Our Generation's Essencial Albums

Captain Bottles · 28th August 2003, 13:05

There are stupid girls who buy Westlife albums, just like there are stupid guys who buy Andrew W.K.'s album. They shouldn't be indicative of music fans as a whole.

Moreover, though you're right about less women downloading (and that's more because less women own computers - and even that difference is shrinking dramatically), the difference isn't enough to cause a complete split in the music fanbase - or even any noticeable change.

[quote]Most 16-25 year olds won't know those.[quote]

True, but that doesn't make them any less essential, and certainly any less influential. Anyone with even a casual interest in finding out who influenced bands like Weezer will eventually discover Pavement. Also, Pavement only broke up a couple of years ago, so plenty will be discovering their back catalogue after having owned (and loved) Terror Twilight or Brighten the Corners.

I'm new here, but I think I've seen a few fans of electronica around. Has anyone picked up M83's Dead Cities, Red Seas, and Lost Ghosts (a beautiful electronic album, by the way)? My Bloody Valentine's influence on that, and many other "atmospheric noise" electronica albums is undeniable.

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28th August 2003, 13:05	#1
Captain Bottles Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada Posts: 12	There are stupid girls who buy Westlife albums, just like there are stupid guys who buy Andrew W.K.'s album. They shouldn't be indicative of music fans as a whole. Moreover, though you're right about less women downloading (and that's more because less women own computers - and even that difference is shrinking dramatically), the difference isn't enough to cause a complete split in the music fanbase - or even any noticeable change. [quote]Most 16-25 year olds won't know those.[quote] True, but that doesn't make them any less essential, and certainly any less influential. Anyone with even a casual interest in finding out who influenced bands like Weezer will eventually discover Pavement. Also, Pavement only broke up a couple of years ago, so plenty will be discovering their back catalogue after having owned (and loved) Terror Twilight or Brighten the Corners. I'm new here, but I think I've seen a few fans of electronica around. Has anyone picked up M83's Dead Cities, Red Seas, and Lost Ghosts (a beautiful electronic album, by the way)? My Bloody Valentine's influence on that, and many other "atmospheric noise" electronica albums is undeniable.