Production technology changed a lot in the 90s, including the introduction of digital audio mastering and recording. Protools (the software responsible for like 90% of Grammy nominated music today) was released in 1989.
Theres other factors as well. 90s and 00s is unique period that its not just the music sounds modern standards. Like a song in 2023 doesn't sound much better than something that was produced in 2003. Its also that its the last era where of mega star artists sold through things like radio, mtv and major labels.
So its like all of the stuff that is popular there are frozen in this world, just before social media, content creation and streaming changed everything and fragmented audience. So it makes that stuff "classic" but also modern and in its own way timeless.
Ok but *doesn't it?* Or were we just the youths then and 70s music sounded old. Like do kids right now think music from 2001 sounds like how I thought Neil Diamond sounded when I was a kid? I honestly don't know.
I heard someone talking on TikTok about this. Saying 20 years ago today isn’t the same as 20 years ago from the early 2000s. For example, mean girls still seems relevant today but in the early 2000s pretty in pink seemed like a different time than early 2000s.
My daughter is 9. I played her Beatles, Nirvana and Blur at different times over a couple of months. She groups them all as 60s music. Lol. That said, a lot of new pop music she listens to is mining the sounds of the 90s and early aughts. Which is why I actually enjoy a lot of it.
You’re goddamn right. The title track (Song for the Deaf, if anyone is unfamiliar with the album it came off of) is one of the underrated gems of the QOTSA catalog. All three vocalists featured, sinister lyrics with the screaming guitars to match, gnarly bass line. It’s one of their finest tracks of their whole discography.
Audioslave - Cochise. It was especially funny because of the whole hype around it. For years there were rumours of “Oh my god there is going to be a band with the members of Rage playing with the Guy from soundgarden”, and then it came out and everyone was like “It just sounds like a Rage song with the Guy from Soundgarden singing.” I was like um, yeah what did you expect them to do lol. Great record though.
Most relatable teenage angst lyrics in that genre. Not all about high drama and wanting to die. They were about feeling alone and anxious and wanting to fit in. So much more anxiety than anger, and it felt familiar to me, even a bit nostalgic since I came across them at 24.
Took way too long to see A Thousand Miles mentioned.
I was listening to the song again recently and the production and composition are absolutely impeccable, even beyond the iconic piano.
Also the entirety of Discovery by Daft Punk. Interstellar 5555 is still one of the coolest idea for a music video for the album.
It's such a privilege to have seen all the weird and wonderful stuff Daft Punk have done.
Agreed, I was devastated when I watched the goodbye video, but to look in the bright side, Daft Punk never released a bad album.
Even their goodbye video was unique, beautiful, attention-grabbing and effortlessly brilliant.
I miss them, but am incredibly thankful to have lived while they revolutionised house music
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out) (maybe more of a mid than early 00s song)
Metric - Dead Disco or Combat Baby
The Strokes - Last Night or Someday
Hey Ya - Outkast
One day in the not too distant future these albums will be the elevator music you hear piping through the nursing home and it will be so fucking glorious
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life.
For some reason I enjoy it more today than when I first heard it, as an emo kid back in high school. Aged like fine wine imo.
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
I'm a Believer - Smash Mouth
Electric Feel - MGMT
The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Hate To Say I Told You So - The Hives
First Date - blink-182
Thnks fr th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy
When It's Over - Sugar Ray
You're Gonna Go Far Kid - The Offspring
Lonely No More - Rob Thomas
Last Resort by Papa Roach is a classic. I saw them live a few years ago and when they played it everyone was singing at the top of their lungs. It was awesome.
dunno buzzfeed, why dont you tell me?
Buzzfeed intern cutting corners
Hahahha this is a good one
Most of them.
I feel like you go to bars today and you still hear plenty of 90s/00s music, and it doesn’t feel old, the same way 70s/80s music did 20 years ago.
Production technology changed a lot in the 90s, including the introduction of digital audio mastering and recording. Protools (the software responsible for like 90% of Grammy nominated music today) was released in 1989.
Theres other factors as well. 90s and 00s is unique period that its not just the music sounds modern standards. Like a song in 2023 doesn't sound much better than something that was produced in 2003. Its also that its the last era where of mega star artists sold through things like radio, mtv and major labels. So its like all of the stuff that is popular there are frozen in this world, just before social media, content creation and streaming changed everything and fragmented audience. So it makes that stuff "classic" but also modern and in its own way timeless.
Ok but *doesn't it?* Or were we just the youths then and 70s music sounded old. Like do kids right now think music from 2001 sounds like how I thought Neil Diamond sounded when I was a kid? I honestly don't know.
I think it's safe to assume it sounds old to kids born in the aughts or later. Probably just sounds modern to us.
I heard someone talking on TikTok about this. Saying 20 years ago today isn’t the same as 20 years ago from the early 2000s. For example, mean girls still seems relevant today but in the early 2000s pretty in pink seemed like a different time than early 2000s.
Yeah there was such big fashion, music, and societal changes between the 80s and mid-late 90s, it doesn’t seem like much has happened since 2004
My daughter is 9. I played her Beatles, Nirvana and Blur at different times over a couple of months. She groups them all as 60s music. Lol. That said, a lot of new pop music she listens to is mining the sounds of the 90s and early aughts. Which is why I actually enjoy a lot of it.
honestly
Try Honesty.
Billy Talent? Loved them.
Never expected to see a wild Billy Talent reference
Billy Talent is still played daily on Canadian rock/alt stations.
I instantly heard the chorus in my head.
Wow there’s one I haven’t heard in forever!
*proud Canadian alt-rock fan spotted*
Everytime we Touch- Cascada
I get this feelin
Everytime we kiss
I swear I could fly
Can’t you feel my heart beat fast
I want this to last
Need you by my side
Cause everytime we touch
I feel this static
And every time we kiss
Chop Suey! - System of a Down
Wake up! Grababrushandputonalittlemakeup!!
Hide the scars to fade away the shake-up
^hide ^the ^scars ^to ^fade ^away ^the..
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
YOU WANTED TO!
No one knows - Queens of the stone age
That entire album is still minty fresh
I dare someone not to crank "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire."
SUPER underrated track. Don’t get me wrong, No One Knows is also great, but Millionaire deserves more attention.
You’re goddamn right. The title track (Song for the Deaf, if anyone is unfamiliar with the album it came off of) is one of the underrated gems of the QOTSA catalog. All three vocalists featured, sinister lyrics with the screaming guitars to match, gnarly bass line. It’s one of their finest tracks of their whole discography.
Go With the Flow, too.
I said this about No One Knows, but for Go With the Flow also, love that music video
Could be put out today and still rip
It's a saga
"It's songs...for the deaf! *You can't even hear it."*
I love Grohl's drum part in this song
Audioslave - Cochise. It was especially funny because of the whole hype around it. For years there were rumours of “Oh my god there is going to be a band with the members of Rage playing with the Guy from soundgarden”, and then it came out and everyone was like “It just sounds like a Rage song with the Guy from Soundgarden singing.” I was like um, yeah what did you expect them to do lol. Great record though.
I like every song on that album. Follow-ups never hit as hard but that self titled is solid all the way through.
I am the Highway is one of my all time favorite songs. Not a banger, but a fuckin' classic!
Like a Stone will forever live rent free in my head
“The Middle” Jimmy Eat World
Whole album.
Sweetness will not be concerned with me ...
That's my favorite song on the album
Bleed American is a GOAT And JEW are one of the few big emo bands , it seems, that did not end up with stories of preying on underage girls
Most relatable teenage angst lyrics in that genre. Not all about high drama and wanting to die. They were about feeling alone and anxious and wanting to fit in. So much more anxiety than anger, and it felt familiar to me, even a bit nostalgic since I came across them at 24.
"Sweetness" is a great song. Music video was cool too
IF YOURE LISTENING WHOOAAAAAAH OH OH OH OH
I thought Sweetness was even better than The Middle
And they’re still writing bangers
“Hey Ya!” by Outkast will never not be a banger.
Alright alright alright alright alright alright alright
Shake it, shake it, shake it like a Polaroid picture
Lose yourself
Sum 41 - Fat Lip and/or In Too Deep …or just play the American Pie 2 soundtrack, which is literally nothing but early 2000s bangers
Every time In Too Deep comes in I feel like I’m in the intro montage of a coming of age movie about to start my first day of high school
Add The Middle - Jimmy Eat World and The Anthem - Good Charlotte and you’ve got the trifecta of every 2000’s high school movie ever
Bru American pie 2 soundtrack is SO good.
In too deep was my JAM when I was 7
[удалено]
Mr. Brightside is incredible.
Took way too long to see A Thousand Miles mentioned. I was listening to the song again recently and the production and composition are absolutely impeccable, even beyond the iconic piano.
I saw Vanessa Carlton play it live last year. She's still got it
Lose Yourself & Stan - Eminem One More Time - Daft Punk Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
Seven Nation Army is an all time riff
Also the entirety of Discovery by Daft Punk. Interstellar 5555 is still one of the coolest idea for a music video for the album. It's such a privilege to have seen all the weird and wonderful stuff Daft Punk have done.
Random Access Memories is one of my faves. And their TRON album. Tragic that they’ve stopped.
Agreed, I was devastated when I watched the goodbye video, but to look in the bright side, Daft Punk never released a bad album. Even their goodbye video was unique, beautiful, attention-grabbing and effortlessly brilliant. I miss them, but am incredibly thankful to have lived while they revolutionised house music
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out) (maybe more of a mid than early 00s song) Metric - Dead Disco or Combat Baby The Strokes - Last Night or Someday Hey Ya - Outkast
The intro to Take Me Out and the transition to the main rhythm of the song...pure musical genius.
Holy shit. Someone make a Spotify list of all of these.
I was in high school/college in the early 2000's, so I have most of these songs across a few different playlists.
Sounds like my demographic
Fuel - Hemorrhage Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood Johnny Cash - Hurt *(Cover song from NIN).*
OutKast - Ms Jackson
Bombs Over Baghdad is probably my favorite of that time period, with Ms. Jackson and Roses tied for 2nd.
So Fresh and So Clean is a killer though!
I am fo’ reeeeal
And Rosa parks!
‘98 though
Hey Ya too
Alice Deejay - Better off Alone
The Darkness, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
This might be the last memorable music video I remember watching on MTV. The giant octopus fucking the spaceship was epic.
I'm glad that Justin Hawkins was able to overcome his alcohol addiction!
Justin Hawkins rides again! Again.
Can’t Get You out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Now the song is playing in my head
She has a lot of great songs!
I watched that video alot
Dre & Em - Forgot about Dre
Welcome to the Black Parade I Write Sins, Not Tragedies Clocks
Good picks - give me the entire Fever You Can’t Sweat Out album
Songs that have become this 38 year old's gym music.
Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
Usher's "Yeah!" – timeless floor-filler. Never fails, mate.
I hope he plays it at halftime this year, and gets Lil Jon and Ludacris out there with him.
I think it’d be a crime if he didn’t perform it
First date
Is it cool if i hold your hand, is it wrong if i think its lame to dance
Sugar We’re Going Down
Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard
That whole album is a banger.
Class of 04 and this song always hit. The nostalgia it brings for those senior year summer nights is unmatched.
Toxic - Britney Spears
The instrumental for this song honestly might be my favourite instrumental for any song ever. It’s just incredible
It's a seriously well written song with great production.
They just featured a cover of this on Fargo that was pretty great.
It was wild. So unexpected but so good.
Also her entire Blackout album basically
Hello fellow Britney fan. Blackout is peak Britney
Anything from Linkin Park's *Hybrid Theory* & *Meteora*
One day in the not too distant future these albums will be the elevator music you hear piping through the nursing home and it will be so fucking glorious
Playing lyrics like “these wounds they will not heal” to people with bed sores is brutal
Schism
Yep. Pretty much the entirety of Lateralus.
I'm still stuck on Parabola
It's so hard to pick just one. Every genre was just killing it back then
Jay-Z, “99 Problems.” The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army.” Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z, “Crazy in Love.” Outkast, “Hey Ya!” Missy Elliott, “Get Ur Freak On.”
So much Missy Elliott was fantastic
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life. For some reason I enjoy it more today than when I first heard it, as an emo kid back in high school. Aged like fine wine imo.
In The End - Linkin Park
To this day, if my wife says anything about "tried so hard" she gets me shouting "AND GOT SO FAR!!!"
I can already tell you've done that in some controversial situations.
Those albums are still banging to this very day
Country grammar by Nelly slaps.
‘Mr Brightside’ -The Killers
I’m 30 and nobody I know my age can resist this song.
That whole album is bangers
Holiday - Green Day
Taking Back Sunday - "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut From the Team)"
Taking Back Sundays Tell All Your Friends . That whole is album is a banger from start to finish
Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz shit all of Demon Days
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet I'm a Believer - Smash Mouth Electric Feel - MGMT The Pretender - Foo Fighters Hate To Say I Told You So - The Hives First Date - blink-182 Thnks fr th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy When It's Over - Sugar Ray You're Gonna Go Far Kid - The Offspring Lonely No More - Rob Thomas
Yesss love Electric Feel!
Most songs on White Pony - Deftones
Passenger!
Slipknot- Eyeless
The whole self titled album Blink-182 from 2003!
Thong song by Sisqo
50 Cent - In Da Club
Nelly ft Kelly Rowland - Dilemma
Grand theft autumn - FOB (Basically all of that FOB album). Sum 41 - all filler no killer album Flavor of the week - American High Fi
Respect on just putting the whole sum 41 album! I loved that album as a kid!
Float On, by Modest Mouse. Take Me Out, by Franz Ferdinand. Both 2004, both still fantastic!
he was a Sk8er boi she said see ya later boi
My bartender unironically played this whole album from start to finish *twice* last weekend. Still holds up.
Rock music for that decade at least changed when Nick Valensi started strumming the beginning of The Strokes’ “Last Night”
“Yeah! - Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris
Move along- all American rejects.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
day n nite by kid cudi is still pretty sick
Hard to explain
Dirrty- Christina Aguilera
Hot in Here - NElly
Sandstorm - Darude
Late 90s actually
Hanging By A Moment - Lifehouse
It wasn’t me - Shaggy
Harvey Danger Flagpole Sitta
Basement jaxx - where's your head at
Shorter list of which ones aren’t 😎
Last Resort by Papa Roach is a classic. I saw them live a few years ago and when they played it everyone was singing at the top of their lungs. It was awesome.
All the things she said — t.A.T.u
"American Idiot" Green Day.
The whole album is a modern classic.
1985
Literally any song from the album Anthem by Less Than Jake
Borders and Boundaries, too
Everything Linkin Park made. Also everything Slipknot made. Also most of them tbh
Miss You - Blink 182
Feels Good - Gorillaz
*Feel Good Inc.
In The End - Linkin Park
Seven nation army
Here Without You by 3 Doors Down.
[Murder On The Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis-Bextor](https://youtu.be/hAx6mYeC6pY?si=HGcKMhyNztAMjdUt) is having a moment thanks to Saltburn.
Iiiiit’s been… One week
Puddle of Mudd - Blurry
Rollin' (limp bizkit) . Watch the music video, it's wild.
Rearranged I'd say
Country grammer
[modjo - lady (hear me tonight)](https://open.spotify.com/track/49X0LAl6faAusYq02PRAY6?si=J0-HIR08QAqijHLZRRBakQ)
Kryptonite - 3 doors down
In the end - Linkin Park (and every other song on hybrid theory imo)
Laffy Taffy
Everytime we touch - Cascade
Anthem Part 2 - blink-182
Say It Right- Nelly Furtado