Stuck In The Early 90's

Gremmie95

I woulds agree with Dirty T, Considering my high school years were 92-95, I was very lucky with music selection.

There are a few gems putting out music great music today, we just find them in different manners (i.e internet) than we did back then. MTV was still mostly playing videos, we had 120 minutes and alternative nation if I remember correctly. Even headbangers ball showcased Nirvana and AIC. Downloading songs hadn't even been thought of so if you liked a video....you went and bought the CD that was wrapped in a footlong plastic case and listened to it on your brand spanking new CD walkman that had the "stability" button so it wouldn't skip. Good times.

dirtyT

Gremmie95 wrote:

I woulds agree with Dirty T, Considering my high school years were 92-95, I was very lucky with music selection.

There are a few gems putting out music great music today, we just find them in different manners (i.e internet) than we did back then. MTV was still mostly playing videos, we had 120 minutes and alternative nation if I remember correctly. Even headbangers ball showcased Nirvana and AIC. Downloading songs hadn't even been thought of so if you liked a video....you went and bought the CD that was wrapped in a footlong plastic case and listened to it on your brand spanking new CD walkman that had the "stability" button so it wouldn't skip. Good times.

That is correct. And that kind of makes me realize that our bands back then went mainstream or whatever a previous poster said because they had to. There wasn't all the accessable musical outlets there are today. We had to go out and find it the hard way. For me, it was 120 min and Alt Nation, and USED CD STORES on High Street in Columbus, Oh like Used Kids, and Magnolia Thunderpussy.

And I remember the long cd cases. Also, we dodn't make cd, we made mixed fucking tapes! Gremmie gave me my first ever "boot" pj via a mixed tape. NICE!

Gremmie95

dirtyT wrote:

That is correct. And that kind of makes me realize that our bands back then went mainstream or whatever a previous poster said because they had to. There wasn't all the accessable musical outlets there are today. We had to go out and find it the hard way. For me, it was 120 min and Alt Nation, and USED CD STORES on High Street in Columbus, Oh like Used Kids, and Magnolia Thunderpussy.

And I remember the long cd cases. Also, we dodn't make cd, we made mixed fucking tapes! Gremmie gave me my first ever "boot" pj via a mixed tape. NICE!

HAHA! What was that, 93ish? Oh the amount of money we would pay for HORRIBLE sounding bootlegs back in the day. Glad there are better options today! I still miss the "used bin" at Threshold in Heath.......found many a gem in that pile! Lucky us, we have Best Buy to shop at now.......dirty low down sonsabitches.

dirtyT

Gremmie95 wrote:

HAHA! What was that, 93ish? Oh the amount of money we would pay for HORRIBLE sounding bootlegs back in the day. Glad there are better options today! I still miss the "used bin" at Threshold in Heath.......found many a gem in that pile! Lucky us, we have Best Buy to shop at now.......dirty low down sonsabitches.

Yep, it was right after Vs came out. It contained these great rarities:
The Part Where I Play The Pope
Love You, Hate You
Masters Of War, at that time it was a rarity
And many others...

You know that was another great thing about he early 90's was all the great rare bootlegged shit. Call me old fashioned but i enjoyed going into a used cd store and spending about 3 hours looking through stuff and going through the "boot" sections a lot more than sitting on my fat ass like a zombie in front of computer screen surfing for stuff. Back in those days, you appreciated a find more because if you wanted it, you had to buy, and spend around 30-50 bucks to get it. There wans't a simple dowload and delete what you didn;t like. You had to take a risk to find good music and rare shit from your favorite bands.

Sorry, stuck in good ole days mode now!

GreenTeaDisease

i hate how most of the musicians I like are closing in on 50 and all the new ones coming out are 10 years younger than me...

dirtyT

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

i hate how most of the musicians I like are closing in on 50 and all the new ones coming out are 10 years younger than me...

Good call. It appears to me that in the next 20 years I may be done going to concerts. Sad to think about.

lalalalaaaaaaaa

I was stuck for a while, but I got over it. It's sad to see people so unwilling to open themselves up and search for new music...like the thought of finding something that inspires them more than Pearl Jam or AIC just doesn't enter their minds.

Fact is, we didn't grow up in a special time for music. We grew up during a time when the music that we loved just happened to be popular. IMO, the absolute best music era (if there is such a thing) is right now. Right now there are so many great bands out there, and they're so easy to find with the technology we have today. The talent pool just keeps growing and growing. The potential many bands/artists have today is frighteningly great. I love it.

LONGRD

dirtyT wrote:

Good call. It appears to me that in the next 20 years I may be done going to concerts. Sad to think about.

Dude, we're living in a generation where some of us (not all) actually look a decade than they really are. I'm almost 26 and I look like a 18-year-old. It helps when you don't smoke and is living a healthy lifestyle.

A girl who I used to work with looks like she's 45, but I found out she's only 3 years old than I am. :eek: 3 kids and a severe smoking habit will age you a lot older than you look.

EDIT: So I see nothing wrong with being 50 and going to concerts.

GreenTeaDisease

Saturnal wrote:

I was stuck for a while, but I got over it. It's sad to see people so unwilling to open themselves up and search for new music...like the thought of finding something that inspires them more than Pearl Jam or AIC just doesn't enter their minds.

Fact is, we didn't grow up in a special time for music. We grew up during a time when the music that we loved just happened to be popular. IMO, the absolute best music era (if there is such a thing) is right now. Right now there are so many great bands out there, and they're so easy to find with the technology we have today. The talent pool just keeps growing and growing. The potential many bands/artists have today is frighteningly great. I love it.

I disagree, I think there was a lot more good music that was easily accessible in the 90s. You didn't have to search for it, even just the stuff on the radio was good and cool. It seemed a lot easier to go into a record store and pick up something random and have it be pretty decent. I think the 90s were an excellent time for music, and I think it was just lucky for me that I turned 12 in 90 and 21 in 2000. I think the 80s are underestimated though, because so much of the good stuff in the 90s grew out of 80s college radio and underground scenes. We just think of it as 90s because that's when it became accessible.

GreenTeaDisease

LongRd. wrote:

Dude, we're living in a generation where some of us (not all) actually look a decade than they really are. I'm almost 26 and I look like a 18-year-old. It helps when you don't smoke and is living a healthy lifestyle.

A girl who I used to work with looks like she's 45, but I found out she's only 3 years old than I am. :eek: 3 kids and a severe smoking habit will age you a lot older than you look.

well hell, I'm 30 and look about 23, but I'm still 30. Probably 40% of my CDs have been on my shelf for over 15 years.

dirtyT

LongRd. wrote:

Dude, we're living in a generation where some of us (not all) actually look a decade than they really are. I'm almost 26 and I look like a 18-year-old. It helps when you don't smoke and is living a healthy lifestyle.

A girl who I used to work with looks like she's 45, but I found out she's only 3 years old than I am. :eek: 3 kids and a severe smoking habit will age you a lot older than you look.

EDIT: So I see nothing wrong with being 50 and going to concerts.

Sorry, what i meant is that in the next 20 years, the bands that I go see play live will not be touring anymore. I am only 30, I'll rock and go to concerts as ong as I can, but when PJ and other bands that I enjoy going to quit touring, for me, they'll be no one left to go see.

I don't smoke by the way, if that matters.

LONGRD

dirtyT wrote:

Sorry, what i meant is that in the next 20 years, the bands that I go see play live will not be touring anymore. I am only 30, I'll rock and go to concerts as ong as I can, but when PJ and other bands that I enjoy going to quit touring, for me, they'll be no one left to go see.

I don't smoke by the way, if that matters.

In twenty+ years, there will a new Hannah Montana, so hopefully, I can rock out at those concerts with my GRAND KIDS! :eek:

dirtyT

LongRd. wrote:

In twenty+ years, there will a new Hannah Montana, so hopefully, I can rock out at those concerts with my GRAND KIDS! :eek:

NICE!!!

Great way to look at it. Hell in 20 years, my son will be taking to shows of bands I have never heard of!

Gremmie95

20 years from now we will be watching PJ's farewell tour.

dirtyT

Gremmie95 wrote:

20 years from now we will be watching PJ's farewell tour.

In Seattle talking about how musics has sucked for the last 30 years!

Gremmie95

dirtyT wrote:

In Seattle talking about how musics has sucked for the last 30 years!

That is the plan....nice one for your 4,000th post. Do you actually work? hehehe

muppet

You know, it's probably unthinkable for some now, but I wouldn't be surprised if 10-20 years from now, people are talking about how great bands like Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance were "back in the day." Some people may scoff at this, but then I think a lot of people scoffed at Pearl Jam having a lasting impact - and look at Pearl Jam now, still going strong .

Every decade has good music and bad music, even the 60s.

Personally though, although there are some absoutely mindblowing bands at the moment, the 90s will always hold a special place for me.

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

I disagree, I think there was a lot more good music that was easily accessible in the 90s. You didn't have to search for it, even just the stuff on the radio was good and cool. It seemed a lot easier to go into a record store and pick up something random and have it be pretty decent. I think the 90s were an excellent time for music, and I think it was just lucky for me that I turned 12 in 90 and 21 in 2000. I think the 80s are underestimated though, because so much of the good stuff in the 90s grew out of 80s college radio and underground scenes. We just think of it as 90s because that's when it became accessible.

I have to say, I don't agree with that. I think people tend to romanticise the past a bit. Whilst I do think the 90s was better than most, you still had a lot of shit (all that post grunge trying to make radiofriendly Pearl Jam/Nirvana knockoffs). Still it's all about individual experiences, and I definately agree with about underestimaing the 80s, when "indie" had real meaning.

dirtyT

Gremmie95 wrote:

That is the plan....nice one for your 4,000th post. Do you actually work? hehehe

Hey Gremmie, staying up on the PJ shit, playing these annoying game that everyone hates and talking LOST on AET IS work!! Don't foregt that, DON'T EVER FORGET THAT!!!noodge.

depopulationINC

dirtyT wrote:

Don't foget, Foo Fighters, Dave rohl, from th early 90's
Audioslave= Soundgarden + Rage
Beck, early 90's.

No...you can't really say that. They may have had their starts in those bands...but they are in new bands now.

You wouldn't say that about Ozzy or any of the Beatles other ventures...nor Mick Jagger's...even Jack white's...there are so many people who split from previous bands...even PJ...I don't consider any of those projects to be PJ...they simply are not.

dirtyT

depopulationINC wrote:

No...you can't really say that. They may have had their starts in those bands...but they are in new bands now.

You wouldn't say that about Ozzy or any of the Beatles other ventures...nor Mick Jagger's...even Jack white's...there are so many people who split from previous bands...even PJ...I don't consider any of those projects to be PJ...they simply are not.

what I am saying is when you combine great musicians from great bands and mesh them together with other great musicians from other great bands, the band is bound to be awesome. It' kind of like building an all-star team. Well no shit they are going to be awesome, look who they got. I don't know, maybe I am making no sesne with this response.