re: Indie/Alternative Obsession

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What I'm getting at, is if you look back to the 80s, the music that was being played on your mainstream radio was pretty good music.

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While off topic, this is why I argue the 1980s is the best decade for music. The stuff in the top 40 was actually pretty good and the underground stuff was amazing as well. Throw in two brand new genres which would come to dominate music (post-punk or whatever it is called these days and hip hop).

The 80s gives us Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna. It also gives us cotton candy like Duran Duran and INXS. Then it gives us Run DMC, Public Enemy, and Eric B and Rakim. Lift the lid, and there's the Minutemen, REM, the Replacements, and Minor Threat.

Fabulous decade for music. The rules broke down. Makes you wonder why it can't happen now.