The 90s weren't all that bad #30 : Bis
When I am not busy journaling about the music of my preteen years, I occasionally journal about the music of the 90s.
Those were my college years, so I am a bit nostalgic about it.
Besides there were some things in the 90s that just made sense back then.
Maybe in 2014, we would think Johnny Ray isn't enough like the boys in One Direction, maybe the brother and sister love between the siblings in Len was kind of creepy; and maybe I don't want to hear gawdamn Dionne Farris ever again, but there were good moments too in those carefree pre-Dubya years.
One band that certainly typified the time was Bis. A three piece from Scotland. i can't explain it if you weren't there, but in 1997, being manic was a good way to get noticed. No doubt 1997 gave us the high water mark of Atari Teenage Riot. It was the Prodigy's most successful year, and if you wanted to be a hipster you always found ways to drop "the Beta Band" into conversation.
Bis, of course is probably best known for the Theme for The Powerpuff Girls. in the 90s, if you were hip, you watched the Cartoon Network. It wasn't ultrahip, adult content Adult Swim shows that were the rage, but all ages shows that were cleverly written to appeal to all audiences. I guess you had to be there.
So, Bis. Of course, I only thought of them because they are back together, and you likely haven't thought of them in awhile either.
Manda Rin has kept busy, recording solo and with others and providing artwork for iphone games (which seems oddly appropriate).
A little of the old and a little of the new.
Those were my college years, so I am a bit nostalgic about it.
Besides there were some things in the 90s that just made sense back then.
Maybe in 2014, we would think Johnny Ray isn't enough like the boys in One Direction, maybe the brother and sister love between the siblings in Len was kind of creepy; and maybe I don't want to hear gawdamn Dionne Farris ever again, but there were good moments too in those carefree pre-Dubya years.
One band that certainly typified the time was Bis. A three piece from Scotland. i can't explain it if you weren't there, but in 1997, being manic was a good way to get noticed. No doubt 1997 gave us the high water mark of Atari Teenage Riot. It was the Prodigy's most successful year, and if you wanted to be a hipster you always found ways to drop "the Beta Band" into conversation.
Bis, of course is probably best known for the Theme for The Powerpuff Girls. in the 90s, if you were hip, you watched the Cartoon Network. It wasn't ultrahip, adult content Adult Swim shows that were the rage, but all ages shows that were cleverly written to appeal to all audiences. I guess you had to be there.
So, Bis. Of course, I only thought of them because they are back together, and you likely haven't thought of them in awhile either.
Manda Rin has kept busy, recording solo and with others and providing artwork for iphone games (which seems oddly appropriate).
A little of the old and a little of the new.
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