A decade is a long time

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Grunge? Saying Grunge is 90's is like saying legwarmers is 2000's. Just because something is rehashed in a decade does not make it the culture of that decade.

And I think I picked the most defining element of what most consider 90's culture. But so-called "grunge" music is pretty indistinguishable from generic rock, and plaid shirts are hardly a defining fashion statement.

Wow. I think this speaks for itself.

I can see how this works. It's like how I look at the 80's inspired sounds of today's music and think "it's just the 80's again". Mostly because I was there, in the 80's. But for someone born in 1991 (now of voting age) this music is it's own thing.

More in line with what I think the OP had in mind, I'm reminded of the phrase, "The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same."

Agreed, but this observation gives me the ability to understand why kids today will value these years as much as I valued mine and you valued yours. Because I'm old enough to understand that grunge was highly inspired by 70's rock (Kurt Cobain always called his music punk), I'm MORE accepting of the new generation holding bands like the Killers up as representative of 80's inspired, yet distinctively 00's music.....not LESS.

If I went into a coffee house where people were wearing plaid and speaking poetry into an open mic, I would think about 4 decades earlier.

Yup, you're right, you're way too old to appreciate it. When you don't get your invite to my 90's party (probably another 10 years from now, when it's sufficiently old enough to be awesome), you'll understand, right?

I think post-child-raising years tend to become same-like. CP is precisely on the opposite end of that equation ... and, I daresay, about to find out what a difference 10 years can REALLY make. OMG, KIDS!!!! They grow so fast, you can practically watch it happen!

I dig this as well, and can't wait to see the world through my kid's eyes.