I never let you see I keep it caged, but I can't control it So stay away from me The beast is ugly I feel the rage, and I just can't hold it It's scratching on the walls In the closet, in the halls It comes awake, and I can't control it Hiding under the bed In my body, in my head Why won't somebody come and save me from this? Make it end!

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[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

God so much of it was dogshit. The fashions were all awful - and that's even comparing them to like 90s fashions. Music was terrible, too. Max Martin was everywhere, and I fucking hate his songwriting, and even in the spaces where he wasn't you had, what, the garbage pop punk everywhere? It was also when studios really got a handle on how to commodify rap music into pop songs and there was just garbage R&B everywhere.

Movies and TV shows had some bright spots - A lot of Adult Swim content still holds up, and I remember the Judd Apatow deluge pretty fondly though I'd be hesitant to revisit it now. And Shaun of the Dead, ofc.

[–] EmotionalSupportLancet@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

don't forget the "joy" of nu-metal.

[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Nu-metal was better than the buttrock like Creed. Wasn't great, though - Slipknot and Disturbed were okay. But its oversaturation did lead to the rise of metalcore, which is good, though at this point we're getting back into subculture stuff so I dunno if that's really under the umbrella of the discussion we're having.