If you went to high school between, say, 1985-1991, what was your music?

[Anonymous]

I.e., pre-grunge.

Me:

The Cure
REM
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Smiths
10,000 Maniacs
New Model Army
Echo and the Bunnymen
INXS
U2
Sisters of Mercy

etc.

Never did understand why this music was labeled "alternative."

[Anonymous]

Yes on all those, but also some slightly harder stuff like X, Black Flag, early Replacements, Bad Brains, Husker Du, etc.

[Anonymous]

Metal, hair bands and hard rock. Wouldn't have been caught dead listening to that crap, with the exception of U2. To this day, The Cure is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

[Anonymous]

Many of those plus The Smithereens, Talking Heads, Warren Zevon

[Anonymous]

My older sister graduated in 1991 and I graduated in 1993. We were comparing iPods a few years ago and realized that she had a lot more heavy metal "hair band" music and I had a lot more early grunge because that was what was popular when we were in high school. Our tastes are generally very similar so we found it funny that the two year age difference made such a big difference in our cultural references.

[Anonymous]

George Michael
Poison
Def Leppard
Iron Maiden
Madonna
The Bangles
Bon Jovi
The B-52's
INXS
Guns R Roses
Tiffany
Elton John
Aerosmith

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Metal, hair bands and hard rock. Wouldn't have been caught dead listening to that crap, with the exception of U2. To this day, The Cure is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

op: that's so funny. we went around mocking Warrant, Poison, Motley Crue, Def Leppard etc.

But I did love me Van Halen and Janes Addiction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes on all those, but also some slightly harder stuff like X, Black Flag, early Replacements, Bad Brains, Husker Du, etc.

OP: I did Black Flag and Husker Du. Also Circle Jerks, the Clash (by then retro) and Sex Pistols (also Retro). Did like the Replacements a lot.

[Anonymous]

U2, INXS, Madonna, REM.

[Anonymous]

Tears for Fears
U2
Cinderella
Led Zeppelin

I graduated in 89. My husband (then boyfriend) loved Iron Maiden....to this day I want to stick pencils in my ears when I hear them.

[Anonymous]

The Cure
REM
Echo and the Bunnymen
Depeche Mode
U2
ABC
Devo
Violent Femmes
ZZ Top
Talking Heads
The Clash
XTC
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Sting
Squeeze
Pink Floyd
Go-gos

Well, that is what is still on my play list (plus all those great one hit wonders)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes on all those, but also some slightly harder stuff like X, Black Flag, early Replacements, Bad Brains, Husker Du, etc.

OP: I did Black Flag and Husker Du. Also Circle Jerks, the Clash (by then retro) and Sex Pistols (also Retro). Did like the Replacements a lot.

Dead Milkmen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I.e., pre-grunge.

Me:

The Cure
REM
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Smiths
10,000 Maniacs
New Model Army
Echo and the Bunnymen
INXS
U2
Sisters of Mercy

etc.

Never did understand why this music was labeled "alternative."

REM, Fine Young Cannibals, Go West, the Pretty Woman soundrack, Milli Vanilli, Madonna, Paula Abdul, Stevie B, Mariah Carey, C+C Music Factory, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Bryan Adams, and of course Vanilla Ice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Cure
REM
Echo and the Bunnymen
Depeche Mode
U2
ABC
Devo
Violent Femmes
ZZ Top
Talking Heads
The Clash
XTC
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Sting
Squeeze
Pink Floyd
Go-gos

Well, that is what is still on my play list (plus all those great one hit wonders)

LOL that's all still on my iPod too. I love XTC.

[Anonymous]

Have you ever heard the song "1985" from Bowling for Soup?