The 90s Part 6: The Punk Revival
b'The early 90s were an amazing time for music\\u2026generation x, a powerful demographic force, reached the age where they were in a position to demand music that reflected their needs and wants and wishes and desires and fears\\u2026\\n\\nThe biggest sea change came with the rise of grunge, thanks to Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and, of course, Nirvana\\u2026but that music was just the kick-start for the alternative nation that came to dominate most of the 90s\\u2026.\\n\\nFor many, grunge was alternative music with training wheels\\u2026those who liked what they heard were invariably led deeper into a culture that had existed outside the mainstream for years\\u2026Gen X discovered different flavours of goth and industrial and electronic music\\u2026and they also discovered punk\\u2026.\\n\\nPunk had always been around\\u2026sure, it kinda got burned out at the end of the 70s, but it never died\\u2026the Ramones kept touring\\u2026bands like husker du were putting out records\\u2026and American hardcore established itself as a force to be reckoned with\\u2026\\n\\nBut punk was still a niche thing, away from the attention of most music fans\\u2026but then an interesting set of circumstances came into play that resulted in a massive resurrection of interest in punk rock\\u2014and echoes of that resurrection are still being felt today\\u2026\\n\\nThis is chapter 6 of our look at back at the 1990s\\u2026it\\u2019s the mid-90s punk revival\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'