I LOVED this part of my childhood power rangers Zeo and power ranges in space my two favourite power ranges seasons, the toys of the late nineties and very early 2000's were awesome they all looked like they awesome on steroids!, the star wars power of the force collection and spider-man the animated series collection were my faves!, the learning resources for kids my favourite lion king CD ROM with games and colouring dot to dot and many fun games, with the encyclopedias for kids on CD-Roms, the absolute peak of this era i'm talking about was 1999-2001 before the internet was very developed and where libraries were still our best bet for finding things out, my primary school library or in the US as they say elementary school? had a good selection of books, teen pop was cheery even when it was trying to be moody!, it was perfect for the zeitgeist of the cheery late 90's and so catchy, it was so needed after people taking themselves so seriously in the mid 90's, this my first post and I thought it was very apt to call myself Y2k kid because 1996-2003 were the happiest days of my life (as if you couldn't already tell LOL)

I LOVED this part of my childhood power rangers Zeo and power ranges in space my two favourite power ranges seasons, the toys of the late nineties and very early 2000's were awesome they all looked like they awesome on steroids!, the star wars power of the force collection and spider-man the animated series collection were my faves!, the learning resources for kids my favourite lion king CD ROM with games and colouring dot to dot and many fun games, with the encyclopedias for kids on CD-Roms, the absolute peak of this era i'm talking about was 1999-2001 before the internet was very developed and where libraries were still our best bet for finding things out, my primary school library or in the US as they say elementary school? had a good selection of books, teen pop was cheery even when it was trying to be moody!, it was perfect for the zeitgeist of the cheery late 90's and so catchy, it was so needed after people taking themselves so seriously in the mid 90's, this my first post and I thought it was very apt to call myself Y2k kid because 1996-2003 were the happiest days of my life (as if you couldn't already tell LOL)


Haha this is one of my favourite eras, although I was born during this time so I can only remember some things from the later part (2002/3) :P. When 2004 came things went bad 8-P.

I miss it too!

Haha this is one of my favourite eras, although I was born during this time so I can only remember some things from the later part (2002/3) :P. When 2004 came things went bad 8-P.


It's ok m8 because although you may not have lived in this era you can still take the positive aspects of living in that time and apply it today!, it's about appreciation of a tech free lifestyle, whenever you want to research a paper for school or whatever go to the library don't bother with the internet!, whenever your waiting with people strike up some small talk instead of being on a smartphone,  use your phone for contacting others by calling nothing else, no snap chat or whats app or face time, don't be obsessed with social media, make your new friends by talking to strangers, CRT moniters are still superior and have deeper richer displays than flat screens, i'm telling you you can still live the late nineties and early two thousands lifestyle if you really want and without looking like a weirdo as well!

Uh Oh. Watch out before people come in debating what years count as Y2K and what years don't.

My cynical joke aside I liked the era quite a lot as there was a lot of interesting things going on pop culturally.  I'm not sure if I can call myself a Y2K kid or not. But I did enjoy all the things that were coming out during that time. And hey if you want to see a comeback apparently we already have people saying that the trends from the late 90s/early 00s are starting to seep into pop culture little by little.

Uh Oh. Watch out before people come in debating what years count as Y2K and what years don't.

My cynical joke aside I liked the era quite a lot as there was a lot of interesting things going on pop culturally.  I'm not sure if I can call myself a Y2K kid or not. But I did enjoy all the things that were coming out during that time. And hey if you want to see a comeback apparently we already have people saying that the trends from the late 90s/early 00s are starting to seep into pop culture little by little.


I honestly don't know when the y2k era began but I'm convinced it didn't get past 2002.

I honestly don't know when the y2k era began but I'm convinced it didn't get past 2002.


OP is from Britain I believe, where teen pop lasted into 2003. Although, I went to Manchester in 2003 and it didn't feel all that different from Canada. What was interesting is that in Britain I noticed almost everyone had a cellphone in 2003, while that wasn't the case in Canada until around 2005/2006 :o

OP is from Britain I believe, where teen pop lasted into 2003. Although, I went to Manchester in 2003 and it didn't feel all that different from Canada. What was interesting is that in Britain I noticed almost everyone had a cellphone in 2003, while that wasn't the case in Canada until around 2005/2006 :o


You're right. No offense to Britain, Canada, etc but ever since I started paying to other Anglo countries, it always seemed like they were just a couple years behind the US in terms of pop culture.

You're right. No offense to Britain, Canada, etc but ever since I started paying to other Anglo countries, it always seemed like they were just a couple years behind the US in terms of pop culture.


That's not entirely a bad thing, especially when you take into account that a lot of the pop culture that has come out of the US hasn't always been great (i.e "Snap" music).

You're right. No offense to Britain, Canada, etc but ever since I started paying to other Anglo countries, it always seemed like they were just a couple years behind the US in terms of pop culture.


That's usually true, but in this case teen pop took off in the UK in 1996, while it didn't do so in the US until 1997. Then in the US it died out in 2001, while it still kept going strong in the UK until 2003. :P

It's my favorite era.

Like the op said, 99 and 00 were peak y2k. Here are some of my favorite movies, shows, and music videos during that time period. I feel very lucky to have experienced the y2k era as a new teen (I turned 13 in 99).

This is Popular. It was actually released on the day I turned 13. There's a lot of 90s 70s nostalgia in this one episode.

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Here's another summer hit with 70s nostalgia, Steal My Sunshine by y2k one hit wonder Len.

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I noticed no one ever really talks about how so many teen movies during the second half were based on book classics.

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That's not entirely a bad thing, especially when you take into account that a lot of the pop culture that has come out of the US hasn't always been great (i.e "Snap" music).


I can see why Snap rap didn't take off in other countries. The 2010s is the first decade I've experienced where a majority of white people are now into African American "urban" music.

Uh Oh. Watch out before people come in debating what years count as Y2K and what years don't.

My cynical joke aside I liked the era quite a lot as there was a lot of interesting things going on pop culturally.  I'm not sure if I can call myself a Y2K kid or not. But I did enjoy all the things that were coming out during that time. And hey if you want to see a comeback apparently we already have people saying that the trends from the late 90s/early 00s are starting to seep into pop culture little by little.


I know that's so awesome! i'm totally going to try to bring back y2k futurism in 2019+, I still feel though that 2018 may be a little to early since we weren't at the height of y2k until 1999 on wards, also two years is a bit to forward to be be looking towards the 20's decade, but hopefully in 2019 people will realise were only 1 year away from a proper decade with a name again something we've not had for 20+ years!, and will be getting exited towards the 20's, so that would seem like the perfect time to try to bring back y2k fashion, in the mean time there are already some celebs getting into this already!    http://y2kaestheticinstitute.tumblr.com/post/169987443889/postvespertine-solange-knowles-on-surface

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I need to get these boots I wonder if they do them in male sizes? http://y2kaestheticinstitute.tumblr.com/

I honestly don't know when the y2k era began but I'm convinced it didn't get past 2002.


Y2k futurism as early as 1996 in a classic non-bubblegum euro dance song!  La Bouche Be My Lover video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ka01Y_pYgM

In the UK we had terms like townie
, greebo, goth to describe sub-cultural groups, any way the greebo look was still mainstream until 2003, you know the look with chain wallet baggy jeans with skull on, all black clothing frosted tips nose piercings  on guys sum 41 red hot chill pepers were all the band's cool kids were into before the same kids decided that the hip hop style was KL and jumped onto that sub-culture marking the end of the y2k era for me

You really hit me when stating the library were only source of finding out sh!t back then. We had a library event in our school that lasted I recall about two days and brought a Cardcaptors book I was obsessed with I seen on day one. This is also when I became aware of Harry Potter.

This was 2001 and the atmosphere was, straight new millennium. Also, when you went into the cafeteria. I'll never forget that smell and sound.

Y2k futurism as early as 1996 in a classic non-bubblegum euro dance song!  La Bouche Be My Lover video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ka01Y_pYgM


I consider La Bouche though as part of a core '90s trend (Eurodance), that had been popular for most of the decade prior to then. It wasn't until the later part of 1998 that a real Y2K atmosphere developed (that's when I first heard of the term as well). 1996, 1997, and early 1998 are sort of a mixture of "old school" 1991-95 '90s and trends that would define the Y2K era like the Internet, futurism, mobile communications, teen pop, early Nu Metal/post-grunge, and the like. You still had Seinfeld, Goosebumps, TMNT on the air (including The Next Mutation), overalls, golden age Nickelodeon. That feel in movies didn't start to feel until around the time Armageddon was released, and really not until The Matrix was released that movies really started to get that "feel" with a higher reliance on special effects. It seems to age better and better as outdated transitions to cool & quaint.

Eurodance is certainly core '90s. Although Bubblegum Dance (it's subgenre successor) was more so Y2K era since the genre started getting popular in '98 and didn't peak until 2000. But between '98-'02 the genre was pretty big in terms of song releases.
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Gotta love how weird this stuff can be. But in terms of sound it's like if you get Eurodance, but gave it a wacky cartoon feel. It's literally Bubblegum Pop for the Y2K era (hence the name "Bubblegum Dance").
http://www.bubblegumdancer.com/graph.php
Genre rose in '98 and peaked between '99-'01 until it fell again in '02. Although it did have a revival in '04 to '08 funny enough.

To me the Y2K era happens around the time that core '90s culture fades away. When this happened? This is sort of up for debate, but generally from the 2nd half of late 90s culture to the 1st half of early 2000s culture is when the Y2K era peaked, but the era wouldn't fully disappear for another few months/years depending on where you lived. 

Oh man, 1996-2004 is my jam. No matter how much I appreciate pop culture from later years up to and including today, that range of years will always have a special place in my heart.

Oh man, 1996-2004 is my jam. No matter how much I appreciate pop culture from later years up to and including today, that range of years will always have a special place in my heart.


Eh? 2004 is 8-P 1998-2003 are the good years.

Eh? 2004 is 8-P 1998-2003 are the good years.


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Hey man, it's my life preferences, to each their own. Right?

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Hey man, it's my life preferences, to each their own. Right?


Don't worry, I know ;)

Eh? 2004 is 8-P 1998-2003 are the good years.

Sounds like something people my age would say lol. But I really like 1997 - 2005.

I think most of the pop songs from 1999 and 2000 were mostly awful IMO. The hip-hop/rap was pretty good. I'm not a fan of all the boy bands from then. My dad was actually playing songs from 1999 and 2000 and I was actually surprised by how very little I liked most of the songs, especially the boy bands.

I think most of the pop songs from 1999 and 2000 were mostly awful IMO. The hip-hop/rap was pretty good. I'm not a fan of all the boy bands from then. My dad was actually playing songs from 1999 and 2000 and I was actually surprised by how very little I liked most of the songs, especially the boy bands.


I actually agree with that one. Peak Y2K Pop music wasn't very good to me. I liked Y2K electronic dance tracks, but I didn't care for pop music for the time. Now if there was anything that the Y2K era was known for was how XTREME it was.

Y2K Futurism, Xtreme sports, Punky skater culture, N64/PS1/GBC/DC/Xbox/NGC/GBA/PS2 video games, Disney's One Saturday Morning, Electronic music, movies like Spy Kids/Harry Potter/Pixar etc, Nick's Silver Age ('98-'05ish), Cartoon Networks Powerhouse era, freaky fashion, Zoog Disney, Toon Disney's '98-'04 era, and the stable economy is why the era from the late '90s/early '00s is one of the best era. Politically the era was a bit of a mess, but politics has and always will be a mess. But besides in terms of economy and pop culture the era was great. Was a great 8-9 years.

I will say, apart from the '90s bubblegum pop like 'N Sync, it's the golden age of Toonami and anime, the punky skater culture you mention (mostly represented to me by the harder edge of it like cKy, Linkin Park, and lostprophets), and early 2000s video gaming (which, as I've mentioned before, felt like the wave of the future at the time) that keep me coming back. The time did feel pretty optimistic in spite of Bush, the beginnings of the War on Terror, etc., probably because it felt like the dream of the '90s would live on in spite of him.

Y2K Futurism, Xtreme sports, Punky skater culture, N64/PS1/GBC/DC/Xbox/NGC/GBA/PS2 video games, Disney's One Saturday Morning, Electronic music, movies like Spy Kids/Harry Potter/Pixar etc, Nick's Silver Age ('98-'05ish), Cartoon Networks Powerhouse era, freaky fashion, Zoog Disney, Toon Disney's '98-'04 era, and the stable economy is why the era from the late '90s/early '00s is one of the best era. Politically the era was a bit of a mess, but politics has and always will be a mess. But besides in terms of economy and pop culture the era was great. Was a great 8-9 years.

I totally agree with you!  :D

I'm not a fan of the 90s, but the Millennium era did have better games, music and movies overall compared to the mid 90s. I feel about the same towards the two periods, but I guess I'm not AS hostile to the late 90s/early 2000s since I do think it was better overall, the best games ever, some good movies (unlike the early-mid 90s cringefest, I know the 80s had some cheesy stuff but at least it was enjoyable then). grungy fashion was dying thank Talos, not that late 90s fashion was much better tho but at least grunge fashion and music was dying, and it certainly isn't a good thing to say but...nu metal, alternative metal and pop punk are guilty pleasures of mine...uh...you didn't hear that I hate them all, yes, trve blekk me+al and br00tul dEAth metal only raaaaaghhh...

I'm not a fan of the 90s, but the Millennium era did have better games, music and movies overall compared to the mid 90s. I feel about the same towards the two periods, but I guess I'm not AS hostile to the late 90s/early 2000s since I do think it was better overall, the best games ever, some good movies (unlike the early-mid 90s cringefest, I know the 80s had some cheesy stuff but at least it was enjoyable then). grungy fashion was dying thank Talos, not that late 90s fashion was much better tho but at least grunge fashion and music was dying, and it certainly isn't a good thing to say but...nu metal, alternative metal and pop punk are guilty pleasures of mine...uh...you didn't hear that I hate them all, yes, trve blekk me+al and br00tul dEAth metal only raaaaaghhh...


I really don't understand how someone could hate grunge and like nu-metal or alt metal. Explain this.

I will say, apart from the '90s bubblegum pop like 'N Sync, it's the golden age of Toonami and anime, the punky skater culture you mention (mostly represented to me by the harder edge of it like cKy, Linkin Park, and lostprophets), and early 2000s video gaming (which, as I've mentioned before, felt like the wave of the future at the time) that keep me coming back. The time did feel pretty optimistic in spite of Bush, the beginnings of the War on Terror, etc., probably because it felt like the dream of the '90s would live on in spite of him.


Well the thing about pop culture is that it is very powerful. Usually the only way to end an era of pop culture is to come up with a new thing for pop culture to adopt.  No matter where you go you'll never find any evidence that hints or officially states that something like fashion or video games were effected by Bush or War on Terror. Things like teen pop certainly didn't die because of Bush as rather it died due to oversaturation (the same reason stuff like Disco and New Jack Swing died).

I didn't care for Bubblegum Teen Pop, but I certainly can see why people liked it. As for the golden age of anime the Y2K era is said to be when the "Anime Boom of North America" had begun. There was anime released in the US before the Y2K era, but it wouldn't be until the era of the late 90s/early 00s where anime has a huge grip on the American audience. I love Y2K era video games as I feel the 5th and 6th console gens were the best gens with  5th gen introducing 3D and the 6th gen refining what the 5th gen started.

Well the thing about pop culture is that it is very powerful. Usually the only way to end an era of pop culture is to come up with a new thing for pop culture to adopt.  No matter where you go you'll never find any evidence that hints or officially states that something like fashion or video games were effected by Bush or War on Terror. Things like teen pop certainly didn't die because of Bush as rather it died due to oversaturation (the same reason stuff like Disco and New Jack Swing died).



Well hold on now - you say that, but I've seen all sorts of allegations across this forum about the "Obama culture" meeting a hard stop in November 2016, as if politics really did influence a change from core 2010s culture.

I really don't understand how someone could hate grunge and like nu-metal or alt metal. Explain this.


I just don't. I can get into derivatives of grunge, but not grunge itself. The only real exception is Alice in Chains, but they're pushing on the boundaries of grunge and I still don't care for them that much. Nirvana and Soundgarden certainly influenced Korn and Papa Roach and Tool and System of a Down, but they're not that similar to me.

Well hold on now - you say that, but I've seen all sorts of allegations across this forum about the "Obama culture" meeting a hard stop in November 2016, as if politics really did influence a change from core 2010s culture.


To me those are just exaggerations and I will admit that when discussion of pop culture takes place some may exaggerate a little (even I'm guilty of that, I think). There is no real way to prove that. It's also been mentioned 2010s in terms of pop culture has pretty much consistent.

Also politics is more separate from pop culture. They don't change at the same time. Pop culture is more so things like fashion, tv shows, games, movies, comics, novels, slang, and sports. There is no evidence that really proves that any of these changed from how they were in pre-2016 to 2017-present because of the change from Obama. EDM/Mumble Rap/Overly slow and emotional pop music is still popular. TV shows from pre 2016 are still big now (if they're not that's probably because they've ended their run). I don't see people wearing different cloths all because of Trump's presidency. Novels have never changed because of a new president. Neither have cartoons or movies as super hero movies and more cinematic dark movies are still big.

Ask yourself things like "did people immediately start wearing different clothing in 2017 all because of Trump?" and you'll realize are weird the question is. Politics can somewhat alter pop culture, but nothing can change pop culture completely except for pop culture itself.

Big ups to everyone that commented on this thread 3 pages ain't too bad for my first post!. So i'm definitely going to stick around here, but I see this thread is losing momentum now so I made a new thread called Would you say were in the cultural late 2010's?, I would be very interested to hear your opinions thanks!

Yeah, I love that era. So many excellent video games from each console brand. The variety of music from teen pop, hip-hop, R&B, Rock, techno etc. The fashion was comfortable. The TV shows and films were great and have become instant classics. So much amazing things from that period :).

To me those are just exaggerations and I will admit that when discussion of pop culture takes place some may exaggerate a little (even I'm guilty of that, I think). There is no real way to prove that. It's also been mentioned 2010s in terms of pop culture has pretty much consistent.

Also politics is more separate from pop culture. They don't change at the same time. Pop culture is more so things like fashion, tv shows, games, movies, comics, novels, slang, and sports. There is no evidence that really proves that any of these changed from how they were in pre-2016 to 2017-present because of the change from Obama. EDM/Mumble Rap/Overly slow and emotional pop music is still popular. TV shows from pre 2016 are still big now (if they're not that's probably because they've ended their run). I don't see people wearing different cloths all because of Trump's presidency. Novels have never changed because of a new president. Neither have cartoons or movies as super hero movies and more cinematic dark movies are still big.

Ask yourself things like "did people immediately start wearing different clothing in 2017 all because of Trump?" and you'll realize are weird the question is. Politics can somewhat alter pop culture, but nothing can change pop culture completely except for pop culture itself.


I disagree because I think you’re starting from a false premise - the president himself doesn’t change the culture, but the changing culture and politics are a manifestation of a changing people. The fashion in 2017, for example, isn’t all that different from 2016 (and even then there’s a fair argument for a transition). However, Havana could never have come out in 2016, and a song like Thrift Shop feels out of place in 2017.

I consider this era to have taken place from 1998 to 2002. I have so many great memories from this time! 8)

I disagree because I think you’re starting from a false premise - the president himself doesn’t change the culture, but the changing culture and politics are a manifestation of a changing people. The fashion in 2017, for example, isn’t all that different from 2016 (and even then there’s a fair argument for a transition). However, Havana could never have come out in 2016, and a song like Thrift Shop feels out of place in 2017.


Eh, to each his/her own. I still see claims of pop culture being different from 2016 as a bit of an exaggeration. When it comes to music until I see that the Top 40 of 2017 onward is noticeably different from the Top 40 of pre-2016 I'll remain a non believer of the change that came with the end of Obama culture. 1 or 2 songs don't mean anything in the grand scheme of music. In fashion things like hipster fashion is having a bit of a decline, though (or at least in my living area anyways. Not sure for the rest of the world). But I'm more curious as to what new counterculture/subculture fashion comes up and replaces the hipster.

Has there been differences? Of course. But overall the decade has been consistent so far. We're just in early 2018, though. I'll wait until late 2018/2019 to really make any statements on pop culture within the late 2010s.

I'm 23 so I don't really remember the 90s portion of this era, but I do have really nice early-childhood memories of 2000-2003. It's funny how we're all so fond of this era, because my mom (born 1969) thinks it was one of the most cheesy, horrible, vapid eras. :P She says the boybands, call-in-your-own-music shows, and overall plastic feel of the time reminded her of the 50s with how shallow it was.

She even thinks 2004 was when pop culture started to pick itself out the dumpster and start doing interesting things again, which is funny because those decades younger than her think 2004 was when everything good died. ;D

I'm 23 so I don't really remember the 90s portion of this era, but I do have really nice early-childhood memories of 2000-2003. It's funny how we're all so fond of this era, because my mom (born 1969) thinks it was one of the most cheesy, horrible, vapid eras. :P She says the boybands, call-in-your-own-music shows, and overall plastic feel of the time reminded her of the 50s with how shallow it was.

She even thinks 2004 was when pop culture started to pick itself out the dumpster and start doing interesting things again, which is funny because those decades younger than her think 2004 was when everything good died. ;D


Yeah, it's funny because I almost feel like later 2004 to around 2009 or so is when the culture started to feel fake and plastic. I guess what I hold dear about 1997-2004 is it felt like the last time culture felt grounded.

Not a fan of 2004 and I don't really like 2003 that much, either. :P

Love this era. Second favorite era I've lived in. It was just kind of a dream to live through as a very young child. The culture felt so colorful and the I loved the cheesiness of it all.

I disagree because I think you’re starting from a false premise - the president himself doesn’t change the culture, but the changing culture and politics are a manifestation of a changing people. The fashion in 2017, for example, isn’t all that different from 2016 (and even then there’s a fair argument for a transition). However, Havana could never have come out in 2016, and a song like Thrift Shop feels out of place in 2017.


But why?

But why?


I guess because there wasn't as much Latin Pop or Latin Pop-influences.

I freaking love Havana, it has that perfect mix of Cuban Bolero and what's super popular sound-wise right now (that sort of gloom to it is very mid-late 2010s). I could definitely see it coming out in 2015-2016.

I agree though that Thrift Shop, and other similar Pop Rap releases like Black and Yellow and Eminem singles (in 2010 when he was HUGE), all seem painfully out-of-place in nowadays Trap era.

I guess because there wasn't as much Latin Pop or Latin Pop-influences.


This, but also it would just sound out of place, like how Thrift Shop does today. I always hesitate to say I know it when I hear it, but in this case it’s true.

The Y2K era was from 1998-2001/2002.

I'm not fond of this era. Most mainstream music from them was bad to just OK. Most of the fashion of that time I find to be terrible. Most TV shows from that time were "meh" and TV show quality had fallen off from the '80s and 1990-1997. Most movies from that time with only some exceptions were average.

I only like the video games from that time and the overall feel of optimism (until 9/11).

The Y2K era was from 1998-2001/2002.

I'm not fond of this era. Most mainstream music from them was bad to just OK. Most of the fashion of that time I find to be terrible. Most TV shows from that time were "meh" and TV show quality had fallen off from the '80s and 1990-1997. Most movies from that time with only some exceptions were average.

I only like the video games from that time and the overall feel of optimism (until 9/11).


You had to be of been there to see it the because the mid 90's blended in to the y2k era take me for instance I loved power ranges when it was still at the height of it's popularity with the original cast back in 1996 with Zeo, which also coincided at the same time with the  Macarena dance I loved at the same time, when I think about it the y2k culture started creeping in late 1995 with brandy's "sitting in my room" (although I didn't remember hearing it when it came out) of course 1995 wasn't peak y2k that would be the year 1999 or 2000,the roots of y2k culture were present in all the years I mentioned 1996-2003, the y2k influence made the  mid 90's and the early 2000's better that's a fact! in particularly the very late 90's and very early 2000's, yes your right the *peak* of y2k was 1999-2001 so no need to argue over  the"eras timeline"

You had to be of been there to see it the because the mid 90's blended in to the y2k era take me for instance I loved power ranges when it was still at the height of it's popularity with the original cast back in 1996 with Zeo, which also coincided at the same time with the  Macarena dance I loved at the same time, when I think about it the y2k culture started creeping in late 1995 with brandy's "sitting in my room" (although I didn't remember hearing it when it came out) of course 1995 wasn't peak y2k that would be the year 1999 or 2000,the roots of y2k culture were present in all the years I mentioned 1996-2003, the y2k influence made the  mid 90's and the early 2000's better that's a fact! in particularly the very late 90's and very early 2000's, yes your right the *peak* of y2k was 1999-2001 so no need to argue over  the"eras timeline"

The mid '90s mostly did not blend in with the Y2K era.

Anyways, I remember the end of the Y2K era and I used to be in love and infatuated with it growing up. However, recently in the past few years, that obsession has faded and I've preferred the early '90s.

December 1996-the spring of 2002 sucked for the most part.

The only brief spot was all the cool rock music (post-grunge, nu-metal, pop punk, ska, industrial) that was popular around 2001-2003. The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which came out in 1997, was a big event and all the toys from it were awesome. I liked some dumb movies during this period like Nothing to Lose, but that's about it. The era of N'Sync, the Backstreet Boys, the Spice Girls and Christina Aguilera holds no appeal or nostalgia for me.

I also really don't think 1996 or 1997 fit in with any Y2K era. For me the Y2K era would span from 1998 through 9/11/2001.

December 1996-the spring of 2002 sucked for the most part.

The only brief spot was all the cool rock music (post-grunge, nu-metal, pop punk, ska, industrial) that was popular around 2001-2003. The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which came out in 1997, was a big event and all the toys from it were awesome. I liked some dumb movies during this period like Nothing to Lose, but that's about it. The era of N'Sync, the Backstreet Boys, the Spice Girls and Christina Aguilera holds no appeal or nostalgia for me.

I also really don't think 1996 or 1997 fit in with any Y2K era. For me the Y2K era would span from 1998 through 9/11/2001.

I agree with you almost 100%. I thought I was the only one who felt this way.

December 1996-the spring of 2002 sucked for the most part.

The only brief spot was all the cool rock music (post-grunge, nu-metal, pop punk, ska, industrial) that was popular around 2001-2003. The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which came out in 1997, was a big event and all the toys from it were awesome. I liked some dumb movies during this period like Nothing to Lose, but that's about it. The era of N'Sync, the Backstreet Boys, the Spice Girls and Christina Aguilera holds no appeal or nostalgia for me.

I also really don't think 1996 or 1997 fit in with any Y2K era. For me the Y2K era would span from 1998 through 9/11/2001.


People complaining about the state of hip hop on the internet in June 1996 can't get any more 21st century than that LOL https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/alt.rap/1996|sort:date/alt.rap/84yGycVE7cg/z1BDl2QdEAAJ

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/alt.rap/1996%7Csort:date/alt.rap/sUBzZWkfvuo/TbYYDOHDCgAJ

also lol at the 21 year bump saying Lil Yachty is the best he wasn't even born when the comments were made!, fact is the roots of the y2k era were planted in the second half of 1995 on wards

Very interesting book that explains what I'm getting at with the second half of 1995 ushering in the information age "As Campbell demonstrates in this absorbing chronicle, 1995 was a year of extraordinary events, a watershed at the turn of the millennium. The effects of that pivotal year reverberate still, marking the close of one century and the dawning of another"  https://www.amazon.com/1995-Future-W-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1491588969

I was in high school then and I would not say the mid 90's and the 98-02 era blended much at all. Maybe you could find a couple of overlaps but they're fairly distinct eras from each other.

I was in high school then and I would not say the mid 90's and the 98-02 era blended much at all. Maybe you could find a couple of overlaps but they're fairly distinct eras from each other.


Yh I should really be more careful with what I say, your right  What I meant was that the roots of y2k started in the second half of 1995 it didn't really blend in to any *significant* degree  untill l the late 90's thinking about it so my bad @ReignMan99  , the mid 90's only had traces of the y2k era it was there is what I mean, but it wasn't having a considerable impact on pop culture in 1995 or even 1996, 1997 definitely had a fair amount of y2k influence though I feel,

Yh I should really be more careful with what I say, your right  What I meant was that the roots of y2k started in the second half of 1995 it didn't really blend in to any *significant* degree  untill l the late 90's thinking about it so my bad @ReignMan99  , the mid 90's only had traces of the y2k era it was there is what I mean, but it wasn't having a considerable impact on pop culture in 1995 or even 1996, 1997 definitely had a fair amount of y2k influence though I feel,

No problem :).

People complaining about the state of hip hop on the internet in June 1996 can't get any more 21st century than that LOL https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/alt.rap/1996|sort:date/alt.rap/84yGycVE7cg/z1BDl2QdEAAJ

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/alt.rap/1996%7Csort:date/alt.rap/sUBzZWkfvuo/TbYYDOHDCgAJ

also lol at the 21 year bump saying Lil Yachty is the best he wasn't even born when the comments were made!, fact is the roots of the y2k era were planted in the second half of 1995 on wards

I can't see the comments because it doesn't take me directly to the thread. I sure would love to see it though. Sounds interesting.

I can't see the comments because it doesn't take me directly to the thread. I sure would love to see it though. Sounds interesting.


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