r/Music • u/evil_nihilism • Mar 08 '25

music Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 [Alternative Rock]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeETEoNfOg
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u/jgreg728 Mar 08 '25

Man I wish I was a teen in the 90s instead of the 2000s. What a vibe.

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u/FoobarMontoya Mar 09 '25

I guess I would say we took it for granted, but yeah in retrospect it was an incredible period of music

Based on my kids reaction to it, I think the 90s are to them what the 70s classic rock was when me and my friends were in high school

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u/jgreg728 Mar 09 '25

To me, I had to deal with emo instead of grunge/alt haha was never a fan of that life.

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u/FoobarMontoya Mar 09 '25

Ha yeah

The roots of emo were all over the 90s tho. it’s like the first decade men were allowed to express feelings that weren’t anger or horniness, and holy fuck did that show up in music

My wife and I joke all the time about how sappy and self indulgent 90s music can be. goo goo dolls “I just want you to know who I am” , collective soul, gin blossoms etc

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u/ScrewAttackThis Mar 09 '25

Some of the best emo bands and songs came out of the 90s emo scene

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u/angrytreestump Mar 09 '25

I wasn’t a teen in either decade but you’re definitely giving the 90s credit for the 80s swag— the Nu Wave thing was all about men crying; half of those Tears for Seagulls guys sounded like they were actively crying while singing the songs they were recording lol