I know for sure that my generation had the best music.
I was born in 1974, right in the middle of what would be Generation X. Forgive me if you’ve heard me say this before, but the first record I bought with my own money (from a birthday or holiday) was Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” when I was six. I played it on my plastic record player along with songs from Dumbo and turn-the-page books. That must have started my love of music.
Back then there was good music on the radio, so I didn’t buy a lot of music until middle school. I never listened to what most of my friends were listening to. They were listening to hair bands while I was listening to the New Wave music I discovered from Centenary College’s radio station.
Along with college radio, after watching Pretty in Pink, I bought the soundtrack right away. I credit that soundtrack with getting me through middle school. I still listen to those songs. INXS, New Order, Psychedelic Furs, The Smiths, and Echo and the Bunnymen — shut up right now. It doesn’t get better than that.
My kids are Gen Z. The music they listen to is weird. My son listens to some good stuff, but most of the other stuff is autotuned to death and the lyrics are garbage. I know every generation thinks they had the best music — and I would say the Boomers had The Beatles and they influenced everyone I listen to — the 60s had amazing music. My generation benefited from all of that, so there’s that. But this generation’s musicians have taken none of those cues. I listen to a lot of Adult Alternative bands, but they’re Millenials.
So, yeah. We had the best music.
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