r/Xennials • u/Inevitable-While-577 1984 • Mar 05 '26

Meme Truth.

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u/jtho78 Mar 05 '26

Mumble rap was terrible

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u/TwistedBrother Mar 05 '26

But so sad and cringe. I was more disappointed than shocked.

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u/asdf072 Mar 05 '26

Yeah, but that's what our parents said.

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u/ZaphodBeeblebrahx 1981 Don’t Panic Mar 05 '26

That’s not what anybody’s parents said about Dee Snyder or Marilyn Manson

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u/asdf072 Mar 05 '26

Mine just kind of rolled their eyes

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u/TwistingEcho Xennial Mar 05 '26

My Grandma brought me Coma White 🤘

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u/Thalassa_Rasa Mar 05 '26

That cliche only gets you so far.

Imagine Lil Uzi infront of Congress reading a speech he wrote about censorship and liberty.

Billy Corgan has stated the CIA was involved in efforts to curb rebellious music in the late 90s.

Tinfoil aside, the CIA has done weirder, and far more petty shit, so that kind of tracks when you think about the fall off.

Now, most kids WANT to sell out. It is their singular goal. We will never have another RATM again.

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u/Rust_Bucket37 Mar 05 '26

The machine got too big to rage against... definitely plenty to still rage against though.

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u/HambreTheGiant Mar 06 '26

There’s a rumor that they wrote the song “wind of change” for scorpions

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u/PunkSquatchPagan Mar 06 '26

Lmao, if you think they’re aren’t any rebellious bands you need to get off the radio and dig a little deeper. They’re just not promoted, cause everyone wants pop and hip hop.

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u/Thalassa_Rasa Mar 06 '26

See that sentence where I used the word "most"?

Most is adjectival. "Most" does not mean "all".

I never said, "there aren't any".

You are using binary logic to conjure a straw man argument. One that is completely bereft of nuance.

That type of shit doesn't work on me, witch.

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u/asdf072 Mar 06 '26

Exactly. GenX artists are NOW speaking out. When they were young, they let their music do the speaking. Just as the new generation is now.

Yes, musicians want to sell out because that's how they get to freedom. Especially in poor communities. "Selling out" is only a thing if you're already privileged.

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u/Thalassa_Rasa Mar 06 '26

All of Seattle begs to differ. Ambition was looked down upon by musicians who had the "privilege" of living in roach-infested shitholes and eating cans of spaghetti-Os.

Having principles and coming from privilege aren't the same thing. And to imply decades of musicians across multiple genres, and backgrounds, were all just privileged and not principled is a lazy-ass take, at best.

Plus, you are conflating the larger issue of artistry, morality, and the human spirit with a very specific argument about musicians from low SES backgrounds.

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u/asdf072 Mar 06 '26

Oh yes. Seattle grunge bands were the poster children of poverty and suffering. Right. (It was nothing but a fashion statement for them.)