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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MThibault" data-source="post: 536961" data-attributes="member: 7971">That's probably the faintest praise I've seen in quite some time.I think that its sort of funny that no one has mentioned U2 or REM in this thread.  They are still, IMHO, vital bands that were alternative back in a time when that word actually meant something.  If anything, I'm nostalgic for the 80s because "alternative" wasn't just marketing shorthand for "it has guitars".  I like a lot of current music by young bands, but I can't listen to the radio.Oh yeah, and I guess I'm glad I came of age in the 80s because whenever I see kids downtown wearing those baggy pants, I just think back to my thin, black leather tie worn proudly with a pink, button-down collar'd dress shirt and rugby pants and, well, I just can't bring myself to laugh at anyone else more than I laugh at myself.Cheers</blockquote>