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>20 years ago, we had the energy, the initiative, and - most importantly - the attitude, to grab the world by the balls and really shake things up. We did not

>20 years ago, we had the energy, the initiative, and - most importantly - the attitude, to grab the world by the balls and really shake things up. We did not have the power. At that point it was in the hands of the boomers. I'm not someone to pass the buck but I consider the blame to be laid squarely on the shoulders of the boomers. >We should all be wearing a f%!#ng albatross around our necks in the real world, to symbolize the metaphorical albatross we all wear for killing the dreams we had 2 decades ago. Yay us. From my perspective, there was no idealism. That's what made us X'ers. I, as well as others, became totally disillusioned and apathetic to what society had to offer. I disagree with music. There is great music being made though we have to search for it now as the Millenials are now dominating the scene with some of the worst pop music I've ever heard. Pretty soon there will be an awakening similar to 1992.

mindcrime 15y ago
> From my perspective, there was no idealism. That's what made us X'ers. I, as well as others, became totally disillusioned and apathetic to what society had to offer. Ah, I always thought that was one inaccurate stereotype about X'ers. I didn't see that among most of my peers anyway. I got more of a "we live in a fucked up world, what are we going to do about it, or at least let's throw one fuck of a party" vibe, not a "we live in a fucked up world... oh well, fuck it" vibe. But maybe I'm just one of the older members of "Gen X" and have a skewed perspective. I, for example, never associated with grunge music, flannel shirts, or thought of myself as stereo-typically lazy, apathetic and unmotivated. > There is great music being made though we have to search for it now Yeah, but that's arguably true of any time period. Even the 90's churned out some good music if you looked past the grunge phenomenon at the beginning, the hip-hop phase in the middle, the pop-country era, and the rap-rock stuff at the end. > Pretty soon there will be an awakening similar to 1992. I have mixed feelings about the changes in the music scene in the early 90's. If you're at all referring to the emergence of grunge and "alternative", then I hope it never awakens again. ;-) That said, the metal of the 80's had gotten to popular and too commercial and being "killed" by grunge / alternative was the best thing that could have happened to metal, IMO.
- jeffool 15y ago
  As someone who has always considered themselves a younger X-er, I agree with your ""we live in a fucked up world, what are we going to do about it," vision of things. I think my bar was always too high, and that's what led to my discontent. And I've always felt powerless (maybe wrongly) to affect change in any meaningful way. Though, I was all-in for the alternative and grunge music!
- technoslut 15y ago
  Laughing, I am one of the younger X'ers. I was born in '77. >I got more of a "we live in a fucked up world, what are we going to do about it, or at least let's throw one fuck of a party" vibe, not a "we live in a fucked up world... oh well, fuck it" vibe. I've always attributed the former to the 60s movement and the latter to Generation X. >I have mixed feelings about the changes in the music scene in the early 90's. If you're at all referring to the emergence of grunge and "alternative", then I hope it never awakens again. I hate the labels of grunge and such. It was about when good music dominated the consciousness and overcame 80s pop music (the lousy kind) and hair band rock. There are some bands who were considered metal and their legacy continues to survive, such as Metallica. I am glad to be rid of the Motley Crues of the world.
  - adestefan 15y ago
    I remember hearing something that went along the lines of, "I knew the music industry changed forever when I walked into the Columbia Records headquarters and all the posters for Warrant were replaced by posters for Alice in Chains."
    - mindcrime 15y ago
      No doubt. AiC were pretty good though, IMO. I liked them a lot more than the other bands that one usually associates with that era: Pearl Jam, STP, Soundgarden, Silver Chair, etc. In fact, you just inspired me to put on some AiC to rock out too right now. :-)
      - 15y ago

mindcrime 15y ago

> From my perspective, there was no idealism. That's what made us X'ers. I, as well as others, became totally disillusioned and apathetic to what society had to offer. Ah, I always thought that was one inaccurate stereotype about X'ers. I didn't see that among most of my peers anyway. I got more of a "we live in a fucked up world, what are we going to do about it, or at least let's throw one fuck of a party" vibe, not a "we live in a fucked up world... oh well, fuck it" vibe. But maybe I'm just one of the older members of "Gen X" and have a skewed perspective. I, for example, never associated with grunge music, flannel shirts, or thought of myself as stereo-typically lazy, apathetic and unmotivated. > There is great music being made though we have to search for it now Yeah, but that's arguably true of any time period. Even the 90's churned out some good music if you looked past the grunge phenomenon at the beginning, the hip-hop phase in the middle, the pop-country era, and the rap-rock stuff at the end. > Pretty soon there will be an awakening similar to 1992. I have mixed feelings about the changes in the music scene in the early 90's. If you're at all referring to the emergence of grunge and "alternative", then I hope it never awakens again. ;-) That said, the metal of the 80's had gotten to popular and too commercial and being "killed" by grunge / alternative was the best thing that could have happened to metal, IMO.

jeffool 15y ago
As someone who has always considered themselves a younger X-er, I agree with your ""we live in a fucked up world, what are we going to do about it," vision of things. I think my bar was always too high, and that's what led to my discontent. And I've always felt powerless (maybe wrongly) to affect change in any meaningful way. Though, I was all-in for the alternative and grunge music!
technoslut 15y ago
Laughing, I am one of the younger X'ers. I was born in '77. >I got more of a "we live in a fucked up world, what are we going to do about it, or at least let's throw one fuck of a party" vibe, not a "we live in a fucked up world... oh well, fuck it" vibe. I've always attributed the former to the 60s movement and the latter to Generation X. >I have mixed feelings about the changes in the music scene in the early 90's. If you're at all referring to the emergence of grunge and "alternative", then I hope it never awakens again. I hate the labels of grunge and such. It was about when good music dominated the consciousness and overcame 80s pop music (the lousy kind) and hair band rock. There are some bands who were considered metal and their legacy continues to survive, such as Metallica. I am glad to be rid of the Motley Crues of the world.
- adestefan 15y ago
  I remember hearing something that went along the lines of, "I knew the music industry changed forever when I walked into the Columbia Records headquarters and all the posters for Warrant were replaced by posters for Alice in Chains."
  - mindcrime 15y ago
    No doubt. AiC were pretty good though, IMO. I liked them a lot more than the other bands that one usually associates with that era: Pearl Jam, STP, Soundgarden, Silver Chair, etc. In fact, you just inspired me to put on some AiC to rock out too right now. :-)
    - 15y ago