Were the mid-to-late 90s and early 2000s the greatest era in music?

[PokemonSpears]

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both for music in English and Spanish

[PokemonSpears]

58 minutes ago, DignifiedLove said:

Lillith Fair

we used to have our own Lilith Fair in here

[PokemonSpears]

3 minutes ago, Roxxy said:

Dido was a new artist then so Mom's couldn't have been listening to her. I think she was more for teens and young adults, than the moms. 

Dido was so good, what happened to her?

[Urbanney]

[Roxxy]

8 minutes ago, PokemonSpears said:

Dido was so good, what happened to her?

The taste, Pokie! ❤

She actually released a new album last year called Still On My Mind which to me is her Ray of Light meets Biophilia. 

[PokemonSpears]

2 minutes ago, Roxxy said:

The taste, Pokie! ❤

She actually released a new album last year called Still On My Mind which to me is her Ray of Light meets Biophilia. 

didn't know  

[Roxxy]

6 minutes ago, PokemonSpears said:

didn't know  

Listen to it when you don't feel like dancing and bopping and just want moody music in the background. ❤

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I remember ripping this page from my sibling's teen magazine for my collection back when they bought it at the store lol

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Can't comment on the 90s as I wasn't born yet. I really do miss the 00s, though, and look back on that period of time fondly. It was my childhood after all.  However, I just can't look past the accessibility part of it all. Streaming has truly changed the game. Indie artists are on the rise because the internet lets people self-promote and self-release, and people can listen to whatever the hell the way want without having to listen to what the radio and the charts shove down their throats. I can create a library of 10 000 songs in a few hours for a measly cost of 7 euros a month. That's ridiculous. You can't even buy one CD for 7 euros. I've discovered so many amazing artists thanks to streaming services and the internet in general that I would otherwise never get to hear about.  As for quality. It's hard to say. You can definitely compare mainstream music, but as for music overall - I don't think it's possible to objectively say if one decade was better than another.  Also, as I said in another thread - pop music is actually the best it's ever been in terms of critical acclaim, and most artists are heavily involved in their work. Much more than before, I'd say. 

[Roxxy]

Just now, Dark.Knight said:

I remember ripping this page from my sibling's teen magazine for my collection back when they bought it at the store lol

Ok and what did you do with the picture, Knighty? 

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1 minute ago, Roxxy said:

Ok and what did you do with the picture, Knighty? 

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90s and 00s for performances / showmanship and celebrity factor

10s for accessibility, freedom and artistic integrity

imo at least 

[Roxxy]

2 minutes ago, Dark.Knight said:

OMG I have a binder full of Britney and anime pictures I printed from the internet omg it was my prized possession for years during middle school! 

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Just now, Roxxy said:

OMG I have a binder full of Britney and anime pictures I printed from the internet omg it was my prized possession for years during middle school! 

I remember using Britney notebook covers that I printed from disney.com  - they made it for that

 

[Roxxy]

2 minutes ago, Dark.Knight said:

I remember using Britney notebook covers that I printed from disney.com  - they made it for that

Omg I never had a Britney covered notebook. Where do you even get those.  But every time we're at a bookstore and if there's like a magazine or like an unauthorized bio, we would buy it. 

[Midnight]

I do feel that many of the albums released those years would tend to have a lot of filler tracks though as opposed to more recent times. I love Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory its a masterpiece from beginning to end but it's the only album I like by them.  

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41 minutes ago, Roxxy said:

Omg I never had a Britney covered notebook. Where do you even get those.  But every time we're at a bookstore and if there's like a magazine or like an unauthorized bio, we would buy it. 

they had "posters" that were the regular notebook size for that purpose so all you had to do was print it

[Roxxy]

3 minutes ago, Dark.Knight said:

they had "posters" that were the regular notebook size for that purpose so all you had to do was print it

Oh... so like, you put the "poster" on top of the notebook and you cover it?  

[MissSpearsSaysSo]

Yes! Music was such a huge focus. 

[Puppy]

I feel it’s the most diverse in terms of music too. I mean we got mash ups of all genres. Pop rock , country rock, hip pop, it was like the labels were just throwing everything all at once and see what works but that’s the beauty of it.