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Post by #Infinity on Mar 23, 2018 14:40:09 GMT 10
Snoop’s Doggfather album contained quite a few songs with experimental poduction, not just the track I listed above that sounds 2000/2001-ish. This song, meanwhile, sounds like it was made around late 2005 or 2006. Not only is the beat reminiscent of uptempo urban productions from that era, but the schoolyard chant chorus is more than a little reminiscent of plenty hits from the mid/late 2000s. Even the high-pitched synthesizers sound more like they came from Lil’ Jon than a West Coast g-funk producer. I agree that the beat and chorus have commonalities with urban compositions released in the Mid 2000s. However, in terms of the overall sound, i'm not sure if it sounds like something straight from 2005 or 2006. Had it been released at that time, I think the composition generally wouldn't sound as experimental, and there would likely be a few crunk/snap beats incorporated as well. It's only experimental in the context of 1996, when it came out. For a mid-2000s song, it's really pretty conventional and nowhere near as left of the dial as, say, Mos Def's The New Danger album from 2004. Furthermore, the mid-2000s weren't all crunk/snap beats, they were also dominated by Scott Storch productions and others that sounded similar. It was extremely common for mid-2000s tracks to have not light crunk beats from Lil' Jon but rather loud, booming thumps, orchestral backdrops, whistles, and fairly minimal melodic accompaniment. Check out these songs, for example – I think they share a fair number of production similarities with "Wake Up": Even with regards to the crunk/snap thing, I would say "Wake Up" absolutely has a bit of a crunk feel to it. That ocarina synthesizer that shows up throughout the song is very, very evocative of Lil' Jon or Jazze Pha creations from the mid-2000s, in my opinion. It sounds nothing like the synths you hear in tracks like "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" or "Keep Their Heads Ringin'". As for the Natalie Gauci song, the video you posted wouldn't work outside of Australia, or at least not over here, but the beat sounds like it's from the late 2000s, so I'd guess roughly 2008?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 23, 2018 15:25:01 GMT 10
It's only experimental in the context of 1996, when it came out. For a mid-2000s song, it's really pretty conventional and nowhere near as left of the dial as, say, Mos Def's The New Danger album from 2004. Furthermore, the mid-2000s weren't all crunk/snap beats, they were also dominated by Scott Storch productions and others that sounded similar. It was extremely common for mid-2000s tracks to have not light crunk beats from Lil' Jon but rather loud, booming thumps, orchestral backdrops, whistles, and fairly minimal melodic accompaniment. Check out these songs, for example – I think they share a fair number of production similarities with "Wake Up": Even with regards to the crunk/snap thing, I would say "Wake Up" absolutely has a bit of a crunk feel to it. That ocarina synthesizer that shows up throughout the song is very, very evocative of Lil' Jon or Jazze Pha creations from the mid-2000s, in my opinion. It sounds nothing like the synths you hear in tracks like "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" or "Keep Their Heads Ringin'". As for the Natalie Gauci song, the video you posted wouldn't work outside of Australia, or at least not over here, but the beat sounds like it's from the late 2000s, so I'd guess roughly 2008? Admittedly, i'm not too knowledgeable on hip-hop, especially hip-hop songs from the Mid 2000s (since a lot of them either didn't chart here or were unsuccessful). When I listened to "Wake Up" for the first time, I was mainly comparing it with songs such as "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It", "Drop It Like It's Hot" and "Laffy Taffy". I see your point though, based off the examples you provided in the post. I'm actually not familiar with any of Lil Jon's or Jazze Pha's songs, but I will take your word for it. The Natalie Gauci song was released in 2007, so you were very close. The reason why I didn't state the year the song was released (or when I thought it could have been released), is because I was interested to hear other people's views on the song first. I actually think it could have been released between 2003-2005, although, like you mentioned, the beat does sound like a product of it's time. It's interesting to hear that the video I posted wouldn't work. Just out of curiosity, does the "Come On Come On" video I posted earlier in this thread work? If not, maybe the "album track" videos are only exclusive to their country of origin?
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Post by #Infinity on Mar 23, 2018 16:57:35 GMT 10
Admittedly, i'm not too knowledgeable on hip-hop, especially hip-hop songs from the Mid 2000s (since a lot of them either didn't chart here or were unsuccessful). When I listened to "Wake Up" for the first time, I was mainly comparing it with songs such as "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It", "Drop It Like It's Hot" and "Laffy Taffy". I see your point though, based off the examples you provided in the post. I'm actually not familiar with any of Lil Jon's or Jazze Pha's songs, but I will take your word for it. It certainly seems like the songs you hate the most have left the biggest impact on your impression of the mid-2000s! I almost guessed 2007, actually. Even as I said 2008, I had early 2008 more in mind than late 2008.Yes, the "Come On Come On" link works fine on my computer.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 23, 2018 17:36:51 GMT 10
It certainly seems like the songs you hate the most have left the biggest impact on your impression of the mid-2000s! Well there's a few reasons for that. I've never particularly liked the Mid 2000s for music, even as a 5-7 year old at the time. I actually listened to my parents music more often than I listened to Top-40 radio. The Mid 2000s were, in my opinion, a very "hit and miss" era for music. The reason why songs such as "My Humps", "Drop It Like It's Hot" and "Crazy" have left such a big impression on my perception of Mid 2000s music, is because they were more notable for their awful quality. Snap music was never a movement here and because we received a mix of American, British and Australian songs, the worst songs on the charts left more of an impression.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 25, 2018 23:39:18 GMT 10
I feel as though this song should have been released at least a year or two earlier. "Warrior" was released in Late 2013, however electropop had largely been phased out as a movement by that point and uptempo dance music had mostly went out of style. Despite this, it was still quite successful on the charts, peaking at #11 on the ARIA Chart and topping the US Hot Dance Song Chart.
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Post by aja675 on Mar 27, 2018 21:56:17 GMT 10
From April 2012, was in rotation on a radio station in Birmingham, Alabama in 2013-2014, beat from an instrumental that Vybe Beatz made in 2009 or 2010.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 6, 2018 23:06:39 GMT 10
If it wasn't for the modern production techniques and overall polished sound, I think this could have been released in the Mid-Late '90s. It stylistically has quite in common with the Eurodance movement, in my opinion. It's incredible to think that it was only released back in 2010, when it peaked at #9 and stayed on the ARIA Chart for 18 weeks. I'm amazed that this wasn't a hit in the UK or Europe.
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Post by TheUser98 on Apr 7, 2018 21:38:29 GMT 10
This song is from 1931, but it sounds almost like 50's Doo-Wop.
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Post by #Infinity on Apr 10, 2018 18:25:48 GMT 10
Even though this came out in early 1976, it still has a very strong classic Motown sound to it and sounds very out of place alongside all of the smooth funk being released at the same time. Its production has less reverb than your typical '60s pop, however, so I would specifically pin this track as very early '70s or at least 1969. Ironic that a singer ultimately associated much more with the 1980s than the decade he first burst onto the scene was originally stuck in the past.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 20, 2018 1:06:07 GMT 10
I can't quite put my finger on it, but I've always thought that "One Headlight" sounds much more radio/commercial friendly than most of the other alt-rock songs that were being released around the turn of 1997. To be honest, I don't think it would sound too out of place if it was released in 2002 or 2003.
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Post by #Infinity on Apr 20, 2018 9:05:10 GMT 10
I can't quite put my finger on it, but I've always thought that "One Headlight" sounds much more radio/commercial friendly than most of the other alt-rock songs that were being released around the turn of 1997. To be honest, I don't think it would sound too out of place if it was released in 2002 or 2003. That's sort of how I feel about "Misery" by Collective Soul. I find the chugging guitar riffs to sound more like early 2000s pop rock than the sludgy post-grunge popular in 1995, when it was first released. As for "One Headlight", I don't personally think it sounds that out of place for its era. I would say the one distinct musical trait it has is its galloping rhythm, fairly atypical of adult alternative music. However, it's still not hugely more polished than other songs from 1996 (its parent album actually came out during the first half of that year), such as "Follow You Down" by Gin Blossoms, "Birmingham" by Amanda Marshall, or "Everything Changes" by Dog's Eye View. It leans too far towards classic '90s R.E.M.-esque pop rock and isn't as arena-tailored, post-post-grunge-oriented as your usual early 2000s pop rock songs like "Wherever You Will Go", "Somewhere Out There", or "One Last Breath".
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 21, 2018 12:49:24 GMT 10
I'm not too knowledgeable on hip-hop, but this New Zealand hip-hop song from 2008 sounds like it could have been released back in 2001 or 2002. It was actually a moderately successful hit over there; peaking at #8 and staying on the charts for 12 weeks. It didn't chart anywhere else though. Just out of curiosity, do you remember this song longaotian ? That's sort of how I feel about "Misery" by Collective Soul. I find the chugging guitar riffs to sound more like early 2000s pop rock than the sludgy post-grunge popular in 1995, when it was first released. As for "One Headlight", I don't personally think it sounds that out of place for its era. I would say the one distinct musical trait it has is its galloping rhythm, fairly atypical of adult alternative music. However, it's still not hugely more polished than other songs from 1996 (its parent album actually came out during the first half of that year), such as "Follow You Down" by Gin Blossoms, "Birmingham" by Amanda Marshall, or "Everything Changes" by Dog's Eye View. It leans too far towards classic '90s R.E.M.-esque pop rock and isn't as arena-tailored, post-post-grunge-oriented as your usual early 2000s pop rock songs like "Wherever You Will Go", "Somewhere Out There", or "One Last Breath". Yeah, I do agree that "One Headlight" generally sounds of it's time. I think it's just the radio-friendly chorus and vocals that makes it seem much more 'polished' than other alt-rock songs from the Mid '90s, even if it isn't as polished as post-post grunge songs, like you mentioned.
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Post by #Infinity on Apr 24, 2018 2:32:47 GMT 10
This song shares a lot in common with the big ballads of 1996 such as “Because You Loved Me” and “I Believe I Can Fly”. Its release date, though? 2005. To be fair, a lot of Sarah Connor songs sounded behind their time, but this one definitely sticks out the most because it’s almost an entire decade older-sounding than when it came out.
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Post by TheUser98 on May 1, 2018 3:08:10 GMT 10
Released: 1992
Sounds: 1999
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Post by SharksFan99 on May 1, 2018 10:06:24 GMT 10
Released: 1992 Sounds: 1999 Just out of curiosity, why do you think it sounds like it could have been released in 1999? I personally think it sounds of it's time and I couldn't imagine it being released no later than 1994.
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