DANK MEMES

**ignatius** · March 21

prdctvsm · March 22

**ignatius** · March 27

**auxien** · March 28

I don't know if the '90s are synonomous with Rap, of course rap was huge then but it's even bigger now. Rap makes up maybe 30% of the '90s "musical credit". Today, it's more like 60%. The '00s are synonomous with Rap, Nu Metal, "Dirrrty pop" and Emo, the '90s are synonomous with Rap, Grunge, Alternative Rock, R&B, Boy bands/girl groups (hate to say it), Britpop, etc.

In fact, the 80's themselves were very a suburban atmosphere in general, whereas in the 90's and even moreso today, there seems to be a trend back toward city life. Malls have become slightly less popular than they were in 1985.

Interesting. Are you saying the "big city" influence is partly what pushed alternative rock to the forefront around 1993-ish? That makes sense, because I always sensed a real "suburban" vibe about 80's arena rock. It's like teenage party music with a backdrop in a John Hughes movie, or for hanging out at the mall (although new wave seems like perfect "mall" music to me!). ~~eah, even though rap is synonymous with the 90's, if we looked at it circa 1991, I bet there were people thinking it was another cheesy 80's thing! Especially the Will Smith/MC Hammer type pop/rap.~~
Grunge and rap, now that you mention it, sort of have more of that "inner city" feel about them (well, grunge is more like disaffected suburban kids, but you get the idea!). Take a movie like Singles, or Reality Bites, and that seems more like an accurate snapshot of 90's rock life.
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Yeah, the '80s had a very "suburban" feel to them. The '90s was kind of a mix of suburban and urban, but the '00s are a totally urban sort of atmosphere.

P.S. Do you notice a '90s atmosphere? It's hard to explain, but it's a different atmosphere than the '00s. The '90s atmosphere seems sort of cluttered, but bleak too, whereas the '00s atmosphere seems more open and bare. I'm talking primarily about inside houses and buildings.