Can we discuss how great the 1990s were?

[Anonymous]

I went to high school in the 90s. I listened to classic rock, grunge rock, and punk (and wu tang). I wore horrible clothing, such as brown corduroy overalls with a cream satin shirt underneath and brown suede boots. I wore no makeup and did not do my hair. Yet I was one of the popular girls who knew everyone and thrived with many many interests. I'm amazed by these fashion girls and wonder how multifaceted they are (not).

[Anonymous]

PP here. I meant these girls today who are so interested in fashion.

[Anonymous]

I was scrolling through 11:49's link and got stuck at the picture of "Uncle Jessie."

I missed a lot of the popular stuff in the early 90's but the list of Nick's shows brought back some memories of sick days on the couch with ds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We used to fly roundtrip to Europe for $350/per person.

Amen, sister.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to high school in the 90s. I listened to classic rock, grunge rock, and punk (and wu tang). I wore horrible clothing, such as brown corduroy overalls with a cream satin shirt underneath and brown suede boots. I wore no makeup and did not do my hair. Yet I was one of the popular girls who knew everyone and thrived with many many interests. I'm amazed by these fashion girls and wonder how multifaceted they are (not).

Yes, and strangely everyone had pubic hair back in the 90s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And there wasn't an Ann Taylor, Potbelly, and Starbucks on every goddamn corner in the world.

Speaking of Ann Taylor, their clothes were actually well made in the 90s

That's another thing missing. Quality has gone to hell in most things.

Oh, come on people, quality had already gone to hell by the 90s!

Maybe compared to some earlier time period, bit relative to now it was the golden ages. My college towels from Kmart were made in the USA - and they're still in great shape 14 years later. Knit shirts weren't all "tissue tees," which meant that they'd last a lot longer than what I can find now. I still have the rare Banana Republic shirts that fit and wear amazingly from 1993. Something has changed with regards to quality and it is not to the consumer's benefit.

Agree with PP. I have things I bought in the mid-late 90s that are still almost like new. My Airwalks for one, I still wear them frequently.

And I preferred Nirvana and the rest of the grunge phase to any of the music in that long playlist. Not sure how this thread got so long without mentioning those. I still have a CD player in my car and spent a 12 hour round trip drive a few weeks ago listening to all my CDs from the 90s....since I stopped buying them in 1999, my car music is stuck on Tori Amos, 10,000 Maniacs, Counting Crows, Green Day, Nirvana, etc. Fabulous car ride.

Yes, this was the music I listened to, too. Way back on page 1 of this thread you will see a pic of young Eddie Vedder that I posted.

[Anonymous]

^^so sorry, page 3 for Eddie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The best thing about the 90s was...

WHFS

The playlist someone posted earlier SUCKS THE ROOT.

Who went to the HFestival?

Where's my Afghan Whigs, my James, my Gang of Four, my Echo and the Bunnymen, my Janes Addiction, my Good Charlotte, my Toad the Wet Sprocket?

I actually attended the first HFestival before it became over commercialized.

[Anonymous]

Remember when Automatic for the People came out? Fucking brilliant. Star Me Kitten, indeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember when Automatic for the People came out? Fucking brilliant. Star Me Kitten, indeed.

Yes. Loved it.

[Anonymous]

Remember. A/S/L

[Anonymous]

We still listened to the radio in the 90s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember. A/S/L

Automatic for the People released 10/5/92:

age: 26
sex: yes, please
location: Pittsburgh, first year of grad school

[Anonymous]

^^I used to love belting out the lyrics to Ignoreland.

1980, 84, 86, 92..2...2

[Anonymous]

^dammit

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