What do you think?

Worse. '80s, '90s, and early '00s are better.

Worse. '80s, '90s, and early '00s are better.


I mean compared to the last few years. Though yeah the answer is probably still worse, lol.

I mean compared to the last few years. Though yeah the answer is probably still worse, lol.


I think in late 2004 it really seemed to be heading for the better, but by fall of '05 it was clear it wasn't.

I think in late 2004 it really seemed to be heading for the better, but by fall of '05 it was clear it wasn't.


Yeah sometimes I think it's getting better but then it starts looking crappy again. I way prefer 1999-2003 compared to now.

Its on a downward slope for sure, and I can't see it reversing at this point in time.

Its on a downward slope for sure, and I can't see it reversing at this point in time.


Do you think the 2010s will be good?

Do you think the 2010s will be good?


Probably not.  I bet they're worse.

Probably not.  I bet they're worse.


Probably. I bet teen pop will come back then.

Do you think the 2010s will be good?


I see it as being no better or worse than the 2000s at this point in time. Even with the advent of file-sharing, music will continue to be as commercialised, just in different ways. Fashion won't change a greal deal, but I have a feeling movies and film will be one area which improves. Expect more 'artier' releases from hollywood, like Garden State or even Brokeback Mountain.

Pop culture seems to be something that keeps getting worse over time, so if the 2010s are indeed an improvement, then it would be a reverse of the downward trend.

I see it as being no better or worse than the 2000s at this point in time. Even with the advent of file-sharing, music will continue to be as commercialised, just in different ways. Fashion won't change a greal deal, but I have a feeling movies and film will be one area which improves. Expect more 'artier' releases from hollywood, like Garden State or even Brokeback Mountain.


Was Brokeback Mountain good? The metro in me wanted to see it  :D

Pop culture seems to be something that keeps getting worse over time, so if the 2010s are indeed an improvement, then it would be a reverse of the downward trend.


I think the '10s will probably be less cheesy than the '00s.

Was Brokeback Mountain good? The metro in me wanted to see it  :D


You see I never saw it...might check it out on DVD, but it never really interested me a great deal.

I've missed a great deal of 'big releases' over the years, though I might check out the Da Vinci Code movie.

I think the '10s will probably be less cheesy than the '00s.


I hope 50 cent/g unit/crunk are gone by then because they're starting to get really old already.

I hope 50 cent/g unit/crunk are gone by then because they're starting to get really old already.


I doubt Gen Z will want anything to do with them.

I hope 50 cent/g unit/crunk are gone by then because they're starting to get really old already.


Don't worry, 50 cent is already fading fast. No one saw his movie, and it is just part of his downfall. Expect to see rap become more and more cheesy and outdated. 80s music which was formerely cheesy will become 'cool' again.

Was Brokeback Mountain good? The metro in me wanted to see it  :D


I saw it, it's alright. Not as great as some people think but it's pretty good.

I doubt Gen Z will want anything to do with them.


Good, I'm sick of hearing ggggg unit or gettin' crunk in of every song. Also I'm sick of "Grillz", teeth and song.

Good, I'm sick of hearing ggggg unit or gettin' crunk in of every song.


Thank goodness I don't know what 'gggg unit' or 'crunk' mean. I've never heard anyone use it, but then again I'm getting old... :-[

Thank goodness I don't know what 'gggg unit' or 'crunk' mean. I've never heard anyone use it, but then again I'm getting old... :-[


You know even I feel old with this emo and crunk stuff  ;D

Thank goodness I don't know what 'gggg unit' or 'crunk' mean. I've never heard anyone use it, but then again I'm getting old... :-[


Crunk means crazy and drunk, it's also a name for dirty south hip-hop like lil' jon, it's the form of hip-hop that dominates today. G Unit is 50 cent's stupid phony posse assembled by his record company, like he's some kind of real gangster.

Crunk means crazy and drunk, it's also a name for dirty south hip-hop like lil' jon, it's the form of hip-hop that dominates today. G Unit is 50 cent's stupid phony posse assembled by his record company, like he's some kind of real gangster.


It's a shame those bullets didn't do their job properly... ;) :D

It's a shame those bullets didn't do their job properly... ;) :D


;D

It's a shame those bullets didn't do their job properly... ;) :D


;D

It's a shame those bullets didn't do their job properly... ;) :D


;D

I say worse, not neccessarily for the sheer overall bad quality of the music that enters the charts but the lack of originality (so many 80s remix's have entered in the last few years). It's like pop culture has finally run out of ideas. Nobody seems to want to take a chance on music anymore and produce something different and refreshingly new - they opt for the banality of commercial success instead.

However, there is good stuff out there if you can find it.  8)

I say worse, not neccessarily for the sheer overall bad quality of the music that enters the charts but the lack of originality (so many 80s remix's have entered in the last few years). It's like pop culture has finally run out of ideas. Nobody seems to want to take a chance on music anymore and produce something different and refreshingly new - they opt for the banality of commercial success instead.



Definitely worse.

Trouble with the above is that those who are too young to have experienced anything else, think what is around now is the duck's guts  :-\\  That's sad.

Definitely worse.

Trouble with the above is that those who are too young to have experienced anything else, think what is around now is the duck's guts  :-\\  That's sad.


I totally agree.

What frustrates me even more is kids think it's all brand new and never been done before.

Pah!

It all went pear-shaped when the 78rpm breathed its last...





(Okay, slight exaggeration!)

I thought the pop culture was good from late 2002 to late 2005. 2006 is lame, but I think it will get better next year. 

I'd say pop culture is bad for most of the early 00's, got a lot better in 2004 and 2005 (only years where I actually loved the 00's) and is now going downhill in 2006.  It'll pick up in a year or two, I'm sure.  As for all the people here who say it's getting worse...you do realize that people were saying that about the decades you like right?  I know a lot of Baby Boomers who are of the opinion that anything after 1980 sucks.  The trend of hating current pop culture is something that has been around for decades.  For example, some people on this board are saying that the early 00's are better than the mid 00's even though people were complaining just as much in 2002!  Likewise, people hated on the 90's when they going on and people are now starting to look favorably on them.  Hating whatever is currently going on is nothing new.

The elders in generations past spent so much time calling popular culture too sexually charged and violent that now, when popular culture really is too sexually charged and violent, you get inane answers like, "Oh well, they censored Elvis, too."

My problem is not with sex and violence per se. It goes to context.

worse. I don't even pay attention to current fads or trends. But I'm obsessed with the pop culture of previous decades. excluding the 90s

For me 1999 to 2002 was the worst in pop culture, I rarely cared to listen to the radio. However since probable 2003 it's started to get better and every year since then there have been several songs that I really liked.

worse. I don't even pay attention to current fads or trends. But I'm obsessed with the pop culture of previous decades. excluding the 90s
Worse. I don't even pay attention to current fads or trends, and I'm 20!