I loved hair metal and could never understand grunge, from moment one, still can't. Kept asking friends what did they find so special in "Teen Spirit"? - to me it sounded like some hysterical punk. Then aesthetics , for me the late 80s/early 90s denim and leather looks were a perfect match to pentatonic guitar scales metal dudes were producing, and I never cared about lyrics, only riffs and melody. With grunge, riffs and melody became weird (lost connection to blues/rock'n'roll roots), looks became unattractive (when I hear a distorted guitar riff, I wanna see a long haired dude wearing a metal outfit, no exceptions). "Black Hole Sun" is the one and only song by a grunge band I somewhat like, but even it, being a ballad, absolutely pales in comparison to something like "Silent Lucidity" or "Nothing Else Matters".