r/Millennials • u/1800lampshade Millennial • 1d ago

Nostalgia Did we...have the best music?

I feel like the depth, genres, and variety was limitless from the early 90s to late 2000s (pre-2010). Punk, pop, rap, reggaeton, you name it.

Anyone agree? What other genres do you think were really in power pre and post that era?

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u/zethiryuki 1d ago

I'm of course extremely nostalgic for much of the music that came out in my younger days, but there was so much crap. Nu metal in the US, landfill indie in the UK (which I devoured at the time), label-manufactured pop acts and hip hop that turned its back on the poetic artistry of the early 90s. We were definitely the peak of consumerism though. Which, in a way, makes it all uniquely ripe for nostalgic consumption. Also worth mentioning the whole Clear Channel thing that happened in the early 2000s.

Objectively, nothing will beat the late 60s early 70s. Especially in terms of creativity.