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What's up with the 80s revival in pop music?

I noticed it slowly over the last two or so years. A lot of songs becoming popular that have that THING... that undescribable thing that sounds like 80s music, the way there's a thing that always sounds like country music. But I know these songs are new.

It started with "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World. You can also hear it in songs like "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers, or that song by Frans Ferdinand.

I listen to this stuff and I like it, but in the way I like groups from music before my time-- it's fun to listen to but it's not my generation therefor I don't really bond with it in a lasting way. But the messed up thing here is that this new stuff *is* my generation... it's the generation I'm in right now, being twenty years old and in the prime of my listening-to-music-at-high-volumes period.

But it all feels so retro that it ultimately leaves me unsatisfied.

I feel kinda bored as a rock music fan. There's songs and records that I like and that I will buy or download, but there's nothing that I really, truly love.

The world of rock music is failing me so I'm biding my time with pop and emo punk, waiting for something really cool to land.

p.s. what's with all the 70s style hair? Ew. Stop it. Grow it to your shoulders and beyond or cut it above your mouth, guys... I don't like that stage in between. See Hatori's hair in this icon? That's the longest your bangs are aloud to be before you're required to grow your entire head of hair to your shoulders. Either have long hair or don't, none of this pussy-footing around the middle with chin length.

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the 80s "revival" probably started in the late 90s with electro-clash in NY. a wack hybrid between booty electro & punk. peaches, among others, rose out of that. & you've also got the felix the housekat business from the same period. it's all twisted homages to electro, new wave, & italo disco.

& you also have the homages to the smiths. which is sort of where franz ferdinand come into it. but there's a lot of the clash happening there too.

a lot of it's really good stuff & sounds completely fresh...as opposed to most of the drivel that's been released in the wake of seattle. & then again, some of it's crap.

i grew up in the 80s, which sounded like the 80s...& also sounded a lot like the late 60s (REM & the plimsouls were derivative of big star were derivative of the byrds). the 90s sounded like garage (late 60s/early 70s), progressive rock (late 70s), punk (70s AND 80s...different genres), & metal (late 70s especially). where do you go for something new? ;)

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Either have long hair or don't, none of this pussy-footing around the middle with chin length.


AMEN. Glad I'm not the only girl who feels this way.