Still Too Soon To Know

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Three questions, which I will try and phrase right - all related though.

They're about importance. For once I'm not talking about importance to one's personal listening history, emotional development etc. I'm interested in how we as individuals perceive "music history" and "historical significance" while it's happening.

The question:

1. What moment, or trend or era in music have you felt was most important while it was happening?

2. Have there been any moments you felt at the time were important, which don't seem as important with hindsight.

3. When you first became aware of pop music as something which had a history, what seemed to you the most important things in the previous ten years?

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

1. No idea. It's not bloody nu-rave, that's for sure. Though it seems to be a much bigger thing than the I-love-retro-but-only-when-Erol-Alkan-or-Soulwax-play-it schtick that was floating around in 2003. I am loathe to say Britpop though it is probably the true answer (ie it was important but not really to me, only the Elastica side of things was!).

2. Electroclash, hahahaha. I fell for it hook line and sinkah.

3. Grunge. As a checked-shirt wearing 14-yr-old I was distraught at having paid little attention to Nirvana/Pixies at the time, instead preferring the happy bosh love of Rave and Eurodancepop. And Roxette.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The "last ten years" bit has skewed my answers somewhat. When I *really* started to get obsessive about music then punk seemed like the most interesting bit. Then it was post punk. Then it was Motown. Then 60s/70s UK rock bands I felt I should know more about (eg The Who, T-Rex). Then dub reggae. Then cheesy 80s ting. Then back to techno! Each one has had made its own little impression on me, and now none of them really seem important at all apart from the stuff I always liked in the first place (Rave and Eurodancepop. And Roxette.)

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Everybody Loves Roxette

(would make a better TV show AND it's true)