[HaydenAsche]

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Jesus, take a ribbing for god's sake.
All I was saying is that your whole "wise old sage" routine gets really old.
I'm older than you by several years and I have tried hard not to fall into this state of worshipping at the altar of my own nostalgia, which you seem to spend a great deal of time kneeling in front of. Come on; there was a TON of crappy music being made in the late 80s and early 90s and you know it. I was buying records and going to shows all the time then too, you know, and I remember it as clearly as you do. There is a lot of crap being made now for sure, and plenty of "naked emperors" are being lauded, but this was the case in the so-called "glory days" you speak of as well.
I wasn't trying to pull the whole "I listen to more obscure music than you and therefore I am 66% cooler" trip on you at all; all I was trying to say is that you are obviously viewing the past musical climate through some kind of rosy filter and it simply doesn't wash. The majority of music is ALWAYS mediocre and it ALWAYS was. To suggest that people listen to obscure music simply to try and out-cool people is ridiculous at best and insulting at worst. Did it occur to you that people might actually LIKE that stuff on its own merits?
"When I get older?" Get bent. I am almost 36 years old, and secure enough in my taste not to be remotely upset by your baseless implications that I listen to what I listen to simply to attempt to be "the coolest kid in school."
At least I still have some curiosity and zeal for finding fresh sounds.
The Die Kruezen remark was a stupid joke, for god's sake. Hip Priest can take it when I give him crap about holding a torch for the Bambi Slam.
For a "wise, mature adult with wisdom to impart to the ignorant youth," you sure can come off as a baby with a dirty diaper sometimes.
Try cleaning out your sarcasm filter sometime.

You must spread some reputation around, etc.