# Detroit Metal vs. LA Glam: When Ugly Met Pretty in 1987

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Podcast: [Best Music Artists of Rock](https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-music-artists-of-rock-7577214)
Published: 2026-09-04T09:04:26+00:00
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In the same year, two versions of rock stardom collided: Detroit's gritty MC5 disciples were forging aggressive, blue-collar metal while LA's Sunset Strip bands perfected hairspray and power ballads. Both claimed to be rock's future, but only one survived the '90s—and it wasn't the one that sold more records.

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