Even back when Gen X was relevant, the Baby Boomers were reminding us they dominated.
They tried to ensure that "our" music wouldn't get the air play it deserved. They were still cool. Their music was still "popular", even if we weren't listening to it. The bands they loved were still relevant (despite us not being interested). I remember really making an effort to listen to "alternative" rock and anything I could find from England. Because the classic rocks stations were just tedious and the same ol, same ol, "Hotel California" followed up by "Take It Easy" on Twofer Tuesday.
It still makes me mad! (Clearly.) You really had to seek out the "cool" music because you couldn't find anything interesting on mainstream radio stations. And then in the '90s, they started playing '80s music as classic rock, which was jarring.
Even back when Gen X was relevant, the Baby Boomers were reminding us they dominated.
They tried to ensure that "our" music wouldn't get the air play it deserved. They were still cool. Their music was still "popular", even if we weren't listening to it. The bands they loved were still relevant (despite us not being interested). I remember really making an effort to listen to "alternative" rock and anything I could find from England. Because the classic rocks stations were just tedious and the same ol, same ol, "Hotel California" followed up by "Take It Easy" on Twofer Tuesday.
It still makes me mad! (Clearly.) You really had to seek out the "cool" music because you couldn't find anything interesting on mainstream radio stations. And then in the '90s, they started playing '80s music as classic rock, which was jarring.