Spider2024
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Post by Spider2024 on Jul 28, 2013 22:22:18 GMT -5
I didn't get into music until '96 so I didn't watch all the available music outlets back then. It seems that every era of music has sort of an upbeat dance pop section, but in the middle part of the 90's, the pop scene was more into a more 'real' music (like U2, Hootie, Celine Dion, etc.) that was targeted towards adults and young adults. I can't find too many, you know, young female singers that could dance but not play instruments, backed by music that had more digitized sounds than real instruments. Not to upset music purists, but I always had a soft spot for that kind of pop.
I know there was club dance pop at the time (like Haddaway and that Mr. Vain song) but I wonder if there was anything else. Like maybe the Disney Channel was playing some dance pop videos maybe. What did the aspiring teenage singer do at this time?
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 28, 2013 22:26:29 GMT -5
There was in the UK around that time. We had Take That, East 17, Boyzone, George Michael (if you want to consider him pop) and of course, The Spice Girls. Although this period was dominated by "Britpop" with the likes of Oasis, Blur. Suede, Pulp and others, pop was still around here.
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Post by DSR on Jul 28, 2013 22:38:19 GMT -5
Ace of Base?
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jul 28, 2013 22:38:28 GMT -5
Pure "bubblegum" pop was kinda barren in the mid 90's US wise, I don't think it got big again until Hanson (who were always more poppish rock than anything) released MMMBop and the Spice Girls crossed over. In the meantime, there was Brandy, maybe a couple of Sheryl Crow's singles, and the very early BSB and NSYNC before they seriously took off.
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Post by CM Dazz on Jul 28, 2013 22:39:31 GMT -5
There was in the UK around that time. We had Take That, East 17, Boyzone, George Michael (if you want to consider him pop) and of course, The Spice Girls. Although this period was dominated by "Britpop" with the likes of Oasis, Blur. Suede, Pulp and others, pop was still around here. How big are Oasis & Blur over there? A girl I used to work with was OBSESSED with both. |
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Post by Essential1 on Jul 28, 2013 22:43:14 GMT -5
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Post by Glitch on Jul 28, 2013 22:47:52 GMT -5
Pop is there in some form or another. You had Right Said Fred and C & C music factory smack in the middle of Nirvana and Snoop Dog's heyday.
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Post by Throwback on Jul 28, 2013 22:50:20 GMT -5
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 28, 2013 22:55:45 GMT -5
There was in the UK around that time. We had Take That, East 17, Boyzone, George Michael (if you want to consider him pop) and of course, The Spice Girls. Although this period was dominated by "Britpop" with the likes of Oasis, Blur. Suede, Pulp and others, pop was still around here. How big are Oasis & Blur over there? A girl I used to work with was OBSESSED with both. For a certain period, both bands were absolutely huge. When they had a battle for the #1 single (which Blur won) the nation was really into it. Oasis' third album "Be Here Now" was one of the most anticipated albums ever and shifted truckloads on the day it was released. Inevitably, it was seen as a disappointment after the first two albums (which are both fantastic albums) and Oasis never quite reached those heights again. For a period though, they were about as close to the Beatles as anyone had got since in terms of hype and anticipation but still didn't reach Beatles level of just about everything else. Just about anyone who grew up in this period in the UK will recognise songs from these bands as part of the soundtrack of their life. |
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Post by CM Dazz on Jul 28, 2013 23:09:43 GMT -5
How big are Oasis & Blur over there? A girl I used to work with was OBSESSED with both. For a certain period, both bands were absolutely huge. When they had a battle for the #1 single (which Blur won) the nation was really into it. Oasis' third album "Be Here Now" was one of the most anticipated albums ever and shifted truckloads on the day it was released. Inevitably, it was seen as a disappointment after the first two albums (which are both fantastic albums) and Oasis never quite reached those heights again. For a period though, they were about as close to the Beatles as anyone had got since in terms of hype and anticipation but still didn't reach Beatles level of just about everything else. Just about anyone who grew up in this period in the UK will recognise songs from these bands as part of the soundtrack of their life. I know Oasis was/is still big, but I never knew much about Blur. Anyway, the girl was pretty much always off limits to me anyway since she dated two of my friends for a long time, yet those two were never friends. Back then it sucked, today I'm in a MUCH better place... Funny how that works out. |
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Post by Dragonfly on Jul 28, 2013 23:19:07 GMT -5
The one thing I remember are the "new power pop" tracks - "Roll to Me," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "I'll Be There for You," etc.
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Post by Lila on Jul 28, 2013 23:23:29 GMT -5
Pop music in the mid 90s was more R&B, House, or Rock influenced then.
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Post by BigBadZ on Jul 29, 2013 0:30:46 GMT -5
Pop is there in some form or another. You had Right Said Fred and C & C music factory smack in the middle of Nirvana and Snoop Dog's heyday. To be fair, Right Said Fred was too sexy for grunge music. |
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jul 29, 2013 1:36:31 GMT -5
The one thing I remember are the "new power pop" tracks - "Roll to Me," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "I'll Be There for You," etc. Good old Del Amitri and Deep Blue Something. |
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Jul 29, 2013 5:30:37 GMT -5
Ah 1995 *cracks fingers*
As well as the bands DiG mentioned you also have a variety of musical flash in the pan hits like:
The Outhere Brothers
N-Trance
Rembrandts
Scatman John
Strike
Edwyn Collins
Shaggy
Real McCoy
Rednex
It was a year of random.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jul 29, 2013 5:32:57 GMT -5
He gave us one of the awesomest songs ever. |
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jul 29, 2013 6:13:45 GMT -5
Sugar Ray and Bare Naked Ladies were bit in the mid 90's. There was a lot of pop around then in all honesty. Hootie and the Blowfish too. I think a lot of it had rock leanings to it, but it was there.
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Post by wildojinx on Jul 29, 2013 7:29:25 GMT -5
The one thing I remember are the "new power pop" tracks - "Roll to Me," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "I'll Be There for You," etc. Good old Del Amitri and Deep Blue Something. Dont forget Dogs Eye View. Heck, you could even argue Weezer. |
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Post by willywonka666 on Jul 29, 2013 8:13:44 GMT -5
I took this thread as more of what was around in 93-95 since he got into music in 96, of course he knows about the Spice Girls, Oasis, etc. Ace of base pretty much cums it up best though I think.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jul 29, 2013 12:54:51 GMT -5
He gave us one of the awesomest songs ever. No word of a lie, the first thing I did when I got the internet, look up the lyrics and learnt the whole thing. |
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