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Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 24, 2017 20:16:20 GMT 10
Discuss and share songs that you think, sound like they were released in the wrong era. This song is well ahead of it's time; "I Hear a New World" by Joe Meek. It's incredible to think that it was released in 1960!  It could easily have been released during the Late '60s.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 15, 2017 21:01:29 GMT 10
I was having a discussion with aja675 about this song and he believes that it could have been released in the Late '90s, despite the fact that it was released in 1993. Although the song does sound right for it's time, in my opinion, I tend to agree with him. It wouldn't have sounded too out of place if it has been released in the Late '90s, particularly the Y2K Era. What do you think?
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Post by #Infinity on Nov 16, 2017 17:25:33 GMT 10
One of the biggest examples of this, in my opinion, is this: It was popular in the United States in early 1993 and made in 1991. I've always thought it sounds distinctly like it belongs in 1999, 2000, or 2001 because of both the way it was composed as well as how it was produced. Its beat is a complete anomaly for the early 90s, yet closely resembles teen pop songs from the turn of the century such as "Upside Down" by A*Teens, "Here and Now" by Steps, and "Can I Get Your Number" by No Authority, and is literally exactly the same as "We Can Work It Out" by S Club 7, although that song only appeared on the Miami 7 television show and not any of the group's albums. For a more recent example, here's this track, released in the UK in early 2014: I already posted this example recently on InThe00s, but I'll go into a little more detail here. While a fair number of pop songs nowadays integrate influences of the past in an attempt to switch things up from all the trap dominating the airwaves, this track here, unlike those by artists like Meghan Trainor and Bruno Mars, genuinely sounds like it was recorded in the past. Between the brass backup, vivacious bass, clap-centric hip hop beat, soulful singing, and particular melodic style, this song feels like it came straight out of 2003 or 2004. A great handful of the biggest songs of that era, such as "Lean Back," "Let's Get It Started," "Whatever U Want," "Wonderful," and "Crazy in Love," for example, employ the same basic elements, which make them, as well as "Nasty," clearly distinguishable from even the most pseudo-2000s songs released in the mid-2010s, like "No" and "Focus."
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 16, 2017 23:10:30 GMT 10
One of the biggest examples of this, in my opinion, is this: It was popular in the United States in early 1993 and made in 1991. I've always thought it sounds distinctly like it belongs in 1999, 2000, or 2001 because of both the way it was composed as well as how it was produced. Its beat is a complete anomaly for the early 90s, yet closely resembles teen pop songs from the turn of the century such as "Upside Down" by A*Teens, "Here and Now" by Steps, and "Can I Get Your Number" by No Authority, and is literally exactly the same as "We Can Work It Out" by S Club 7, although that song only appeared on the Miami 7 television show and not any of the group's albums. I agree about the production, but musically, I personally believe it sounds very right for it's time. I think it would have sounded out of place if it had been released during the Y2K Era. If anything, I could actually picture it being released in 1990 or 1991. I agree that it could have been released in 2003 or 2004. It definitely doesn't sound like something from the Mid 2010's! :S
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Post by #Infinity on Nov 17, 2017 0:41:56 GMT 10
I agree about the production, but musically, I personally believe it sounds very right for it's time. I think it would have sounded out of place if it had been released during the Y2K Era. If anything, I could actually picture it being released in 1990 or 1991. What makes it musically appropriate for the early 90s? Are you talking specifically about the melody and chords? Because I don't think they're all that different from the basic feel of the songs whose beat it resembles. If anything, if it was 1990 or 1991-esque, it would probably be a lot more repetitive or obnoxiously peppily, like "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm...," "Running Back to You," "Vibeology," or other dance songs from the early 90s that I don't really like.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 17, 2017 9:51:42 GMT 10
I agree about the production, but musically, I personally believe it sounds very right for it's time. I think it would have sounded out of place if it had been released during the Y2K Era. If anything, I could actually picture it being released in 1990 or 1991. What makes it musically appropriate for the early 90s? Are you talking specifically about the melody and chords? Because I don't think they're all that different from the basic feel of the songs whose beat it resembles. If anything, if it was 1990 or 1991-esque, it would probably be a lot more repetitive or obnoxiously peppily, like "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm...," "Running Back to You," "Vibeology," or other dance songs from the early 90s that I don't really like. I believe that the melody, chords and even the vocals sound like a complete product of their time. In my opinion, there is a noticeable difference in composition between "That's What Love Can Do" and the Y2K-era hits you gave as examples. If I wasn't aware of the release year of "That's What Love Can Do", I would have guessed that the song would have been released in the Late '80s/Early '90s. That's just my opinion. 
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Post by #Infinity on Nov 17, 2017 10:22:10 GMT 10
I believe that the melody, chords and even the vocals sound like a complete product of their time. In my opinion, there is a noticeable difference in composition between "That's What Love Can Do" and the Y2K-era hits you gave as examples. If I wasn't aware of the release year of "That's What Love Can Do", I would have guessed that the song would have been released in the Late '80s/Early '90s. That's just my opinion. I don't really hear where you're going with the melody being a product of its time, not in the least. I see stuff like "Vibeology" and "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" as products of their time, and neither of those sound anything like "That's What Love Can Do." I frankly think the song's melodic progression is extremely Y2K-ish; there was even a cover of it released in 1999. It's such a cheerily melodious song, but not in the repetitious, scat-rap way that was typical of the early 90s. I can understand the vocals a little more, but I still don't necessarily think Johnna Lee Cummings' voice is inappropriate for turn-of-the-century pop.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 17, 2017 16:29:12 GMT 10
I believe that the melody, chords and even the vocals sound like a complete product of their time. In my opinion, there is a noticeable difference in composition between "That's What Love Can Do" and the Y2K-era hits you gave as examples. If I wasn't aware of the release year of "That's What Love Can Do", I would have guessed that the song would have been released in the Late '80s/Early '90s. That's just my opinion. I don't really hear where you're going with the melody being a product of its time, not in the least. I see stuff like "Vibeology" and "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" as products of their time, and neither of those sound anything like "That's What Love Can Do." I frankly think the song's melodic progression is extremely Y2K-ish; there was even a cover of it released in 1999. It's such a cheerily melodious song, but not in the repetitious, scat-rap way that was typical of the early 90s. I can understand the vocals a little more, but I still don't necessarily think Johnna Lee Cummings' voice is inappropriate for turn-of-the-century pop. I personally believe that the melody is very "Late '80s/Early '90s" pop-esque. It's reminiscent of Belinda Carlislie's releases. I agree that it's upbeat, but I don't think it's in the same mold as the Y2K-era releases. We might just have to agree to disagree over this song! 
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Post by #Infinity on Nov 20, 2017 4:38:16 GMT 10
This just came out about a couple of weeks ago, but it sounds very 2002, in my opinion:
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 20, 2017 9:48:15 GMT 10
I accidentally posted this in the wrong thread on inthe00s, so i'm going to re-post it here instead. This song was released in 1999, but it looks and sounds like something that could have been released in 1993-1994. Alternative-rock was still huge in Australia back in 1999, but songs of this nature were already on the outer by that point. It wasn't too successful at the time of it's release. The song peaked at #49 on the ARIA Chart in August 1999 and only stayed on the chart for one week. Despite this, it was actually nominated for the "Australian Artist of the Year" award at the 1999 ARIA Awards. By the way, this video is a perfect example of just how popular alternative-rock still was in Australia at the time. This just came out about a couple of weeks ago, but it sounds very 2002, in my opinion: I agree. It probably wouldn't have sounded out of place if it had been released at that time.
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Post by #Infinity on Dec 10, 2017 4:36:50 GMT 10
This came out in 1992, but for some reason, I think it sounds much more like something made in 1998:
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 13, 2017 23:57:35 GMT 10
This was released in 2004, however I've always thought that it has a bit of a "'90s vibe" to it. In fact, when I was a kid, I thought it was a '90s song. At a stretch, it probably could have been released in the Late '90s. It does sound appropriate for it's time though.
"Blister in the Sun" is well ahead of it's time, in my opinion. It was released in 1983, but it looks and sounds like a '90s alternative-rock song. It could easily have been released in the Mid '90s.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 27, 2017 10:03:57 GMT 10
This was released in 1991, but I believe it could have been released in the Early '80s. "Dizzy" is another perfect example of this thread. It topped the charts in the UK, reached #3 in Australia and peaked at #28 in New Zealand, however it didn't chart in the US at all.
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Post by #Infinity on Dec 27, 2017 10:57:35 GMT 10
This was released in 1991, but I believe it could have been released in the Early '80s. "Dizzy" is another perfect example of this thread. It topped the charts in the UK, reached #3 in Australia and peaked at #28 in New Zealand, however it didn't chart in the US at all. Sorry, but I don't hear "early 80s" in this song at all. It's a purely of-its-time Madchester song from the early 90s, and any dated aspects about it would be attributable to the fact that it's a cover of a Tommy Roe song from 1968.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2017 12:31:27 GMT 10
I don't know why, and I may sound stupid for saying this, but I always thought this song was from 1997 or 1998 instead of 2009. To me, it has somewhat of a late 90's vibe.
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It could easily have been released during the Late '60s.
