Wow 00s

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I am putting together a set of CDs to live with the DJ decks at Poptimism, so all DJs have permanent access to an emergency (and quite comprehensive) library of the decade's "big tunes". ("big" defined as likely to get a crowd moving at Poptimism)

The exact tracklist must remain a closely guarded etc etc. But here's WHO is on it (maximum 3 tunes per artist, not all acts endorsed personally by me).

50 Cent, A Teens, A1, Aaliyah, Abs, Addictive ft T2, Alain Braxe & Fred Falke, Alcazar, All Saints, Alphabeat, Aly And AJ, Amerie, Amy Winehouse, Andrew WK, Annie, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Ashlee Simpson, Avril Lavigne, Azzido Da Bass

Bangalter and Falcon, Basement Jaxx, Benny Benassi, Beyonce, Big And Rich, Black Eyed Peas, Blink 182, Blu Cantrell and Sean Paul, Blue, Britney Spears, Busted

Camera Obscura, Cassie, Charlotte Church, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Christina Milian,
Ciara, Conway, Craig David, CSS

Daddy Yankee, Daft Punk, Daniel Bedingfield, Daphne And Celeste, Destiny's Child, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Marlboro, DJ Pied Piper, DJ Sammy, Dr Dre

Electric Six, Eminem, Emma Bunton, Enrique Iglesias, Estelle, Evanescence

Fall Out Boy, Fannypack, Fatman Scoop, Fedde Le Grand, Fergie, Fischerspooner, Franz Ferdinand, Freelance Hellraiser

Girls Aloud, Girls On Top, Gnarls Barkley, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, Gwen Stefani

H2O ft Platnum, Hear'say, Holly Valance, Hot Chip

Jamelia, Jay-Z, JC Chasez, Jennifer Lopez, Joy Gruttman, Junior Senior, Justice, Justice v Simian, Justin Timberlake

Kanye West, Kardinal Offishal, Kate Nash, Kate Ryan, Kelis, Kelly Clarkson, Kelly Osbourne, Kelly Rowland, Klaxons, Kleerup ft Robyn, Komatrohn, Kylie Minogue

Lady Stush, Ladytron, Layo And Bushwacka, Le Tigre, LeAnn Rimes, Liberty X, Lil Jon, Lil Mama, Lily Allen, Little Trees, Ludacris, Lumidee

Madonna, Mandy Moore, Marit Larsen, Mark Owen, Mark Ronson, Mary J Blige, McFly, MIA, Miley Cyrus, Missy Elliot, Mis-teeq, Moloko, Moony, MOP, Morningwood, Morrissey, Ms Dynamite, My Chemical Romance, Mylo

Natasha Bedingfield, Nelly, Nelly Furtado, Nina Sky, No Doubt

ODB ft Kelis, One-T and Cool-T, Outkast, Oxide And Neutrino

Panjabi MC, Paris Hilton, Pink, Puretone

R Kelly, Rachel Stevens, Red Hot Entertainment, Rihanna, Robbie Williams, Robyn, Rogue Traders

S Club 7, S Club Juniors, Scissor Sisters, Scooter, Sean Paul, September, Shaggy, Shakedown, Shakira, Shapeshifters, Sisqo, So Solid Crew, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Soulja Boy, Spiller, Steps, Sugababes, Superman Lovers, Sweet Female Attitude

T.I., T2, Tarkan, Tatu, Teddybears STHLM, The Automatic, The Darkness, The Feeling, The Futureheads, The Go! Team, The Gossip, The Killers, The Knife, The Rapture, The Sounds, The Strokes, Three Of A Kind, Timbaland, Toby Keith, TOK, Tok Tok vs Soffy O, Truth Hurts ft Rakim, Tweet

Usher

V, Vampire Weekend, Verbalicious

Wiley

X-Press 2

My question is: who is NOT on this list of artists who has made a banging record in the 00s that should be in the permanent armoury of our club night? I feel I'm weak on the mid-decade where I seem not to have been paying as much attention. Also some subgenres aren't very well represented (does metal do "bangers"?)

My other question is: the 00s - awesome OR WHAT?

Comments

U possibles

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

looking in my 'Neonpop' folder i'd consider:

Har-Mar Superstar - EZ Pass (Mint Royale mix)
Hilary Duff - Beat Of My Heart
Margaret Berger - Samantha
N'Sync - POP
Pleasure - Uptown
Portobella - Vive La Difference
Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko
The Similou - All This Love
Vanilla Ninja - Liar
Whigfield - Was A Time
Wigwam - Wigwam

altho only one of those was a biggish hit

Re: U possibles

[koganbot]

The Hilary Duff song I would choose is "Come Clean."

Re: U possibles

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Come Clean' is prob my favourite Hilarity but it's not really a dancefloor thing. 'Wake Up'!

Re: U possibles

[koganbot]

"Come Clean" has a groove you can sway to (also a dance remix, but I don't like it as much as I like the original).

Re: U possibles

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I quite like the dance remix, although agree it isn't as good as the original in a bedroom context I can imagine it sounding fvcking AMAZING after a few.

Re: U possibles

[koganbot]

And the Margaret Berger song I'd choose is "Robot Song," which even got a Freaky Trigger writeup.

Re: U possibles

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'Robot Song' came on randomly about half an hour ago! I prefer 'Samantha' but it looks very lonely all on it's own on her Discogs page in terms of more recent material. No 2nd album?

Re: U possibles

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i could only bring myself to play Samantha to get ppl up on the dancefloor. i think it got 4 or 5 ppl excited :-(

has anyone else played SB at poptimism? (i'm not always there to check like i SHOULD BE)

Re: U possibles

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

MB even!