Alt Rock Revivals Part 4: Garage Rock

Published: March 18, 2020, 1:08 p.m.

b'Take a look in your closet\\u2026are you the kind of person who won\\u2019t throw out anything because you\\u2019re sure it\\u2019ll come back into style one day?...\\n\\nI am\\u2026long after this stuff have ceased sparking joy, it\\u2019s still hanging in my closet\\u2026I have these sport coats and suits that I paid good money for\\u2026and even though I haven\\u2019t worn any of them for years, I can\\u2019t bring myself to throw them out\\u2026\\n\\n\\u201cyeah, they look a little dated, but one day\\u201d\\u2026maybe\\u2026hope springs eternal\\u2026none of them will fit, but that\\u2019s beside the point\\u2026\\n\\nFor support, I look at my vinyl collection\\u2026there was a time when vinyl was considered nothing more than toxic landfill\\u2026 \\u201cthe future is digital!\\u201d We were told\\u2026 \\u201cfree yourself from all those bulky, dusty, crackly vinyl records\\u2026throw them out!...throw them out!\\u201d\\u2026\\n\\nFor some reason, I didn\\u2019t fall for that\\u2026I kept my vinyl\\u2026and now that the format has been revived, I look like a genius\\u2026\\n\\nBottom line, though, is that even though many things in this universe come in cycles, we\\u2019re not always sure when something old will become new again\\u2026\\n\\nAt some point, everyone enjoys a comeback, a resurrection, a re-establishment, a re-introduction\\u2026but you never rush these things, especially in music\\u2026\\n\\nSomething has to happen where a significant number of people in different areas simultaneously come to the conclusion that it\\u2019s time to revisit some older music and put a modern shine on it\\u2026\\n\\nThis is what happened with garage rock at the very end of the 90s and the early 2000s\\u2026after laying low for a couple of decades, it roared back so strong that it set the agenda for much of modern rock for years to come\\u2026\\n\\nLet\\u2019s look at this\\u2026.it\\u2019s alt-rock revivals chapter 4: garage rock\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'