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Old 10-01-2014, 09:27 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Monster Magnet's debut was released in Europe a year earlier than it was in the States.
I just remember them getting a lot of attention in late 90/early 91.
I don't remember them making so much as a ripple over here at that time honestly.

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They still played Hair Metal on radio & TV here at that time, just a lot less than in say 86/87
I agree that 1987 or so was probably the high watermark but over here what seemed like it was taking over part of the public consciousness was stuff like Salt-N-Pepa, LL Cool J and MC Hammer.
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