Although this was a resurrected thread, I might as well post in it while it's on the front page.
To all you who said "I wish the 80's never happened."
...WHAT.
Sooooo many good bands! I mean, of COURSE the mainstream stuff sucked! It almost always has and almost always will! YES the bazillions of hair bands who called themselves "metal" and the synth pop bands popping up everywhere got old! But what about...
Heavy metal! (early)
Thrash metal! (late)
Alternative!
Hardcore punk! (ye gods the hardcore punk)
Post-punk!
Gothic rock! (Bela Lugosi's dead, ya'll)
...And a truck load of other good stuff!
Seriously, just because what is popular (subjectively) sucks, does not mean that an ENTIRE ERA of music can be written off.
And today is no exception. Yes, most everything popular today is awful. But there are a bunch of bands in the underground, and even more starting to become popular, that are showing that new music doesn't have to be boring, dull, and uninspired. It can be passionate, exciting, and NEW.
And that's my two cents.
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