Generation X was coming into adulthood and the millennial generation’s interests were starting to drive the capitalist machine. We were passing laws all around the country implementing harsh sentencing guidelines while kicking millions off public assistance. Daytime TV was dominated by personal dramas as mediated by charismatic, if not problematic, individuals. Twenty-four hour news was developing the pornographic and voyeuristic quality it’s perfected today. The country had just gone through the Gingrich revolution and was entering a time where the dominating topic on the nightly news was what the definition of ‘is’ is. To understand why Americana blew up the way it did, it’s important to understand the context it was released in. In hindsight, that’s a pretty deft observation and an astute harbinger of the cultural evolution to come in the 21st century. It’s not live on the farm it’s going to Burger King.” It’s not Norman Rockwell anymore it’s Jerry Springer. In the lead up to the release of The Offspring’s fifth album Americana, lead singer and guitarist Dexter Holland was quoted in Billboard stating, "I was thinking about how today’s America is distorted really. Please check your assumptions at the pound sign now.Īmericana is broadly defined as things associated with the culture of the United States. Welcome to a look back review of Americana.
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