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Overhearing Two Young Kids Talking Grunge

eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
edited May 2010 in The Porch
Alright, I never eat in this massive work station's cafeteria but today I broke down and did just that. While I was waiting for my tots to finish cooking I overheard these two young men talking music next to me. One was born in 1980, the other 1989. The one born in 80 was lecturing the other guy on grunge music, specifically Soundgarden and Pearljam. The one born in 89 had never even heard of any of the grunge bands. I stood there smiling politely, until 1980 pulls me into the conversation with a "Just ask this guy, I bet he knows." So, both 1980 and I sat there in line ignoring the cooks while we proceeded to tease 1989 about his lack of music knowledge and inform him on what albums/songs he needed to hear.

Freakin' kids these days... at least the ones born after 1980 I guess. :D
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,239
    it's hilarious right?! makes me feel every one of my 32 years! ha!! :lol:
    i love that the band, that era of music will make new friends every day. it's all us gen x'ers having kids and teaching them the ways.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Alright, I never eat in this massive work station's cafeteria but today I broke down and did just that. While I was waiting for my tots to finish cooking I overheard these two young men talking music next to me. One was born in 1980, the other 1989. The one born in 80 was lecturing the other guy on grunge music, specifically Soundgarden and Pearljam. The one born in 89 had never even heard of any of the grunge bands. I stood there smiling politely, until 1980 pulls me into the conversation with a "Just ask this guy, I bet he knows." So, both 1980 and I sat there in line ignoring the cooks while we proceeded to tease 1989 about his lack of music knowledge and inform him on what albums/songs he needed to hear.

    Freakin' kids these days... at least the ones born after 1980 I guess. :D
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  • samjamsamjam Posts: 9,283
    I was born in 1992 & could school those kids myself :D
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,149
    I was born in '86. Last summer I found a notebook from 6th grade that had these bands written on the front of it: STP, RATM, Pearl Jam, Green Day, and unfortunately Korn. I was so close to being really cool lol.

    EDIT: I don't like Green Day anymore but I loved Dookie as a kid. Now I think it's alright. Korn, on the other hand, sucked then and sucks now.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    1991!!
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  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    I was born in 1980















    OK 1980 minus 13 years
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    They weren't tramatized by the hair bands of the late 80's , they are very lucky. fuckin Winger, good lord
  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    Some people get music and some don't . i know when i hear certain songs brings chills threw my whole body . ;)

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  • mermelada_alucinogenamermelada_alucinogena Posts: 59
    1985...and i love the good music

    i think the problem is not the age....is mtv and crapy radio stations these days :evil:
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  • Dru_CortezDru_Cortez Posts: 953
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Freakin' kids these days... at least the ones born after 1980 I guess. :D
    + 1.
    If I hear 1 more deluded child
    espousing the brilliance + innovation of...
    ... ergh, Hedley, or
    ... ergh, Hinder, or
    ... ergh, Avenged Sevenfold, or
    ... ergh, Nickelback (yeah, I said it),
    I will claw my eyes out with the plastic shards of
    a shattered Mother Love Bone CD.
    'Cause THEY don't deserve to listen to it!
    Cheers
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  • Citizen ZackCitizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    I was born in 1981, so I was only 10 when Ten came out. But lucky for me, my sister was 16 and I wanted her to think I was cool so I took an interested in everything she liked - which brought me to PJ at a young age, as well as Blind Melon, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, the list goes on. And those were all mainstream bands in the early 90s. Mainstream rock now tends to be generic, so I'd say the kids of this up and coming generation definitely need a little musical guidance. If I didn't have my sister, I'd be a completely different person right now.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Crazy eh? I mean, I can understand someone not liking PJ (it's hard but I can do it), but to have never even heard of them? I should have put him over my knee and gave him a paddlin'.
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  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    eyedclaar wrote:
    but to have never even heard of them? I

    I know people the same age as me that have never heard of them.
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  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    Dru_Cortez wrote:
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Freakin' kids these days... at least the ones born after 1980 I guess. :D
    + 1.
    If I hear 1 more deluded child
    espousing the brilliance + innovation of...
    ... ergh, Hedley, or
    ... ergh, Hinder, or
    ... ergh, Avenged Sevenfold, or
    ... ergh, Nickelback (yeah, I said it),
    I will claw my eyes out with the plastic shards of
    a shattered Mother Love Bone CD.
    'Cause THEY don't deserve to listen to it!
    Cheers

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    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

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  • TheVan218TheVan218 Posts: 302
    That's cool. Only time I hear grunge brought up among high schoolers these days is just to discuss what a "talented genius" Kurt Cobain was.
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