Cool podcast! But as a 67-year-old boomer, I never felt so old. Get off my lawn, I say from my upper Manhattan concrete jungle, lol. Btw I teach writing to Gen Zers, kickstarted my college teaching career after a 27-year break with the last batch of millennials, so I see the difference in what you raise.
But hey—“You Shook Me All Night Long” is most def a GenX anthem. It’s not so much the age of the performers as how (and with whom) it makes an impact. 😊)
I worked in big ad agencies for years and we obviously paid close attention to demographics etc, honestly, more than we probably should have. We should've been concentrating on clear communications for everyone. But that's an aside. My point here is that I've seen the division between the Baby Boom Generation and Generation X placed anywhere from 1961 to 1965.
I was born in 1962 which sort of puts me in a grey area between the last of the Boomers and the beginnings of Gen X.
Musically, I grew up with the Beatles, Stones Who, Kinks, etc and then the 70s happened and all music became shit, corporate slick, bands you didn't even know who was in bands like Chicago or Supertramp except for a rare exception of a lead singer. Being from the SF Bay Area, I learned to hate Journey (who actually played at my high school) with a passion. Even the metal bands were irritating and felt derivative (though I wouldn't have realized then that was why I despised them).
Then the Sex Pistols happened. Rock 'n' Roll was stripped to its elements, it felt fresh, angry and it made sense again. Then the better bands started penetrating our underground record stores, bands like The Clash, etc and basically I stopped listening to anything that was recorded in the 70s before the Pistols
AC/DC, to me kind of represented the worst of the bloat and they didn't even have enough of a sense of humor to be self deprecating as did Jethro Tull and some others...
Sorry for the seeming non sequitur paragraph in the beginning but I thought it would give some context as to why I felt the way I did..
I worked in big ad agencies for years and we obviously paid close attention to demographics etc, honestly, more than we probably should have. We should've been concentrating on clear communications for everyone. But that's an aside. My point here is that I've seen the division between the Baby Boom Generation and Generation X placed anywhere from 1961 to 1965.
I was born in 1962 which sort of puts me in a grey area between the last of the Boomers and the beginnings of Gen X.
Musically, I grew up with the Beatles, Stones Who, Kinks, etc and then the 70s happened and all music became shit, corporate slick, bands you didn't even know who was in bands like Chicago or Supertramp except for a rare exception of a lead singer. Being from the SF Bay Area, I learned to hate Journey (who actually played at my high school) with a passion. Even the metal bands were irritating and felt derivative (though I wouldn't have realized then that was why I despised them).
Then the Sex Pistols happened. Rock 'n' Roll was stripped to its elements, it felt fresh, angry and it made sense again. Then the better bands started penetrating our underground record stores, bands like The Clash, etc and basically I stopped listening to anything that was recorded in the 70s before the Pistols
AC/DC, to me kind of represented the worst of the bloat and they didn't even have enough of a sense of humor to be self deprecating as did Jethro Tull and some others...
Sorry for the digression at the beginning but I thought it was kind of necessary to put my point in context...
It was such a treat to finally meet Robin!! I had no idea your hair was so gorgeous!!
It's crazy we haven't met in person (on video) yet. It was awesome to do so.
...I had to bring my hair a-game, cuz I know yours is stunning. 😛
We just needed Lawrence to wear a long black wig and we could’ve been Charlie’s Angels!!
Cool podcast! But as a 67-year-old boomer, I never felt so old. Get off my lawn, I say from my upper Manhattan concrete jungle, lol. Btw I teach writing to Gen Zers, kickstarted my college teaching career after a 27-year break with the last batch of millennials, so I see the difference in what you raise.
I think it's a bit criminal that the chat comments are not captured *shakes fist at Substack*
Agreed!!
Right???!?
Robin's still not a dude.
There's also a distinction between "funny ha ha" and "funny strange"...
Both the Sex Pistols and (quiet retching sounds) AC/DC were Boomers.
But hey—“You Shook Me All Night Long” is most def a GenX anthem. It’s not so much the age of the performers as how (and with whom) it makes an impact. 😊)
And it made me vomit when I heard it.
I don’t get this but I will respect it. 🤷🏽♀️
I worked in big ad agencies for years and we obviously paid close attention to demographics etc, honestly, more than we probably should have. We should've been concentrating on clear communications for everyone. But that's an aside. My point here is that I've seen the division between the Baby Boom Generation and Generation X placed anywhere from 1961 to 1965.
I was born in 1962 which sort of puts me in a grey area between the last of the Boomers and the beginnings of Gen X.
Musically, I grew up with the Beatles, Stones Who, Kinks, etc and then the 70s happened and all music became shit, corporate slick, bands you didn't even know who was in bands like Chicago or Supertramp except for a rare exception of a lead singer. Being from the SF Bay Area, I learned to hate Journey (who actually played at my high school) with a passion. Even the metal bands were irritating and felt derivative (though I wouldn't have realized then that was why I despised them).
Then the Sex Pistols happened. Rock 'n' Roll was stripped to its elements, it felt fresh, angry and it made sense again. Then the better bands started penetrating our underground record stores, bands like The Clash, etc and basically I stopped listening to anything that was recorded in the 70s before the Pistols
AC/DC, to me kind of represented the worst of the bloat and they didn't even have enough of a sense of humor to be self deprecating as did Jethro Tull and some others...
Sorry for the seeming non sequitur paragraph in the beginning but I thought it would give some context as to why I felt the way I did..
I'm still possibly a dude. I really suck with music.
Nope, I’ve seen you in the Mermaid Dress.
…and, hey, whatever you did backstage is between you and the Rock Star.
Rock stars, technically, but what happens backstage stays backstage (unlike The Clap).
👏👏👏⁉️
I worked in big ad agencies for years and we obviously paid close attention to demographics etc, honestly, more than we probably should have. We should've been concentrating on clear communications for everyone. But that's an aside. My point here is that I've seen the division between the Baby Boom Generation and Generation X placed anywhere from 1961 to 1965.
I was born in 1962 which sort of puts me in a grey area between the last of the Boomers and the beginnings of Gen X.
Musically, I grew up with the Beatles, Stones Who, Kinks, etc and then the 70s happened and all music became shit, corporate slick, bands you didn't even know who was in bands like Chicago or Supertramp except for a rare exception of a lead singer. Being from the SF Bay Area, I learned to hate Journey (who actually played at my high school) with a passion. Even the metal bands were irritating and felt derivative (though I wouldn't have realized then that was why I despised them).
Then the Sex Pistols happened. Rock 'n' Roll was stripped to its elements, it felt fresh, angry and it made sense again. Then the better bands started penetrating our underground record stores, bands like The Clash, etc and basically I stopped listening to anything that was recorded in the 70s before the Pistols
AC/DC, to me kind of represented the worst of the bloat and they didn't even have enough of a sense of humor to be self deprecating as did Jethro Tull and some others...
Sorry for the digression at the beginning but I thought it was kind of necessary to put my point in context...