i'm not a big fan of this era personally. i guess i'm voting for "let me blow ya mind"
― aegis philbin (crüt), Friday, 3 September 2021 13:42 (two years ago) link
I instinctively knew Sum 41 would be high on this list, but I didn't realize they would have the highest non-boyband* placement!!
*: Debatable, lol
― Nature's promise vs. Simple truth (bernard snowy), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:14 (two years ago) link
This list reminds me of one of Robert Pollard's aphorisms: "Three years ago I thought Alien Ant Farm was the worst it could get. Now I look back nostalgically on Alien Ant Farm”.Which of these acts was least viable in the post 9/11 cultural environment?
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 3 September 2021 14:19 (two years ago) link
i like these (enjoy listening to them and still do regularly)28. Eve ft. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind16. City High - What Would You Do?11. Willa Ford ft. Royce Da 5'9" - I Wanna Be Bad10. Destiny's Child - Bootylicious
i "like" these (have positive associations from when i was a carefree kid in a simpler world and would sing along if it played at a bar)17. Sugar Ray - When It's Over13. P. Diddy, Black Rob & Mark Curry - Bad Boy For Life7. O-Town - All Or Nothing3. Sum 41 - Fat Lip
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:19 (two years ago) link
the willa ford song is glorious trash, just a dumb mish-mash of all the prevailing trends in pop music (robot britney vocals, plinky timbaland guitars) and a hilariously phoned-in verse from a rapper who was probably their 25th choice for a feature (love royce, but he's not exactly a radio darling)
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:22 (two years ago) link
i guess i was still watching trl at this point bc i vividly remember all of the culturally-forgotten singles here
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:23 (two years ago) link
well except for bbmak, "back here" is the best song ever but i can't recall "ghost of you and me" at all
outside of that and the godawful eve 6 song, a solid top twenty imo
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:24 (two years ago) link
Wow I had completely forgotten about Dream - "This Is Me" but it's kind of fun!
― Nature's promise vs. Simple truth (bernard snowy), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:51 (two years ago) link
Okay LFO definitely wins most 2001 lyrics for "Sometimes we swim around / Like two dolphins in the ocean of our hearts / But then I think about the time when we broke up before the prom and you told everyone that I was gay"
― Nature's promise vs. Simple truth (bernard snowy), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:55 (two years ago) link
J-Lo f Ja Rule ALL DAY
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:57 (two years ago) link
WHAT'S MY MOTHERFUCKIN' NAME
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:58 (two years ago) link
i'm not a big fan of this era personally. i guess i'm voting for "let me blow ya mind"― aegis philbin (crüt), Friday, September 3, 2021 6:42 AM
― aegis philbin (crüt), Friday, September 3, 2021 6:42 AM
^ ^ ^this.
― things repeat forever and there never is a remedy (Austin), Saturday, 4 September 2021 00:08 (two years ago) link
also random memory: i recall reading in some music mag around the time about that eve / gwen stefani song and some clearly stoned copyist wrote the title as "let me blow ya. mind?" and it amazingly made it past edit.
that's all.
― things repeat forever and there never is a remedy (Austin), Saturday, 4 September 2021 00:12 (two years ago) link
"when it's over" and "every other time" are both good, almost nauseatingly sleek offerings from acts who were very clearly on their way out. speaking of being on the way out, almost all the boy bands on this list were flagging significantly in the outside-of-trl mainstream, including the ones that were glued to the top spots on this countdown. the fact that that horrid 98 degrees song was considered good enough to release as a single really said it all for them. (nsync managed to recover to some extent by leaning harder on the r&b sound w/ "gone" and the "girlfriend" remix, but even they knew it was time to call it quits.) like brad i don't remember "ghost of you and me" at all
20. Dream - This Is Me
luv this song so much and was mad at the time that it was nowhere near as big as "he loves u not" (which is also great). i think it will be my vote. the remix was stupid but i guess not that bad
19. Limp Bizkit - Boiler
this one's pretty good, definitely prefer it to "my way". video is pretty dark/gruesome and memorable
16. City High - What Would You Do?
lmfaooo i have a very specific memory of my dad driving me and my brother either to or from school while this song was on, and it prompted him (my dad) to pause and reflect and give us a "it's true kiddos, some people really have it hard in life and you should count your blessings" spiel. anyway semi-classic song
i'm amazed in retrospect that "in my pocket" was so big on this show. kind of a bizarre song. "crush" was kinda great tho. jessica simpson was completely useless by this point
lol not too long ago i was talking w/ cow*rkers abt how it's kinda sad but "i'm real" is like easily one of jlo's best songs despite the fact that she sings the n-word on it
― dyl, Saturday, 4 September 2021 15:25 (two years ago) link
somehow i forgot that sum 41 thought they were rapping too
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 15:51 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 10 September 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
Pretty bad list considering the strength of '01 overall. I'm gonna guess "I'm Real" or DC wins this. Nostalgia has not swayed my opinion of "I'm Real." I still don't get it. "Bootylicious" is fine but I liked it a lot more when it was fresh. "What Would You Do" probably still sounds good.
The true nostalgia jams for me are definitely "When It's Over" and "Every Other Time." I didn't care for either, but they're both pretty funny and enjoyable in hindsight. Between the two I'll vote LFO out of respect for the dead.
― billstevejim, Friday, 10 September 2021 15:50 (two years ago) link
One of the biggest bummers about this list is that I'm pretty sure almost all of these artists had stronger singles at some other point that year.
Also RIP Black Rob
― billstevejim, Friday, 10 September 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
Like Whoa....didn't e ven know he had died
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Friday, 10 September 2021 16:04 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 11 September 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
lol As soon as I hit send I saw "Let Me Blow Your Mind" and realized my error.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 12 September 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link