Limp Bizkit were the poster children of the genre, with frontman Fred Durst as the perfect target for criticism. It transmitted a level of anti-authoritarianism usually reserved for hardcore punk bands into the mainstream, allowing them to become one of the most relevant acts of the '90s.įor many, nu-metal marked a noted shift in message, keeping the anger but losing its politics. Rage's message gave listeners the tools to adopt politics into their daily lives, making big ideas easily digestible. Hip-hop would mesh with rock music to become a form of protest, allowing for acts like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Living Colour to set a stage for Rage Against the Machine to conquer. Back in the early '90s, politics and sincerity were at the forefront of the genre.
The year 2000 represented a kind of turning point in popular rock music, fully representative of the shift in trends and ideals for the genre. 7, 2000, which saw Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford climb up the show's set to protest Limp Bizkit beating them out for Best Rock Video. This danger came to a real head at the VMAs on Sept.
There was a time when there was a little bit of mystery and danger about what would unfold that night, given the nature of celebrity and ego back in the '90s. There was a time once when tuning into the MTV VMAs wasn't guaranteed to give you a totally predictable awards show.
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