Coolest Generation

Boris Bear

Boris Bear

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Got to be children of the 80s

Cold War culture…nuclear apocalypse was de rigeur
Bubblegum movies
New Romantics
Pop Punk
Hip Hop
MTV
Rock music was for more than just smelly people
U2 were still cool…Simple Minds were cooler
Acid house…Raves
Shaun Elliott, Gary Rowell and Marco Gabbiadini

Was there a cooler generation?

Let me underline my point with:

 


Boris Bear said:
Got to be children of the 80s

Cold War culture…nuclear apocalypse was de rigeur
Bubblegum movies
New Romantics
Pop Punk
Hip Hop
MTV
Rock music was for more than just smelly people
U2 were still cool…Simple Minds were cooler
Acid house…Raves
Shaun Elliott, Gary Rowell and Marco Gabbiadini

Was there a cooler generation?

Let me underline my point with:

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In fairness Boris that is a classic tune.
I turned 14 in 1980 and it was a great time to be alive. I can’t comment on what my parents thought but for me personally, I was discovering great music, figuring out that lasses were quite nice, getting stuck into some fantastic literature (George Orwell in particular) and in short working out who I was as a person. If only life was that simple now.
 
The Krankie Returns said:
In fairness Boris that is a classic tune.
I turned 14 in 1980 and it was a great time to be alive. I can’t comment on what my parents thought but for me personally, I was discovering great music, figuring out that lasses were quite nice, getting stuck into some fantastic literature (George Orwell in particular) and in short working out who I was as a person. If only life was that simple now.
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Simpler times but more complex times mate
 
Longy said:
83, I’m glad we missed it. The 90s were the boy, but we missed out on the Beatles, stones, who & kinks from the 60s & Pistols, Clash. Slade & Trex in the 70s.

There’s only the Pogues in the 80s

Joshua Tree is up there like
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I would have loved to have been around at the dawn of rave culture. Our music tastes are very different like. We were in the same year at St Aidans. :lol:
 
Ciro_DiMarzio said:
I would have loved to have been around at the dawn of rave culture. Our music tastes are very different like. We were in the same year at St Aidans. :lol:
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I’ve listened & watched a few documentaries about rave. I’m fascinated by the idea & culture & have listened to the music (the general stuff) but could never imagine me being part of it. Like most genres really.
Boris Bear said:
They were uncool by the time of Joshua Tree.

90s were for partying…needed to be an adult (which I was)
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Were they? One of the greatest albums ever & I'm not even a big U2 fan. My uncle used for put the Luve at the Red Rocks video on on a Sunday which predates Joshua Tree, I think.
 
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Longy said:
I’ve listened & watched a few documentaries about rave. I’m fascinated by the idea & culture & have listened to the music (the general stuff) but could never imagine me being part of it. Like most genres really.

Were they? One of the greatest albums ever & I'm not even a big U2 fan. My uncle used for put the Luve at the Red Rocks video on on a Sunday which predates Joshua Tree, I think.
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That's the beauty of music. There is something for everyone and subcultures for everyone off the back of it.
 

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