I never could get into Nirvana or grunge, despite going to HS in the South Sound in the early 90's. I've listened to it more in SingStar and Karaoke than I ever did growing up. I got into rap later (though I couldn't have a conversation like this with any of the stuff I like), so I'm a bit out on Public Enemy. But I love me some Johnny (but mostly, ironically, the stuff my dad calls "before he found religion", as if it's hide-and-seek or something
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I was in my aunt's grey 90 Taurus heading east on 78th street by Fred Meyer's on highway 99 in Vancouver the first time I heard Alive by Pearl Jam. I thought that band would be my Led Zeppelin. I was disappointed in how that turned out, but between Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden and others the early 90s were awesome to me.
I HATED RAP AT THAT TIME..............still don't like 99 percent of rap but Public Enemy is amazing. I don't like it but I guess things happen that way (to steal a line from one of many amazing Johnny Cash songs)
If you want to see me dork out to the fullest, you should see me in my car singing the entire song the highwayman. I love doing the Willie Nelson part the best. Total dorkfest.
I read some posts later here about going to La Luna, I was there all the time. Getting yelled at by the security guard who looked like a fat Elvis. I was in the mosh pit tearing things up man. Either that or sitting on a couch in the balcony or hitting on 17 year old girls...good times.
For some reason a few bands stick out that I remember there...Weezer when Rivers or whatever the lead singer's name is was drunk as hell.
Gravity Kills, I remember the keyboard was on a three legged hydraulic machine that was awesome. L7 put on some great shows, hung out in the parking lot with them and remember one of the girls riding a fold up bicycle. Primitive Radio Gods was the one concert I remember leaving before it was over...sucked.
There were more, probably great ones that I am forgetting....good damn times.
