Re: Weezer and Green Day are the defining bands of my generation...
I feel like addressing a few bands brought up:
Oasis - Their era and catalogue certainly qualify them for consideration. I just kinda thought that all of their albums suck. Bonus points given though for the VH1 behind the music featuring the band though; mostly the entire thing was subtitled as I recall.
Metallica - Their exclusion is twofold. The first reason is that this band's best studio material belongs to another generation: I'm including everything up to the black album. I think the other factor is that this generation as a whole will not look favorably on this band. The Napster issue, as well as Some Kind of Monster, is really going to taint this band.
RATM - Perhaps worthy of inclusion, but I think they're a little to heavy for mainstream. Also, NIN is probably a better choice from a similar genre.
Pearl Jam/Nirvana - I don't think these bands fall so much under my generation. Versus was 1993, as was In Utero, and this is my minimum cutoff.
All rappers mentioned - These individuals are not bands.
A quick note to Mr. Durden: Using the 2005 Grammy results to support a music arguement is counterproductive. Do you see why?
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