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Alice In Chains Star Doesn't Think Grunge Killed Hair Metal

10/22/2014
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(Classic Rock) Alice In Chains bassist Mike Inez refutes the view that grunge killed hair metal - because the two genres are beyond comparison. Inez says Seattle grunge bands spent years perfecting their sound while hair metal acts were more focused on girls, clothes and haircuts. But, he insists he did love the LA hair metal scene while it lasted.

Inez tells Lucas H Gordon: "The difference between the LA scene - I was born and raised here - and the Seattle scene is, Soundgarden was a band for 10 years before they got signed to a major label. So they had a lot of time to get together and gel as a band.

"Even all the bands like Nirvana and Alice In Chains in their early days and Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone - they had a lot of time to jam together before they released their music to the world. So I think that was very important.

"Where here in Los Angeles, they were just trying to mix and match bands by 'Oh, we need a bass player with long, blonde hair,' or 'We need a singer with curly hair.' They were just trying to do that.

"So the music started lacking, I think. But I'll tell you one thing about the LA scene - there was more girls in the 80s here than I've ever seen anywhere in my life. It was a really fun time to see that." Read more here.

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