On 7/28/06, Jaimie Vernon wrote: > 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. I disagree. Nevermind was released in 91, and Nirvana were already known to the more musically-knowledgeable before that.So you're actually talking roughly 15-25 by that definition of Gen X, which is prime record-buying/gig-going time. Certainly in the UK, where admittedly they weren't as big, by the time I started noticing any kind of 'music scene' or being able to talk to other people my age about music, the people who liked Nirvana were a couple of years older than me (I was born in 78). I think my younger brothers and sisters have little if any awareness of Nirvana's existence - I think the youngest (born at the other end of 'Gen Y') may not even know Cobain's name... -- The National Pep - Pop Music To Hurt You Forever http://thenationalpep.co.uk Coming soon