Is it true that western society and culture began to shift a lot in the year 1994? Some reasons I have heard for this:
>The 'WWII generation' was mostly 70+ and had retired en masse from the workforce over the past several years, and was a diminishing cultural force (a prime example being George H.W. Bush's replacement by Bill Clinton)
>The internet/the WWW had become more widespread among institutions like universities and corporations, with user-level tools like Netscape Navigator being released and making online access a lot easier for non-specialists
>Cable television had expanded from a handful of channels to 50+ in most areas, part of the 'information superhighway' revolution. Satellite services such as DirecTV began specifically in 1994.
>Cellphones had become a more mainstream product, with AT&T buying McCaw Cellular for almost $12 billion in 1994, and nationwide cell-tower systems were being built out in countries from Japan to reunified Germany
>The US/NATO began enforcing no-fly zones over Yugoslavia in connection to the Bosnia wars, marking the official end of the Eastern bloc and Warsaw pact influence
>Globalization/neoliberalism became utterly triumphant (NAFTA in North America; the IMF bailing out Mexico from its peso crisis; the opening of the Chunnel, corporate 'deregulation' in the US; etc.)
Born '75 here and I can tell you one thing, for sure; no one today will admit they were fans of Britpop. That shit has been totally and utterly memory holed.
Joseph Reed
Has it been? I see some Britpop nostalgia occasionally.
Also '75. I remember being rather disappointed learning James were all fags. That all checks out. Nothing to add. I graduated in 94. Those were different times.
I was in that crowd at Woodstock 94. Hoon comes out in his girlfriend's dress with short hair and eyeliner all over his face, plays some songs, then bangs on the bongos by himself for 20mins rolling around the stage on one, stands up, moons the crowd and the show is over. Okay then.
> Porn mags in bushes > Tizer > Being able to sit on McChicken sandwiches and have the mayo go all down your pant leg and convince people it isnt a fetish and was a genuine accident > Shopping centres not filled with niggers > Good food > Warmer summers and cosier winters > Less fatties > Good internet
James Thomas
The fuck is britpop? Radiohead and Elastica? Those are britpop? See I would be embarrassed about something as retarded as the spice girls. But not Radiohead.
Radiohead ain't Britpop, neither was Garbage. They were indie, alternative or what will you, but Britpop had a very distinct sound.. three cords pop rock catchy refrain and never too deep or complicated, it wasn't really that different from Euro Dance except they used real instruments. Oasis just ripped off Beatles and dumbed it down.
Hudson Allen
>Is it true that western society and culture began to shift a lot in the year 1994? Some reasons I have heard for this: Here is the one and only reason, the world ended in 1994. I remember 1994 clearly, and I have documents that prove 1994 happened. I do not remember 1995, and everything I've collected over the years with a date on it skips from 1994 to 1996. I've seen plenty of shit online looking like it is from 1995, but never anything tangible. I don't know what happened to 1995, but I assure you when things picked up again in 1996 nothing was as it used to be.
Carson Ross
boxofficemojo.com/year/1994/ 1994 had so many good movies. Pulp Fiction, Clerks, Natural Born Killers, Shawshank Redemption, The Professional, Ed Wood, The Crow, Tombstone, The Mask. A bunch of classic normie stuff too.
Jordan Kelly
Peak Britpop was basically this album, along with the usual bands like Pulp, Blur, Suede, Menswe@r, etc.
I'd much rather listen to Spicegirls than Radiohead.
Daniel Taylor
No accounting for shitbag taste.
David Murphy
suede had that one great song. one hit wonder. everything was hanging on until mid 2000s. 2007 was when it was over.
Michael Clark
'Here we are now, entertain us' was the motto of all generations to come. People stopped reading and gaining merit. Young people identified as vessels to be entertained. Previous generations had more lofty and traditional goals from adolescence through young adulthood. Everything changed in 1991 and by 1994, that mindset hit stride.
