will rock ever experience another 1991?

[Shajen]

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2/5 of those albums suck ass (pearl Jam and U2) and the GNR is a giant MEH.

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Pearl Jam does not "suck ass".

[istewart]

The Black Album is a very good album but yes, among metal fans it is generally regarded as quite weak compared to Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, and of course, ...And Justice for All.

1991 was a good year though. Ten is an awesome album Alobar [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[7ontheline]

I have to agree that the Black Album is not a great album - a well done album with mass appeal, but certainly not Metallica's finest effort. The reason I think it falls short of the other albums on your list is because if you ask people who are fans of the band most (in my experience) will not list the Black album as one of the best Metallica albums. The other albums on your list are great if you like the band in question.

[James Boston]

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1986 featured the release of Master of Puppets and Reign in Blood. Now that's a year.

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You forgot Appetite For Destruction

[James Boston]

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Pearl Jam does not "suck ass".

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Ten & Vs. doesn't. Pearl Jam does, these days anyway.

[ClaytonN]

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You're gonna need to come a lot stronger than that. The Unforgiven, Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, and more...how are these NOT good songs?

EDIT TO ADD: It may not be everyone's favorite, but I think "selling out" is WAY too harsh in this case.

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There was a big difference between the two albums. Metallica had developed a core of fans that was used to a more dark, metall-y headbanging type of music in the mid-eighties, not very radio friendly.

Black has a lot of great songs, but it was a bit different from the original albums, hence why some people think that album sucks. They like the old stuff better.

[hmohnphd]

If you're going to pick a year in rock to glorify, you can do a lot better than 1991.

[ClaytonN]

When it comes to grunge rock, 1991 is the only year.

But there's lots of rock. Gay hair metal band rock, sixties/seventies rock, and the buddy holly style rock of the fifties.

[MEbenhoe]

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If you're going to pick a year in rock to glorify, you can do a lot better than 1991.

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Clayton pretty much already made the point, but 1991 was important as he said because it was the pinnacle of grunge rock. All the other eras for the most part had a big year as well. However, since 1991 there really isn't another year that just defines an era of music. Hence the question "will rock ever experience another 1991?"

[Fratony]

how bout the era of crap pop MTV rock. Theres plenty of that right now, and i think maroon 5 takes the cake on that one.