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I always enjoy a good rant, and that was a good one. Can't deny the mass media thing, that was why I was trying to qualify the question. What best sums up the decade? Not what was the best song? The latter is just an invitation to obscurity.BigBallinStalin wrote:That's funny because she's got better songs than that. Everyone knows that song because for some odd reasons it got kicked through the mass media, so now everyone knows it.
To sum up the Naughties... nearly every popular or well-known band that has at least guitar, drums, and bass (and maybe a few more instruments common to previous decades like the 60s and 70s) has not done anything really new or ground-breaking--except maybe Tool, I'll give them that, as much I dislike them (the vocals, sorry, but if the vocals suck, I really can't get into it).
Now, as for other genres, electronica had a bit more fun and a LOT more going on, but no one in the states really notices because it's not popular there. They're left with generic, commercially-engineered bands that "sound great."
That would be the Naughties for America: commercially-engineered bands at its finest.
You remember back in the day when that happened to a certain degree. Take for example The Temptations, but the main difference being that the Temptations were actually good, they were actually talented. Bands these days are garbage.
By bands, I mean those that can be placed under the "rock" genre.
Yeah, that's right. Coldplay, Kings of Leon, and suck yo momma's dick are terrible bands, complete crap. Just pussified music, lacking any form of luster, any real emotion, sacrificing themselves to appease the masses, who are terribly and easily amused. BLEH! I puke in their general direction.
Of Montreal was interesting though. I must say. And, there's a few others out there that were exceptional, but for the most part, the Noughties were just plain Nought'in much at all.
[well, there's my rant, enjoy]
Man in the box- what, 1991?Yoda Skywalker wrote:Man In The Box by Alice In Chains, American Pie by Don McLean (been some lean shitty ass years for the Mac. Some ways 12 but I left LA in 2000), Pin Ball Wizard of course (I could have played a hell of alot more. I really held back many times, it goes it spurts).
Sure- that's an awesome choice. Definitely sums up the club scene of the decade for me. I danced to that more times than my brain or liver should have taken.
awesome vid tooLonesome for no one when
the room was empty and
war as we knew it was obsolete
Nothing could beat complete denial
All we do is talk, sit, switch screens
as the homeland plans enemies
All we do is talk, static split screens
As the homeland plans enemies
Invasion’s so succexxy
Let’s drink to the military
The glass is empty
Faces to fill and cars to feed
Nothing could beat complete denial
All we do is talk, sit, switch screens
As the homeland plans enemies
All we do is talk, static split screens
As the homeland plans enemies
Invasion’s so succexxy
passive attraction, programmed reaction
passive attraction, programmed reaction
action distraction, more information
flesh saturation, lips on a napkin
ass ass ass
where does the time go?
we’re waking up so slowly
days are horizontal lately
out of body, watched from above
out of body, watched from above
passive attraction, programmed reaction
more information, cash masturbation
follow the pattern- the hemlines, the headlines
action distraction,faster than fashion
faster than fashion,faster than fashion
Lonesome for no one when
the room was empty and
war as we knew it was obsolete
Nothing could beat denial
You do know she was sampling The Clash, right?
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I do indeed, and it's one of the reasons I consider it a true song of the noughties- sampling and remixing of older stuff being a huge part of what music was doing in the decade. It's not exclusive to the noughties, sure, but messing around with the canon and having people blur musical and ethnic identities- that's kind of what the decade did for me. Like I said, it's a personal thing.pimpdave wrote:You do know she was sampling The Clash, right?
I thought Reznor WROTE it...right?Symmetry wrote:I do indeed, and it's one of the reasons I consider it a true song of the noughties- sampling and remixing of older stuff being a huge part of what music was doing in the decade. It's not exclusive to the noughties, sure, but messing around with the canon and having people blur musical and ethnic identities- that's kind of what the decade did for me. Like I said, it's a personal thing.pimpdave wrote:You do know she was sampling The Clash, right?
Johnny Cash covering "Hurt" would be another example. The original was a decent song, but Trent Reznor didn't have the ability to make it great as a vocalist. He's great otherwise, but Hurt was whiney and adolescent when he covered it. Cash, on the verge of death, with a voice that spoke of a lifetime of regret, made it great. Middle of the road song becomes a classic.
Hurt video by Cash
Yup, Reznor wrote it, Cash covered it. Reznor just doesn't do the song justice for me when he sings it.Army of GOD wrote:I thought Reznor WROTE it...right?Symmetry wrote:I do indeed, and it's one of the reasons I consider it a true song of the noughties- sampling and remixing of older stuff being a huge part of what music was doing in the decade. It's not exclusive to the noughties, sure, but messing around with the canon and having people blur musical and ethnic identities- that's kind of what the decade did for me. Like I said, it's a personal thing.pimpdave wrote:You do know she was sampling The Clash, right?
Johnny Cash covering "Hurt" would be another example. The original was a decent song, but Trent Reznor didn't have the ability to make it great as a vocalist. He's great otherwise, but Hurt was whiney and adolescent when he covered it. Cash, on the verge of death, with a voice that spoke of a lifetime of regret, made it great. Middle of the road song becomes a classic.
Hurt video by Cash
Though, I do love Johnny's a Hell of a lot more.
Ya, but Cash really did do a better job of it. Even Reznor agrees. Anyway, here's my submission...Symmetry wrote:Yup, Reznor wrote it, Cash covered it. Reznor just doesn't do the song justice for me when he sings it.Army of GOD wrote:I thought Reznor WROTE it...right?Symmetry wrote:I do indeed, and it's one of the reasons I consider it a true song of the noughties- sampling and remixing of older stuff being a huge part of what music was doing in the decade. It's not exclusive to the noughties, sure, but messing around with the canon and having people blur musical and ethnic identities- that's kind of what the decade did for me. Like I said, it's a personal thing.
Johnny Cash covering "Hurt" would be another example. The original was a decent song, but Trent Reznor didn't have the ability to make it great as a vocalist. He's great otherwise, but Hurt was whiney and adolescent when he covered it. Cash, on the verge of death, with a voice that spoke of a lifetime of regret, made it great. Middle of the road song becomes a classic.
Hurt video by Cash
Though, I do love Johnny's a Hell of a lot more.
Edit- I realise where I confused you- I said that Reznor covered it. I should have been clear that he sang the original version.
