lange was ahead of the game with Shania. Garth Brooks also brought elements of stadium rock into country shows, even though most of his stuff is pretty laid back music. What's the demo for a Billy Joel or Bruce Springsteen fan from the New York area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 It's just funny to me that a lot of the fans of that music are country fans now. Back then they would've put down country music. Mutt Lange was ahead of the game with Shania. Garth Brooks also brought elements of stadium rock into country shows, even though most of his stuff is pretty laid back music. What's the demo for a Billy Joel or Bruce Springsteen fan from the New York area?Agreed. Many American rock fans switched to country in the mid to late 90's and haven't returned. This is one of the biggest reasons why rock is considered "dead". To be fair, country music has written better songs and been better party music during that time, even up to today. Rock music became to serious for the motley crue and gnr fan bases of the 90's. Then it turned all stupid with numetal. America needs a fun, new, party, rock and roll band. Because these fans still listen to the music of the 80's, they just don't like anything post 1993 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I guess you could say there's hip hop white trash and hair metal white trash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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