Our Shared Shelf discussion

Has anyone else felt similar?

Yea, ive been there and at times still feel the same. While im older than you i still dealt with alienation and lack of understanding from those around me. Except for those who were my friends and were in similiar situations.

Do you feel connected to Carrie's words and yet alienated from her world? If so, why?

I dont know if im connected to her being as i am a male i know she faced far different challenges than my own. While she and i grew up liking some of the very same bands early on my taste in music got heavier and angrier with extreme metal music. While her life has changed over the years i do not know if she still suffers from past demons like i do so i can really say right now if im alienated from her world but i certainly understand her world.

In reflecting on your generation's music culture, is it similar to Carrie's?

As i said above, she was influenced by a lot of stuff that i was into growing up. While she ended up branching out more into a punk direction i remained in a more hard rock/metal direction but i do believe that both cultures share a lot of similarities as heavy metal was influenced by a lot of early punk.

What would you say defines your generation's music culture?

Not quite sure what you mean by this question. Can you elaborate?

What music generation do you most fit into now?

Same as when i was a young kid. While some people i knew grew out of the metal scene i remained in it because i have a huge passion for music. Between friends in bands that i know and my radio station i continue to be just as passionate about music as i was as a kid. While my musical tastes have grown the roots are still embedded into metal because it was that music that allowed me to release a lot of my childhood angst as a young kid.

Good topic by the way.