Early 90s Pop (pop, fan, Europe, Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls)

PartisanRanger · 01-25-2009, 10:34 PM

The 90's dance pop that was always on the radio was never very good, but I suppose there is a nostalgia factor today. I can listen to Haddaway or No Mercy or Real McCoy and enjoy myself, but this stuff gets tiresome pretty quickly.

And it really goes without saying that the best Prince and Michael Jackson stuff came out in the '80's.

Guybrush · 01-26-2009, 04:08 AM

Come on, early 90s pop is the trash bin for commercial music. 2 Unlimited was not really that cool. Neither were Aqua, Rednecks, DJ Bobo, Scatman John, Whigfield, Take That, East 17, 4 Non Blondes, Haddaway, Enigma, Dr. Alban, Michael Learns to Rock, Ace of Base, Deep Forest, Captain Jack, Blümchen ..

Come on, the early 90s (and the 90s in general) craplist just goes on and on. You can love crap, but it's still poo.

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Originally Posted by Eltiraaz

I think it wasn't quite so oversold and over commercialized back then. Maybe.. just maybe it had actual meaning.

It was insanely commercial. If you could put a danceable beat on it, you could sell anything. I remember a CD which was called 95 Ultra Rave or something and it had a song which went "how would you like to **** me in the ass?!" with some heavy ass bass drums and rave **** on it. That kind of crap would not sell today .. I hope.

At least not in Norway. I hope.

**Janszoon** · 01-26-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by toretorden

Come on, early 90s pop is the trash bin for commercial music. 2 Unlimited was not really that cool. Neither were Aqua, Rednecks, DJ Bobo, Scatman John, Whigfield, Take That, East 17, 4 Non Blondes, Haddaway, Enigma, Dr. Alban, Michael Learns to Rock, Ace of Base, Deep Forest, Captain Jack, Blümchen ..

Some of these bands are actually mid and late 90s acts, like Aqua and Rednex for example. And I have to admit, I like quite a bit of the stuff you listed.

I don't know why anyone would think that early 90s pop is less commercial than current pop though. I'm certainly with you on that point.

jackhammer · 01-26-2009, 08:33 AM

90's pop was as bad as todays pop and whoever mentioned 2 unlimited needs to be shot. Even factoring nostalgia they were bllody awful. It will be Technotronic threads next

barbarella · 01-28-2009, 10:11 AM

This is one Great track from the early 90's- Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode.

**Janszoon** · 01-28-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by barbarella

This is one Great track from the early 90's- Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode.

That's actually technically from 89.

barbarella · 01-28-2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That's actually technically from 89.

Yep! I'm wrong again! I'll be along later with another one...

**Janszoon** · 01-28-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by barbarella

Yep! I'm wrong again! I'll be along later with another one...

Well, the album it ended up on came out in 1990 so you were sort of right. It's just the single that's from 89.

barbarella · 01-28-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That's actually technically from 89.

What you have to remember is that up North we get everything later!
So can I have Killer by Adamski instead? That's Awesome!

Guybrush · 01-28-2009, 11:03 AM

Anyways, it's not like songs from 89 never got played on the radio / MTV / whatever in the early 90s.

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PartisanRanger Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 156	The 90's dance pop that was always on the radio was never very good, but I suppose there is a nostalgia factor today. I can listen to Haddaway or No Mercy or Real McCoy and enjoy myself, but this stuff gets tiresome pretty quickly. And it really goes without saying that the best Prince and Michael Jackson stuff came out in the '80's.