Listen "The 100 Greatest Rock Moments of the Millennium So Far - Part 2: (90-81)"
Episode Synopsis
So much can happen in 25 years…let’s go back to how the 20th century began…in just a quarter century, we got radio, airplanes, the Great War, the Russian revolution, the Soviet Union, and the rise of Communism.
The Titanic sank…women were empowered to vote…Einstein came up with the theory of relativity…Henry Ford changed manufacturing forever with the use of the assembly line, not to mention the introduction of cars.
We also go stainless steel, the first x-ray machine, the zipper, neon lighting, and instant coffee…and that’s just for starters.
Now let’s look at the first 25 years of the 21st century… 9/11 and the wars that followed…the rise of China as global power…the Arab Spring…an awareness of climate change…LGBT rights and social movements…covid…trump…the incorporation of the internet into everything.
Now that the century is a quarter done, it’s also a good time to look back on what happened in music…the short answer is “a lot”…but because change happened so consistently and was adopted by so many people, it’s easy to lose perspective of how much things have changed since the clocks ticked over to January 1, 2000.
Let’s take stock of things…this is part two of the greatest rock moments of the millennium—so far.
Songs in this episode:
The Thermals - Here's Your Future
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
REM - Mine Smell Like Honey
Joy Division - Transmission
Women - Eyesore
The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
Presidents of the USA - Video Killed The Radio Star
Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Our Lady Peace - Will The Future Blame Us
U2 - The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
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The Titanic sank…women were empowered to vote…Einstein came up with the theory of relativity…Henry Ford changed manufacturing forever with the use of the assembly line, not to mention the introduction of cars.
We also go stainless steel, the first x-ray machine, the zipper, neon lighting, and instant coffee…and that’s just for starters.
Now let’s look at the first 25 years of the 21st century… 9/11 and the wars that followed…the rise of China as global power…the Arab Spring…an awareness of climate change…LGBT rights and social movements…covid…trump…the incorporation of the internet into everything.
Now that the century is a quarter done, it’s also a good time to look back on what happened in music…the short answer is “a lot”…but because change happened so consistently and was adopted by so many people, it’s easy to lose perspective of how much things have changed since the clocks ticked over to January 1, 2000.
Let’s take stock of things…this is part two of the greatest rock moments of the millennium—so far.
Songs in this episode:
The Thermals - Here's Your Future
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
REM - Mine Smell Like Honey
Joy Division - Transmission
Women - Eyesore
The Hives - Tick Tick Boom
Presidents of the USA - Video Killed The Radio Star
Twenty One Pilots - Heathens
Our Lady Peace - Will The Future Blame Us
U2 - The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
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