So I have friends over, and one of them brings up The Presidents of the United States of America up on his laptop. Wow,
old. I turned 29 a month ago, near the big 3-0. 1995 is old now. I guess I realized this when Nick-at-Nite actually start showing stuff I grew up with, instead of the 50s sitcoms that aired on it back when I was younger. Fuck you Space-time.
It's amazing what one hit wonders I can bring up from that era that all of us know, even though we have diverging musical interests at this point. Most of the mid-90s alternative acts I remember have failed. Nirvana barely made it that far, Foo Fighters I think might still be around, but never heard anything past
The Colour and the Shape. The latest Offspring and Green Day albums are still awesome, but Weezer's latest stuff I have mixed feelings for. I need to listen to
Raditude a few more times I suppose. Sometimes it take time to sink in, wouldn't have been the first time it took me several listens to even like an album. We shall see.
And despite being nearly 30 years old,
Bad Religion still puts out a good one every few years. Intellectual Punk is still a rather rare genre, and a lead singer with a Phd is pretty awesome and amazing. Above anyone else, high school wouldn't have been the same without them. Nofx is similar, except much less college degrees, far more drugs and booze. An album wouldn't be complete without a song about being an alcoholic. Another staple punk act of that period that I've never given up on.
It's also scary that both Trent Reznor and Marilyn Manson are over 40 as well. Back when I was told I was going to Hell for owning
the downward spiral, I never imagined I'd live to see the day when that album would be considered tame. But I now know the Beatles were once the TOOL OF SATAN, and realize that this happens every generation.
The root of all this comes from hearing Meat Loaf on Letterman back when
Bat II was released got me hooked on
music in general. Though I guess I can say I love Duran Duran, there's little from the 80s I actually remember. Back then listening to Bat I when most of what you've been exposed to has been 80s pop, does something. It changes your soul. Music changes from something you just hear in the background on the radio while you're riding to the mall, to something much deeper, and awesome.Tags: 90s, music, peaches come from a can
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