The Decade With No Name - Page 8

Chernabog · 07-01-2009, 06:32 PM

Aaah the 90s. Thank god all that plaid stuff is relegated to the world of lesbian fashion.

€uroMeinke · 07-01-2009, 06:56 PM

I agree with CP, GD, and of course NA

Of course decade borrow and reinvent themselves from the past - many of those 80's looks were reworkings of the 40's. Ironically, I think one of the "looks" our millennial decade will be remembered for is Steampunk, where we've turned to a past imaginary century.

Morrigoon · 07-01-2009, 07:18 PM

Interesting theory. I suppose sort of like how hippies were a fraction of the population, yet have come to represent the time?

€uroMeinke · 07-01-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Interesting theory. I suppose sort of like how hippies were a fraction of the population, yet have come to represent the time?

or beatniks, or ravers, or punk rockers, or flappers...

Morrigoon · 07-01-2009, 08:04 PM

Well put, although I do not instantly think of goths when I think of the 90's (ravers yes, to some extent), so I suppose only time will show us what the standout style of the decade is/was.

I do think the recession will be the marker for the change into whatever the next "decade" will be (eg: whatever we'll remember the 20-teens for)

Ghoulish Delight · 07-01-2009, 08:45 PM

It hasn't driven it, but it did facilitate it.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-01-2009, 08:52 PM

It certainly played a role (for better or for worse) in worldwide reaction.

Alex · 07-01-2009, 09:05 PM

No argument there.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-02-2009, 08:27 AM

I believe it was only the first day or so where twitter made a big difference. The gov't had shut down all hardwire internet access in an attempt to smother organization and transfer of video/photos, but cell service was still up.

Since then I heard that they turn off all internet service (including on phones) from 4pm until the morning. I don't know if this is still happening.

Not Afraid · 07-02-2009, 12:38 PM

Chris and I are in the process of composing our lists of what we were paying attention to culturally during the past 5 decades.

A couple of things that we realized during this process:

What comes to represent a time period always seems to be the underground, the alternative, and what was not mainstream during that time period. The 80's All Stars perform in Devo Flower Pot Hats, but Devo was NOT popular when they first hit the music scene and were definately counter culture for a very long time. Beatnicks and Hippies were definately NOT the norm nor were Punk Rockers. There was no Hot Topic until 1988.
This decade is the decade of Andy Warhol - everyone seems to be able to have their 15 minutes of fame. It's also the decade of the fall of privacy. YouTube and Social Networking have been the big movers and shakers in this respect.
As far as my earlier comment about this being the decade of Neo-Retro, I think that has to do with the access everyone has to information from the past. When I was younger, it was MUCH harder to discover music and style from the past. I remember sifting through record bins at Music Market to find the first lady of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson, Ska first wave artist Desmond Decker, early Glam, Louis Jordan and Wynonie Harris so I could swing dance, etc. I had no search engine to help me find other gems of whatever era I was into. Now, with just a few clicks, you can have a good overview of whatever style you want to reinvent or emulate.

Anyways, we'll have our own list by decade coming soon. We've always been a bit "counter culture" so we'll see how that fit with my theory of decade representation.

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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	Aaah the 90s. Thank god all that plaid stuff is relegated to the world of lesbian fashion. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I agree with CP, GD, and of course NA Of course decade borrow and reinvent themselves from the past - many of those 80's looks were reworkings of the 40's. Ironically, I think one of the "looks" our millennial decade will be remembered for is Steampunk, where we've turned to a past imaginary century. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Interesting theory. I suppose sort of like how hippies were a fraction of the population, yet have come to represent the time? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Well put, although I do not instantly think of goths when I think of the 90's (ravers yes, to some extent), so I suppose only time will show us what the standout style of the decade is/was. I do think the recession will be the marker for the change into whatever the next "decade" will be (eg: whatever we'll remember the 20-teens for) __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	It hasn't driven it, but it did facilitate it. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	It certainly played a role (for better or for worse) in worldwide reaction. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	No argument there.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I believe it was only the first day or so where twitter made a big difference. The gov't had shut down all hardwire internet access in an attempt to smother organization and transfer of video/photos, but cell service was still up. Since then I heard that they turn off all internet service (including on phones) from 4pm until the morning. I don't know if this is still happening.
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07-02-2009, 12:38 PM	#10
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Chris and I are in the process of composing our lists of what we were paying attention to culturally during the past 5 decades. A couple of things that we realized during this process: What comes to represent a time period always seems to be the underground, the alternative, and what was not mainstream during that time period. The 80's All Stars perform in Devo Flower Pot Hats, but Devo was NOT popular when they first hit the music scene and were definately counter culture for a very long time. Beatnicks and Hippies were definately NOT the norm nor were Punk Rockers. There was no Hot Topic until 1988. This decade is the decade of Andy Warhol - everyone seems to be able to have their 15 minutes of fame. It's also the decade of the fall of privacy. YouTube and Social Networking have been the big movers and shakers in this respect. As far as my earlier comment about this being the decade of Neo-Retro, I think that has to do with the access everyone has to information from the past. When I was younger, it was MUCH harder to discover music and style from the past. I remember sifting through record bins at Music Market to find the first lady of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson, Ska first wave artist Desmond Decker, early Glam, Louis Jordan and Wynonie Harris so I could swing dance, etc. I had no search engine to help me find other gems of whatever era I was into. Now, with just a few clicks, you can have a good overview of whatever style you want to reinvent or emulate. Anyways, we'll have our own list by decade coming soon. We've always been a bit "counter culture" so we'll see how that fit with my theory of decade representation. Last edited by Not Afraid : 07-02-2009 at 12:47 PM.
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