What ever happened to Music Eras

sidewinder · 12-07-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by IWP

Eh, at least the music will be played more often at clubs, bars, and house parties where there are plenty of good looking females instead of all of this pop rap and pseudo-hardcore garbage that's popular nowadays. Not that I like real hardcore anyway, because I'm certainly not fond of it at all.

I'm not interested in what people play in mainstream douche establishments and house parties that currently play pop-rap and pseudo-hardcore garbage.

The music may change but the people will remain the same.

**Janszoon** · 12-07-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by IWP

Right now, and for the last 8-9 years (at least in the United States anyway) we've been in the hip hop/wigger era, but soon we'll be entering the electronic era.

The "electronic era" was the late 90s.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 12-07-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by IWP

Right now, and for the last 8-9 years (at least in the United States anyway) we've been in the hip hop/wigger era, but soon we'll be entering the electronic era.

What? Wigger era? Didn't that last for like a year in the early 2000s?

sidewinder · 12-07-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

What? Wigger era? Didn't that last for like a year in the early 2000s?

I think it's been going on the last two decades.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 12-08-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I think it's been going on the last two decades.

And here I thought it ended with Limp Bizkit.

sidewinder · 12-08-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

And here I thought it ended with Limp Bizkit.

Perhaps. I was thinking of the general population, oops.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 12-08-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Perhaps. I was thinking of the general population, oops.

Oh you mean like kids dressing wigger? Well I guess we don't get much of that down here. We do get a lot of beltbuckles and hipsters though.

Swink · 12-08-2009, 12:43 PM

Im pretty sure we can name the 2000-onwards era the 'MTV' era.

Or maybe the 'rich ass producers get actors to strum on guitars and sing along to music written by some guy who got paid about 20 bucks per song' era.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 12-08-2009, 12:45 PM

Oldest cliche in the book! Whether or not it's true, I have no idea.

Sneer · 12-08-2009, 01:30 PM

As others have said, unfortunately we currently lack the privilege of retrospection and hindsight that brings with it analysis and compartmentalisation. I think this decade will become known for the growth in power of the internet and the galvanising effect it had on self-promotion, empowering th individual as oppose to the company if you will.

As i said, we do not have the luxury of hindsight yet so i cant say whether the internet has blurred the presence of time and space(obviously we know this to be true in terms of communications, but for music i'm not sure) , the media publifications that contribute a great deal to the genre mill have seen their influence weakened due to the increased accessibility of music, so readers arent turning to NME for the next album (and ubiqitous classification)) to buy. They're discovering and downloading them for themselves from the comforts of their own room, as opposed to going out and participating in the ritual of buying and sharing music with people face to face. That's how movements would start, with the gathering of like-minded people, and im not sure if this is taking place anymore to such an extent.

It'll be interesting to see what this decade means to people in 10 years.

12-08-2009, 01:30 PM	#50 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	As others have said, unfortunately we currently lack the privilege of retrospection and hindsight that brings with it analysis and compartmentalisation. I think this decade will become known for the growth in power of the internet and the galvanising effect it had on self-promotion, empowering th individual as oppose to the company if you will. As i said, we do not have the luxury of hindsight yet so i cant say whether the internet has blurred the presence of time and space(obviously we know this to be true in terms of communications, but for music i'm not sure) , the media publifications that contribute a great deal to the genre mill have seen their influence weakened due to the increased accessibility of music, so readers arent turning to NME for the next album (and ubiqitous classification)) to buy. They're discovering and downloading them for themselves from the comforts of their own room, as opposed to going out and participating in the ritual of buying and sharing music with people face to face. That's how movements would start, with the gathering of like-minded people, and im not sure if this is taking place anymore to such an extent. It'll be interesting to see what this decade means to people in 10 years. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

12-08-2009, 12:43 PM	#48 (permalink)
Swink Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 38	Im pretty sure we can name the 2000-onwards era the 'MTV' era. Or maybe the 'rich ass producers get actors to strum on guitars and sing along to music written by some guy who got paid about 20 bucks per song' era.

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Oldest cliche in the book! Whether or not it's true, I have no idea.