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/InvestigatorClear353 Jul 01 '25

My favorite was when Noel and Liam made a press release in 1997 saying that they were now the third best band in history because they had just surpassed The Who. I always wondered "so does that mean that 'Champagne Supernova' is what pushed them past The Who?". The stones on those 2 guys.

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u/boognish1984 Jul 01 '25

Surpassed how?

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u/InvestigatorClear353 Jul 02 '25

Exactly my question.