Posted December 6, 200816 yr I don't think the 90s were about fashion and distinct pop culture as much as it was about random dumb stuff happening, completely out of nowhere. lmao Michael Jackson got so weird it was unforgivable Who could forget Elian Gonzalez Hammer-time.. Alright stop...Collaborate and listen.. "I did not...have...sexual...relations with that woman". Then Mike Tyson bit Holyfield's ear off lolol Oklahoma City Bombing and Columbine The Macarena :shoot:
December 6, 200816 yr The early nineties were about lack of fashion. That is why so many guys wore the untucked flannel shirts - including me. The late nineties were when I became fashionably coherent and started dancing on platforms under bright lights at large clubs wearing my best outfits bought from a boutique on N. Halstead in Chi-town.
December 6, 200816 yr The '90s didn't have nearly as strong a culture as most other decades (including today). But they never went away, either! Most things from the '90s are still quite popular. The '90s really were halfway between the '80s and the early 2000s.
December 6, 200816 yr Were you at a Eurodance club rocking Ginger Spice's platform boots? Not until 95-96 and the Spice Girls werent popular yet. Yes polka dot shirts; suspenders with Belts; shoulder pads; gumby hair cuts. Mercedes and BMWs were in every driveway. Versace, Armani, Zegna, Valentino, Missoni, and Prada took over the runways! There were only 5 Supermodels - Claudia, Linda, Tatjana, Naomi and Christy. Cindy and Stephanie were hot on their heels though.
December 6, 200816 yr Mercedes and BMWs were in every driveway. No. Granted, the '90s were the wealthiest time in the history of the US, but no.
December 6, 200816 yr Mercedes and BMWs were in every driveway. No. Granted, the '90s were the wealthiest time in the history of the US, but no. I'll change that to my neighbors drives!
December 6, 200816 yr The early nineties were definely by "alternative" music. Because of how main stream "alternative" music became, it almost seems silly that it was called "alternative" music.
December 6, 200816 yr LMAO. The last few days on UO have been glorious. I'm never going to get anything done.
December 6, 200816 yr The central counter-cultural event of the 1990's was: I still have the first Andre sticker I ever got on my drum set, I stuck it on there in 1994. The Andre phenomenon was huge on so many levels -- paramount being it was more or less the last real underground thing to happen before the internet. We used to literally send cash in the mail to Shepard Fairey in Rhode Island and he'd send the stickers to us, usually a wild amalgamation of the standard Andre stickers and then all kinds of wild variations. You could buy shirts directly from him too.
December 6, 200816 yr And let's not forget Windows 3.0. It was nice to use a mouse rather than keystrokes to get something done on the computer.
December 6, 200816 yr I agree to a point. the 90s were the best time for music video creation. :wink: 97 was the shiznit
December 6, 200816 yr 1996 was the big turning point in the 90's, and one of the biggest turning points in media history. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 changed the landscape forever. This opened the floodgates for the Clear Channel homogenization of music we experience today. So when talking 90's pop culture, realize there are two different worlds- the world before 1996, and the world after 1996. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is still incredibly controversial and academic types battle about it on a daily basis. Reagan's dream of consolidation and homogenization was fortified for good with this act. At least that's what my professors told us. Absolutely. 1996 is when everything mainstream went in the shitter. Mainstream rap before 1996 -- pretty good! After? F-ing terrible. Since then, we've had whiny nu-metal, whiny nu-rock (Nickelback, Seether et al.), whiny Nu-Country, whiny Emo and just whinyness overall. The only mainstream music that isn't a pathetic-athon is rap, but it has turned into rap's version of hair rock.
December 6, 200816 yr The central counter-cultural event of the 1990's was: I still have the first Andre sticker I ever got on my drum set, I stuck it on there in 1994. The Andre phenomenon was huge on so many levels -- paramount being it was more or less the last real underground thing to happen before the internet. We used to literally send cash in the mail to Shepard Fairey in Rhode Island and he'd send the stickers to us, usually a wild amalgamation of the standard Andre stickers and then all kinds of wild variations. You could buy shirts directly from him too. Remember when that chemical tower off of 75 south near Mitchell had that huge Andre on the side?
December 6, 200816 yr I loathe 90s music... specifically '93-'99... 00s mainstream music might be even worse... but there's better underground stuff going on today in the genres I care about... the 90s were very lean
December 6, 200816 yr the 90s were the best time for music video creation. I'd have to say so, and it's the reason I fell in love with the medium. So many classic videos came out in the 90's, and there was a feeling of "anything goes" for at least some of the 90's. I think back to the glory days of MTV, and there was a show for just about every genre, and videos ranged from artistic homemade styles to multi-million dollar Hollywood-esque productions. There was just a lot of variety. And no joke, "Real World" actually used to be kind of respectable. I take personal offense to that. These videos are hot even today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPIicAIe6Zs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1MsvKmgKKc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH5OqrqCCes And no joke, "Real World" actually used to be kind of respectable. The first three seasons are legendary.
December 6, 200816 yr ^Oh of course. "Real World" used to be a hell of lot more than drunk frassholes/sorostitutes and token picks. "Real World" actually had some soul and dealt with real issues. All I can say is Pedro Zamora. He brought a face to HIV/AIDS. From that point, nobody in the world could say they did not know a person with HIV/AIDS. This is why that season is the most important of any RW season.
December 6, 200816 yr When I think 90s, I think of cheesy alternative songs like . I could name probably three dozen cheesy 90s alternative groups!
December 6, 200816 yr >Andre No, I actually never saw that. I almost never drove on 75 then. I knew the guy who brought the stickers to Cincinnati because he had a brother or cousin somewhere on the east coast who tipped him off to it. I'd type his name here but I don't want it show up on a search. Passing out the stickers was a good way to meet girls, in fact I met my first girlfriend because of those stickers! Speaking of which, I remember she gave me some CD's to borrow, a who's-who of early 90's angry women like Tori Amos and PJ Harvey. The best-looking, and therefore most dangerous, of the mid-90s man-haters: Unfortunately she like Lenny Kravitz sold out and now make crap.
December 6, 200816 yr Married With Children, nuff' said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-qRJM5750A No Ma'am
December 6, 200816 yr My vote for the cheesiest band of the 90s, Toad the Wet Sprocket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmXFRsGrKn0&hl=en&fs=1
December 6, 200816 yr It's 11:17 AM everybody dance now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b714Wi4CDsQ ETA: Martha Wash the VOICE of C&C Music Factory and Black Box http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWyuo3D34lY&feature=related
December 6, 200816 yr I saw a Sprocket show just this past summer. If you have a chance to see them...DO NOT pass it up. They were amazing!
December 6, 200816 yr Agree... some of these 90s pop bands were far better than the emo that replaced them. The lyrics of early Gin Blossoms, Counting Crows or Sprocket took a philosophical approach to sadness, instead of just rolling around in sadness and trying to look cute. In another 10 years, people will look back and say hey that 90s power pop wasn't bad, just as they are now with the 80s stuff. I always viewed grunge music as a revival of old-school country, with its themes of isolation and grit. Pearl Jam's Black, Come as You Are, everything on Jar of Flies-- shut off the distort pedal and that's country music, the type Nashville had gotten away from long ago. Old country was also evident in the folk influence on all those 90s hippie bands. And even though I hated it then, that early gansta rap is so much better than anything in hip hop now.
December 6, 200816 yr I think the most important event of the 90's was my birth. Just imagine a world without me in it. I know, frightening. Anyways...even Nickelodeon was better in the 90's. Nick had shows like Salute Your Shorts, Clarissa Explains it All, Alex Mack, Are You Afraid of the Dark (which scared the 7 year old sh!t out if me), The Rugrats, Doug, Hey Arnold, etc. Now Nick has crappy shows like Zoey 101 and more trashy shows (am I showing my age? lol). I remember watching the Real World with my parents (my parents were in there mid to late 20's). I vaguely remember watching My So Called Life with my mom as well as Party of Five. Then who could forget the 1997 hit movie Titanic? I loved that movie and watched it over and over again after it came out on VHS. As far as music goes, well...I have no clue why my mom didn't know I was gay sooner (Da*m you Britney Spears and Spice Girls!). However, I also really liked the Goo Goo Dolls, Sheryl Crow, Third Eye Blind, No Doubt, Paula Cole, and the list goes on. Granted, a lot of my memories come form the later half of the 90's, but I think I still have the authority to make the claim that the 90's were amazing. I also remember the excitement at the end of the 90's and the whole Y2K thing. 1999 was also the first time I got to go to a foreign country, which I will always remember.
December 6, 200816 yr ^Welcome to my nightmare. Most of my students are 18-19. my prayers are with you. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
December 6, 200816 yr lest we forget the 90s dayton scene: brainiac breeders amps - TIPP CITY guided by voices (this is the guided by verde lineup, cleveland's cobra verde as bob pollard's backing band, video filmed in lakewood) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFqBp3rfTTc the early to mid 90s were the best time to be a t(w)een. i loved coming home from school on monday mornings to watch my tape of 120 minutes on mtv (12-2am mondays was too early for me). and college radio. it was 96 or 97 that 120 minutes really started to suck. or whenever the end kept playing 'fly away' by lenny kravitz. that was when i knew the alterna era was coming to a close.
December 6, 200816 yr My favorite alternative song from the 90s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0BMfqFP9c
December 6, 200816 yr It's probably not appropriate for the forum, I think that Nine Inch Nails' video for "Closer" screams out 90s. Man, was that video creepy or what? Weird body parts, a monkey on a cross, bondage, and Trent Reznor floating in the air. Also 90s, Marilyn Manson...
December 6, 200816 yr I think the most important event of the 90's was my birth. Just imagine a world without me in it. I know, frightening. Anyways...even Nickelodeon was better in the 90's. Nick had shows like Salute Your Shorts, Clarissa Explains it All, Alex Mack, Are You Afraid of the Dark (which scared the 7 year old sh!t out if me), The Rugrats, Doug, Hey Arnold, etc. Now Nick has crappy shows like Zoey 101 and more trashy shows (am I showing my age? lol). Amen. Nickelodeon was the only thing I watched when I was growing up. I watched Rugrats ever since it first came out in 91. I was 4 at the time haha. When I go over to my little cousins house and see what is showing on Nick now, I cry on the inside a little bit. No wonder kids nowadays are so messed up. It's those weird cartoons lol.
December 6, 200816 yr It's probably not appropriate for the forum, I think that Nine Inch Nails' video for "Closer" screams out 90s. Man, was that video creepy or what? Weird body parts, a monkey on a cross, bondage, and Trent Reznor floating in the air. Also 90s, Marilyn Manson... AGREED ON ALL OF THE ABOVE.
December 6, 200816 yr '80s Nickelodeon was the best, actually. It wasn't just USA propaganda. Most of the shows back then were from other countries and helped kids think for themselves.
December 6, 200816 yr HELL! What happened to sesame street and the electric company? What is the chit-chat about nickelodeon? :?
December 6, 200816 yr I think the most important event of the 90's was my birth. Wow, I feel old! I attended high school and college in the 90s. In fact, my first job out of college was converting and testing code fixes for Y2K.
December 6, 200816 yr I feel your pain Xumelanie. I feel your pain.... I think of Nickolodeon in the eighties with Green Slime and You Can't Do That on Television. I never even thought to watch it in the nineties.
December 6, 200816 yr ^ Did you say, "Feel the Pain..." Another from the 90s. I think of it everytime I go golfing.
December 7, 200816 yr My favorite alternative song from the 90s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0BMfqFP9c Freaking awesome. Have always loved the song and since you posted I am reminded how truely genius the video is. And I like the Dino Jr. video with the WTC cameo.
December 7, 200816 yr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-04ZvceLY ... NO LIMIT with TRU was probably one of the largest influences in Rap/Hip Hop going downhill.
December 7, 200816 yr >breeders Yeah that Breeders clip is brilliant. I don't remember that one ever being on MTV, it would definitely fry young minds today. That type of song has a lot in common with the obscure 1970's Beach Boys recordings and The Velvet Underground. Kim Deal is definitely party mentally ill because her songwriting is just totally bonkers. The lyrics are always nuts and there are a lot of simple tricks like the modulation from D to Eb in the second bar of the song (@0:29 [even Brian Wilson never thought of that!]): I tend to define something as "alternative rock" when it still uses rock instrumentation and "band" presentation but is removed from direct blues influence. Obviously some bands like Jane's Addiction were solidly "alternative" bands but were grounded in the blues whereas Porno for Pyros had no echoes of the blues.
December 7, 200816 yr Ok, so I had to do this. Mariah Carey was the biggest selling act of the 90's so I figured I would post some stuff on her. Perhaps her biggest contribution to music was this remix. This made hip-pop mainstream and after this, virtually all pop stars copied it, and still do today to a large degree. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUFmS9n87ho
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