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Forgotten music acts of the 2000s
The decade may only be two years from completion but in the 80% that has past, there has already been many music acts that have come and gone into obscurity, does anyone remember
Alien Ant Farm Madasun Jessica Garlick Sinead Quinn Rik Waller The 411 The Faders Many other reality acts! |
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I really liked the Faders 2nd song.
I liked The Like? Were they called that? |
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I really liked the Faders 2nd song.
I liked The Like? Were they called that? |
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The caesers - Jerk it out
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The decade may only be two years from completion but in the 80% that has past, there has already been many music acts that have come and gone into obscurity, does anyone remember
Alien Ant Farm Madasun Jessica Garlick Sinead Quinn Rik Waller The 411 The Faders Many other reality acts! |
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I really liked the Faders 2nd song.
I liked The Like? Were they called that? I was thinking about The Like the other day, i forget what their song was. I just wanted to remind everyone of the Magic Numbers because people seem to have forgotten about them but they're still going strong and they're brilliant. |
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Anyone remember Madison Avenue?
They were Australian and had a number 1 in 2000 with 'Don't Call Me Baby'. Before disappearing into obscurity, they released the single, ironically titled, 'Who The Hell Are You?' |
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I don't know about anyone else but as mentioned we are only two years off a new decade and I think the noughties have been a bit disappointed for really exciting new acts which will be remember in years to come. I'm not saying there haven't been any but nothing like previous decades where you had really era defining artists (eg, 60's Beatles, Stones/ 70's Bowie, T-Rex/ 80's U2, Madonna,M Jackson and Prince/90's Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Manics)
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I don't think the money is there to develop new acts any more with music being so easily downloadable for free.
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babycakes by..... errr forgotton who did it now think they were a one hit wonder good garage tune though which was no 1 and then they dissapeared
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oh and Scooter
although theyve been around since 1994 but they did come back in 2002 with that Logical Song and numerous other hits since |
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The decade may only be two years from completion but in the 80% that has past, there has already been many music acts that have come and gone into obscurity, does anyone remember
Alien Ant Farm Madasun Jessica Garlick Sinead Quinn Rik Waller The 411 The Faders Many other reality acts! ![]() Erm.... I think most people have "chosen" to forget him. |
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Anyone remember Madison Avenue?
They were Australian and had a number 1 in 2000 with 'Don't Call Me Baby'. Before disappearing into obscurity, they released the single, ironically titled, 'Who The Hell Are You?' I recall the first half of the decade being (ignoring the manufactured reality show rubbish) dominated first by dance and trance music, and then being swiftly replaced with nu-metal, American indie, hip-hop and a heavily-commercialised (and incredibly bland)version of rap. Before the latter half so far being dominated by British indie, emo, MOR and a brief resurgence of dance music in 2007. When I was over in Australia last year, their music scene seemed to differ a lot to ours. The same commercial stuff like Beyonce was still there of course (especially the bland, manufactured "Irreplaceable" that seemed to get played on every music TV channel and every radio station all the way up the west coast), but there were also some good Australian acts too like Eskimo Joe, Rogue Traders and Sneaky Sound System (as well as a few others whose names escape me now - old age I guess!) and a lot of it, upbeat stuff. With exception of Rogue Traders who have already had a couple of hits over here, it's a shame Eskimo Joe and Sneaky Sound System haven't tried to break the UK market, especially since the charts at the moment seem to be dominated by karaoke acts and dreadful MOR stuff like Adele. |
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Anyone remember Madison Avenue?
They were Australian and had a number 1 in 2000 with 'Don't Call Me Baby'. Before disappearing into obscurity, they released the single, ironically titled, 'Who The Hell Are You?' ![]() Another largely forgotten 00s band- the Coral, who had a few hits such as Dreaming of You a few years back. |
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oh and Scooter
although theyve been around since 1994 but they did come back in 2002 with that Logical Song and numerous other hits since Still, it's quite funny to listen to it on half-speed...
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babycakes by..... errr forgotton who did it now think they were a one hit wonder good garage tune though which was no 1 and then they dissapeared
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What I say and what I mean - is The Like's song.
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Anyone remember Madison Avenue?
They were Australian and had a number 1 in 2000 with 'Don't Call Me Baby'. Before disappearing into obscurity, they released the single, ironically titled, 'Who The Hell Are You?' I remember "Toca's Miracle" by Fragma. |
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Farrell Lennon.
I was doing hospital radio at the time, and played his 'World's Greatest Lover' to death, just to see if our useless station manager paid any attention to our output. I was convinced he was gonna stop it, or a patient would complain, but nothing ever happened. I thought the song was great, but it only got to bout number 74, and he was never heard of again. I liked Sinead Quinn. Sorry her career blew out. Really loved Jo Breezer. Great song she wrote called 'Venus and Mars', but she was marketed all wrong, aimed at the pre-teen girl market (someone for them to 'identify with'), whereas her singing and writing abilities could have given her a reasonable career as a MoR album artist, a bit like Katie Melua. The original artist called Rihanna, who I think was from Leeds - great song called 'Baby Hold On' from 2002. Doves. Are they still around? Their website hasn't been updated since 2005. A b-side of theirs called 'Far From Grace' was one of my favourite songs of the decade, it's so atmospheric and moving. Loads more, I think. Will think of them later. |
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The original artist called Rihanna, who I think was from Leeds - great song called 'Baby Hold On' from 2002.
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Except that it was spelt Rhianna, the song was called 'Oh Baby'.
I do remember she was kind of a prettier version of Mel B from the Spice Girls. Which maybe where the Leeds thing came from. There was a nice picture on the front of the CD with her holding onto a pole. |
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Sinéad Quinn was awesome! I was gutted when her career came to nothing.
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I don't know about anyone else but as mentioned we are only two years off a new decade and I think the noughties have been a bit disappointed for really exciting new acts which will be remember in years to come. I'm not saying there haven't been any but nothing like previous decades where you had really era defining artists (eg, 60's Beatles, Stones/ 70's Bowie, T-Rex/ 80's U2, Madonna,M Jackson and Prince/90's Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Manics)
Think of those artists. Woith the exception of possibly the Beatles, Michael Jackson and David Bowie, was anyone aware that all those bands were so era defining when they were actually around? Or did people only realise a few years later? Look at Led Zeppelin- fairly obscure at the time- now they're massive! A lot of music we are currently writing off as crap may stick in the minds of some people and prove to be big. Some bands are still developing and may surge forwards in the near future and there may be a revelutionary artist come out this year or next year. Era defining acts also change from person to person. If you go around everybody in the country you'd find a lot of people would mention obscure bands that you'd never heard of or thought were crap, but that the person individually loved and listened to right through his or her teens and early twenties. Era defining acts can also go without being huge. Kraftwerk for instance created a whole new style of music, but they're rarely mentioned nowadays. I think if you look at the big picture, defining acts of the 2000's will be: Gorillaz- Not Huge, but a virtual boyband. They are the first of their kind. Girls Aloud- The mst successful girl group ever. Even if they aren't your cup of tea they deserve a mention. The Emo scene- In general. A lot of people look down on the whole emo thing, but it is a movement like punk and goth and I swear in a couple of decades some people will be getting nostalgic. Forty year old estate agents will be telling their kids all about their old Van Morrisons and playing Korn's entire back catalogue when they think nobody's looking. Britney Spears- She was very successful. Indie- Yes, it's boring at the moment and we don't want to hear the Kooks or the Plain White Tees much more, but they are being bigged up now and they will be being bigged up in twenty years time in those channel five list shows. I agree that te music this decade hasn't been great- but people are lookig at the past through rose- tinted glasses. Yes there was a lot of good artists, revolutionary artists, but I daresay there was also a lot of crap, and the reason people forget about it is because it's NEVER PLAYED. The same thing will happen with this decade. Finally I find that a lot of adults look down on the generation below them and write all their music off as bad. I'm fourteen.This is my hayday and although it's letting me down in a lot of ways, I like a lot of music from this decade. Two of my favourite bands- My Chemical Romance and the Scissor Sisters are from this decade. I personally would class them both as being quite influential- The Scissor Sisters brought disco back to the mainstream and they are also very unique. They have their own look and their own music style- they are camper than a row of pink tents but still have a certain edge. They are also very DIY- they are one of few modern day pop acts to have guitarists/drummers and to have built themselves up. My Chemical Romance are looked down on a bit by some people, but they are brilliant. Anyone who writes their music off as 'whining about nothing' has obviously never listened to it. A lot of their songs have genuine meaning and the lyrics are very cleverly written. They have even had letters from some fans who've said their music has helped them through bleak times and even stopped them self harming. A lot of people would disagree- but I think they're good because I like their music, so I'm biased. Speaking of forgotten artists- Sonique. |
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You don't know that.
Think of those artists. Woith the exception of possibly the Beatles, Michael Jackson and David Bowie, was anyone aware that all those bands were so era defining when they were actually around? Or did people only realise a few years later? Look at Led Zeppelin- fairly obscure at the time- now they're massive! Superb post. One of the most well-argued defences of modern day music it would be possible to write. Not that I like My Chemical Romance, but I'm not meant to - the influence they have on the generation of kids born during the 1990s is undeniable. |
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A great idea for a thread. I was looking through the Now albums from the early 00s (particularly Now 45 - 53) that I used to use in the mobile disco days and they are full of acts that have not been heard of since.
I used to love the 411 who have already been mentioned. I've even kept 'the cd single of 'On my knees' because it was a pretty good song. I'm glad Scooter are no longer with us. Awful songs - sounded like the equivalent of one of the chipmunks on liquid ecstacy! The obvious ones that spring to my mind are those reality TV 'stars' such as: Alex Parks (of 'SHAME' Academy fame) David Sneddonn (also of Fame Academy) Steve Brookstein (X Factor # 1) I remember all the hype around the So Solid Crew - 21 seconds pretty much summed up the timespan of their career. I think one of them was convicted of a firearms offence a few years ago. Other ones I thought I'd mention: Sonique Lene Marlin (remember 'Sitting down here' and 'Unforgivable Sinner' being big radio hits at the time.) Fierce (did a pretty good cover of Anita Baker's 'sweet love') Modjo - Lady was a big track. Wheatus - not the best cover of 'A little respect' (imo) and irritating 'Teenage dirtbag.' I think the lead singer has the most grating voice of all time. A - an alternative rock British band who were really hyped up in 2002 though I think they'd been about for a while. Their song 'nothing' got into the top 10. OPM - biggest hit was 'Heaven is a halfpipe.' Should have been 'Heaven is a half life' judging by their longevity. Afroman - perhaps it was a novelty thing. Novelty certainly soon wore off! DJ Otzi - awful europop sounding dance remixing guy. PPK Flip & Fill - always on dance compilations around 2001. Ashanti and while we're at it.... Ja Rule. Wayne Wonder where you are boyo?!? DJ Sammy Lumidee - yep, exactly! WHO? She had one very popular song called 'Never leave you - uh ooooh' Ultrabeat with his pretty green eyes. Yep, "pretty green" sums that one up. Khia - quite a filthy R&B number called 'my neck, my back (lick it.)' Hmmm classy woman! Aqualung - 'strange and beautiful' was a really great song. There was nothing quite like it out at the time. I'll finish off with the infamous, groundbreaking duo that was DJ Luck & MC Neat.
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Still, it's quite funny to listen to it on half-speed...