The decade of the 90s was a terrifying, yet glorious time. The music from the 90s greatly affected the self expression of its listeners.There were a lot of acts of terrorism, and many advances in science as well as many songs that reflected how people felt about these events. Many songs affected the world as the world affected the music. The 1990s was a time for progression, and a time for violence. There were many terrorist attacks during the 90s. One terrorist attack happened in 1995 on April 19th. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols set off a bomb in Oklahoma City, right outside of the Murrah Federal Building, killing one hundred and sixty eight people (America's best history). The scientific community had many breakthroughs in the 90s. The Hubble Telescope launched on April 24th in 1990 and became active one month later (America’s best history). Another scientific breakthrough was the creation of a baby in a test tube. There was a lot of controversy over it and whether or not it should happen ( Kallen). The 90s was a confusing time with its ups and downs, but America benefited from all of it. …show more content…
Some songs were just fads or very short lived. One example of this is Billy Ray Cyrus’s “Achy Breaky Heart” (90s music).One popular genre of music from the nineties was power rock ballads. November rain by guns and roses is a good example of this type of music. Rap and hip hop came into the light during the nineties (90s music). My name is… by Eminem helped propel this genre of music into the mainstream media. There were many different kinds of music being made in the 90s, but they all influenced a generation of