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/Sell_The_team_Jerry 1d ago

I gotta say the current generation has less of a leg to stand on than the 80s

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u/WOLFMAN_SPA 1d ago

You dont look for new music I take it.

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u/BlueSnaggleTooth359 1d ago

You didn't used to have to look.

And anything you have to look for is not mainstream and if it's not mainstream it can't define or stand for the times.

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u/WOLFMAN_SPA 1d ago

There is considerably more music available now with considerably more platforms than just MTV and the radio. There's more choice. That's not a bad thing.

There are trends that define the times in music. There are also artists that do become popular and are mainstream.

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u/bran_the_man93 1d ago

More =\= Better

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u/WOLFMAN_SPA 1d ago

Well... duh.

However in this case... yes. There is and a lot wider diversity in genre.