The Birth of Grunge- “91”- And The Death of Drums- “Taon II”

by ION

The Birth of Grunge- "91"- And The Death of Drums- "Taon II" by ION

(In the Tempo of the Dog, please…)

“Can’t smoke, can’t drink, can’t dance, can’t sing,
can’t punk, can’t folk, can’t fight, can’t fall anymore…”

– “Taon II”

All that is not entirely true.

I can still sing.

And punk.

And fall…

like you wouldn’t believe.

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The Birth of a Monster

Frankenstein's Monster

Exactly 200 years ago, on January 1, 1818, the story of Victor Frankenstein had been published anonymously. Critics didn’t take it well and condemned it as devil’s work. A creature of parts of corpses, excavated at the cemetery, Frankenstein was successful in scooping a creature, but could not accept her as she was. Only the rejection made Frankenstein’s creature a vicious monster because it was not rotten from the core. A rogue who says we did not learn anything from this novel.

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