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

Re: Before Lex gets to 'em

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Isn't the DMX '99? That was why I left it off but maybe not.

Brandy, Eve - duh!

Considered NORE, and several other hip-hop: to my eternal regret, hip-hop doesn't seem to get the Poptimist crowd going, with the exceptions of obvious big old school hits by De La, Dre, Snoop etc.

Re: Before Lex gets to 'em

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'hip-hop doesn't seem to get the Poptimist crowd going'

dude i think this applies to half the artists on your original list to be honest :(

Re: Before Lex gets to 'em

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

About 90%-95% of the songs I've listed I've seen get big main set dancefloor action! (some indulgences sure, eg Morningwood, but they'll probably be weeded out when it comes to actually making the CDs)

Re: Before Lex gets to 'em

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

yeh sorry i was being a bit harsh. there's so many artists here that many of them can go months (or indeed years) without getting played. really i was just seeing names like Sweet Female Attitude and other one hit wonder types and as fab as they are thinking 'O rly?' but this didn't stop me listing many more equivalent 'great but risky as not widely recognised' type pop hits hem hem

Re: Before Lex gets to 'em

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Well, with things like SFA there's also a sense of catering for a specific mood - "oh I want some old 2-step, haven't brought any - aha!" - which sets it a little beyond general one-hit wonder status.

The idea is for most things to go years without being played (but to get an enthusiastic reaction when they do) :)

Re: Before Lex gets to 'em

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i dunno if i'll ever do a laptop set but at times like this i'd srsly consider it (as long as you have backup CDs on standby of course)

Re: Before Lex gets to 'em

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I've heard 'Flowers' played out at a huge variety of nights and it ALWAYS gets dancefloor love because it is THE BEST SONG OF THE DECADE!

Again posted my list before scrolling down to Frank's but Mya and Crime Mob seconded. People who don't dance to hip-hop are not people who should be pandered to.

Re: Before Lex gets to 'em

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'I've heard 'Flowers' played out at a huge variety of nights and it ALWAYS gets dancefloor love because it is THE BEST SONG OF THE DECADE!'

lucky you - never heard it out anywhere

i like it of course but refuse to accept something released in january 2000 as best song of the decade :)

Re: Before Lex gets to 'em

[koganbot]

DMX album And Then There Was X was released December 21, 1999, but "Party Up" wasn't a single until 2000.