Music to slit your wrists to

[annwfyn]

So, I'm listening to '90s indie music (of some description) tonight, and remembering what it was like to be seventeen again.* And I'm finding all kinds of songs which I loved when I was about seventeen, and so am sharing them with you lots.

OK. So the Cranberries aren't really indie, are they? But I loved that song anyway. I also think that the Garbage song might have somehow seeped into my consciousness on a deeper level than I initially realized, because I've certainly lived large chunks of my life (both pretend and otherwise) with that as my mantra.

So, those are the songs of my adolescence. What music did you absolutely love when you were seventeen? And do you still like it?




*This also has a lot to do with the fact that I'm doing a couple of scenes as Rio who's soundtrack is made up of a lot of '90s indie music. But that's a different story.

Comments

[raggedhalo.livejournal.com]

Most of this is Britpop, rather than straight indie. The Cranberries are probably a straightforward rock or indie-rock band.

As for what I liked when I was seventeen, I remember Symposium, A, Placebo, Blur, Tiger, and a multitude of tiny little bands I heard on the Evening Session on Radio 1. Happy times.

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

Bah. I suck at labels. It was music that got you labelled an indie kid when I was ickle. I did love Blur as well, and even some early Oasis, although I stopped liking them after Wonderwall came out and I felt like I was drowning in that damn song.

The odd thing is that when I was younger, my tastes were very solidly rock/metal, and I really identified as a little metal chick. And then when I got older, I went back to that. But for this strange period in my life I listened to Britpop (or whatever you call it) a lot. I think it was because it was the music being played at the festivals and clubs and pubs I went to, which I think is where a lot of my good memories come from.

I have nothing by the Levellers up there. This makes me sad. How did I forget them?

[raggedhalo.livejournal.com]

I guess Britpop was this very specific sub-genre of indie; characterised by optimism and stupid haircuts*. A bit of a change from the shoegazing of the early 90s or that whole "Madchester" thing.

Incidentally, I love that you've included Ladykillers by Lush. I funking love that song.


*: I guess most youth-focused musical styles are characterised by stupid haircuts!

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

It was totally my favourite song when it first came out. Like...bar none. I adored it. I think I still do.

I don't think that the Happy Mondays had hair that was any less silly! And they had Bez as well!

[lslaw.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what I liked at seventeen. I have no idea when seventeen was, because my memory is a weird and highly fallible mishmash of events with moments of blinding, crystal clarity (mostly the humiliating ones). I certainly liked most of these songs... in fact, all but one (I don't know the Bluetone) are among my favourites of that era, which is not far off.

1994 I would have been seventeen. At that stage, it was probably ten-to-twenty year old guitar rock (a lot of Queen, Eric Clapton; basically my Dad's record collection, only not the newer stuff, which was way hipper than anything I listened to), the more accessible end of heavy metal (by way of the Friday Night Rock Show on Radio 1), the Beatles and Abba (Abba Gold, second CD I owned; the first was Tubular Bells 2). Also by way of the parents, a certain amount of folk rock, in particular Mary Black, Steeleye Span and the Rankin Family. The Levellers were also in there at some stage, although the folks weren't so into them.

[pmp.livejournal.com]

I think my musical tastes at 17 was whatever was on Kerrang or Q at the time, as that was what was played in the 6th Form common room. From what I remember a mix of the RHCP, Blur, Oasis, Creed, Nickelback and a handful of others I've forgotten.


Only ones that have survived the test of time with me are RHCP, Creed and Nickelback. From your list I've only got Cranberries - Zombie, but that's entirely the fault of Singstar Rock.

[emma7783.livejournal.com]

<3

I've been gorging myself on 90's music lately! Lot's of Republica, Kenickie, Pulp, Dubstar, St Ettienne and Faith No More have been played in this last week.