Subj : METAL
To   : Howie Coombe
From : David Duvall
Date : Fri Apr 16 2004 12:42 am

*** Quoting Howie Coombe from a message to David Duvall ***

HC> I just think that there are increasingly powerfull people would 
HC> rather metal did not exist.

Ok, i'm not sure about this being on topic.  It's politics related to music, so 
maybe.  Anyway, if it's ok to dicuss this topic, why do you believe that about 
metal?  why not rap?  why not just regular rock music?  I think with any type 
of music, someone can find some fault with it.

HC> America is the only superpower and as such its music industry is the 
HC> most influential.

(again, not sure if it's on topic.  moderator?)  
I think it's more about what sells well with the industry.  in the late 80's, 
it was "hair bands" (i.e. rock, hard roc), pop, some rap, early to mid 90's, 
alternative rock was big and more people seemed to get into metal because of 
Metallica (at least the early 90s), mid 90's also so "pop punk" (Green Day), 
late 90's, i guess just modern rock and modern hard rock which continues today 
along with pop and rap, some r&b.  It seems common to mix rap and r&b now.

So I don't think it's so much about people wanting to get rid of metal.  In 
fact, I think people would complain about the mainstream music they consider to 
be a bad influence, than something which is pretty much underground like metal 
(unless you consider bands like Korn, Godsmack, Disturbed metal, then it's 
mainstream).


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