>For example, Prince's "1999" album was very
>trendy soundwise and it sounds good today I think (it sounded
>pretty lame in the early 90's though IMO but that's because
>the 80's just went overboard with it after a while so you
>needed a break from that type of technology IMO in order to
>appreciate it again)-I don't think there's any rule for how
>you can tell if it will come back or not. Maybe the Shekspere
>sound you hate will come back too you know?
>

What sounds "good" or "cool" is so partial to what current trends define.

So, who knows, maybe in another five years, 1999's era-defining sound will be deemed the antithesis of hip.

But does that album's sound date it to the early 80's? Absolutely —and whether or not it's a "cool" sound to have.

~Austin

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