70 Mach 1
Well-known member
i think anything after back in black sucks
Shreddy Mercury
Well-known member
You don't like the modern millennial music? Might I suggest this hot new band called Angine De Poitrine?
DanTravis62
Moderator
Thank you, but I'm not a Democratic party lobbyist with enslaved children in my basement, so I fear it's, how you say, "not my jam"
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VonBonfire
Well-known member
Sometimes a little is too much whether it's Korn or K-pop.
DanTravis62
Moderator
Sometimes a little is too much whether it's Korn or K-pop.
Hard agree. Would much rather listen to a million things I don't particularly like more than either of those "types of music."
This was for science, though, and it actually makes sense in a historicity type of way.
Like, for example the callbacks (as @Luca79 mentioned) to hippies/boomers is definitely a cultural through line, probably through the producers. It's just this music was a whole lot less complex and content rich than even hippy folk garbage
Devin
Well-known member
Jesus fucking christ I feel like I had a PTSD flashback hearing this godawful horseshit, thanks bro
Just imagine the smell in that room
DanTravis62
Moderator
Everyone who lived through this time period knows EXACTLY how that KEXP/tiny desk room smelled.
the prime notes are absolutely dank weed and lazily cleaned up vomit.
B.O., both male and female, with Patchouli and sandalwood attempts at covering it up.
There are also distinct elements of period blood, used condoms, and feet.
Everyone pretends that this is normal while they are quoting "the fault in our stars" and pretending John and Hank Green are amazing because "I FUCKING LOVE SCIENCE©"
Rottweiler
Active member
The IPAs are terrible. I think they became popular because the brewer could cover any mediocrity or errors with intense flavors.
The german sytles are where it is at. They have laws restricting their formulas and methods. Subtlety is the name of the game. A skilled brewer can make some amazing beer with just a few ingredients. Try a HB Dunkel or Maiboch (in season now), any of the Weihenstephaner , Pauliner, the list goes on. You will never look at beer the same.
The german sytles are where it is at. They have laws restricting their formulas and methods. Subtlety is the name of the game. A skilled brewer can make some amazing beer with just a few ingredients. Try a HB Dunkel or Maiboch (in season now), any of the Weihenstephaner , Pauliner, the list goes on. You will never look at beer the same.
Sixstringflannel
Active member
lol shiiiiiit. I definitely participated in this, and my username is a carryover from that time. Hell, I even worked at that coffee shop with the mermaid with the milkers on her during this time!
I agree with every critical statement in this thread. Absolute dogshit time. Then we got Imagine Dragons(deez nuts) as a “rock” band, nu metal going “arena rock” and continued our downward spiral.
I agree with every critical statement in this thread. Absolute dogshit time. Then we got Imagine Dragons(deez nuts) as a “rock” band, nu metal going “arena rock” and continued our downward spiral.
DanTravis62
Moderator
Good on you for admitting it man
That deserves props for honesty; both that you participated and that it's also complete shit lol
I was there; I didn't participate, but I 100% dated and banged girls that were part of it, and had to hear this absolutely awful music all the time. And I mean all the time. It was a HUGE cultural thing for all the "cool kids" at the time, so I was wondering when someone would cop to it
It's interesting, Imagine Dragons are the like "jumping the shark" moment for this shit, aren't they? The whole thing was like a house of cards, so it isn't surprising it went out with a whimper.... but it IS interesting that Imagine Dragons were like the "moment" that it happened.
I wonder if that's coincidence, correlation, causation?
DanTravis62
Moderator
I live half an hour from Leavenworth, WA, which is a legitimate bavarian village in the cascades with all the imported german style beers. I drink em all the time. You couldn't possibly be more correct.
I think the whole IPA thing was an interesting cultural correlation with this whole millennial "thing"
It's like they were pretending to be sophisticated and cultured by drinking this absolute piss-ass beer as an attempt to reclaim their masculinity. Same with the flannel and the beards. It's like a cry for help for their masculinity, but they couldn't even do THAT correctly.
IHateRap
Well-known member
Never had any of those. An old fashioned Guinness usually does the trick for me.
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VonBonfire
Well-known member
Can you get Shiner blonde up there? Not as much of a Bock fan but the blonde is killer.
Sixstringflannel
Active member
Haha yeah, never had the man bun and DID not stomp clap. When I learned to play Iris in high school it was great because it pulled. I think I had the same notion here except the pull was more….. dynamic. Then I went the “indie folk” direction until that started getting too fluid. I’m lucky that my brothers were in the previous generation and I was introduced to White Zombie early on. Only saving grace.Good on you for admitting it man
That deserves props for honesty; both that you participated and that it's also complete shit lol
I was there; I didn't participate, but I 100% dated and banged girls that were part of it, and had to hear this absolutely awful music all the time. And I mean all the time. It was a HUGE cultural thing for all the "cool kids" at the time, so I was wondering when someone would cop to it
It's interesting, Imagine Dragons are the like "jumping the shark" moment for this shit, aren't they? The whole thing was like a house of cards, so it isn't surprising it went out with a whimper.... but it IS interesting that Imagine Dragons were like the "moment" that it happened.
I wonder if that's coincidence, correlation, causation?
Interesting thought on the shift. I felt like the whole industry started shifting, and everyone started playing it safe, then we got all the goofy shit. Most of the nu-metal bands I liked were really just southern rock bands with VH4’s and Dual Recs. Shinedown for instance, first album I loved. Then that shift to arena rock happened, then everyone started shifting there in the hard rock world. IG I think came in maybe during that inception and caught fire. Everything became the soundtrack to GMC Sierra commercials, goofy stomp clap for pharma commercials. Now we’re shifting to TikTok soundtracks.
Honestly after writing this out, maybe streaming music was the death rattle?
DanTravis62
Moderator
I love guiness. But IF you like lighter beers you should definitely give Paulaner Hofbrauhaus, etc a try
They absolutely murder IPAs like there's no tomorrow
Oh absolutely. You can get that shit at the grocery stores here. Both Shiner Blonde and Light Blonde
mnemonic
Well-known member
You old farts need to get with the times. Making fun of millennials is very 2015, we’re making fun of zoomers now.
DanTravis62
Moderator
I'm a millennial, I have the pass bro.
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VonBonfire
Well-known member
I'm hoping they kick some $ out for the bluesfest this year. It's basically the official beer of my band.
DanTravis62
Moderator
The streaming was the death rattle for ALL music, so that's definitely a part of it
I know that another part of stomp clap hey died at the same time everyone our age's optimism about the Obama administration died. Not necessarily that they switched sides or something. But when it was "hope and change" it sort of ....made sense? However, then cultural pessimism sank in after the drone strikes, and "racism" not only didn't end, but became a bigger issue.... i'm not trying to make this a political conversation but I think Stomp Clap hey became a cultural anachronism when that specific millennial "hope and change" spirit thing died, and that's part of it.
Another piece is the imagine dragons element - the commodification of it in such a blatant, OBVIOUS way.
All of your Bon Ivers and Lumineers and Mumford & Sons obviously didn't have street cred, but they had a "plausible deniability" of street cred (at least to retarded millennials). Imagine Dragons didn't even TRY to have that "Street cred." Kind of like Motley Crue versus Winger. And so that also made it anachronistic.
Techdeth
RESIDENT ROCK PROFESSOR
After periphery metal peaked . Ain’t been shit new since . All regurgitation . I jammed with alot of young drummers last year . They don’t even wanna play in their own recordings . As soon as we write a song they wanna type out there drums in a computer and hey it sounds good right . Fuck that . I’d rather record live and and have an nasty production than that fake ass shit .if I don’t have a drummer to feed offf of I just don’t care . The reason I’ve not made an album in so long . I’m not playing to a program again in my life . Or I don’t play on an album drums are the foundation . No soul in a program feeling things . And why play to a click and have zero push or pull on the music . I’m over just over it bad .