Would you all agree with the term "mall pop era" for the pop cultural era that succeeded the Y2K era and preceded the goth-emo era?
Now "mall pop" isn't an official genre name, but it's a fitting term for the female cookie-cutter pop-rock from the likes of Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Amy Studt, and Liz Phair's "Why Can't I", I'd even put similar male acts from this time period such as Simple Plan, Fountains of Wayne, and Yellowcard in this category as well.

This era is basically a transitional era between the Y2K Era (1998-2001) and the Goth-Emo Era (2004-2007), the music and fashion of this era were still rather preppy, but also with a more sophisticated and serious side to it as well, most of those artists and groups I aforementioned made popular mainstream songs that spoke to a troubled youth with relatable lyrics, setting the stage for Goth-Emo from the likes of bands such as My Chemical Romance, Hawthorne Heights, and Fall Out Boy to become popular in the era following.

How do you all remember this era?
I was in preschool and kindergarten during this era, so my earliest clear memories are from this era. I of course remember this era being so fun, but that's mostly because of my age at the time. A lot of the music of this time period reminds me of going to my sisters soccer practice, which we used to go about every week or so. We also used to go to the Roller Rink, and I remember that mostly because they had cotton candy there  :D

Here are some songs that I believe best illustrate the overall "vibe" of this era;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPBIwQyPWE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbo2n2MzxxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUALb0sGdto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4t5qqdP7As
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUi54JTgL5s

Would you all agree with the term "mall pop era" for the pop cultural era that succeeded the Y2K era and preceded the goth-emo era?
Now "mall pop" isn't an official genre name, but it's a fitting term for the female cookie-cutter pop-rock from the likes of Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Amy Studt, and Liz Phair's "Why Can't I", I'd even put similar male acts from this time period such as Simple Plan, Fountains of Wayne, and Yellowcard in this category as well.

This era is basically a transitional era between the Y2K Era (1998-2001) and the Goth-Emo Era (2004-2007), the music and fashion of this era were still rather preppy, but also with a more sophisticated and serious side to it as well, most of those artists and groups I aforementioned made popular mainstream songs that spoke to a troubled youth with relatable lyrics, setting the stage for Goth-Emo from the likes of bands such as My Chemical Romance, Hawthorne Heights, and Fall Out Boy to become popular in the era following.

How do you all remember this era?
I was in preschool and kindergarten during this era, so my earliest clear memories are from this era. I of course remember this era being so fun, but that's mostly because of my age at the time. A lot of the music of this time period reminds me of going to my sisters soccer practice, which we used to go about every week or so. We also used to go to the Roller Rink, and I remember that mostly because they had cotton candy there  :D

Here are some songs that I believe best illustrate the overall "vibe" of this era;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPBIwQyPWE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbo2n2MzxxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUALb0sGdto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4t5qqdP7As
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUi54JTgL5s



Yeah, I never thought of it to be named that. Btw, don't forget about Ashlee Simpson and Skye Sweetnam.