New Scene, New Kids

So i'm old hat in the alternative scene. no more jnco's and airwalks. wearing all black everyday isn't nearly as common and bondage pants are just comical now. and resistance comes strong. old alt. kids (like myself) see a lot of tight pants and bright colors as a bad sign. like the new wave missed out on the fruits of the late 90's (if they can be duly called "fruits"). But why are we so resistant? i guess people are resistant to tidal waves in their cultural associations. i mean super baggy to skinny jeans is quite a change, or is it? don't they still represent the same culture, even the same music? the most trash talk towards the new breed comes from the old. aren't they like our cultural offspring though? what we did, listened to, and acted like helped create what we see today.

and frankly it's still extremely conformist. as the alt. scene was in the late 90's early 2000's. but i feel like the reigns have been loosened a bit on this new crowd. flexibility is key. they can like a variant of things and actually wear colors without being considered a poser (however i'm not sure how well a pair of new balance tennis shoes would go over.) However, this is the real weakness of the new alt.s. their flaw....the music. the bands coming out of this new scene are lackluster and non-iconic. How could this happen with the host of amazing influences predating these bands? They've all heard Minor Threat, Rite of Spring, and the rest of the D.C. high quality scene. So why are they putting out horribly similar and bland alt./punk rock? Even in the late 90's when pop punk reached its peak, legitimate claims were made about certain bands and their credible influences. who influence this bland and creativity deprived new round of alt. rockers?

So two essential things have changed in my time: the bands lost their depth and the scene gained some openness. Maybe these two things are very much related. The rejection that aging alt. minded kids felt towards ultra-conformism in the late 90's as they grew resulted in a branching out. but they didn't go too far. moving into more dissonant punk as well as hitting up the indie scene as well as host of malls and shopping centers, modern bases for alt. fashion. this branching out helped to open up the fashion and acceptance scale experienced in alternate crowds. this is double edged cause all these new influences seep into the music and the mindset. it becomes watered down.

thus the catch 22. stay conformist and pure....keep the music
open up and lose some key battle but breed a culture that generally begins embodying acceptance and praise....

which one is better