120 Minutes: A Decade on The Edge Special

dazedcola · 09.05.2008, 02:05 PM

Remember when MTV used to be cool and you could actually find good bands on the station? When the term alternative was just another term to market a band? I dont cause i was only 7 in 1992 but its still fun to look back and see some of my fav bands get airplay.

Enjoy the special (Thurston is a talking head throughout) and reminisce about favorite alternative mtv moments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx8Wkhb3SXY

atsonicpark · 09.05.2008, 02:21 PM

thank you.

Rob Instigator · 09.05.2008, 02:26 PM

cooo, I never got to see this.

I went to University of Houston in 1991, and stopped watching able television, no access.

noisereductions · 09.05.2008, 02:34 PM

wow. I discovered SY on 120 MINUTES!

Everyneurotic · 09.05.2008, 02:40 PM

120 minutes is ultraoverrated, you had to wait for hours to see a decent band.

Rob Instigator · 09.05.2008, 02:42 PM

it fucking ruled!!!!!!!!!!!!

gmku · 09.05.2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by noisereductions

wow. I discovered SY on 120 MINUTES!

Same here! Actually I found out about most of my favorite "alternative" bands on 120 minutes. I watched circa 88-92. You had to wade through a lot of shit, though, a lot of wanker bands, but it was worth it. You could count on about 15-20 minutes of the show to be really revelatory, in terms of showing you bands you might not hear about otherwise.

pbradley · 09.05.2008, 02:44 PM

Sweet.

Rob Instigator · 09.05.2008, 02:45 PM

no other show played replacements, skinny puppy, sonic youth, Pixies, Siouxsie, etc.

to call it over-rated is ridiculous.

noisereductions · 09.05.2008, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

120 minutes is ultraoverrated,

So's your face.

Everyneurotic · 09.05.2008, 02:48 PM

hahahahahaha

i love people who are so passionate about mtv.

noisereductions · 09.05.2008, 02:57 PM

Uh. Yeah. Passionate. Sure.

Everyneurotic · 09.05.2008, 03:05 PM

i just insulted my chemical romance or something.

"jarrrrred leto is teh vest!!!! fukkk u!!!"

Rob Instigator · 09.05.2008, 03:15 PM

passinate about MTV? Nope, just passionate about a 2 hour show, on at 11:00PM on sunday nights, extending to 1:00 AM Monday morning, a shit time slot, and I would tape it (ahhh, video tape) and watch it all week long until the next one ame on, and OH THOSE summer vacations, when I could stay up and watch it personally, all alone, my mom/dad, and brother having long since gone to bed, stayi ng up late recording individual videos on VHS and then showing them to my friends when they would come over, seeing TEENAGE RIOT, Shadow of a DOUBT, Kool Thing, so many fucking great videos, seen NOWHERE else on MTV/night flight/friday night videos, etc.

you had to be there.

atsonicpark · 09.05.2008, 03:19 PM

Of course, 120 minutes is overrated, but to me it represented a time when you could actually watch the channel and see quality television. Besides actually showing music videos (which, compared to today's videos, were actually pretty awesome; I'd rather watch Alanis Morrissette or Superdrag or whatever other bullshit than anything they play today... if they play anything today...), they had great shows like the State, Buzzkill, The Head, The Maxx, Beavis N Butthead, etc...

noisereductions · 09.05.2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

i just insulted my chemical romance or something.

"jarrrrred leto is teh vest!!!! fukkk u!!!"

Way to act 14. Oh, wait. Are you 14?

Rob Instigator · 09.05.2008, 03:27 PM

who is jared leto? was he "anakin skywalker" in the star wars movies?

atsonicpark · 09.05.2008, 03:29 PM

some idiot who gets killed in american psycho.

09.05.2008, 03:30 PM

and another idiot who gets beaten till hes ugly in fight club

Rob Instigator · 09.05.2008, 03:35 PM

AHHH! I looked him up. he is the ass-smear in that shit TV show My So Called Life! too funny

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dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	Remember when MTV used to be cool and you could actually find good bands on the station? When the term alternative was just another term to market a band? I dont cause i was only 7 in 1992 but its still fun to look back and see some of my fav bands get airplay. Enjoy the special (Thurston is a talking head throughout) and reminisce about favorite alternative mtv moments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx8Wkhb3SXY __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	cooo, I never got to see this. I went to University of Houston in 1991, and stopped watching able television, no access. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	wow. I discovered SY on 120 MINUTES!
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	120 minutes is ultraoverrated, you had to wait for hours to see a decent band. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	it fucking ruled!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Sweet.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	no other show played replacements, skinny puppy, sonic youth, Pixies, Siouxsie, etc. to call it over-rated is ridiculous. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	hahahahahaha i love people who are so passionate about mtv. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	Uh. Yeah. Passionate. Sure.
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i just insulted my chemical romance or something. "jarrrrred leto is teh vest!!!! fukkk u!!!" __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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09.05.2008, 03:15 PM	#14
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	passinate about MTV? Nope, just passionate about a 2 hour show, on at 11:00PM on sunday nights, extending to 1:00 AM Monday morning, a shit time slot, and I would tape it (ahhh, video tape) and watch it all week long until the next one ame on, and OH THOSE summer vacations, when I could stay up and watch it personally, all alone, my mom/dad, and brother having long since gone to bed, stayi ng up late recording individual videos on VHS and then showing them to my friends when they would come over, seeing TEENAGE RIOT, Shadow of a DOUBT, Kool Thing, so many fucking great videos, seen NOWHERE else on MTV/night flight/friday night videos, etc. you had to be there. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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09.05.2008, 03:19 PM	#15
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Of course, 120 minutes is overrated, but to me it represented a time when you could actually watch the channel and see quality television. Besides actually showing music videos (which, compared to today's videos, were actually pretty awesome; I'd rather watch Alanis Morrissette or Superdrag or whatever other bullshit than anything they play today... if they play anything today...), they had great shows like the State, Buzzkill, The Head, The Maxx, Beavis N Butthead, etc... __________________
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	who is jared leto? was he "anakin skywalker" in the star wars movies? __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	some idiot who gets killed in american psycho. __________________
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	AHHH! I looked him up. he is the ass-smear in that shit TV show My So Called Life! too funny __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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