Music Banter - View Single Post - Which decade has the best Metal, 70s or 80s?

Chumley · 10-08-2010, 02:06 PM

Hope you guys don't mind if I jump into the conservation.

Personally I prefer the metal of the 70's, the early 70's to be be more exact. Proto-metal, heavy psych, acid rock, heavy prog. and hard blues rock were all contributing factors to the foundations of heavy metal. Most bands of this era are obscure for one reason or another and don't get the credit they deserve for the development of the genre IMO.

As time has moved forward so has heavy metal which has morphed and progressed into many sub-genres that it has become hard to keep an ear on all of it, at least for me. The 2000's have so much to offer some of it dentrimental and some of it excellent and others have experimented to break new ground. All arguable on the basis of critical acclaim, musianship, and personal taste.

I can't decide which decade is the best as all are very good IMO.

I kind of sound like a politician as I never really answered the question which was asked. Scary.

10-08-2010, 02:06 PM	#24 (permalink)
Chumley Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 69	Hope you guys don't mind if I jump into the conservation. Personally I prefer the metal of the 70's, the early 70's to be be more exact. Proto-metal, heavy psych, acid rock, heavy prog. and hard blues rock were all contributing factors to the foundations of heavy metal. Most bands of this era are obscure for one reason or another and don't get the credit they deserve for the development of the genre IMO. As time has moved forward so has heavy metal which has morphed and progressed into many sub-genres that it has become hard to keep an ear on all of it, at least for me. The 2000's have so much to offer some of it dentrimental and some of it excellent and others have experimented to break new ground. All arguable on the basis of critical acclaim, musianship, and personal taste. I can't decide which decade is the best as all are very good IMO. I kind of sound like a politician as I never really answered the question which was asked. Scary.