The Baltimore Sun recently reported that Gen Xers are being overlooked by the music industry.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.eye02sep02,0,7894274.story
I would argue that we're not overlooked at all. While the article claims music of the 1980s and 1990s was disposable and did not unite Gen Xers, I would say just the opposite is true. Metallica, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Public Enemy, and even groups like Motley Crue all presented the Gen X point of view. We were kind of angry, but we also liked to party. Songs like the Beastie Boys' "You got to fight for your right (to party)" poked fun at the Boomers shift from serious protesters to even more serious Yuppies ("greed is good.") However, Boomers didn't get the joke and labeled us as unfocused.
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