(lighthearted) - ..to think that the decent music era began in 2008 and ended in 2012?

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OK - so I'm a bit :
Taio Cruz
Tinie Tempah
Ne-yo
Rihanna
Early Katy Perry
Early Gaga
A bit Jessie J!!!
A bit early Adele!!
Saturdays!!
Early Miley!!!
P!nk had cracking songs in this era!!!!

HEY LETS JUST ALL GO TO A SOCIALLY DISTANCED JLS CONCERT!!

Have you never heard of Motown?

@HeretoThereandBackAgain Exes and Ohs was great, in fact that whole album 'Love Stuff' was excellent.

@AndNoneForGretchenWienersy has nailed it. I was a teenager in the 90's.

I also love Motown and non-complicated jazz.

Sorry OP but you have no taste

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Oh - Kelis' Acapella is brilliant!!
I associate Amy's songs with just before 2008 - saw one of her videos recently - it's hard to believe she's gone - she was so young.

Did anyone 'Leave their Heart in Tokyo circa Autumn 2009?

You can't deny that's a great high energy track!!

So basically anything that the awful radio stations pump out. Expand your music taste... there is a world of haute cuisine out there and currently you’re eating dog shit off the pavement.

Also - just remembered I for got

La Roux - 'In For the Kill' and 'Bulletproof' - they seemed to be 2 hit wonders.

Ha ha, you mentioned this on your punk thread! Much as I agreed with you about the punk era, I have to disagree on this one. There was no more decent music made after 1997.

Pelleas - we all have our own era I supposed - agreed that in 1998/1999 - it was garbage - I mean Vengaboys/B*witched!!!

What the hell is going on here

JohnFinlaysNewTeeth - I am embarrassingly mainstream

'Dance Wiv Me' by Dizzee Rascal is still fantastic 12 years after it reached no. 1

Also Sam Sparro - 'Black and Gold'. Brilliant track but seemed to be a one hit wonder in UK anyway.

YABVU, OP. It all peaked in 1997 and has been going steadily downhill since.

90s were definitely the best. Don't most people think the music from the decade they were a teen is the best?

Don't most people think that the music from the decade they were a teen is best

Very often, yes. This is, back circa 2010 - I had a lot of money saved, I looked good and had some great relationships, and freedom!!!

Sorry should have said 'thing is'

Early to mid 90's. Don't get me wrong the 70s and 80s had some great music but that era of the 90s was mine. Rave, trip hop, hip hop (pre gangster). Awesome.

I’ve been re-watching Gavin and Stacey and the music brings back fond memories of all the ‘indie pop’ that was popular in the late noughties- Arctic Monkeys, Razorlight, The Kooks and so on

OP I think you are my spirit animal. I listen to Kisstory every day which definitely indulges the more R&B side of this (although they wouldn't play stuff like Katy Perry).

I think the reason I love this crap music so much (sorry, I love it, but it's crap) is because the era was my sixth form and start of university, so it reminds me of the sixth form common room, sneaking into pubs/bars/clubs, house parties, then being at university and not having to sneak into the clubs anymore!

Also, I don't think you've mentioned (sorry if you have) - AKON! Absolute banger after banger!

Put the Pritt Stick down!

I'm tempted to say it started slightly earlier maybe 2006 with Gnarls Barkley -Crazy and that Shakira album.

Slightly younger than the op

GivenchyDahhling - haha glad you like it almost as much as I do!

Akon - no I didn't mention him - I associate him with 2005

AdoreTheBeach - Minnie Mountain yes I also love Motown.

In fact I love listening to ''Pick of the Pops' when they choose e.g.1968 or something to hear The Temptations, etc etc..
However, I just looked at the charts in the autumn of 2008 and one of the songs of the time was 'Beggin' by Madcon. That's got such a Motown feel to it that at the time I thought it was a retro song from circa 1969!!

Also - James Morrison - "You can't play on broken strings...."

Eric Prydz - Pjanoo
Geraldine - Winner's song

happyhappyhour - yeah x 3 by Chris Brown - that one's on my playlist we well!