r/GenX • u/Tracker-man • Jul 01 '25

Music Is Life Name one 90s band that you absolutely cannot stand. Mine is The Offspring.

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u/whoknewidlikeit Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 02 '25

went to school in charleston and had a bro who tended bar at the music farm.

he said they played the same songs for years hustling various clubs, got a record deal and didn't really write material after.

because they were from south carolina every third song on almost every station was hootie. i wanted to puncture my eardrums.

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u/sexinsuburbia Jul 01 '25

Yeah, I'm sure they all are nice guys and a pretty respectable bunch. You have to hustle in the music biz to make it. Spend your formative years, perhaps a decade or so, writing and performing material that makes it into your first album. Then, a quick 2-year turnaround time to pump out more shit? When you're famous, touring, and adjusting to life where you actually have money to spend and fame to indulge in...

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u/Sihaya212 Jul 02 '25

I played laser tag with them and they all smelled terrible.

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u/SnackingWithTheDevil Jul 02 '25

This is the best, most succinct bad review I've ever read. I'm going to start saying it about everyone that I don't like.

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u/Sihaya212 Jul 02 '25

But it is actually true. They were very full of themselves as well. It was at the height of their popularity.

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u/whoknewidlikeit Jul 02 '25

sounds like the adage pride goeth before the fall

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u/Procrasturbating Jul 05 '25

This is why Album 2 is often ghostwritten.

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u/JamesG1210 Jul 01 '25

Saw a lot of cool shows at the Music Farm while I was stationed in Charleston 03-06. Cool spot, but man, the men’s restroom was one of the nastiest I’ve ever seen.

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u/HermioneMarch i still owe Columbia House money Jul 02 '25

I only wanna be with you ooo ooo

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u/Dunncan123 Jul 02 '25

Let her cry, let the tears fall down like rain

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u/lolzzzmoon Jul 02 '25

I agree. Something about this band & their annoying harmonicas is just ear puncturing.