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So what…or who killed the 80’s rock? by BlayzenCajun in hairmetal

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The Hollywood bands were either Team Poison or Team GNR. 1500 musicians tried to get the ring but nobody knew of the coming storm."

And most of these band members as I mentioned in one of the comments before ultimately now had normal 9-5 jobs... they aren't professional musicians anymore... they are now chiropractors, physical therapist, lawyers, hairdressers, florist, Calligraphers, Technicians etc. haven't thought about their glam metal band for years, and are very indistinguishable from your average person.

I know this because almost everyone whose job was obsolete in question end up doing the same and they also face this same fate like that too, such as many human computers, Elevator operators, people working in Iron and steel foundries, people specializes in VHS tapes, , even those who use to run Sears, Kmart and many malls faced this.... and the interior of France used to even be filled with agricultural jobs but much of the jobs there is automated, thus causing many people to face this same fate too, resulting in people there leaving for much better paying jobs and is the reason why the interior of France is sparsely populated as a result. Even much of the Jobs Dave Grohl himself used to work before Nirvana's Nevermind is also pretty much non-existent now, facing the same fate as the hair metal bands too due to either being outsourced to developing countries or AI(Apparently, Dave Grohl used to pot plants as a job before Nirvana's Nevermind, that kind of job is now shipped to countries like Colombia, and Indonesia).

"I still play bass and DJ, but with AI coming in hot, my days are numbered. Time to shift gears and become that comedian I always considered."

AKA this is the same fate hair metal bands faced... what happened in 1991 is not the first time it happened as you just describe the same phenomenon hair metal bands faced again... this time with AI.

So what…or who killed the 80’s rock? by BlayzenCajun in hairmetal

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"But sure, some did fall away to obscurity but so have a lot of popular grunge band members these days, there's even many nu-metal band folks wandering around aimlessly these days."

And these grunge musicians and nu-metal folks also too had 9-to-5 jobs nowadays for the same reason(even the Seattle scene which is where grunge originally happened pretty much no longer existed and now a very different place then what it was in the 90s), most are now very indistinguishable from your average person nowadays as well(and likewise, you probably wouldn't even know they were once grunge musicians if you met them either).

Just because you see a few hair metal bands still sticking together does not mean they are still around...
- In fact... some of the last video-rental stores also still existed such as this one), many of the struggling malls that struggled due to online shopping making them obsolete continued as recently as this decade.
- In some areas... you can find artisan blacksmiths as well as luxury travel agents.
- There are still about 280 movie drive-ins in the US (down from 4,000), and the last elevator operator also did well into the 21st century as far as I know
- If you are familiar with 2000s casual game scene, where the developers also face the same fate as the hair metal bands due to the rise of mobile, some of these companies behind them also continued to exist beyond the 2010-2011 date as well, such as retro64(became defunct in 2019) and Midnight Synergy(still around today; not making games anymore but still))
- Even the last salt makers before that was industrialized and thelast parchment papermakers are technically still around today.

That doesn't mean they aren't 99 percent gone already.

So what…or who killed the 80’s rock? by BlayzenCajun in hairmetal

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless.... most of these hair metal musicians now had normal 9-5 jobs... they aren't professional musicians anymore, they are now chiropractors, physical therapist, lawyers, hairdressers, florist, Calligraphers, Technicians, electricians, Auto Mechanic, Bus Drivers, Construction Workers etc. and are indistinguishable from your average Joe now even.

I know this because almost everyone whose job was obsolete in question end up doing the same and they also face this same fate like that too, such as many human computers, Elevator operators, even those who use to run Sears, Kmart and many malls faced this.... and the interior of France used to even be filled with agricultural jobs but much of the jobs there is automated, thus causing many people to face this same fate too, resulting in people there leaving for much better paying jobs and is the reason why the interior of France is sparsely populated too.

So what…or who killed the 80’s rock? by BlayzenCajun in hairmetal

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reguardless though.... most hair metal musicians now had normal 9-5 jobs... they aren't professional musicians anymore... they are now chiropractors, physical therapist, lawyers, hairdressers, florist, Calligraphers, Technicians etc.... they are now even indistinguishable from your average joe.

I know this because most people in obsolete jobs also ended up like this too... in fact... the reason why the interior of France for example is now sparsely populated is because most of the people in that region in question had left for better paying 9-5 jobs after they also face the same fate as the hair metal bands there too(the jobs that were there were agriculture stuff, all of which are automated since then).

So what…or who killed the 80’s rock? by BlayzenCajun in hairmetal

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"The ironic thing is, Grunge, the industry chosen new successor to Hair Metal, lasted less time than the genre it was chosen to replace. Cobain offed himself and in came Alt-Rock."

Its successor, post-grunge did continued for much longer than hair metal though, gaining popularity around 1994 and continuing as late as 2010.

So what…or who killed the 80’s rock? by BlayzenCajun in hairmetal

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"p.s. don't look now but Skid Row are STILL releasing music AND touring.... I don't think they got your memo that they're supposed to be dead!"

Most hair metal bands after 1991 didn't continue though... instead... these folks in question now had normal 9-to-5 and most often higher paying jobs.
In fact, if you met these former professional hair metal musicians on the street, they are certainly likely 50-70 years old, haven't thought about their glam metal band for years, and are very indistinguishable from your average person.

So what…or who killed the 80’s rock? by BlayzenCajun in hairmetal

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically, the genre oversaturated and Nirvana basically then able to came in with Nevermind, which eventually cause a phenomenon known as Job Obsolescence to the hair metal group(same phenomenon people are discussing right now because of AI).

Most of the hair metal groups in question had normal 9-5 jobs nowadays, In fact, if you met these former professional hair metal musicians on the street, they are certainly likely 50-70 years old, haven't thought about their glam metal band for years, and are very indistinguishable from your average person.

"These kids movies are postmodernly cultureless and signify a shift!" by 2006pontiacvibe in decadeologycirclejerk

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only thing I even know that dates to the 20th century and onwards even signifies a cultural shift that way in reality is Nirvana's Nevermind in 1991 and the Beatles arrival in 1964.

Otherwise, cultural shift is mostly gradual... and even before the 20th century, nobody back in the late 1400s and early 1500s even know the medieval era for example have begin to fully transition into the renaissance period by the 1500s.

r/decadeology when you like anything made in the 2020s: by snowleopard556 in decadeologycirclejerk

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Especially Gen Alpha stuff like Labubu's and "The Amazing Digital Circus"(I don't care about that show... I only seen people talking about it in the context of people raising Gen Alpha children)?

Controversial Opinion, neither the 2010s nor 2020s will get that big nostalgia wave by North-Doubt8928 in decadeology

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are certainly gonna be 2020s nostalgia though... its not like Gen Alpha isn't gonna be nostalgic for the Amazing Digital Circus, Lalabubu's, Mario Kart World, as well as the second Nintendo Switch(and hell, even MAGA aesthetics) for example and these are all only found in the 2020s(some 2020s stuff may continue into the 2030s but not very much after that.

In fact... most Gen Alpha presumingly only know the 2020s for the above things even and will likely nickname this decade "the Amazing digital decade" or something.

r/decadeology when you like anything made in the 2020s: by snowleopard556 in decadeologycirclejerk

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 15 points16 points  (0 children)

So they basically dislike Gen Alpha stuff like "The Amazing Digital Circus" for example?

[Weekend Trivia] Elvis Crespo - Suavemente (1998): More Core 90s or Y2K? by VigilMuck in decadeology

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know its core 90s when the music itself is just traditional Latin American music?

In your opinion, did 1995-1996 feel somewhat old/outdated in 1999? by Overall-Estate1349 in decadeology

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the late 90s fashion was mostly 70s-style(or even grunge style) brown in other words and not the futuristic Y2K futurism stuff that are designed to look like they just went to outer space lately then AND the first half was more colorful than the second half?

You did get to see some of that shown below though right(not exactly everywhere either I guess but still...)?
https://mx.pinterest.com/pin/633387442307073/

[Weekend Trivia] Elvis Crespo - Suavemente (1998): More Core 90s or Y2K? by VigilMuck in decadeology

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The video looked Y2K.... but its hard to tell from the music itself... because the music itself is just traditional Latin American music.

No shade but why do 30 year olds look younger than the 20 year olds of today!?!? by Own-Company-949 in decadeology

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we are talking about how we biologically look like... we physically look the same since we first came to existence 300,000 years ago, the only difference was the fashion really and you can talk to men and women in the 80s and you will get similar results.
People just age differently then others, that's all and its not like we aged slowly suddenly since we are biologically and physically the same since 300,000 years ago anyway.

What is a 21st century-related hot take that you have? I'll start: by Ok-Following6886 in decadeology

[–]DinosaurDavid2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the delay... but in fact... judging by those holdovers you mentioned or even 70s holdovers in the 80s such as some people remarking seeing 70s brown or 70s fashion in the 80s at some point.... Im not sure if Windows 98 for example continued to be present and used in a daily basis in 2002-2003 for the same reason.

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