Now that we're about two-thirds of the way through the "new" decade and the first of the 21st century, what do you think the 2000's will be most remembered for?

1950's: birth of rock and roll, Elvis, Chuck Berry
1960's: Beatles and the British Invasion, Bob Dylan, the Psychedelic Era
1970's: musical excess: birth of heavy metal, Led Zeppelin, prog rock and Pink Floyd, disco, punk, album-oriented rock
1980's: MTV, new wave, U2, hair metal, Broooce!!, rise of rap, Metallica, Madonna
1990's: Grunge and Nirvana, hip-hop, rise of teen-pop, Korn and NU-metal, Alternative Nation

2000's: ??

I think this decade will be remembered for the decline of NU-metal and the return of METAL-metal, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, 3 Inches of Blood, sort of 80's revival, and bands such as Mudvayne and more edgy metal.

problem is, the 2000's hasn't really had anything new. I suppose "Crunk" and "Nu Metal" are the closest things to fresh genres this decade. I think the 00's are more like the 70's as opposed to the 50's, 60's, 80's and 90's, as in the sense that while there have been a lot of successful artists, there hasn't been just ONE icon that symbolizes the whole decade, like Elvis in the 50's, Beatles in the 60's, Michael Jackson in the 80's and Nirvana in the 90's.

problem is, the 2000's hasn't really had anything new. I suppose "Crunk" and "Nu Metal" are the closest things to fresh genres this decade. I think the 00's are more like the 70's as opposed to the 50's, 60's, 80's and 90's, as in the sense that while there have been a lot of successful artists, there hasn't been just ONE icon that symbolizes the whole decade, like Elvis in the 50's, Beatles in the 60's, Michael Jackson in the 80's and Nirvana in the 90's.That's right, it seems like a replay of the 90's. In the examples you gave, you had no one specific example of one from the 70's, because there were too many to choose from, either Led Zeppelin, Elton John, or The Clash, etc., and no single one of these seemed iconic enough to represent the entire decade. It's like the music scene had splintered into several genres then.

Id have to go with the whole pop craze. Its kinda fizzled out now, but it started a bunch of reality shows.

Devolution! :mad: :rant: :wallbang :barf:

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1991- metallicas black albumOf the current decade?? :confused:

I think the 2000's will be remembered as the decade where people stopped buying music from a store.

It's also the decade where people stopped making music. All you hear any more is electronic noise punctuated by by caterwauling! :barf:

problem is, the 2000's hasn't really had anything new. I suppose "Crunk" and "Nu Metal" are the closest things to fresh genres this decade. I think the 00's are more like the 70's as opposed to the 50's, 60's, 80's and 90's, as in the sense that while there have been a lot of successful artists, there hasn't been just ONE icon that symbolizes the whole decade, like Elvis in the 50's, Beatles in the 60's, Michael Jackson in the 80's and Nirvana in the 90's.


Two words regarding the 70's - ELTON JOHN.

Two words regarding the 70's - ELTON JOHN.

but the 70's also had The Bee Gees, Chicago and others that were every bit as big. In the 60's, as big as the Stones were, it was the decade of The Beatles, same with the 80's, as huge as Madonna was, it was the decade of Michael Jackson, etc....

I think the whole punk/goth pop thing is fairly new to the 2000's. I mean, punk rock music was in the mainstream during the 90's, but most of the so-called "punk rock" music on popular raido today is only heard on popular radio. It doesn't really start out on rock/alternative stations and ease it's way into the mainstream....it's marketed just for mainstream.

Also, garage rock, though it's kind of declined now, was pretty big in the early 2000's.

I think the whole punk/goth pop thing is fairly new to the 2000's.

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Yeah like punk, goth/emo music...

crap

Another thing I thought of today while listening to the radio, you hear a lot more rock-edged country genre music today. Keith Urban, Big and Rich, Van Zant...I even saw a video featuring the singer from SugarLand singing with Bon Jovi. I know there was country-edged rock before (like Lynyrd Skynyrd), but now there are a lot of country music singers going for more of a rock sound.

emo, definitely.
and bands like fall out boy, panic! at the disco, etc.

also, hardcore.
i mean, it's always been around, but it's everywhere now. and dumb people in clans and the whole OMFG XEDGEXPRIDEX thing. wow.

pop-punk is not something that just happened this decade.. in the 90's there was Green Day, The Offspring and Blink 182. With the Goth thing, the 90's kids had Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails.

also, hardcore.
i mean, it's always been around, but it's everywhere now. and dumb people in clans and the whole OMFG XEDGEXPRIDEX thing. wow.

actually it's always been that way. I was in high school 10 years ago and remember kids being all "I don't like Green Day and Hootie & The Blowfish, that's too trendy, I love hardcore, I'm so kewl!!!"

Ugh, I cannot stand it when someone completely goes against a band/song the second they/it hit(s) the mainstream. The music is still the same, just because everyone knows it now though, it's lost its "cool".

Ugh, I cannot stand it when someone completely goes against a band/song the second they/it hit(s) the mainstream. The music is still the same, just because everyone knows it now though, it's lost its "cool".

agreed.

Love it or hate it, there hasnt been a number one song in a while that isnt at least somewhat rnb/hip hop, so probably hip hop for the 2000s...especially hip hop from the South and Midwest...

crap


YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:brent :banana: :mango

Love it or hate it, there hasnt been a number one song in a while that isnt at least somewhat rnb/hip hop, so probably hip hop for the 2000s...especially hip hop from the South and Midwest...
I know of at least one...

I know of at least one...
besides the American Idol people...

that is part of why I think US musical taste sucks compared to the UK. Over there it's a lot more diverse. That is one reason I hate when Mariah's fans (or "lambs" as they're better known) trash other artists for not having the same success with #1's... well duh!!! Mariah has sold herself out to and caters to that audience, of course she's going to have #1 hits (while in the UK, where there's a lot more diversity, she's had less #1's than here). The US singles chart is fixed in a way that it's damn near impossible for a pop or rock song to get to #1 if it doesn't have r&b airplay (yes, I know Gwen, but Hollaback Girl was an r&b hit... it's not like she topped the chart with What You Waiting For).

I used to be a big follower of the Billboard charts since the late 80's but around 2003, I officially decided the hell with it because collecting the occasional issue stopped being fun when there was very little I liked that actually was doing well. I am going to eat my words for this if suddenly a BSB/Britney/N'Sync style revolution happens again, but I really miss the days of 1999-2000... look at the wide diversity of artists that hit #1 during that era, you had pop, r&b, rock, dance, even COUNTRY sharing the wealth. Lonestar would hit #1, and then give the #1 spot to Santana, who'd give it to Aaliyah, who would hit #1 and then vacate the spot to Matchbox 20, who'd in turn give it to N'Sync, who gave it to Madonna, who gave it to Creed, who gave it to Destiny's Child, etc.. Everyone won. Now it's one bland rap act after another, with the occasional Mariah Carey song as the closest thing to "pop" to hit #1.

Now it's one bland rap act after another, with the occasional Mariah Carey song as the closest thing to "pop" to hit #1.

Yes, but with rap dominating the charts so much, black people finally have gotten their revenge on the honkies for stealing jazz, rock and roll, and disco from them - their records are dominating the charts while pasty-faced ofays like Ryan Adams and Franz Ferdinand are virtually shut out!

Blacks control the charts, whites control the Supreme Court. Fair tradeoff, no? :brent

Yes, but with rap dominating the charts so much, black people finally have gotten their revenge on the honkies for stealing jazz, rock and roll, and disco from them - their records are dominating the charts while pasty-faced ofays like Ryan Adams and Franz Ferdinand are virtually shut out!

Blacks control the charts, whites control the Supreme Court. Fair tradeoff, no? :brent

Franz Ferdinand should be a lot bigger than they are, at least they have a lot of popularity in the UK.

I wish that US radio would embrace more talented African-American artists than 50 Cent and the sort. I mean, critics and audiences loved John Legend's cd, but yet radio eluded him. Even Black Eyed Peas, while they have had a lot of success in the past few years, they have yet to score a #1 hit while less memorable urban acts are doing so, without a doubt BEP are one of the most fun guilty pleasure acts out in the scene. Mary J Blige is one of the great r&b songstresses of the past fifteen years and while she has definately lasted, as a "singles artist", radio has never embraced her as much as they have less talented females like Ciara, I know Family Affair was a #1 hit five years ago and Not Gon' Cry almost hit #1 a decade ago, but she's only had a few top 10 hits, which is quite insignificant for an artist of her calibre, while Beyonce had as many top 10's with one album as Mary has had in a near 15 year career.

There are plenty others that fit into the modern day r&b/hip hop mold that deserve to be scoring #1 hits and getting everyones attention more deservedly than 50 Cent, D4L and others.

Crunk music and the whole Atlanta hip-hop scene are the 2000's, when you look at popular music. I mean, there aren't many songs on the radio today that don't feature Lil Jon, Ying Yan Twins, Youngbloodz, T.I., or Usher....all from the Atlanta scene (if i'm not mistaken).

hmmm...I think there was a rise in a lot of new genres of rock like pop-punk (Fall Out Boy), emo (The Used, Hawthorne Heights), screamo, post-hardcore, etc.

Yeah like punk, goth/emo music...

I hate this stuff. They are all a bunch of posers whining because their allowance wasn't big enuff. So they started a punk band.

Crunk music and the whole Atlanta hip-hop scene are the 2000's, when you look at popular music. I mean, there aren't many songs on the radio today that don't feature Lil Jon, Ying Yan Twins, Youngbloodz, T.I., or Usher....all from the Atlanta scene (if i'm not mistaken).

God I wish it would end.

I hate this stuff. They are all a bunch of posers whining because their allowance wasn't big enuff. So they started a punk band.

I don't get the appeal either. All of these guys are really missing the key elements needed for a good rock vocalist. They all sing in exactly the same voice, the music just doesn't jump out at you, etc... I personally was shocking that "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" became such a big hit, actually going top 10, when IMO, the song was so lacking of a melody or anything that jumped out at you.... as opposed to when you compare that to the recent comeback hits by Weezer and Green Day. "Beverly Hills" also went top 10, but unlike Sugar, the song was catchy as hell and the fact that the song actually caught on to the elusive top 40 market (something Weezer hasn't done since Buddy Holly in 1994) is a testament to it's appeal, whereas Sugar We're Goin' Down just sounded like every other soundalike emo song out there.

stop EMO before it is too late

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I don't get the appeal either. All of these guys are really missing the key elements needed for a good rock vocalist. They all sing in exactly the same voice, the music just doesn't jump out at you, etc... I personally was shocking that "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" became such a big hit, actually going top 10, when IMO, the song was so lacking of a melody or anything that jumped out at you.... as opposed to when you compare that to the recent comeback hits by Weezer and Green Day. "Beverly Hills" also went top 10, but unlike Sugar, the song was catchy as hell and the fact that the song actually caught on to the elusive top 40 market (something Weezer hasn't done since Buddy Holly in 1994) is a testament to it's appeal, whereas Sugar We're Goin' Down just sounded like every other soundalike emo song out there.

actually you're riht about sugar were goin down having no melody...when i learned it on guitar it was basically all bass just plucking the same string and jumping between 3 frets lol

actually you're riht about sugar were goin down having no melody...when i learned it on guitar it was basically all bass just plucking the same string and jumping between 3 frets lol

so is all the other new emo/punk crap...all of the singers sound like they are in a tunnel and each song consists of about 3 cords.

actually you're riht about sugar were goin down having no melody...when i learned it on guitar it was basically all bass just plucking the same string and jumping between 3 frets lol

I find it funny when people talk about how catchy that song is, I mean seriously. "Beverly Hills" = catchy, "American Idiot" = catchy, "Mr. Brightside" = catchy, "Sugar, We're Going Down" = I've heard it a number of times and can't even begin to hum a note from it.

so is all the other new emo/punk crap...all of the singers sound like they are in a tunnel and each song consists of about 3 cords.

eh...not necessarily. Alot of it is, but right now I'm learning "The Tide" by The Spill Canvas and it's pretty complex. I'm not saying it's a Mozart piece but it's certainly a little mor einvolved than alot of what is out. I guess what I'm getting at is: you can't judge a whole genre of music based on particular flavor of the week bands...

I find it funny when people talk about how catchy that song is, I mean seriously. "Beverly Hills" = catchy, "American Idiot" = catchy, "Mr. Brightside" = catchy, "Sugar, We're Going Down" = I've heard it a number of times and can't even begin to hum a note from it.

hahaha...i actually love the song even though everything about it is wrong..

so is all the other new emo/punk crap...all of the singers sound like they are in a tunnel and each song consists of about 3 cords.
i can't say i agree with you there. pop punk and emo aren't exactly my genres of choice, but the stuff isn't terrible. i like it, i admit. you have to be open minded with some styles of music.

^ I actually do like some emo and punk stuff. Some of those groups make really good music, but then a lot of them just try to mimic the ones that sell and create crappy music.

eh...not necessarily. Alot of it is, but right now I'm learning "The Tide" by The Spill Canvas and it's pretty complex. I'm not saying it's a Mozart piece but it's certainly a little mor einvolved than alot of what is out. I guess what I'm getting at is: you can't judge a whole genre of music based on particular flavor of the week bands...
that's such a great song.
learn it good. <3 haha

How about any crap that people will listen to no matter how sucky just as long as the industry pushes it on them?

besides the American Idol people...
I still know of at least one

I hate this stuff. They are all a bunch of posers whining because their allowance wasn't big enuff. So they started a punk band.
I dont really like it either but I prefer that stuff to rap and hip hop.

"Sugar, We're Going Down" = I've heard it a number of times and can't even begin to hum a note from it.

oh my god.
my roommate last semester played that song at least eight times a day. horrible. horrible. horrible.

:eek:

i now feel mildly homicidal everytime i hear it.

"Sugar, We're Going Down" = I've heard it a number of times and can't even begin to hum a note from it.
Yeah I dont like that song. I like the band but not really the song. I dont even like the band that much, though.