I’d spend hours in HMVs, Virgin Megastores and second-hand record shops staffed by greasy-haired 40-year-olds dressed as 20-year-olds, listening to contemporary music of every genre — Britrock, heavy maiden, gang rap, brakebeat. And I came to a startling but unshakeable conclusion: no genuinely good music has been created since 1988.

Alan Partridge
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When Paul Weller said, "I’d spend hours in HMVs, Virgin Megastores and second-hand record shops staffed by greasy-haired 40-year-old dressed as 20-year-olds, listening to contemporary music of every genre – Britrock, heavy maiden, gang rap, brakebeat. And I came to a startling but unshakeable conclusion: no genuinely good music has been created since 1988," he was speaking about the lack of originality in most popular music between 1988 and 2001.

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