Top Ten Reasons Why Changes by Black Sabbath Didn't Create Glam/Hair Metal
I once read something on houstonpress, that Black Sabbath created every subgenre of metal. Every Subgenre: From Death Metal to Black Metal to Progressive Metal..I don't even think this is true, and houstonpress also said that 'Changes' by Black Sabbath, created Hair Metal.
Today I'm going to show you guys a list of reasons why that's not true.
The Top Ten
1 Hair Metal features Shred guitar solo's, Changes doesn't have guitar in it.
2 Changes is a ballad, that doesn't mean it's instantly Hair Metal.
3 Hair Metal often has high-pitched vocals, Ozzy doesn't do this.
4 Changes isn't even a rock song, let alone Hair Metal.
5 Hair Metal is faster, even the ballads are faster than Changes.
6 Hair Metal is louder.
7 Changes doesn't sound like any Hair Metal song.
8 Hair Metal is energetic and uplifting, Changes isn't energetic at all.
9 That this song is based on a break-up, doesn't mean it's poppy like Hair Metal.
Motorhead made a love song as well. Does that make them pop?
10 How can Black sabbath create every metal subgenre while Black Sabbath admitted they didn't play Heavy Metal in the 70s?
Tony Iommi called it Heavy Rock.
The Contenders
11 Hair bands focused on androgynous fashion; Black Sabbath stuck with a more masculine "rocker" look
I'd even go as far as saying that hair metal is not a legitimate music genre. More like a term for rock bands, with some heavy metal, that wore flashy outfits.
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