You were probably quite aware of the challenges at hand, but didn’t really think too much about it. Say you’re a bit older - maybe you’re in your mid-40s now and distinctly remember how awesome it was to be a teenager at the mall in the ’80s. We didn’t know about the grander world around us: the rampant consumerism the cratering towns and dying American Dream as industry after industry left for cheaper pastures the plague of HIV and AIDS that President Reagan and his team didn’t take seriously the drastically diminishing power of labor in the face of the Gordon Gekkos of the world the threat of nuclear war with the USSR diminished representation in government and media for women and people of color, etc., etc.
There were the crushes who crushed on others, thereby crushing you. We’d be at “war” with other “tribes” in the neighborhood, sometimes resulting in bruises and more. My friends and I would all go off exploring the neighborhood without supervision for hours at a time. I wasn’t a teen in the ’80s, but I did live through them and did find myself with friends and family at the mall oh-so-often in the ’80s and early ’90s. Song titles like “Youth,” “Kids,” “Explorers,” “Saturday Mornings,” and “Arcade Dreams,” all evoke fond memories. You can’t go back to the mall, because it’s probably torn down. Even the fondest, happiest memories are tinged with the sometimes crushing realization that you can never go back. Like the phrase, this record recognizes that nostalgia is bathed in wistfulness - even sadness. This is a nostalgic record, to be sure, but let’s not forget The Midnight’s mantra: “mono no aware,” a Japanese phrase that refers to sad beauty of seeing time pass you by. The Midnight would never patronize you with such a simple sentiment. INCREDIBLE SOUND SHOW STORIES VOL.The Midnight’s new album, Kids, is a fascinating and well-executed work of art, drenched in colorful synths, upbeat rhythms, and evocative lyrics seemingly about a simpler time when the malls were vibrant with kids hanging out and playing video games and getting crushes and engaging in all sorts of lovely tomfoolery.īut don’t be fooled by that first blush assessment, though.CUBY AND THE BLIZZARDS AND EDDIE BOYD (1).BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY (2)."O PROBLEMA DO BRASIL É QUE, QUEM ELEGE OS GOVERNANTES NÃO É O PESSOAL QUE LÊ O JORNAL. "A VIDA É COMO UM ECO, SE VOCÊ NÃO ESTÁ GOSTANDO DO QUE ESTÁ RECEBENDO, OBSERVE O QUE ESTÁ ENVIANDO" Era horrível, porque a canção só durava dois minutos e meio, aí eu tinha que pedir licença, sair correndo pelado e botar a agulha de novo no disco, para começar de novo." A música me deixava tão alucinado que eu broxava assim que terminava. Eu tinha uma namorada na época e a gente transava no porão dela ouvindo 'Be My Baby'. Comprei o single e escutava o disco o dia inteiro. "Durante um tempão, a única música que eu escutava era 'Be My Baby', com as Ronettes (grupo vocal produzido por Phil Spector). "Se você acabar tendo uma vida tediosa e miserável porque você ouviu seus pais, seus professores, seu padre ou alguma pessoa na televisão, todos dizendo para você como conduzir a sua vida, então a culpa é só sua e você merece esta vida tediosa e sem sabor". "I try to use my music as a machine to make these people act. "Eu tento usar a minha música como uma máquina para fazer estas pessoas agirem. "Music is not politics, but it brings in itself the idea of FREEDOM" " Música não é política, mas traz em si a idéia de LIBERDADE"
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