10-19-2022, 01:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-19-2022, 02:10 AM by JasonBlack.)
Early 2T. There is something weird about a piece that is supposed to be about nostalgia being sung by an 18 year old. It has a very idealist feel to it, but it sounds more like an older idealist singing about the 2T rather than a younger idealist in the 2T. Someone played in in the background while I was on a discord call, and immediately I thought "so this is how those boomers over on the S&H forum feel whenever we talk about the last 2T"
Either way, I think I'm starting to see what you mean about the "real" 2T ending in the 70s. I actually like some of the music of the early 2T best because it combines the passion and idealism of the coming era with the unpretentious poise and modesty of the previous era. "It was about the music" has become a tired cliche at this point, but in this instance, I can see why people would say that. Just good, simple singing about a meaningful topic that speaks for itself. As we move into the 80s (the transition between the 2T and 3T), Gen X really did bring in a more "reactive" flavor, ushering in the age of the celebrity and music which became increasingly aggressive and hostile rather than optimistic and passionate.
Either way, I think I'm starting to see what you mean about the "real" 2T ending in the 70s. I actually like some of the music of the early 2T best because it combines the passion and idealism of the coming era with the unpretentious poise and modesty of the previous era. "It was about the music" has become a tired cliche at this point, but in this instance, I can see why people would say that. Just good, simple singing about a meaningful topic that speaks for itself. As we move into the 80s (the transition between the 2T and 3T), Gen X really did bring in a more "reactive" flavor, ushering in the age of the celebrity and music which became increasingly aggressive and hostile rather than optimistic and passionate.
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