January 16, 2011

1990-1994: New World Order

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Do you remember those years when it was like anything was possible?

The Berlin Wall fell in late 1989, and Apartheid officially collapsed in early 1990. As the early nineties unfolded, the Soviet Union fell, and millions around the world had a new taste of individual freedom.

In the first Iraq war drove, and later in the Balkans, coalitions of nations joined together, and it seemed like the days of brutal dictatorships might be ending.

Of course, in these years, Music experienced its own revolutions. The big stars gave way to Independent artists with new sounds. Grunge spelled the end of the glam-rock heavy metal era, and Hip-hop turned mainstream.

Has it really been twenty years? Does the music bring you back there?

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