I’m from a small-ish English town. In the early 00s it seemed like every weekend there was an alternative band playing at either the one dedicated music venue we used to have, in the civic hall or just in a pub/ working men’s club that all the local goth, metalhead and punk kids would go to.
The quality of the local bands varied a lot. Most did covers, some did their own stuff but some “big” bands came from out of town at the start of their careers. I saw Enter Shikari here one weekend then Crystal Castles the next.
We always had fun though. Well, as much fun as a goth is allowed to have and still seem cool.
Is that still a thing? It certainly doesn’t seem to be here. I still check local gig listings. The only bands who come here now are tribute acts or still 90s/ 00s nu-metal, emo and pop punk cover bands.
Some local bands play the few pubs we have left but they tend to be “Dad rock” bands, people from my parent’s generation or older covering pop and classic rock.
This post started out all melancholy but changed completely when I realised that either I’m so totally out of touch with “the kids” I have no way of finding out about gigs they’re playing or the whole concept of grass roots live music is dying out.
If so the younguns can tik their tacs and snap their chats or whatever the hell it is they do to listen to music and I’ll enjoy my admittedly more sedate mosh pits before the hip operation comes and I have to move a bit further back.
By textbook definition, we can consider stuff like Gorillaz, Linkin Park, and Panic! At The Disco as “retro” if the song or album came out 15-20 years ago.
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[off topic] From ‘Cheers’ Same and Woody are discussing music. Sam says that sometimes he’ll rock out to the real old time rock and roll; the Marvelettes; the Four Tops; The Temptations. He asks Woody if he’s ever heard of any of them. Woddy says no, but sometimes his Mom would have him listen to Devo.
Woody: It always made me sad to think of what Mom gave up for us.
Diane: What was your mom’s dream?
Woody: To be a drummer in a power trio.
Isn’t it technically consider an “Oldie” at 20 years?
“technically”? aint some wizard in the clouds making rules here. we could call anything older than 2018 an oldie if we wanted and be “technically correct”
Hey, we’re closing in on a quarter of a century with enema of the state.
This state needs an enema.
Instructions unclear covered Wyoming in an enema.
No, no, you did it correctly. Good job.
“All the Small Things” came out 24 years ago, in 1999. Meaning it came out last millennium!
I remember getting this CD at a virgin records store. We’re getting old, you fuckin whippersnappers.
The album with the song talking about being 23… is now 24 years old. Ouch.
in the 1900s?!?! 🤯
Welp, I knew it would happen sometime. I’m outta here before I miss the 4:30 auto-gyro.
Saying that All the Small Things came out in the late 1900s gives this a different feel
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I do love these wild boys you listed. I’d certainly love to see them at the rock show before the end of the world as we know it 🤘
I know you were just stringing song references together (because I’m old too) but that would be a helluva concert
God, I read that in Casey Kasem’s voice.
Duran Duran, one “r” for each word.
Duran Duran is where we’re from
And doing this is real good fun
Must be the music, so I guess
RIght here on WMMS
I was talking to someone (younger, obviously) and they used the phrase “in the late 1900s” completely unironically. It stopped me dead in my tracks and took my brain about 5 seconds to compute. By the time I was able to speak again, the only thing I could say was “you need to shut the fuck up and leave right now.”
As an elder millennial (84, fuckers) I’m really struggling with entering middle age. But I guess I just approach it the same way my generation has approached everything else, with a weird mix of existential dread and wry humor (hat tip to Gen X for starting that, though).
I really hate saying “turn of the century” and having to specify which century.
Am I so old that I’m not surprised this is oldies? Or maybe I’ve just came around to the slowly creepy idea that not everything is about Boomers. Idgaf what they call oldies any more Idgaf about their christmas music either
TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING TIME IS PASSING
Thank you, TimewornTraveler
I like how Nine Inch Nail poster stuck there like a sore thumb.
As a blink-182 fan, growing older is a must, but growing up is optional ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Mark of Blink 182 is 51
That episode is 27 years old.
I was gonna say, isn’t the hullabalooza or whatever supposed to be '94. The episode is an oldies
And the album Homer was referring to was a Styx one, which likely came out in 84 at the newest, 12 years before the episode.
Like, you know, whatever.
Its a new day, but it all feels old. Its the good life, that’s what I’m told. But everything it all just feels the same.
- Good Charlotte
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21 years old
1999 was 24 years ago. 24 years before 1999 was 1975, when Wish You Were Here, Physical Graffiti, and Toys in the Attic all came out. Those were definitely classic rock then.
About a quarter century ago
Classic, sure. But not oldies, which were generally 50s-60s, 35 years before 1999.
Fuck
But here’s the gut punch. If you were listening to Physical Graffiti in 1975, 24 years earlier was 1951.
That was the end of big band music. You know, oldies.
Mondo frowno ☹
“All the Small Things” is as old now as “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind, and Fire was when “All the Small Things” came out
Oooh, I like this one. Like Smashing Pumpkins - 1979. The equivalent song today would be about 2007, I think.
We’ve crossed the line where “1985” is as far back as 1985 was.
I’ll have to ponder this in my yellow SUV.
Do you sing yellow submarine every time you get in that thing or what
Ouch this example hurt more than all the others for some reason…
A song as iconic as “1979” by The Smashing Pumpkins that came out in 2007 would be “Thnks fr th Mmrs” by Fall Out Boy.
Murmurs
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What are songs from the 50s and 60s called now?
Still oldies
Golden Oldies
“What I listen to far more than modern pop garbage.”
Classic
That’s 80s. 70s didn’t happen, 50s-60s are certified geriatric®
Source: I’ve been hearing ACDC on the classic rock station for the last 10 years
A huge part of AC/DC’s catalog is from the 70s…
True but their music is more associated with the 80s. And the 70s didn’t happen
Disco is gonna stay dead
If the 70s hadn’t happened we’d have missed most of Led Zeppelin… Steppenwolf…
Is this some inside jokey meme I’m not privy to or something? 😂
No inside joke, just an observation haha. The 70s kind of lives in the 60s and 80s shadow culturally (except for disco, but people nowadays seem to forget disco happened until it’s mentioned). A lot of the big bands and musical movements found their stride/became more.popular in the 80s. The only time I hear “back in the 70s” it’s usually followed by stories of cocaine and disco, not Led Zeppelin and steppenwolf. The exception to that is Eagles, but theyre awful so it doesn’t count lol
Black Sabbath!
History? Feel like the only people listening to the songs of the 50s exclusively are almost dead and gone. You tend to spend your years listening to the songs of your youth (teens-20s) so people who were coming of age in the 50s would be in their 90s now since 1950 was 74 years ago.
I’m counting ‘23 as done, idc about 20ish measly days
I tried listening to the 50s and 60s stations on SiriusXM in the car when driving with the kids, because those songs should have safe language, but foul language is a lot better than what I was hearing in those songs (blatant sexism, borderline racism, love songs for underage girls, and so on). I decided Liquid Metal is just fine.
My folks are in their 70s and still listen to stuff from Elvis, The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, etc. I think you’re off by at least 15 years as to who’s listening to what.
Boomer radio
Boombox?
