00s "genre"?

[RattnR0ll]

It seems like, in general, the main tendencies out there are rap and pop singers, with electronic, Skrillex-type stuff kind of a runner-up. Every other genre out there is still around, but in a "niche" way, with small and highly loyal fanbases.

 

[bass12]

Dubstep, without a doubt.

Not in North America. Most people over here only started to hear about Dubstep two or three years ago. Hmm, I'd have to say that safe cookie-cutter pop would be what defines the 00s for me.

 

[Bassic Playing]

Not in North America. Most people over here only started to hear about Dubstep two or three years ago. Hmm, I'd have to say that safe cookie-cutter pop would be what defines the 00s for me.

But most pop music these days is heavily influenced by dubstep, and general house stylistics.

 

[lunarpollen]

The list of decades and "genres" in the first post so grossly oversimplifies, overgeneralizes, and distorts the way popular music has evolved during the past century, that it is fairly meaningless.

 

[mcblahflooper94]

The list of decades and "genres" in the first post so grossly oversimplifies, overgeneralizes, and distorts the way popular music has evolved during the past century, that it is fairly meaningless.

I wasn't trying to say in any way that that's the ONLY music that was popular, I was trying to give a representation of when people think 40s, they usually think of swing music. Or when they think of the 20s, they think "big band" etc. what do people think when they think of 00?

 

[bass12]

But most pop music these days is heavily influenced by dubstep, and general house stylistics.

House music yes, but I hear very little dubstep influence in mainstream pop. So yeah, it would be fair to say that the 00s featured a lot of mainstream pop that was influenced by club/house music. This makes sense, as so many of today's producers are DJs.

 

[Commreman]

I think autotune is the genre of the 00's. The robots have already taken over. Run, Sarah Connor!

Ding ding ding, we have a winner! Give that man a gigantic stuffed animal from the top shelf!!

 

[MazingerZ]

AUTO TUNE Era

or

THE SPOILED KIDS TRYING HARD TO SING ERA
(Justin Bieber, Rihanna, etc)

 

[pebo]

It probably won't define the decade but the british indie bands of the late 00's till now have been a breath of fresh air compared to the auto tune garbage thats around.

 

[mellowinman]

So it typically goes
20s- big band/jazz
30s-blues
40s-swing
50s-rockabilly
60s-early rock (psych, folk, blues) +Motown
70s-R&B, funk, disco, harder rock (punk begins to emerge, but not known mainstream)
80s-R&B and glam, new wave
90s-hip hop and grunge

Generalization, but I think I hit a lot of pins here. Not including underground movements, but just what was popular without saying just pop music. Now following this generalization sort of formula, what would you say was the popular genre in the 00s (2000-2009)?

That list is simply put, WRONG.

20s- jazz, ragtime, Broadway musicals
30s-jazz, big band, swing, blues
40s-jazz, big band, swing, crooners, country
50s-vocal driven classic pop, rock and roll, jazz. swing, country, rockabilly
60s- rock, psych, folk, blues, Motown, country, bubblegum pop...
70s-R&B, funk, disco, harder rock, punk, arena rock, smooth jazz, fusion...


I could go on, but you get the idea.

 

[Desirsar]

Over-produced, low-talent crap?



Kidding, kidding. Hmm, lots of Nickleback, for sure ...

I call it "Corporate Alternative". Find four guys that can almost play instruments, spike their hair, dab on some mascara, and pretend you can buy songs for them and promote them into the "next Nirvana" by throwing money at it.

There's a spoken word album of Henry Rollins where he talks about not listening to radio because he thought the DJ played a whole album, and it was actually eight different bands that sounded that alike. That concept.

You could also make an argument that it's finally the decade where "pop" music was the primary genre.

 

[klejst]

Honestly I still follow a lot of the bands I listen to growing up in the 80's and 90's even today if they are still around, sure they may of "sold out" and also even some music prior to my birth, however I have a really hard time liking a lot of new music coming out since the mid 2000's. I am all about giving something at least a chance, but a lot of the (pop ) music these days is just horrible. But just my two cents...if you ask me I say long live the 90's!