June 29, 1991 metal officially earned itself some

[Acekicken]

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June 29 - Metal gets its due

On June 29, 1991 metal officially earned itself some respect when Skid Row's Slave to the Grind entered the Soundscan era by debuting at #1 on the charts. For years album sales were tallied when stores hand counted the amount of albums sold, but on this date the Soundscan system went in place to make the sales official and to keep a accurate tally. The Soundscan system would, just like it sounds, scan the albums that were sold and would use a computer to calculate the totals. Many thought that this system would hurt metal as the perception had been that when the system went into place then it would be found that metal wasn't as big of a seller as everyone thought. On this date, though, Skid Row proved them wrong. Slave to the Grind wasn't pop metal either, it was Skid Row's heaviest (and best in my humble opinion) album to date and the spot at #1 solidified metal's placement at the top of music and might have finally given the genre some respect. This was a major event in not just metal's history, but in music altogether as the Soundsca
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[Papillon78]

Jul 7, 2009 4:23:09 GMT -5 Acekicken said:

www.411mania.com/music/columns/109162/Music-History-X-7.2.09:-June-29---July-5.htm

June 29 - Metal gets its due

On June 29, 1991 metal officially earned itself some respect when Skid Row's Slave to the Grind entered the Soundscan era by debuting at #1 on the charts. For years album sales were tallied when stores hand counted the amount of albums sold, but on this date the Soundscan system went in place to make the sales official and to keep a accurate tally. The Soundscan system would, just like it sounds, scan the albums that were sold and would use a computer to calculate the totals. Many thought that this system would hurt metal as the perception had been that when the system went into place then it would be found that metal wasn't as big of a seller as everyone thought. On this date, though, Skid Row proved them wrong. Slave to the Grind wasn't pop metal either, it was Skid Row's heaviest (and best in my humble opinion) album to date and the spot at #1 solidified metal's placement at the top of music and might have finally given the genre some respect. This was a major event in not just metal's history, but in music altogether as the Soundsca
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THat Rocks!

[fanglette]

An album that is and will remain a classic for all time.

This review could have been written about an album that has only just been released. It's still so fresh.

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