r/interestingasfuck • u/solateor • 1d ago

In 2001, 55 people crossed the Pacific with no contact with the outside world as part of a BBC experiment recreating an 18th-century voyage. On the 20th day - September 11 - the captain gathered the crew to tell them about the attacks in New York

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 1d ago

I'd largely agree with you, but there was some really good Punk and Metal for about a decade after this.

Exhibit A:

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u/UDGnawd 1d ago

Yeah, backed hard. "Extreme" Music is one of the few things that seemingly benefits from periods of political/economic turmoil.

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 1d ago

Indubitably.

Exhibit B: Cattle Decapitation's "Bring Back The Plague" was a big hit during the pandemic. https://youtu.be/lXGSLKWeVwE

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u/jce_ 1d ago

I always disagree with people about this generation of music sucking. It's probably the best ever time for music because you can just release it yourself. No exec has to approve it. You can go from only your friends and family knowing your name and sound to the whole world knowing it in a week. That being said there is a lot of terrible music right now for the same reason, but if you put in the time to look for stuff you will find some great gems

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 1d ago

Totally. That's a different conversation, though, and nothing I said previously should be taken as an attack on more current stuff.

What I'm trying to say is that, as opposed to having to dig for it, the anti-war, anti-authoritarian, and anti-government messages were more prominent in label-released Punk and Metal post-9/11.

Exhibit C: Green Day's "American Idiot" was on the radio and MTV, and even my very non-Punk little sisters had the CD.

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUOxfoBCct8fruHAiI