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May 31, 2016 at 10:36 pm
I had kind of a quarterlife social crisis in about 1990 or 1991. The pop world just seemed to be changing drastically. Music was different. My own musical tastes were different. Cars were starting to try too hard to look all futuristic.
Nowadays, at 40, though, I like certain 90's stuff, but still prefer 80's.
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RE: The Pet Peeves Thread
May 31, 2016 at 10:41 pm
(May 31, 2016 at 10:34 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: (May 31, 2016 at 10:25 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: I hate the 80s
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80s "fashion". I don't know what happened that decade, what you all were snorting. The big hair, the glittery colours, the shoulder-pads, the mullets, ugh vile.
By far the very worst decade in history for "fashion". I can't even write "fashion" in the same sentence as "The 80s" without quotation marks because of how bad it was.
My Mom, who was late teens/early 20s in the 80s, naturally loves it. I see old photos of her when she had her perm and I cringe.
Check out '70s fashions.
I see 70s as "80s Lite", or rather, since the 80s came after, 80s "fashion" is basically the 70s on acid with glitter thrown all over it.
They look quite similar to me, the 70s just had somewhat less colour. That said, I had this conversation with someone on this forum before (can't remember who) and they said it wasn't like that in reality. I'm just going off what I see in the media.
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RE: The Pet Peeves Thread
May 31, 2016 at 10:41 pm
Grace Slick is still cool, in my book. She's done lots of visual art lately.
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2012/06/j...s-painting
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RE: The Pet Peeves Thread
May 31, 2016 at 10:43 pm
The 90s is just the fucking best.
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RE: The Pet Peeves Thread
May 31, 2016 at 10:55 pm
Didn't all great music die in 1979?
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RE: The Pet Peeves Thread
May 31, 2016 at 10:57 pm
(May 31, 2016 at 10:55 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Didn't all great music die in 1979?
No, with the invention of cRAP.
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May 31, 2016 at 10:59 pm
(May 31, 2016 at 10:25 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: I hate the 80s
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80s "fashion". I don't know what happened that decade, what you all were snorting. The big hair, the glittery colours, the shoulder-pads, the mullets, ugh vile.
By far the very worst decade in history for "fashion". I can't even write "fashion" in the same sentence as "The 80s" without quotation marks because of how bad it was.
What's not to like?
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May 31, 2016 at 10:59 pm
When did Robert Pollard come about? I've been liking him lately.
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May 31, 2016 at 11:02 pm
(May 31, 2016 at 10:59 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote: (May 31, 2016 at 10:25 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: I hate the 80s
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80s "fashion". I don't know what happened that decade, what you all were snorting. The big hair, the glittery colours, the shoulder-pads, the mullets, ugh vile.
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RE: The Pet Peeves Thread
May 31, 2016 at 11:07 pm
Yeah, the fashions in the 80s mostly sucked. But I like much of the music.
And something awesome came out of the '80s...
...me.
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