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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Stuck in the 90’s
Okay, it’s time to end the charade and admit the awful truth - I’ve never blogged in my life. Oh sure, I’ve read plenty of blogs and even answered a few blogs, but never have I blogged myself. That’s right, I’m……………web log challenged. So bear with me as I embark on this, the first blog of (hopefully), many more to come. As the title of this blog says, I am one of those who remembers, and still enjoys, the college music scene of the 90s. Recall, if you will, bands like Dada, School of Fish, Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom, Meat Puppets, Dinosaur, Jr., Better Than Ezra, Semisonic, Tonic and all the bands that played gigs at the old Boathouse in Va. Beach. I still enjoy many of those bands today, some of whom are still around and whose CDs I will continue to buy. Dinosaur, Jr. has recently embarked on a new tour with the original songwriting duo of Barlow and J. Mascis, the Lemonheads have released a new album, Better Than Ezra has never really waned in popularity (I liked their last CD, something about robots), but many of the good bands have gone their separate ways and moved on to other projects. The shoe gazing bands of the grunge scene were great, too. Who didn’t like Nirvana? They gave us another killer band, the Foo Fighters, who I think are pretty awesome (they also have a new CD out). I’m not a huge fan of Mudvayne, but they had their place in the grunge revolution, as did Pearl Jam and others. That was good music. I’m a little disappointed with the music of the 21st century, though some bands that carried over from the 90’s, like Nada Surf and Gomez, and especially Fountains of Wayne, are still making the scene and getting played in my CD player, but most of the stuff I’m hearing on the radio today just doesn’t do it for me. I’m not going to name any specific artists, but let’s just say the banality of it all is a bit disheartening. Of course, fans of 80’s music would surely say the same of 90’s music, so I suppose it’s all relative to your point of view. I could go on, but I think I made my point, which is this - the 90’s were cool, music wise. Otherwise, the 90’s stunk. I could go into a diatribe about the lost sound of 70’s soul music, (which may be making a comeback), but I’ll save that for another time. Thanks for listening and let us know what you think.
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