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Posted: Jan 08 2010 04:05 pm

It seems like past decades introduced at least one or two significant elements to the music scene, good or bad.

50s - Rock n' Roll, crooners
60s - Progressive rock, psychedelic
70s - Heavy metal, punk, disco
80s - New wave, glam rock, hip hop
90s - Boy bands, grunge

When we look back 20 years from now, what will be viewed as the contributions to music of the 2000's? Or will it be remembered more for things like Myspace, Rock Band/Guitar Hero, iTunes and American Idol than for the music itself?

Posted: Jan 08 2010 04:18 pm

Unykle Broh wrote:

It seems like past decades introduced at least one or two significant elements to the music scene, good or bad.

50s - Rock n' Roll, crooners
60s - Progressive rock, psychedelic
70s - Heavy metal, punk, disco
80s - New wave, glam rock, hip hop
90s - Boy bands, grunge

When we look back 20 years from now, what will be viewed as the contributions to music of the 2000's? Or will it be remembered more for things like Myspace, Rock Band/Guitar Hero, iTunes and American Idol than for the music itself?

Hip Hop had it's beginnings in the 80', but I'd still lump it in with the latter 90's and 2000's in terms of when it was more influential to pop music.

Posted: Jan 08 2010 04:55 pm

now we have hip pop. stupid bubble gum rap. and emo music.

Joined: Sep 18 2009 Posts: 132

One of the largest explosions of indie labels and bands. More collectivity at this level with virtually no emphasis placed on traditional methods of distribution. The 90's started Internet sharing, the 2000's redefined it and bands/labels either embraced it or rejected it. Either way, that was one of the defining things about this past decade, new ways to distribute and obtain music.

Joined: Oct 01 2009 Posts: 5316

I know it's not really a genre, but auto-tune has really been the big thing for the last decade. You hear it EVERYWHERE.

Posted: Jan 09 2010 05:35 pm

I don't think music is that much different now than it was in the late 90's. I would say the biggest thing is that the way we get our music has made it easier for indie bands to be recognized. But the style of music doesn't seem that different than it was back then.

Posted: Jan 11 2010 01:21 am

You forgot Rap in the 80s.
Gansta Rap in the 90s. Industrial and Hardcore Techo are also 90s.
2000s just gave us a load of crap.

Posted: Jan 11 2010 04:32 pm

2000's- Super-pop stars/American Idol/Indie music?

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

I thought that towards the end, we were getting some of the best music in history. Problem was, nobody heard it.

Posted: Jan 18 2010 08:39 pm

the '00's, at least to me, gave rise to the pop-metal bands (Hinder, Nickelback, Theory of a Dead Man). I've seen them labeled 'post-grunge,' but I find that term insulting to grunge rock.

Posted: Jan 18 2010 10:28 pm

I am equally insulted by the term pop metal being applied to shitty bands like Hinder Nickelback and Theory of a Dead Man. While the pop portion does not offend me, the metal portion surely does. Those bands are about as metal as a senior citizen in a diaper. How about we refer to them as shitcore, because they are shit. Question

Posted: Jan 19 2010 11:17 pm

Fine by me. They are a terrible scourge upon the land of music as is, and thus shitcore does seem vastly more appropriate for their ilk.

Posted: Jan 19 2010 11:48 pm

Blackout wrote:

I am equally insulted by the term pop metal being applied to shitty bands like Hinder Nickelback and Theory of a Dead Man. While the pop portion does not offend me, the metal portion surely does. Those bands are about as metal as a senior citizen in a diaper. How about we refer to them as shitcore, because they are shit. Question

I was about to post that same sentiment, but decided against it. If anything, shitcore would relate to metalcore/deathcore. I'm fine with "wuss rock", personally.

Posted: Jan 20 2010 11:09 am

two words "DEATH METAL". i felt like that genre significantly blew up in the past decade (well metal in general). plus the show metalocalypse did help a little.

most of the other genres that are played in the mainstream i felt got kinda weak rap and country went more pop than their original sounds. as far as traditional rock i.e. nickelback and hinder yeah those bands came out in a surge in nashville overpowering the alternative/rock stations so that great metal could not be heard. i went on a driving tri[p to texas, and i was shocked that arkansas was playing MASTODON and we weren't. i hate the radio and pop anything

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

If it wasn't for radio and "pop" then we wouldn't have the "great metal" you love so much. I promise.

Posted: Jan 20 2010 05:24 pm

joshwoodzell wrote:

If it wasn't for radio and "pop" then we wouldn't have the "great metal" you love so much. I promise.

look, the fact that nashville tn has a rock station that isn't strictly classic rock amazes me. that's basically my point. frankly i don't care what anyone listens to because bands with no airplay are basically passed on by word of mouth. i mean even though it got cancelled here, i would have never known megadeth and slayer were coming to one of our venues if it wasn't for the paper and a friend. NOT RADIO. radio here is a good vehicle for every other genre and that is simply because this geographic location is not friendly to bands like that. i live in the fucking bible belt and though we are called "music city u..s.a." , the only true music we produce is country or contemporary christian music. i'm only saying that the radio here is shit and if it looks to have any influence here then my location needs to man up or i have to go to another source.

*gets off soap box*

Posted: Jan 20 2010 08:19 pm

joshwoodzell wrote:

If it wasn't for radio and "pop" then we wouldn't have the "great metal" you love so much. I promise.

Actually, modern metal evolved from a lot of underground styles that did not receive much radio airplay. In fact, after 1980, metal evolves despite popular radio (case in point: the 80's metal bands that got radio play in the 90's are generally those who incorporated a more radio-friendly sound).

In general, however, your statement does hold true until the Internet becomes a part of the majority of US/UK households, which allowed for music cuts to reach a large audience without having to whore out to the radios, a fact that helped give rise to the vast numbers of indie bands this decade.

Joined: Dec 06 2008 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 88

I think that rap has evolved for the better, at least in Houston. We have artists actually using complex song structure, and the lyrics expanding past the mundane, along with albums being one complete story or theme. Also one of the expanding genres would be that teen scream-o thing going on. Warped Tour is a great example.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

Last year my view on music is that it was made to appeal more to women than men

But this year personally I feel that music pretty much died after 2005 when record companies figured out that they could make more money off of marketability rather than talent. Which is a real shame seeing that talent sounds better than a girl who looks good but needs an auto tuner to cover her shitty voice (I'm looking at you Ke$ha).

But as for music that has come out in the 200's i think this is probably the low point in music history.

Posted: Feb 09 2010 03:50 pm

Hacker wrote:

Last year my view on music is that it was made to appeal more to women than men

But this year personally I feel that music pretty much died after 2005 when record companies figured out that they could make more money off of marketability rather than talent. Which is a real shame seeing that talent sounds better than a girl who looks good but needs an auto tuner to cover her shitty voice (I'm looking at you Ke$ha).

But as for music that has come out in the 200's i think this is probably the low point in music history.

I agree about the marketability part and today's music appealing more towards women, But as for the lowest part in musical history? Nah, every decade there's a "low" point in music.

I saw with the 2000's is the crazy amount of genres that got mashed together, this isn't a bad thing, like the video that was posted by eski were the guys consider themselves "crab-core"; I consider stuff like that creative AND funny. I mean that's what fusion music is.

The one thing that annoyed me about 2000's music was the fuckin' indie snobs. Now being an indie guy myself, it's pretty pathetic with the friggin' ego people have just because they listen to bands that average 90 plays on myspace. God get over yourselves people! It's not that serious.

Oh and uhm....fuck pitchfork media.

Title: Hugh Joined: Sep 23 2007 Posts: 1591

Umm, Hacker, you ever heard of the Monkees?

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

No, I haven't.

Posted: Feb 10 2010 02:23 am

Hipsters are what the double ohs will be remembered for.

Posted: Feb 12 2010 03:14 pm

Hacker wrote:

But as for music that has come out in the 200's i think this is probably the low point in music history.

Yes, the 200's were definitely the low point in music history...Although some would say the Chinese Lute was a major influence on Huey Lewis and the News.

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Posted: Feb 17 2010 11:33 am

I think when VH1 looks back on the oo's, they will cite rap and emo as the big things of the day. However, what we as intelligent human beings will remember is completely up to us. I spent all decade listening to Grunge, then expanded into just about anything else that didn't come out this decade or couldn't be bought at Wal-Mart.