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

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

You don't have enough people under "X," so I would nominate Richard X's "Presents the X Factor," but I think that would count as "R" on your list :( LAST NAME ALPHABETIZATION PLZ. (Though I'm torn on where to put R. Kelly. I file him under "K" but it doesn't feel right.)

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

*Presents HIS X-Factor. Not to be confused with the comic book, I guess.

Trap tune

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

What's the Camera Obscura?

Also no I? Illusion in particular should not go forgotten.

Re: Trap tune

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Likeliest I is Infernal but excellent though they are I've never seen them get much crowd action at Poptimism. I might shove on one anyway though to fill this crucial gap.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I: Infernal

P: Princess Superstar

R: Rex The Dog, Roisin Murphy

V: Vitalic

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Best Rex The Dog, Roisin and Vitalic bangers?

Re: Trap tune

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

I have fond memories of dancing to Wind of Change, but it is entirely possible that it was the kind of dancing that mitigated against anyone else joining me.

Also

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Judging by my iTunes the best track of the 00s is Magb0t's 'Nork Maiden' remix :)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Rex: Frequency (weedle-weedle-wee-orr-wooo-ooh) or Maximise (that's the dog-dog-dog-dog one), the latter seems to go down better amongst non-bosh dudes.
Roisin: Overpowered I think!
Vitalic: My Friend Dario = tried and tested.

Re: Trap tune

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Their version of 'Self Control' maybe?

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Surely the question is: "does metal do non-bangers?"

Bangin' 00's metal, possibly suitable for poptimists:
The Rasmus- In The Shadows, No Fear
Dragonforce- general back catalogue post 2000 but Through The Fire And Flames is probably the srs banger innit, if a bit long
Maz Manson- Disposable Teens/The Fight Song/Mobscene/This Is The New Sh!t/Etc.
Linkin Park's first album is full of quality pop bangers, too, although it vaguely pains me to admit that 'In The End' (which I've never liked much) is probably the bangingest

Are Vampire Weekend srsly a poptimist banger?

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Also, Lex will go mental over the lack of Young [Name] rappers in the 'y' section but I'll leave that to him and suggest 'Discotheque' by Young Love for that alphabet slot.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

will young - any actual dancefloor action?

Re: Trap tune

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A HA i had forgotten who Illusion were - it is listed as "Winds of Change bosh".

But I think such records are best kept under the counter, so to speak.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Ooh the Rasmus. And yes good shout on Linkin Park.

VWE ought to be, given that so many people like them, but they may well fail to make the cut (I have about 250 tracks on the list and think 10 CDs is the limit of drunken DJ fumbling manageability)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

No!

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Kind of hard to stand still to "A-Punk", dude! And it has a swirl around and wave your hands bit!

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

V is for Veronicas?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

for Rex i'd always rather hear 'Protoype' or 'I Look Into Mid-Air' over 'Frequency' which i don't like half as much altho would concede that it has got more play at Poptimism thanks to carsmile so might go down better on that basis if nothing else (tried and tested as Kat sez)

or there's his remix of The Knife's 'Heartbeats' if that counts

Roisin #1 'banger' = 'Ramalama (Bang Bang)'. absolutely brilliant but i suppose it suffers from not being a single (and a bit weird obv).

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

[greatesthit.livejournal.com]

How about some LCD Soundsystem?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I thought about it, but what? All their most famous stuff is a bit long.

[koganbot]

And the song would be "4ever" (possibly first or second greatest Max 'n' Luke tune ever).

Re: U possibles

[koganbot]

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

Re: U possibles

[koganbot]

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