90s: Cheesiness of '90 and '99, seriousness of '94 and '95
Mar 27, 2018 12:53:34 GMT 10
Post by RockyMountainExtreme on Mar 27, 2018 12:53:34 GMT 10
Inspired by a thread from inthe00s.
Musically, the 90s overall was more sophisticated and way less cheesy than the 80s, and perhaps the 00s as well.
As a matter of fact, out of all 7 of the modern decades (50s-10s), musically, the 90s would be the 2nd least cheesy decade, with the 70s being the very least cheesy.
That being said though, there's still no denying that the bordering years of the 90s, 1990 and 1999, are extremely cheesy.
In 1990, hair metal was still popular, and you had a ton of dance hits such as "U Can't Touch This", "Ice Ice Baby", and "Humpty Dance" released in that year.
1999 on the other hand was the apex of the Y2K teen pop movement, you had Britney, Christina, and Backstreet Boys, even outside of that you had cheesy stuff from Sugar Ray, TLC, and Smash Mouth.
The sophistication and serious tone of 90s music comes from the central years of the 90s, 1994 and 1995.
Those are the years that gave us stuff like this;
So, overall, when it comes to the 90s, the cheesiest years are the border years (1990 and 1999), while the most sophisticated ones are the central years (1994 and 1995)
I'm not sure if this would be an in-and-out transition, as 1991-1993 and 1996-1998 may not follow the transition accordingly; you could make the case for 1993 being cheesier than 1992, or 1997 being cheesier than 1998, but nonetheless, the border years are the cheesiest, while the central years are the most sophisticated.
Why do you think this is so?
One probable reason could be due for need of good times when things are down or uncertain.
In 1990, you had a recession, and in 1999, you had the Y2K fears, so perhaps fun poppy songs were needed to keep spirits high, whereas in 1994 and 1995 when things were mostly okay, it wasn't needed.
What do you guys think of this?
Musically, the 90s overall was more sophisticated and way less cheesy than the 80s, and perhaps the 00s as well.
As a matter of fact, out of all 7 of the modern decades (50s-10s), musically, the 90s would be the 2nd least cheesy decade, with the 70s being the very least cheesy.
That being said though, there's still no denying that the bordering years of the 90s, 1990 and 1999, are extremely cheesy.
In 1990, hair metal was still popular, and you had a ton of dance hits such as "U Can't Touch This", "Ice Ice Baby", and "Humpty Dance" released in that year.
1999 on the other hand was the apex of the Y2K teen pop movement, you had Britney, Christina, and Backstreet Boys, even outside of that you had cheesy stuff from Sugar Ray, TLC, and Smash Mouth.
The sophistication and serious tone of 90s music comes from the central years of the 90s, 1994 and 1995.
Those are the years that gave us stuff like this;
So, overall, when it comes to the 90s, the cheesiest years are the border years (1990 and 1999), while the most sophisticated ones are the central years (1994 and 1995)
I'm not sure if this would be an in-and-out transition, as 1991-1993 and 1996-1998 may not follow the transition accordingly; you could make the case for 1993 being cheesier than 1992, or 1997 being cheesier than 1998, but nonetheless, the border years are the cheesiest, while the central years are the most sophisticated.
Why do you think this is so?
One probable reason could be due for need of good times when things are down or uncertain.
In 1990, you had a recession, and in 1999, you had the Y2K fears, so perhaps fun poppy songs were needed to keep spirits high, whereas in 1994 and 1995 when things were mostly okay, it wasn't needed.
What do you guys think of this?
