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What's the defining song of your generation?

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jhansman said:
We Don't Get Fooled Again (The Who). -1949

Except, we did...
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Yep, might as well put it on a looped tape.


Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
Rock the Casbah - The Clash seems more prophetic decade by decade
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
 
This thread is pretty interesting actually. When does the Nirvana influence end? Seems to be very common for late 70s/early 80s babies. Probably like '76? Till.. '82?
 
Eli said:
This thread is pretty interesting actually. When does the Nirvana influence end? Seems to be very common for late 70s/early 80s babies. Probably like '76? Till.. '82?
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I think mid/late-70s would be the cut-off really. There is kind of a fine line between the Tears for Fears/Simple Minds/Depeche Mode gen and the Nirvana/NiN gen. The thing about Nirvana though is that their influence continued to dominate mainstream music throughout the 90s and early 00s. Heck, the Local H song BFDD called out earlier is a prime example (~96).
 
Eli said:
This thread is pretty interesting actually. When does the Nirvana influence end? Seems to be very common for late 70s/early 80s babies. Probably like '76? Till.. '82?
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I was influenced by both mid/late eighties, early nineties. Everything from The Cure, Depeche Mode and R.E.M, to GnR/def leppard, to nirvana/pearl jam.

I was born in '74
 
Mike Gayner said:
Calm down child.
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I would think you act more like a child than anyone else here. That's what's most frustrating about you and your brother. From some of your postings, we can see glimpses of who you are as a person, but then you come back to this same stupid arrogant persona.
 
rasczak said:
I would think you act more like a child than anyone else here. That's what's most frustrating about you and your brother. From some of your postings, we can see glimpses of who you are as a person, but then you come back to this same stupid arrogant persona.
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Guess how much I care about your opinion? Go on, guess.
 
Fingolfin269 said:
I think mid/late-70s would be the cut-off really. There is kind of a fine line between the Tears for Fears/Simple Minds/Depeche Mode gen and the Nirvana/NiN gen. The thing about Nirvana though is that their influence continued to dominate mainstream music throughout the 90s and early 00s. Heck, the Local H song BFDD called out earlier is a prime example (~96).
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I would have posted teen spirit, but for some reason the Local H song stood out more.
 
This thread is pretty interesting actually. When does the Nirvana influence end? Seems to be very common for late 70s/early 80s babies. Probably like '76? Till.. '82?
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I'd say actually '65 - '79 as all the guys making "grunge" were in that age bracket or in HS at the time. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" defines that generation. Never was much of a fan myself because the 90s had so much better stuff: punk revival, third-wave ska, industrial, riot grrl, etc.
 
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