If you’re a Boomer, a Gen Xer or an early millennial, this is going to hurt. If someone says “25 years ago,” now, they mean something that happened in the 1900s, not in the 21st century.

Despite how it might feel, the 90s weren’t just 20 years ago…neither were the 80s…if you’re a certain age, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

This hurts, too…at some point, you’re going to hear a kid talk about a song that came out “in the late 1900s”…ouch.

We’re already a quarter of the way through the 21st century. I still find that hard to process.

On the other hand, younger Millennials, Gen Zed kids, and Gen Alpha, first 25 years of the 2000s is recent history…if that’s you, you’re still getting caught up…and if you’re in those special years when you develop your musical awareness, you’re probably a sponge for information…what did I miss?...and how did we get to where we are now?

Whatever your perspective, this series of “ongoing history” episodes aims to help…this is part 6 of our look back at the 100 greatest moments in rock for the millennium—so far.

Songs in this episode:

The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Original Demo)

Radiohead - Karma Police

U2 - Vertigo

Alice In Chains - We Die Young

Veruca Salt - Laughing In The Sugar Bowl

Limewire - Knot

Tool - Fear Inoculum

Royal Blood - Figure it Out

Foo Fighters - Times Like These (Live London)

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