At Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:02:25 Josh wrote:

>How would you fill in the blank here?
>
>Baby boomer ('46-'64) musical icons: Beatles; Dylan; Motown
>Gen X ('65-'76) musical icons: U2; Kurt Cobain; Michael Jackson

I think Nirvana is out of place here....kids born in this time period would 
have been in their 20's when Cobain struck big/out. The formative years for 
musical inspiration (at least in my experience) is the 10-18 year range. 
Even a kid born in 1976 would already be 18 by the time Nirvana had made 
their impact. I think they belong in your Gen Y category.

>Gen Y ('77-'88) musical icons: _______________

Brit. Christina. Backstreet Boys. 'N Sync. Yada Yada Yada. Not much of a 
selection I'm afraid....unless you go mainstream left which gives you The 
Foo Fighters, Limpbizkit, Korn, Nickelback, Creed, blah blah blah. Maybe a 
Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morrisette, Shania Twain and Sarah McLauchlan thrown in 
for the counterpoint.


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