Red Mosquito

I've been listening to Betty lately.

zeb wrote:I've been listening to Betty lately.

I love that album.

harmless wrote:I used to enjoy the New Radicals quite a bit

I love that album.

Listened to Betty for the first time in its entirety yesterday

Dev wrote:Listened to Betty for the first time in its entirety yesterday

"I Know" is one of my favorite songs.

This might be nostalgia talking, but I really like "If You Could Only See" by Tonic.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:This might be nostalgia talking, but I really like "If You Could Only See" by Tonic.

LOVE that song.

durdencommatyler wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:This might be nostalgia talking, but I really like "If You Could Only See" by Tonic.

LOVE that song.

Wonderful song. As was Open Up Your Eyes.

90's rock had a lot of great 1-hit wonders

swan wrote:90's rock had a lot of great 1-hit wonders

I still love Counting Blue Cars by Dishwalla

These songs should have been hits.

90% of what I listen to is 90's rock.

The true golden age of music.

My local alt-rock radio station has many 90's rock songs still in regular rotation, and not just during throwback segments. It's because the music is great and holds up really well. For other genres, like the 80's, there are specific segments or even entire stations but with 90's rock it is not uncommon to hear a Green Day song, for example, mixed seamlessly in with the new stuff ... and when they do I'm like "Man, most of the new stuff sucks ass compared to Green Day" which is pretty sad in and of itself.

Bammer wrote:90% of what I listen to is 90's rock.

The true golden age of music.

My local alt-rock radio station has many 90's rock songs still in regular rotation, and not just during throwback segments. It's because the music is great and holds up really well. For other genres, like the 80's, there are specific segments or even entire stations but with 90's rock it is not uncommon to hear a Green Day song, for example, mixed seamlessly in with the new stuff ... and when they do I'm like "Man, most of the new stuff sucks ass compared to Green Day" which is pretty sad in and of itself.

Just curiously, what new music is getting played on the radio and still being classified as "alternative rock?" Seems like an alternative rock station would almost by default consist primarily of '90's music, same way a "hair metal" station would be all '80's stuff.

Kevin Davis wrote:

Bammer wrote:90% of what I listen to is 90's rock.

The true golden age of music.

My local alt-rock radio station has many 90's rock songs still in regular rotation, and not just during throwback segments. It's because the music is great and holds up really well. For other genres, like the 80's, there are specific segments or even entire stations but with 90's rock it is not uncommon to hear a Green Day song, for example, mixed seamlessly in with the new stuff ... and when they do I'm like "Man, most of the new stuff sucks ass compared to Green Day" which is pretty sad in and of itself.

Just curiously, what new music is getting played on the radio and still being classified as "alternative rock?" Seems like an alternative rock station would almost by default consist primarily of '90's music, same way a "hair metal" station would be all '80's stuff.

It's really not uncommon to see that term applied to current bands. The meaning of alternative today seems to be very similar to indie, i.e. anything goes as long as it's not a band your parents heard before you.

Heathen wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:

Bammer wrote:90% of what I listen to is 90's rock.

The true golden age of music.

My local alt-rock radio station has many 90's rock songs still in regular rotation, and not just during throwback segments. It's because the music is great and holds up really well. For other genres, like the 80's, there are specific segments or even entire stations but with 90's rock it is not uncommon to hear a Green Day song, for example, mixed seamlessly in with the new stuff ... and when they do I'm like "Man, most of the new stuff sucks ass compared to Green Day" which is pretty sad in and of itself.

Just curiously, what new music is getting played on the radio and still being classified as "alternative rock?" Seems like an alternative rock station would almost by default consist primarily of '90's music, same way a "hair metal" station would be all '80's stuff.

It's really not uncommon to see that term applied to current bands. The meaning of alternative today seems to be very similar to indie, i.e. anything goes as long as it's not a band your parents heard before you.

How about just Rock then.

Our local station here doesnt really play metal or pop, so we can just call it Rock.

There's just as much good rock now as there was when you were in the 90s, Bammer.

We should hold a tournament to decide this.

That seems like the most accurate measure, yeah.