Members WWW Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 This is going to stir some trouble, but I consider it rather stereotypical to claim that all people are dictated by what was around them when they were a child. I hate it when people say "if you were born in 'such&such' year, you LOVED this movie, and watched 'such&such' TV show, and dressed up as 'such&such' band, and played 'such&such' game" etc. etc. etc. I hate that generational bull{censored}e. It's even worse when you get nostalgia freaks that cling to their childhood stuck in a rut. The worst offenders are the ones that form a cult that call themselves "Children of the 1980s" ( *pukes in mouth*....) rather than the crap psychological term 'Generation X". They just cannot move on in life- they think they are so special and unique out of the whole of civilisation that has existed, and what, because of whatever was playing on the telly or what mass-marketing they sheepishly lapped up? How bloody shallow is that? I'll say right now there is nothing wrong with enjoying something that you liked as a child, nothing at all. But enjoy it in the NOW, not stuck in the past. Like it for what it IS, not what is WAS BACK THEN. I don't mind KISS, at times. I consider them as a joke band, and for that, it can be entertaining. I was a kid in the 1990s, and quite frankly I couldn't give a stuff for most of the bands that existed then. I just like what I like, not what happens to be around me while growing up. Quite the opposite in my opinion. I grew up in the disco era. Some of that stuff physically makes me turn my brain off, seriously. I don't have much hate in me, but disco, 70's era country (although I've turned out to enjoy this), and {censored} like air supply kinda make kiss seem like a no-brainer, meant in a totally positive way. Some music makes me nostalgic, some makes me want to veer off the highway into a telephone pole. Changing channels just seems to be more ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members foxguitar Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 I thought the first Kiss alive album was great . I kinda lost it after Destroyer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted February 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 This is going to stir some trouble, but I consider it rather stereotypical to claim that all people are dictated by what was around them when they were a child. I hate it when people say "if you were born in 'such&such' year, you LOVED this movie, and watched 'such&such' TV show, and dressed up as 'such&such' band, and played 'such&such' game" etc. etc. etc. I hate that generational bull{censored}e. It's even worse when you get nostalgia freaks that cling to their childhood stuck in a rut. The worst offenders are the ones that form a cult that call themselves "Children of the 1980s" ( *pukes in mouth*....) rather than the crap psychological term 'Generation X". They just cannot move on in life- they think they are so special and unique out of the whole of civilisation that has existed, and what, because of whatever was playing on the telly or what mass-marketing they sheepishly lapped up? How bloody shallow is that? I'll say right now there is nothing wrong with enjoying something that you liked as a child, nothing at all. But enjoy it in the NOW, not stuck in the past. Like it for what it IS, not what is WAS BACK THEN. I don't mind KISS, at times. I consider them as a joke band, and for that, it can be entertaining. I was a kid in the 1990s, and quite frankly I couldn't give a stuff for most of the bands that existed then. I just like what I like, not what happens to be around me while growing up. Don't be such a buzzkill, Pete. It's a light-hearted thread. This is the internet, where people come to find connections with others of their generation, or tastes, or whatever. Nothing wrong with that, and I won't apologize for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted February 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 I ...hit my teens during the early 80's :facepalm:which I maintain was the single worst decade to grow up in, musically and otherwise. And anyone who says otherwise is a liar! Then I'm a liar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 Don't be such a buzzkill, Pete. It's a light-hearted thread. This is the internet, where people come to find connections with others of their generation, or tastes, or whatever. Nothing wrong with that, and I won't apologize for it.'ssalright mate, I crack up whenever I even hear say someone is a particular way because of their "generation". I even avoid telling people my correct age because I hate being cast into being an " child". It's a stereotype that I find rather appalling.I don't belong to any generation. No matter what time period I lived in, I would still be the person I am, no matter what was around me. And I think "generations" and "belonging to an era" is a bogus form of botched-up psychology.KISS is cheesey. Hey some TV shows I like were/are fairly cheesey. I'm just saying that I liked them when I was a kid because of what they were, not because they happened to be around. I still like them now, but not because I liked them back then. Connecting people due to similar tastes and likes of things?- perfectly fine too to me. But the "generations" thing I regard as bogus. It's just a rubbish way to develop (and segregate) more "races".There I go ranting again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby D Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 i liked KISS ALIVE I...then Van Halen I came out...and i left KISS behind in the dust like a broken G.I. Joe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AuttumAttic Posted February 14, 2009 Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 ...and i left KISS behind in the dust like a broken G.I. Joe....Kung Foo Grip'D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted February 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/1990/mutagenman.htmor this... http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/1990/bee.htm Nice. Those remind me a bit of the '81 Fantasy Series of Micronauts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted February 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2009 Connecting people due to similar tastes and likes of things?- perfectly fine too to me. But the "generations" thing I regard as bogus. It's just a rubbish way to develop (and segregate) more "races".Not my intention here, mate. Just reminiscing about days when I used to set up mini-concerts with action figures and a Lite Brite backdrop while playing KISS ALIVE albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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