Meg had her last exam in History of Rock N Roll today and while she was studying I heard her say, "Who would rip up a picture of the pope?" I immediately said, "Sinead O'Conner and it ended her career." Meg was glad to hear that and then went back to studying music of the nineties. The more she asked me about that time period, the more I realized that the majority of music during that decade was more than forgettable. The Dead Kennedys and Sonic Youth were more well known then most, but still almost unheard of now. Grunge made up the majority of our listening enjoyment 20+ years. Although Doug and I still enjoy Pearl Jam to this day, none of our children have ever been that interested in joining their fan club. REM by far would have had the most appeal and staying power for our children's generation, but nothing compared to the Rolling Stones, Elvis, the Beatles or even CCR.
Even though the genre wasn't my favorite in music history, it was fun listening to Meg's play list and helping her study. Both Brett and Cal had taken several History of Rock N Roll classes at IU as well and Cal even thought of minoring in music history. I was glad that all three of them were able to experience these topics for themselves. It was a fun way to fulfill their arts and humanities credit and gave us a lot of shared information to talk about.
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