MTV Classic

I'm completely frustrated with their attempt at 120 Minutes. I watched and recorded this every week as a kid and loved the variety of music. All the current episodes are like a pop station - playing the same songs over and over..and every one of them are pretty much mainstream songs. You can count on a NIN song (HLAH or Closer), REM song (post 1986 radio-hits only) and 1 or 2 Radiohead songs in every episode - Over and over again. If it wasn't on the radio, it doesn't get airplay on the current 120 Minutes -- It loses the entire point of alternative music.

 

That sucks. I got turned on to a lot of cool bands on that show back in the day (Primus and Smashing Pumpkins are the 2 I remember most, I was hooked when I saw their first videos). Same with Yo MTV Raps.

 

I didn't even know that I even had MTV ore MTV Classic until today.

Is Playboy TV still a thing too?

 

You actually might see them on there occasionally.

What you won't see is any pre-1994 Ministry, Husker Du, Firehose, early Cure or DM, OMD, Throwing Muses, Sugarcubes, PIL, Descendants, pre-1992 Soul Asylum, The Darling Buds, Hoodoo Gurus, The Primitives (other than Crash), Siouxsie, Lloyd Cole, The Pogues, The La's, Blue Aeroplanes, Pre-1991 RHCP etc.

But if it was on pop stations, they'll play it.

 

Those are all bands I remember and listened to. Like I said, that sucks. Loved the obscure stuff I might have never heard elsewhere; I was lucky that I had some older friends and friends with older siblings that were a good source of cool stuff also.

Was talking specifically about these 2 vids, '89 or 90 iirc, first videos they made and first time I'd ever heard them:

 

Was a golden time of rock creativity.

 

i didnt have mtv growing up, but a friend would tape all the 120 minutes - they were great! i dont know why they dont just show old episodes. it would be like classic rock for millennials - i think they would eat it up. a lot of current "alternative" bands are heavily influenced by the early 90's stuff they showed on 120 minutes so maybe they would enjoy them.

i discovered a lot of bands from there - gish-era pumpkins for sure. "i am one" video that buck posted was my intro to them. some cool british bands too - swervedriver and curve come to mind. these two videos hooked me on those bands - saw both multiple times and i still listen to both of them. that singer from curve is gorgeous too.

 

Small bit of trivia... I was once on MTV.

 

I remember watching the show when the rage, bulls on parade video debuted. I recorded it on VHS while my jaw dropped.

 

she was cute. this singer was as well. ladykillers was a legit good song as well as a few others on the album




and do NOTTTTTTT forget about Mazzy Star. so amazingly beautiful



yes i do like brunettes

 

my kiddo loves these 2 songs

 

Story?

 

Yeah, I was excited when I first discovered MTV classic, but quickly realized they just played the same videos over and over. Oh well.

Anyway, I discovered a lot of new music watching 120 minutes past my bedtime on Sunday nights. Seeing the video for "Stereo" was pretty much the single biggest contributor to me becoming an insufferable music nerd. So thanks a lot for that 120 Minutes!

 

Wasn't it, though? So cool to be there for the 80's (missed it early, but it didn't go away) through the 90's.

So much cool **** came out of those times.

 

The first time I saw Tool's "Sober" video?

 

That's awesome!

Have they seen Mr. Krinkle? Can they handle it? Tell them to pick out and tell you how many random things they see in the background or foreground.

 

I don't think I realized how much Garbage sounded like a cleaned-up version of Curve. Even the singer sounds very similar to Shirley Manson.

and while we're on the subject of rad 90s rocker girls...

Spoiler

 

I don't remember Helium, but you just reminded me again of Liz Phair/the Go-Gos/Veruca Salt/the Deals/etc and...that's not a bad idea for a thread

"Hot Rockstars You Would Bang"

 

No mention of Kittie? I guess I'm not old enough.