Ah...then the 80’s.
With Counter-Counter Culture hard, grindy, crunchy metal.
Still love me some Megadeth.
I came of age in the late 60s - early 70s, when heavy metal was born. The roots of the genre go back even further.
One thing I really loved about those times, was the breadth and depth of popular music. Most mainstream Americans who grew up in those times, have a wide appreciation for all sorts of popular music.
Given the artistic influences that surrounded us, many of us also appreciate classical, musicals, operatic, blues, show tunes, big band and swing, folk music, and movie soundtracks.
It was an awesome time to grow up.