Comments on: Voice of My Generation: Soul Asylum’s ‘Misery’ is the definitive GenX song

By: Albert Giesbrecht

Albert Giesbrecht — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:19:01 +0000

In reply to Jodi.

OK, if you want a song or band from 1995, then I would say Courtney Love’s Hole. I went to Lollapalooza ’95 in Vancouver (Courtney Love used to strip at the No. 5 Orange strip clubi in Vancouver, BTW). I was almost 30, so I was too old, but what the hell right? I saw Hole, and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Sin?ad O’Connor and Beck, and a up and coming rapper by the name of Coolio. I also spent some time in the film tent, a very Gen-X-ie thing to do.

Not quite as cool, but Bon Jovi’s Slippery when Wet was recorded in Vancouver. The song is about the No. 5 Orange, where you- know- who used to strip there.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:03:56 +0000

In reply to Albert Giesbrecht. I'm of the belief that Gen-X's song should be written by someone in GenX and not a babyboomer.

By: Albert Giesbrecht

Albert Giesbrecht — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:02:30 +0000

I would have thought Pink Floyd’s The Wall would have been the most Gen-X song. It was played when the Berlin Wall fell for Chrissakes!

By: Jodi

Jodi — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:32:02 +0000

In reply to M—–l.

I love The Lemonheads, so I could probably support them as the singers of our generation’s song. Why did you choose them and that song?

By: M-----l

M-----l — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:30:46 +0000

I’ve been thinking about this post and I’ve decided that my definitive GenX song would probably be by the Lemonheads. I haven’t figured out what song it would be, though. Maybe “Into Your Arms”.