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by **bpdp3** » Sat May 08, 2004 9:43 pm

OK, I'm waxing philosophic here - - -I found myself driving into work at 6am this morning.... on the car radio comes Journey's "Don't Stop Believing". For the first time in my life, I don't lunge for the station knob!!

There was a time in my life that I of course hated anything like that song - - it was the arch-enemy of all my favorite groups. Now, I hear it as being part of the "80's" and remember it with almost a sick type of 'fondness'...can associate it with that wonderful era.

I find this happening more and more....songs I've given the cold shoulder to for years suddenly I almost want to hear them - - like taking one last whiff of the milk even though you know it's sour; you can't help it.

Do you guys still hold a grudge, or are you able to forgive the crummy music of yesteryear?

In my case, I now realize that we NEEDED all that type of music to make 'our music' seem more special. We NEEDED hair-metal and endless Bon Jovi videos to make our appreciation of the Smiths (etc.) that much more important and special.

by **buffalochipz** » Sat May 08, 2004 11:39 pm

I've been having the same thing happen lately too. The last time I went CD shopping I walked out with the Dead Kennedy's "Live at the Deaf Club" and a Pat Benatar Greatest Hits album. Is that a crime? Is "Shadows of the Night" a great song or do I just

by **fritzb** » Sun May 09, 2004 12:55 am

That happens to me all the time, just not with the same music as you guys. [;)]

I never hated Rock music in any of its forms. My manifestation of this condition follows from when I was a club DJ in the late 80s, early 90s. I was forced to play some

by **cubby** » Sun May 09, 2004 3:56 am

I find that the same thing happens to me. I know that I listen to music now that I wouldn't have dreamed of listening to 10-15 yrs ago. I hear a certain song and I won't change the station. I use to be the type of person that would only listen to eithe

by **Otters Walk Among Us** » Sun May 09, 2004 4:31 am

Part of it is nostalgia, of course, and I think part of it just may be from simply growing up. There were certainly many things I dismissed when I was a teenager because I liked new wave and I was of course better than everyone else.

I don't mind a

by **randy** » Sun May 09, 2004 4:38 am

To make a long story short--the "crap" of twenty years ago is better than 95% of the "good stuff" of today..Hell , I'll even listen to the Village People over Britney Spears.

by **Grayson** » Sun May 09, 2004 5:49 am

Journey has always rocked. Don't feel bad...

by **WoodlandParkPunk** » Mon May 10, 2004 1:15 am

We are just all getting older and all the nonsense that we used to be passionate about is just not as important as it once was. It's all cool.

by **scramjet** » Mon May 10, 2004 1:42 am

I've collected a number songs (Journey among them) that I hated back in the day just because they remind me of a certain part of my life. There's still stuff I can't listen to, like REO speedwagon and the sappier Styx songs. I'm approaching 40 and gettin

by **Cheetos** » Mon May 10, 2004 2:05 am

The category of Rock is not bad. It gets that way when you introduce "Dumb-Ass" into the equation. 80's rock was full of it.[:D]

Girls, Girls, Girls. Flying High Again. Working For The Weekend. Jump. I Want A New Drug. Round & Round. Rebel Yell. Mr. Ro

by **ekahob** » Mon May 10, 2004 5:43 am

Check out this article: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-03-29-classic-rock-kids_x.htm">Kids are listening to their parents. Their parents' music, that is.</a> Some of us are turning to this music because we have realized that is real

by **KMFDM10000** » Mon May 10, 2004 6:02 am

No kidding. I was in HMV just yesterday, and a little guy (about 9 or 10 years old) was wearing a Ramones T-shirt and he had just picked out a Ramones CD and went to the cash with it. How cute.
It's like for us having been 10 years old and being totall

by **skinnytie** » Mon May 10, 2004 10:11 am

I did hold a grudge to WLIR when they started playing Santana and Bon Jovi's new stuff. Nothing against Santana, because I respect him as a musician, but if I wanted to hear his songs, I could go to any other radio station (the fact that he was using voc

by **KYYX4ever** » Mon May 10, 2004 12:21 pm

You guys took the words right out of my mouth! You all said what I would have said.

Otters: I listened to American Top 40 religiously when I was a kid, too. Right before I got into New Wave....actually, it kind of overlapped. When I started getting

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