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The 90s are Back! Foo Fighters and Korn+Faith No More announce tours.
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Why would someone be embarrassed to like Korn? They were huge and kicked ass. I still listen to them regularly on SiriusXM.
Of course the time that the Foos announce a tour that I may be able to attend, they choose to not come to Canada :<
Missed them last time they were here, and I was worried that could have been their last tour
Missed them last time they were here, and I was worried that could have been their last tour
I was obsessed as a teen, and still enjoy them as an adult, but their sound as a whole remains very niche and weird. Jonathan's angsty lyrics and subject matter also seems to defer a lot of people, especially as they be gotten older. Metal purists swear that KoRn ruined the genre by inspiring nu metal. People find them sorta silly, but I could defend their merit for days on end.
Well, like I said, they were a band who for most people were a time and a place artist. Same with Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne, Staind, Papa Roach.. countless other bands who had a window of mainstream popularity that is firmly shut. The vast majority of the people who bought those CDs back in the early 2000s are not still listening to nu metal and would cringe at the thought of it. This will happen with plenty of from this era as well I'm sure.
spoilers - any band from the 90s that had a hit song has likely been grinding for the last 20 + years
I have proof, the everclear, sponge, marcy's playground tour that hits my local 500 seat venue each year
I have proof, the everclear, sponge, marcy's playground tour that hits my local 500 seat venue each year
That is complete bullshit. There are entire channels either dedicated to it, or that have the genre in heavy rotation on Satellite radio, and they're highly popular.
And I doubt Korn will have any issue packing these arenas every night.
I had a longer reply written out but what's the point I suppose. I'm happy for the fans of Korn who can continue to see them perform.
I think many people were into them when they were in middle-school/early high school years, and once they get older they feel a cringe of shame about the things they were really into from that period in their lives. When you're that age, you feel things with an intensity that feels embarrassing when you're older.
