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

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

1. During my lifetime and at the time it was happening? I had no real idea of rap's struggle for mainstream acceptance and then domination because it was already hitting the charts well by the time i started listening. I'm going to have to say Acid House because it felt CLOSE (literally) so i could see the impact it was having for myself to an extent, and because of how it sounded (new, different rules etc.), media controversy etc.

2. I never though of Britpop as 'important' as such so can't say that. It's still too early to tell for a lot of 00s stuff. I can't really think of anything.

3. V tough because I was listening to mainstream radio very fixed on the present. I suppose Punk in the UK tho - felt like something that had already happened and ended but there was still an aftermath to experience in what was seen and heard.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

actually Matt's answer is good re 3 (Jacko rool)