‘Member-berries & General Purpose Nostalgia Thread

I wish someone hadn't done a copyright strike against the clip on YouTube of their Hernia Hotline sketch, because that was absolute gold.

This is a hot topic in our household actually, as I’m on the border of Gen X/Millennial, and there’s no official date range. My wife is convinced I’m a Millennial, but I’m Gen X in heart and mind though as I know how to do pointless things like rewire a plug or jumpstart a car without needing Google.

1980 is generally considered cut off for GenX I think. May vary stateside/UK though

As much as I wish I was born in 1980, I’m a millennial. 1987. Just early enough to mop up the best of 80s television, film and gaming.

Random memory just bubbled up in my head…

Mum used to love a series called V… yes, some of you will remember. It’s the one where the alien lizard people have infiltrated and live among us.

So I was way too young to follow it but can remember one thing - there’s one moment that terrified me. It’s the end of the episode and a woman is giving birth. A lovely baby girl comes out and is passed to mum, only for her to reveal a SCARY LIZARD TONGUE!!!

Shit the bed that was scary. But it’s not over. The doctor has something else to tell mum. She’s having twins! Welcome Baby #2 into the world… a full on green lizard puppet from outer space.

Also, my parents let me watch Critters too young and every time I went up stairs I had to run because I was convinced Critters were after me.

I remember that V episode too, I thought it was hilarious

I’d watched many “video nasties” already by then though

Technically a millennial being born in the early eighties, but kinda like the Xennial thing.

Anyway I’ve started a nostalgia trip in music after seeing the Prodigy at Isle of Wight and am listening to Big Beat stuff. Funnily enough, I’ve never actually listened to Chemical Brothers beyond their singles so a dive into the albums is both long overdue and a welcome discovery of riches.

I’m also determined to reassess that big Fatboy Slim album as part of this. I didn’t like it at the time but now whenever I hear any of this stuff on the radio I dig it so it must have put some sort of hooks in me at the time. Also quite partial to soul music these days so those influences are a draw.

It’s funny how this stuff was like a parallel big culture movement with Britpop, both seemingly here forever and then dead in short order.

I loved the first three Chemical Brothers albums, despite that genre of music not really being my thing. As stated above they were great background music, still have happy memories decorating my bedroom listening to them probably late 90s. Didn’t buy anything past the first three though so definitely not a proper fan

The Stanton Warriors Stanton Sessions podcast is good if you’re after some background music properly mixed with no talking (except the intro).

When I was DJing I tended more towards Breakbeat than House. I’d add Plump DJs, Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, to the lists above. So many fantastic B side remixes of popular early 00s dance music.

To single out just one, the Tsunami One remix of Nothing Left by Orbital never failed to impress.

Their last two albums are among the very best.

It was a decent series. Pace always felt a bit rushed but they got the essence of the characters.

Sorry but I've now tipped it back.

Seems about right, no boomers or gen z. No wonder we're all so agreeable.

1984 so I guess a millennial. Though I have no recollection of the term existing until 2010. So all that time growing up listening to grunge, Brit pop and watching Daria always assumed I was Gen X, as that was the only term going. Plus when they started on the millennial thing it was all about the internet and mobiles. I very much remember having to phone a girls landline and talking to their Dad for a date at high school.