The 90's worst fads?

[Major Harris]

What do you guys think were the worst "fads" of the 90's. Looking at my junior high yearbook, i'd say it was, hands down, pegging your pants. you take a perfectly nice pair of pants, peg them, and make them high waters. socks pulled up....uggh.

honorable mentions go to the cardigan sweater, big poofy hair on the females, and the "philly" hairstyle.

[TK]

Nirvana.

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by TK-IV II I
Nirvana.

i liked nirvana, but you might be on to something there.....the flannel that followed was awful.

[Painkiller]

Originally posted by dviands


i liked nirvana, but you might be on to something there.....the flannel that followed was awful.

I was going to suggest the Flannel shirts. Kind of fit the whole drab grunge rock thing pretty well though. Aside from a few select albums, that whole Genre was pretty much a throwaway.

[Huly]

One hit wonders!

[prophet]

wearing clothes backwards, overalls, folding jean legs, and da mullet.

i pretty much liked everything else

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by Painkiller


I was going to suggest the Flannel shirts. Kind of fit the whole drab grunge rock thing pretty well though. Aside from a few select albums, that whole Genre was pretty much a throwaway.

2 of those select albums belong to nirvana.

pearl jam "ten."

the rest is garbage.

[ntotoro]

Originally posted by TK-IV II I
Nirvana.

I think you can now close this thread... ;) :cheers:

[Henry]

Originally posted by TK-IV II I
Nirvana.

Got it in one. :)

[Dallsux]

Originally posted by TK-IV II I
Nirvana.


AMEN! :applause: :notworthy

[The Evil Genius]

Fanny packs and back pack purses.

Neither sex could pull them off and unfortunately - they are still here in 2005.


:doh:

[The Evil Genius]

You guys are nuts about Nirvana...

[dks1240]

TEG, the fanny packet has to win hands down.


but dont forget the McHammer pants too.

[TheDoyler23]

M. C. Hammer pants

[RonJeremy]

Originally posted by dviands
What do you guys think were the worst "fads" of the 90's. Looking at my junior high yearbook, i'd say it was, hands down, pegging your pants. you take a perfectly nice pair of pants, peg them, and make them high waters. socks pulled up....uggh.

honorable mentions go to the cardigan sweater, big poofy hair on the females, and the "philly" hairstyle.

Those styles mentioned were in my yearbooks from the 80's??

Oh, I see you are from West Virigina...I guess it is true about being 10 years behind!
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[TheDoyler23]

Oh, and dont forget about swing music. ugh.

[SkinsNut73]

Beanie Babies - one of the dumbest fads I've ever seen in my life. People went absolutely insane over that crap....


...and thankfully I don't have to hear anyone say "Wasssssssssssssssssuuuuuuuuuuppppp" anymore ...

[SKINtil8tin]

Dancing in a club and yelling "PARTY OVER HERE"...........then having someone answer you! :doh:

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by RonJeremy


Those styles mentioned were in my yearbooks from the 80's??

Oh, I see you are from West Virigina...I guess it is true about being 10 years behind!
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well, i was in jr. high from '89-92, so maybe there was some carryover. or maybe we are behind.
not to change the subject, but have you guys tried pepsi clear yet?

:)

[bofluid]

Originally posted by dviands


2 of those select albums belong to nirvana.

pearl jam "ten."

the rest is garbage.

Alice In Chains > Soundgarden >>>>>>>>>> Pearl Jam > Nirvana

[The Evil Genius]

Originally posted by dviands


well, i was in jr. high from '89-92, so maybe there was some carryover. or maybe we are behind.
not to change the subject, but have you guys tried pepsi clear yet?

:)


DVIANDS,

My aunt is a/the guidance counselor up in that area - they live in Kearneysville - but not sure what high school it was at - my cousin is now a teacher up there too...

What HS did you go to?

[The Evil Genius]

If you want to talk about a fad - then boys bands, Hanson, Spice Girls would be proper - grunge isn't a fad because it was never a "new thing" and its still alive now.

[RyansRangers]

The Group Kris Kross or cris cross and thier ablum jump

[RonJeremy]

Originally posted by SkinsNut73
...and thankfully I don't have to hear anyone say "Wasssssssssssssssssuuuuuuuuuuppppp" anymore ...

Ahh man! I knew Waassssssssssuuuuuuupppppp!!! was over when my MOM used it once. I was standing there thinking...:wtf: :doh:

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by T.E.G.



DVIANDS,

My aunt is a/the guidance counselor up in that area - they live in Kearneysville - but not sure what high school it was at - my cousin is now a teacher up there too...

What HS did you go to?

i grew up in kearneysville. there's only one high school, jefferson high school. what are their names?

small world....

boy bands would have to be high on the list as well.

[Rypien 91]

Originally posted by dviands


well, i was in jr. high from '89-92, so maybe there was some carryover. or maybe we are behind.
not to change the subject, but have you guys tried pepsi clear yet?

:)

I actually liked that. The big bangs...:doh:

[Mr. S]

anyone remember pogs? That was one of the shortest lived it seems, my 5th grade year, 94-95. Came in and out all within a year, sorta humorous.

I think the worst was the boy bands, and the explosion in pop music that still continues today. If only someone had stopped it back then...

[Buford]

Hyper-Color

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by bofluid


Alice In Chains > Soundgarden >>>>>>>>>> Pearl Jam > Nirvana

my opinion>>>>>>>>>>>your opinion


j/k.

never got into alice at all. i always liked soundgarden, but never owned any of their albums.

[The Evil Genius]

I think Layne Staley (and Alice in Chains) got more popular when he died (was that last year?). Same with Sublime and perhaps, even, Nirvana.

All 3 were great bands - with talented lead singers.

[The Evil Genius]

Originally posted by TheDoyler23
Oh, and dont forget about swing music. ugh.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

[dks1240]

the macarena.

vanilla ice.

new kids on the block.

saved by the bell.

those cheesey backgrounds they use to make us get for our school pictures with lasers and bright colors and neon streaks and so on.

[BIGGS_DADDY]

Cross Colors Jeans.

[bofluid]

Originally posted by dviands


my opinion>>>>>>>>>>>your opinion


j/k.

never got into alice at all. i always liked soundgarden, but never owned any of their albums.

:laugh: You should try to pick up Superunknown by Soundgarden used. It'll be dirt cheap, but it truly is a great album.


Originally posted by T.E.G.
I think Layne Staley (and Alice in Chains) got more popular when he died (was that last year?). Same with Sublime and perhaps, even, Nirvana.

All 3 were great bands - with talented lead singers.

I don't know about AIC getting bigger after Layne's death. The band was inactive for years before his death. His drug addiction also prevented AIC from touring for long periods of time. I'd say they peaked in popularity sometime in between 92 and 96.

[Cannon2]

Every D-Bag being a Cowgirls/Bulls fan

[zoony]

were acidwash jeans the 90s or was that the 80s?

:puke:

[TheDoyler23]

Originally posted by dks1240
saved by the bell.

What did you say!?! :twitch:

just kidding.

[Joeythetapeworm]

My vote goes to the Tamigatchi(spelling?) and the whole "digital pets" fad. A beeping electronic piece of junk is arguably dumber than a pet rock.

[Soliloquy]

Originally posted by Bufford
Hyper-Color
I had one of them shirts in the late 80's.
Don't knock it, it made it easy to get girls to touch you...

[Mufumonk]

Originally posted by dviands
What do you guys think were the worst "fads" of the 90's. Looking at my junior high yearbook, i'd say it was, hands down, pegging your pants. you take a perfectly nice pair of pants, peg them, and make them high waters. socks pulled up....uggh.

honorable mentions go to the cardigan sweater, big poofy hair on the females, and the "philly" hairstyle.

Pinching your pants started in the 80's. Anyone that still did it in the 90's had issues :D

[Mufumonk]

Originally posted by Painkiller


I was going to suggest the Flannel shirts. Kind of fit the whole drab grunge rock thing pretty well though. Aside from a few select albums, that whole Genre was pretty much a throwaway.

Blasphemy.

[Mufumonk]

Originally posted by bofluid


Alice In Chains > Soundgarden >>>>>>>>>> Pearl Jam > Nirvana

Thank you.

A few other noteworthy bands of the genre were the Melvins, and Mudhoney.

[Mufumonk]

Originally posted by bofluid


:laugh: You should try to pick up Superunknown by Soundgarden used. It'll be dirt cheap, but it truly is a great album.



I don't know about AIC getting bigger after Layne's death. The band was inactive for years before his death. His drug addiction also prevented AIC from touring for long periods of time. I'd say they peaked in popularity sometime in between 92 and 96.

Right around the time their Unplugged set came out. Even then, Layne was so far gone it was heartbreaking. That performance is one of the best/saddest things I've ever seen.

[Mufumonk]

Originally posted by dviands


i liked nirvana, but you might be on to something there.....the flannel that followed was awful.

I still have tons of flannel shirts sitting in the closet from '92-'96. They will rise again!

[Alvin_Walton40]

Giant Oakley thermo stickers for your car or truck.

Mountain biking

Roller blading

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by Mufumonk


Pinching your pants started in the 80's. Anyone that still did it in the 90's had issues :D

for us here in WV, it started in the late 80's (for me it was '88 or '89....) and carried over in to the very early 90's. i stopped in '91.
i guess i had issues. no surprise there.:)

[Jody]

I love flannel.

It will never go out of style!

Hey, I don't live in L.A., and I work for a living.

[Doozinbrah]

Yeah unfortunately for Alice in Chains, Layne Staley was all strung out. Man, they cranked out some good music. In my opinion they are probably one of the most underated bands of the last 25 years.

[Buford]

Originally posted by Soliloquy

I had one of them shirts in the late 80's.
Don't knock it, it made it easy to get girls to touch you...
after the 1st wash, they were wrecked.


but I guess you didn't care....you were just wearing neon pink or green.

[Soliloquy]

Originally posted by Bufford

after the 1st wash, they were wrecked.


but I guess you didn't care....you were just wearing neon pink or green.
Mine worked for near on a year, and it faded to a dark green, not neon.
:whoknows:
No worries.

[carter23]

Originally posted by dks1240


saved by the bell.



are you kidding? one of the best shows ever

[chomerics]

Man, you guys really don't like the Seattle grunge movement in music huh. . .

I do remember a few of those fad things in the 90's

Tamaguchi (the little electronic keychain people who would die on you)

The Heeeyyyy Macarana song

Furby's

Tribal band tatoos. I never understood this one. I mean in about 30 years, the barb-wire arm tatoo will look like a picket fence ;)

Allright, now who is singing the Macarana in their head, I know I am :doh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[big z]

The 90's worst fads?


the bandwagon cowboy fans...

[Jimbo]

BARNY!!! :doh:

[Ænima]

Pokemon.

[a_good_brotha]

I thought Used jeans were bad. I never understood why anybody paid $70 for a pair of pants with holes in them. Speaking of pants, I hated when people wore sweats with one leg pulled up and the other leg down.

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by Mufumonk


I still have tons of flannel shirts sitting in the closet from '92-'96. They will rise again!

so do i, man, so do i.....:doh:

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by ChocolateCitySkin
Cross Colors, Slap Bracelets, Quad-City Djs, Zinc Coppertone on your Nose, Polly Shore, Polly Shore, Polly Shore, Neon Colors, Umbro Shorts...

ahh, umbro shorts. the good ol' hUMphrey BROthers. i had several questionable selections in my umbro wardrobe. i had a pair that came w/ a warning label to not stare directly at them.. .ok, not really, but man, were they some BRIGHT yellow. i also had a multi-colored pair. one leg was orange and blue, the other white and green, WTF???

[Cdowwe]

clinton

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by Cdowwe
clinton

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

where will this lead us?

[Sarge]

Originally posted by Cdowwe
clinton

Yeah buddy.

And rap

[zoony]

:doh: :doh: :doh:

http://porktornado.diaryland.com/images/zipzaprap1.jpg

[Renegade7]

Originally posted by Sarge


Yeah buddy.

And rap

BOO!!! GET OFF THE STAGE!!!

My little sister had one beanie baby for every single strand of hair on her head. "Come play with me and Ducky." "NO!!!" Boi, am I glad those days are dead. And Waaaaaaassssssuuuuppp isn't dead yet. I won't let it die yet. ;)

[ironmic]

Olde English 800 and St. Ives

[MaddogCT]

Whiney bands. ie Bush...Emenim
Seinfeld
Nirvana
Rush Limbaugh
Contract w/ America
Boy Bands
ReHab
Goth
anything-"gate"


:logo:

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by MaddogCT
Whiney bands. ie Bush...Emenim
Seinfeld

:logo:

seinfeld, you must be joking! ;)

eminem, a whiney band? :doh:

[Prosperity]

+http://www.angelfire.com/al/aserio/images/macarenaword.jpg

[Spaceman Spiff]

How the hell are you all justifying Nirvana? Maybe if you're talking about all the flannel crap that spawned because of it, and that whole look, yeah. But as far as music goes...can't really hate, one of the more influential bands...Pearl Jam and Nirvana helped kill 80's hair metal...you decide.

[stupidsuck]

going early in the decade here

http://www.astimeexpires.com/zubaz2.jpg


zubaz pants


and

http://www.puffingod.ca/Images/Articles/Top%2010/Themes%20-%20Fresh%20Prince.jpg


Rappers wearing bright neon colors and not rapping about weed, hoes or money.


and the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air for that matter

[Mufumonk]

Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff
Pearl Jam and Nirvana helped kill 80's hair metal...you decide.

And thank God for that. We should all be thankful for this.

[ntotoro]

Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff
Pearl Jam and Nirvana helped kill 80's hair metal...you decide.

Hair Metal, as far as the genre goes, was already dead and eating itself. I hate all this BS talk that acts as if Grunge killed Hair Metal. It was already dead. There just wasn't anything else out there for record labels to use and abuse until the next fad came along. Suddenly Grunge comes into the picture and record labels now have their new poster boys.

It's the same with every genre of Rock that comes along. You have a few bands in the "A" category... the originators of the scene. Think Van Halen, Def Leppard, etcetera. You have a couple bands who are kinda' like the best ones and they're the "B" bands. Think Dokken, Bon Jovi, etcetera. You have the most watered-down versions and those are the "C" bands. Think Enuff Z'nuff, Firehouse, etcetera.

By that time, the record labels have pretty much dried up the scene and killed it, all the while waiting for the next trend. That happened to be Grunge. Unfortunately, it meant that actually knowing how to play your instrument took a back seat for the next ten years or so and it's now becoming en vogue again to be technically proficient. Unfortunately, the difference between the haves and have-nots is the greatest it ever has been in terms of ability.

Nick

[Mufumonk]

Originally posted by ntotoro


Hair Metal, as far as the genre goes, was already dead and eating itself. I hate all this BS talk that acts as if Grunge killed Hair Metal. It was already dead. There just wasn't anything else out there for record labels to use and abuse until the next fad came along. Suddenly Grunge comes into the picture and record labels now have their new poster boys.

It's the same with every genre of Rock that comes along. You have a few bands in the "A" category... the originators of the scene. Think Van Halen, Def Leppard, etcetera. You have a couple bands who are kinda' like the best ones and they're the "B" bands. Think Dokken, Bon Jovi, etcetera. You have the most watered-down versions and those are the "C" bands. Think Enuff Z'nuff, Firehouse, etcetera.

By that time, the record labels have pretty much dried up the scene and killed it, all the while waiting for the next trend. That happened to be Grunge. Unfortunately, it meant that actually knowing how to play your instrument took a back seat for the next ten years or so and it's now becoming en vogue again to be technically proficient. Unfortunately, the difference between the haves and have-nots is the greatest it ever has been in terms of ability.

Nick

I'll take meaningful music with thought provoking lyrics and emotional vocals over "technical proficiency" anyday. Especially over absolute ****e like this:

You got the peaches, I got the cream
Sweet to taste, saccharine
'Cos I'm hot, say what, sticky sweet
From my head, my head, to my feet

[halter91]

No Fear stickers on your car. You mean pegging your pants is out?

Worse fad ever was the flouresent shoe laces!

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by halter91
You mean pegging your pants is out?



it's coming back man. i showed it to one of the 7th grade students where i work, and he rocked it all day. loved it.

[flyingtiger1013]

Grunge everything, especially the so-called "music".

[Mr. S]

Originally posted by stupidsuck


Rappers wearing bright neon colors and not rapping about weed, hoes or money.



im not a fan of rap, but i can tolerate late 80s and early-mid 90s rap only cause they rapped about something more meaningful than weed, hoes, and money.

now im not sure if girls still use the stuff, but anyone who grew up in the 90s remember all the hello kitty stuff, that got annoying by all the girls waay too fast.

[ntotoro]

Originally posted by Mufumonk


I'll take meaningful music with thought provoking lyrics and emotional vocals over "technical proficiency" anyday. Especially over absolute ****e like this:

You got the peaches, I got the cream
Sweet to taste, saccharine
'Cos I'm hot, say what, sticky sweet
From my head, my head, to my feet


Def Leppard isn't my definition of technical proficiency, just a producer with a tend to have aural/sonic perfection.

Not everyone finds meaning in the lyrics of the Grunge era, either, you know.

Nick

[bofluid]

Originally posted by dviands


ahh, umbro shorts. the good ol' hUMphrey BROthers. i had several questionable selections in my umbro wardrobe. i had a pair that came w/ a warning label to not stare directly at them.. .ok, not really, but man, were they some BRIGHT yellow. i also had a multi-colored pair. one leg was orange and blue, the other white and green, WTF???

Man, I still wear those things around my house. Never in public, but I do still rock them. My excuse, if I have one, is that I grew up playing soccer.


But what about those old "Surfstyle" (I think that's the brand name) paper thin windbreakers. I remember every kid used to come back from the beach rocking one of these crimes of fashion in some gaudy ass purple or yellow color. That might just have been in my area though. You never really know growing up in Waldorf.

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by ntotoro


Not everyone finds meaning in the lyrics of the Grunge era, either, you know.

Nick

i'll take all the blame
aqua seafoam shame
sunburn to freezer burn
choking on the ashes of a runaway.


how do you not see the meaning in that?:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by bofluid


Man, I still wear those things around my house. Never in public, but I do still rock them. My excuse, if I have one, is that I grew up playing soccer.


But what about those old "Surfstyle" (I think that's the brand name) paper thin windbreakers. I remember every kid used to come back from the beach rocking one of these crimes of fashion in some gaudy ass purple or yellow color. That might just have been in my area though. You never really know growing up in Waldorf.

wasn't just your area. we had them here too. not "We" as in i owned one though......

[rdsknbill]

Girls with BIG hair.
Seriously. They had so much crap in their hair that you could cut your hand open if you touched it . :doh:

[Mufumonk]

Originally posted by dviands


not "We" as in i owned one though......

Still have one in your closet don't you............

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by Mufumonk


Still have one in your closet don't you............

nah, i don't have ONE.........

[ntotoro]

Originally posted by dviands


i'll take all the blame
aqua seafoam shame
sunburn to freezer burn
choking on the ashes of a runaway.


how do you not see the meaning in that?:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

It must be so deep that my feeble mind can't comprehend it... ;) :laugh:

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by ntotoro


It must be so deep that my feeble mind can't comprehend it... ;) :laugh:

you can sit next to me on the feeble train. i like nirvana, but i didn't get all of their lyrics. that was definitely one that made me go :whoknows:.

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by ChocolateCitySkin
Oh wait how bout Starter Jackets :)

that's a good one. i'm SO glad that my mom never wanted to plop down the money for those things.

[SkinsBry]

Originally posted by ChocolateCitySkin
Honestly, make fun of "HEYYYYYYYY BUDDDDDDDDYYYY"

I can't believe that *****clown made more than 1 movie.

Encino Man
Son In Law
Jury Duty
In The Army Now
Bio Dome

I can't believe I know that.

[bofluid]

Originally posted by SkinsBry
In The Army Now

That's a big time guilty pleasure of mine. Andy Dick is hilarious to me for some reason.

[bcl05]

Amen to swing. The whole swing music/cigar bars/martini craze I thought was pretty silly. People 20yrs old were nostalgic for something they never saw? So affected and annoying...

[Spaceman Spiff]

Originally posted by ntotoro


Hair Metal, as far as the genre goes, was already dead and eating itself. I hate all this BS talk that acts as if Grunge killed Hair Metal. It was already dead. There just wasn't anything else out there for record labels to use and abuse until the next fad came along. Suddenly Grunge comes into the picture and record labels now have their new poster boys.

It's the same with every genre of Rock that comes along. You have a few bands in the "A" category... the originators of the scene. Think Van Halen, Def Leppard, etcetera. You have a couple bands who are kinda' like the best ones and they're the "B" bands. Think Dokken, Bon Jovi, etcetera. You have the most watered-down versions and those are the "C" bands. Think Enuff Z'nuff, Firehouse, etcetera.

By that time, the record labels have pretty much dried up the scene and killed it, all the while waiting for the next trend. That happened to be Grunge. Unfortunately, it meant that actually knowing how to play your instrument took a back seat for the next ten years or so and it's now becoming en vogue again to be technically proficient. Unfortunately, the difference between the haves and have-nots is the greatest it ever has been in terms of ability.

Nick



Well, we can agree to disagree. I think it kinda went hand in hand...80's hair music became so rediculous, like a parody of itself. Grunge music helped the suicide.

And just because you might not be a fan of grunge music doesn't mean they were "technically proficient" with their instruments. Kurt was an adequate guitar player, he did what was necessary, nothing more, nothing less. Grunge music wasn't about processed and over produced guitar with bad guitar tone ala Van Halen. It wasn't about showing off. Although guitarists like Thayil and Cantrell were still pretty badass.

[Pete]

It's funny, a few have brought up the "flannel" shirts, and the "grunge" style of dressing being from the 90's. It actually was made popular by Bruce in the mid 70's. Can't remember what album cover it was, and I'm too lazy to go look.

He got it from bikers, who had been dressing like that in the north east for a long time...............flannel hangin out of the ol leather jacket, two days of groath on the mug, shabby jeans.

:cheers:

[Major Harris]

Originally posted by Pete
It's funny, a few have brought up the "flannel" shirts, and the "grunge" style of dressing being from the 90's. It actually was made popular by Bruce in the mid 70's. Can't remember what album cover it was, and I'm too lazy to go look.

He got it from bikers, who had been dressing like that in the north east for a long time...............flannel hangin out of the ol leather jacket, two days of groath on the mug, shabby jeans.

:cheers:

almost all fads are re-runs of some sort. that's why i'm hanging on to my hot pink surfstyle jacket that i don't own. :paranoid:

[Pete]

Originally posted by dviands


almost all fads are re-runs of some sort. that's why i'm hanging on to my hot pink surfstyle jacket that i don't own. :paranoid:

So true. It's a constant cycle. Look at how the young girls dress now. Like hip huggers are a new thing:laugh: It's so common in fassion, it's scarey.

Another old fad that is commin on strong....................

Bobbers........bobbed motorcycles. In these times of 50k custom choppers, the old style "custom" bikes from the 50's are back. Flat black, lowered hard tail, and hand shifter on the side of the tank.

Look at all the cars that have come out with that "retro" look.

:cheers:

[Mufumonk]

Originally posted by Pete
It's funny, a few have brought up the "flannel" shirts, and the "grunge" style of dressing being from the 90's. It actually was made popular by Bruce in the mid 70's. Can't remember what album cover it was, and I'm too lazy to go look.

He got it from bikers, who had been dressing like that in the north east for a long time...............flannel hangin out of the ol leather jacket, two days of groath on the mug, shabby jeans.

:cheers:

Grunge fans in the Pacific Northwest believed that the media gave excessive importance to the clothing worn by grunge musicians and fans, along with other aspects of the local culture. Clothing commonly worn by grunge fans in the Northwest in its early years was a blend of the punk aesthetic with the typical outdoorsy clothing (most notably flannel shirts) of the region. The "fashion" did not evolve out of a conscious attempt to create an appealing fashion, but due to the inexpensiveness of such clothes and the warmth that they provided for the cold climate of the region. The media, rather than focusing on the music, would give this fashion a heavy amount of exposure. In the early 1990s, the fashion industry marketed "grunge fashion" to a widespread audience, charging relatively high prices for clothing that they assumed to be popular in the grunge scene. Similarly, the media would view grunge as a whole culture, assuming it to be Generation X's attempt to create a culture similar to the hippie counterculture of the previous generation. Rather than focus on the music, much of the media focused on other superficial aspects of the musicians and fans. An interesting case of this superficiality backfiring on the media was the grunge speak hoax, which caused The New York Times to print a fake list of slang terms that supposedly were used in the grunge scene. This was later proven to be a prank by Sub Pop's Megan Jasper. The excesses of this media hype would also be documented in the 1996 documentary Hype!.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge_music#endnote_ref8)

[MaddogCT]

Originally posted by dviands


seinfeld, you must be joking! ;)

eminem, a whiney band? :doh:

Nope. No Joke. ;)

Ok Eminem isn't a band, but he whines too much.

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[SkinsFanMania]

The two worst fads of the 90's were Norv Turner and Heath Shuler.

Nothing else comes close.

Hopefully there are no reruns of these 2.

[Whatchamacallit23]

Originally posted by CowboyzSuckAzz



AMEN! :applause: :notworthy

Admit it...you can tell the guys on here that there are a few Nirvana songs that you'll listen to. :laugh: