So it should be no surprise the punk/new wave kid from high school was pretty full on grunge and alternative rock. Which lead to major crushes on Tank Girl. First the 'comic' and then the movie.
No wonder this lead to day dreaming about Gwen Stefani. Back when I was spending every free cent and second on mountain biking (pre full suspension) and rock climbing (no anchors, placing all your own pro!) a girl who was 'punk' and could do push ups.... how was I not in love?
I was working in a bike shop when I heard on the radio that Kurt Cobain was dead. Take that all you hipster, fixie riders. I remember friction shifter and coaster brake hubs from the first time around!
This is not meant to be a VH-1 style "I love the 90's" post, just a little bit of Rowdy. Kinda how the various times and their soundtracks shaped my life. If my life had little musical epochs of 3 years they would be something like this:
-classic country and rock&roll from my parents
-intro to pop music
-classic rap/break dance music
-punk, new wave
-gangster rap
-electronic dance music and ambient
-grunge and alternative rock v1.0 (the post above)
-hip hop
-revenge of pop music/indie
-now everything and all of the above
The morning radio show I used to listen to did music soundtracks for your life, this is what they used as a format. I will make a playlist for this ever couple of years to see what's new or has changed. You should do one!
ReplyDeleteOpening credits
Waking up
Getting ready scene
Car driving song
High school flashback
Nolstalgic scene
Angry scene
Agony scene
Break up scene
Sad/painful scene
Dance/club party
Buddy sidekick
Dreaming of someone
Contemplation scene
Love scene
Kiss scene
Relaxing scene
Action scene
Victory scene
Closing credits