Best 90s Songs
Best 90s Songs
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- drgs2
A person born today, when they turn 20 yo in 2040, will they perceive 90s music the same way I perceive 50s music?
- I disagree. The 50s were the dawn of the electrification of guitar and amplification. Technology was at it's infancy would take another 2 decades to discover...Morning_star
- ...electronic music. The introduction of midi and pro tools etc is still firmly in a digital realm. The transition from acoustic to electric to digital hasn't..Morning_star
- ...really moved on since the 90s. it's now not so much revolution but evolution. The menace of corporate music creation bases success entirely on commerciality.Morning_star
- The advent of affordable computer based professional digital studios has not had the revolutionary impact as the 50s electrification of the guitars etc..Morning_star
- ...I think that a 20yr old in 2040 won't perceive the 90s in the same way as we understand the 50s to be a revolutionary period for music.Morning_star
- So will a young person in 2040 be able to choose music from any of the last 5 decades (1990-2040), without thinking it's too dated/uncool?drgs
- I'd suggest, like fashion, the styles of music will change year by year but ultimately lack the revolution of the 50s, 60s, 70s. I suppose a comparison would...Morning_star
- ...be the automotive industry. From Stephensons rocket through to the model T the progress was revolutionary. Now, cars are pretty much the same across the...Morning_star
- ...the board, what distinguishes them is style.Morning_star
- My theory was that I dig the last 3 decades only because I lived through them (80's do nothing for me, even if some music is catchy).drgs
- I have memories/nostalgia from these times etc. It hit me today that young people in 2040 will never get the feeling of the 90s, the way I see this decadedrgs
- I catch your drift, I was a teen throughout the 80s and have nostalgic memories about the music played at school discos etc yet the 90s was when I truly...Morning_star
- ...discovered music and still often listen to music, mostly alt metal/grunge and trip hop.Morning_star
- inhabitants of earth - if any - will be struggling for mere survival in 2040, and not concerned with musicnuggler
- I wonder what style or genre of music will be the shiz in 2040?Ramanisky2
- Yeah I'd have to agree with what Morning_star said. Compare stuff "the kids" are listening to these days, like Kayne West or Kendrick Lamar, is it really thatyuekit
- different from 90s hip hop of 20 years ago?yuekit
- There has not been this huge leap forward between then and now purely in terms of music, although maybe there will be by 2040.yuekit
- The big change has been more about the cultural dimension, how we consume music and mix ups of different sounds and influences. No one would have predictedyuekit
- millions of kids from USA and Europe singing along to Korean pop music a couple decades ago, And all of this driven by capitalism, consumerism.yuekit
- People also seem obsessed with recreating/ recontextualizing past decades, and I think this will definitely continue in the future.yuekit
- So "90s" will be a brand or flavor that people can plug into, but of course it will never recreate the true feeling of the 90s.yuekit
- I've often wondered this - I'd love to be able to clear my head of references and listen to music anew, the way kids do. I agree with m_s hereNairn
- I've always figured that the 80s was where music started getting really mixed up and allowed for any genre, irrespective of time. Folk sits alongside electroNairn