Which generation had the best time?

[Taverner]

11. I was more of a Lollapalooza guy at that time

I did my metal from 82-85, discovered the Dead in 86, discovered punk AND Camper van Beethoven in 87 (Dave Lowery's a cool dude. I talked to him while totally tripping on acid. I have no idea what I said, but he said I was hilarious.) By 88 I was discovering New Wave, and in 89 I was totally into old school 70s stuff. 89-92 I was a college station (KBVR-FM Corvallis, OR) DJ who patterned my style after Dennis Erectus (my deejay hero at the time. He was truly an artist, not a shock jock and no deejay or "morning personality" could have topped him.) -- so my musical tastes ran towards indie.

In 1993, I served in the Peace Corps, and until 1995 listened to whatever American stuff I could. I had my grunge CDs, but back then there was no internet or any place to get Seattle Grunge.


When I got back I just took off any and all filters and just looked for good music. One day I might favor Burt Bacharach, the other I might be into Citizen Fish, the next, maybe Phish, after that, maybe Hank Williams Sr.

And now I eat music. There is good stuff out there, you just have to know where to look.