tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post3802405314684791662..comments2024-03-27T09:00:32.195-05:00Comments on The Signal Watch: Uncovered 90's! Pics of My High School Years BedroomThe Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-69567584907194514492017-10-09T00:26:11.889-05:002017-10-09T00:26:11.889-05:00I don't know if I'd describe my relationsh...I don't know if I'd describe my relationship to Jane's Addiction in exactly those terms, but it's close enough. I was the younger brother, and so I was introduced to Jane's Addiction (and a host of bands) via my brother, and my brother's network. So I suppose I would have stopped short at thinking there was anything unique about me and that band. I think I genuinely associated liking a band with a sort of secret handshake more than "my thing" because I so seldom was first in. But I do remember finding out friends weren't going to tolerate Jane's Addiction and kind of being a bit smug about it (and definitely dismissing their complaints).<br /><br />That said, I certainly remember the phenomenon. Especially when I moved from Austin to Spring and had a few occasions where I'd attempt to talk about a band with someone I'd learned was a fan and they'd shut me down, making it clear "this is my band and you don't get them." Which, of course, any concert experience will tell you "that is not how this works".<br /><br />I liked Pretty Hate Machine well, but just wasn't angry enough for long enough to feel NiN was *my* band, and at some point (Closer) I just thought they'd become a parody of themselves. I liked Nirvana okay, but hadn't heard of them prior to seeing them on 120 minutes just as Nevermind was released. Still, I wasn't all that into what they were doing and still wonder what people would really have thought of them had they not had such a dramatic ending. <br /><br />Smashing Pumpkins I saw live a couple times and they've got a place in my heart. And they put on a great show. I'll still listen to a single here or there, but they were so huge so fast...<br /><br />What I really remember was the overnight co-option of College Rock with the label "Alternative" and suddenly it was a product. Which culminated in me standing behind a counter at Camelot records in 1997 and two high school girls coming in and asking me to settle a bet: should Jimi Hendrix be categorized as "Alternative"?<br /><br />I kicked them out and told them they could come back when understood why that question was nonsense.<br /><br />I think about the "would I have gone berserk for this band in a different way if I heard them when I was 14 or 15?" from time to time, and I think I would have been insufferable about the first two or three Arcade Fire records. The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-60451039576029976802017-10-08T22:32:31.365-05:002017-10-08T22:32:31.365-05:00A question I like to ask people is: "What was...A question I like to ask people is: "What was the last band that affected you when you were young and naive enough to think they were speaking directly to you, and you understand them on a different level than the millions of other people who listen to them?"<br /><br />For me there's an obvious answer: Jane's Addiction. That 2nd album was just unstoppable.<br /><br />Most of my just-slightly-younger friends say NiN, and a little younger you'll see Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, etc.Fantomenoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943650057872740425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-78513112657750888082017-10-08T22:06:25.457-05:002017-10-08T22:06:25.457-05:00Well, I hope that's a positiveWell, I hope that's a positiveThe Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-75092191856115941932017-10-08T19:22:16.349-05:002017-10-08T19:22:16.349-05:00This post reminds me of the good ol' LoM days....This post reminds me of the good ol' LoM days.<br />RHPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617999946778955502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-29839190399966930512017-10-08T14:08:58.284-05:002017-10-08T14:08:58.284-05:00Emotional immaturity, a 6'3" frame and la...Emotional immaturity, a 6'3" frame and lady-troubles. Not angry at someone, but angry about something. High school!<br /><br />So, no. No fists through walls since.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-25673763260309420832017-10-08T11:54:16.056-05:002017-10-08T11:54:16.056-05:00I think by the time we had started dating your mot...I think by the time we had started dating your mother had replaced your posters with your old artwork from high school. Which, while not the look you were going for here, was kind of a neat idea. I enjoyed looking at it.<br /><br />And while I'm sure I've heard the story before, I can't recall what actually lead to your fist going through the wall. I'm glad you have not done that in this house.mcsteanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340293646440856741noreply@blogger.com