When I was in junior high, one could be a greaser (Peters jackets, tennis shoes, slicked back hair), a collegiate (somewhat preppie looking), a hippie, and several other things. People tended to hang out with their types. This was around 70, so it did not suddenly emerge in the 80s. Also, the music was often great in the 80s. This was the time of world music influences, like Paul Simon's "Graceland" and Peter Gabriel's "Big Time". The Police, U2, The Heartbreakers, The Cure: there were a lot of very good, innovative bands. REM and The Talking Heads were not only writing and performing great music, but were producing wonderful music videos. The independent film movement took off in the 80s; there was a sort of golden age in TV dramatic series, with Hill Street Blues, Law and Order, and The Rockford Files; there were many fine sitcoms, like Taxi, Barney Miller, WKRP, and Cheers; and, overall, there was a lot of stuff percolating culturally.
I will talk about the 90s in a moment...... |
