Team Avatar Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 graduated 09 - decent amount of ska at the time (we had a large band), your typical metalheads, mingled in. I'd guess that most people listened to dave cause I went to school in CT and I went to a tailgate for dave once and there were so many kids from my HS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Graduated in '94. Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Green Day were all the rage. Went to this huge festival the same day I graduated: Aerosmith headlined but I went for Helmet, Sepultura and Therapy?. It used to be about genres back in the day, not scenes thank you for not making me the only 90's graduate to post so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewillisisdead Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 graduated 09 - decent amount of ska at the time (we had a large band), your typical metalheads, mingled in. I'd guess that most people listened to dave cause I went to school in CT and I went to a tailgate for dave once and there were so many kids from my HS Dave Matthews Band plays two shows every summer in my hometown. It's basically just thousands of HS kids drinking. Shit ruins the whole area for the weekend. My graduation was actually at the venue the day before the shows in 05. Fuck all that shit though. I'm sure high school cliques are always the same, just different band shirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skadaddy Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Graduated in '94. Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Green Day were all the rage. Went to this huge festival the same day I graduated: Aerosmith headlined but I went for Helmet, Sepultura and Therapy?. It used to be about genres back in the day, not scenes 1993. Throw in some Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine and we could have been at the same high school. I remember when Alternative was a genre. had to google 'EDM'. /old person post You are not alone. I did the same thing. Graduated in 03... Yeah. I was the guy with the GBH hoodie and sewn on patches on my messenger bag. Operation Ivy hoodie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 1993. Throw in some Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine and we could have been at the same high school. I remember when Alternative was a genre. . oh man, alternative was the genre of my school, hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Graduated in '09. Pretty much what you'd expect. Rap and/or Screamo stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Oh yes, I forgot. Any popular festival band. The Lumineers, Arcade Fire, Cage the Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, Bastille. You know...the bland shit that kids call "indie rock" these days. A few of my friends are obsessed with all those bands, and think the world revolves around them. They think those bands are "obscure" ish, compared to what most kids listen to, but really it's just radio rock marketed to be "indie", and shoved down their throats. My one friend is freakishly obsessed with Arcade Fire. It's 75% of what he listens to, and he always plays them at get togethers. He especially loves The Suburbs because he found them in like 2012. Anyways, one day I told him Funeral was widely considered to be their magnum opus. He told me that was bullshit and just because some people on the internet think it's their best doesn't mean that it is. I proceeded to tell him that yes, it's obviously a subjective matter, but more people think it is the best than any other of their albums. He lost his mind and couldn't comprehend what I was saying and got pissed. He also refuses to like any music I show him, because he didn't find it himself. I think he's convinced that he's finding all these massive rock bands on his own. I don't get the average music listener. Had to sound off on this one and I cannot fathom where your friend is coming from at all! When Funeral first came out the big bands around that time were like, Paramore (watch out zay zay!! alert!!), and I don't even know what else. Funeral is the shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 1994 here to represent. I freak the young kids out all the time when I tell them I got to see Nirvana play live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 And nb4 someone talks about how they got to see GG Allin or some other dead rock star. I guess it's my fault for starting it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyacrash Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I also don't know what 'EDM' is, but I'm not even going to google it! In my opinion high school scenes probably don't differ from year to year as much as they do from geographical region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liimpan Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I also don't know what 'EDM' is, but I'm not even going to google it! It's short for Electronic Dance Music, an umbrella term for lots of genres. Nowadays when people talk about EDM they mostly mean House, Trap, and Dubstep. Then there's IDM for the people who think they are a bit better than the rest. (Intelligent Dance Music) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of Breath Records Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 It's all about EBM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liimpan Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 It's all about EBM I LOVE EBM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aflycon Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 And nb4 someone talks about how they got to see GG Allin or some other dead rock star. I guess it's my fault for starting it... Closest I can claim is a friend of mine's boss saw GG back in the day. That guy was fucking mad. Apparently at this show a bunch of skinheads kicked the shit out of him, and then he went back to the usual paces of shitting into his hand and throwing it. Classic GG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distinctlydustin Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Oh yes, I forgot. Any popular festival band. The Lumineers, Arcade Fire, Cage the Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, Bastille. You know...the bland shit that kids call "indie rock" these days. A few of my friends are obsessed with all those bands, and think the world revolves around them. They think those bands are "obscure" ish, compared to what most kids listen to, but really it's just radio rock marketed to be "indie", and shoved down their throats. My one friend is freakishly obsessed with Arcade Fire. It's 75% of what he listens to, and he always plays them at get togethers. He especially loves The Suburbs because he found them in like 2012. Anyways, one day I told him Funeral was widely considered to be their magnum opus. He told me that was bullshit and just because some people on the internet think it's their best doesn't mean that it is. I proceeded to tell him that yes, it's obviously a subjective matter, but more people think it is the best than any other of their albums. He lost his mind and couldn't comprehend what I was saying and got pissed. He also refuses to like any music I show him, because he didn't find it himself. I think he's convinced that he's finding all these massive rock bands on his own. I don't get the average music listener. Funeral is their best work. Period. Neon Bible is second, but even that is nowhere near Funeral. Also, I really like what you had to say. Those bands labeled as indie rock on non-indie labels. Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Funeral is their best work. Period. Neon Bible is second, but even that is nowhere near Funeral. Also, I really like what you had to say. Those bands labeled as indie rock on non-indie labels. Ha! The Lumineers, Arcade Fire, and Arctic Monkeys are all on indie labels though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainaldous Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 swag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distinctlydustin Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 The Lumineers, Arcade Fire, and Arctic Monkeys are all on indie labels though. I was mainly talking about CtE and Bastille. I only knew their labels and AF's label. Anyway, I could have worded my response better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I was mainly talking about CtE and Bastille. I only knew their labels and AF's label. Anyway, I could have worded my response better. I forgive you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distinctlydustin Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I forgive you You're the best, Shelbs. :-* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paynegretzky Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Graduated in 04 but teach high school now. Students seem to be into tons of different things but the majority are into EDM if chaperoning school dances tell me anything. Also, students really like Imagine Dragons and Bastille and some new rap, specifically 2 Chainz, Odd Future (big time) and Schoolboy Q. This is far east coast Canada, so the trend is probably different elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distinctlydustin Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Graduated in 04 but teach high school now. Students seem to be into tons of different things but the majority are into EDM if chaperoning school dances tell me anything. Also, students really like Imagine Dragons and Bastille and some new rap, specifically 2 Chainz, Odd Future (big time) and Schoolboy Q. This is far east coast Canada, so the trend is probably different elsewhere. Sounds like where I work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vialister Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Left in '04. There was a few people into a variety of punk/hardcore/whatever then. Everything from Blink to AN, Bigwig to Underoath and just wanted to get high & skateboard. Just moshers really. Everyone else in the school was probably into Britney Spears or Nelly or some shit. Not saying Nelly is shit. Because that would be an out and out lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Anything mentioned in AP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liimpan Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 The Lumineers, Arcade Fire, and Arctic Monkeys are all on indie labels though. AM is not entirely on indie labels though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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