One sentence to describe music in 2004

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Describe the narrative of 2004's musical universe using ONE sentence.
yes I am in college, why so you ask?

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Sunday, 31 October 2004 18:41 (twenty-one years ago)

meh.

― Remy (x Jeremy), Sunday, 31 October 2004 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

YEAH!

― m. (mitchlnw), Sunday, 31 October 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Big and Rich.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Sunday, 31 October 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Return of the slow jam.

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Sunday, 31 October 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Retro metal.

― pdf (Phil Freeman), Sunday, 31 October 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

acid reflux

― results not typical (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 31 October 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

same as it ever was, to quote house of pain.

― splooge (thesplooge), Sunday, 31 October 2004 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Hip-hop won.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Sunday, 31 October 2004 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

YAY KELEFA!

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 31 October 2004 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)

"?"

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 31 October 2004 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I bought some CDs.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 31 October 2004 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)

It's all free!

― Wooden (Wooden), Sunday, 31 October 2004 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Freedom is the prison of the free.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 31 October 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

How soon is 2005?

― Nancy Boy (scottkundla), Sunday, 31 October 2004 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Morrissey

― quarr, Monday, 1 November 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)

The year joropo broke.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Monday, 1 November 2004 00:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Matos put it well - "What a task!"

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Monday, 1 November 2004 01:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I DON'T SEE YOU LAUGHING NOW, MR MANUFACTURED POP MAN!!!

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 1 November 2004 01:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Stop, in the name of all which does not suck.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Monday, 1 November 2004 01:39 (twenty-one years ago)

The geologist told me he found pop music out in the woods, clustered around a fire, recording tribal chants on Minidisc, dressed up as pandas and other avatars.

― Momus (Momus), Monday, 1 November 2004 01:56 (twenty-one years ago)

what a wanker

― LE CHUCK!™ (ex machina), Monday, 1 November 2004 01:58 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha

― results not typical (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 1 November 2004 02:03 (twenty-one years ago)

"[X] was the drummer for the rock band gay dad."

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Monday, 1 November 2004 02:10 (twenty-one years ago)

OK that has nothing to do w/ 2004 music but its funny anyhow.

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Monday, 1 November 2004 02:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't have an answer for this question until after Tuesday. At least.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 1 November 2004 02:12 (twenty-one years ago)

shit sandwich.

― cutty (mcutt), Monday, 1 November 2004 02:37 (twenty-one years ago)

2004 was the year I realized I would never make it as a music writer.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Monday, 1 November 2004 03:42 (twenty-one years ago)

2004 fucking sucked.

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 1 November 2004 03:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Why are so many people here unable to write a full sentence?

― Hurting (Hurting), Monday, 1 November 2004 03:51 (twenty-one years ago)

The year anti-Rockism broke.

― dlp9001, Monday, 1 November 2004 04:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Where's the beef?

― Kim (Kim), Monday, 1 November 2004 04:34 (twenty-one years ago)

It's been a great year for music for me as I have had my head wedged so far up music's ass that I can taste what the rock is cooking.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 1 November 2004 04:36 (twenty-one years ago)

"where the titties at?"

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 1 November 2004 04:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm growing OOOOOLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!

― herbalizer12 (herbalizer12), Monday, 1 November 2004 06:37 (twenty-one years ago)

The best lack all conviction while the worst burn with passionate intensity.

― lovebug starski (lovebug starski), Monday, 1 November 2004 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)

can be effortlessly summed up by the existence of the band Do Me Bad Things.

― lukey (Lukey G), Monday, 1 November 2004 13:07 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been tired, and then I haven't been.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 1 November 2004 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

The party's over but I still think it isn't, or vice versa...

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 1 November 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Quite good actually.

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 1 November 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the year hip-hop lost its relevance to the pop world, that country restored its glory to the rock world and that saw marketing officially take over the music -- how else to explain Sweat and Suit, bands like Yellowcard and the entry into music of Lindsay Lohan?

― Chris O., Monday, 1 November 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

"...that saw marketing officially take over the music"

this only just happened this year?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 1 November 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

how else to explain Sweat and Suit, bands like Yellowcard and the entry into music of Lindsay Lohan?

never heard any of them so the marketing can't be that powerful

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 1 November 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

THIS IS MCDONALDS, NOT MCKIMS

― Rollie Pemberton (Rollie Pemberton), Monday, 1 November 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the year hip-hop lost its relevance to the pop world

Rather a bold claim.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 1 November 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

The year dance got its pop on, pop got its round in, and rock got to get out.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Monday, 1 November 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

All hail Metalface

― MC Transmaniacon (natepatrin), Monday, 1 November 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

It's like EVERYBODY and their GRANDMA is putting out records these days; and that's OK.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 1 November 2004 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Big and Rich are the new Andrew W.K.

― Space Is the Place (Space Is the Place), Monday, 1 November 2004 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

how else to explain Sweat and Suit

In the same way that you use to explain "Abattoir Blues"/"The Lyre Of Orpheus", "Human Touch/Lucky Town" and that 3 version Shania Twain thing?

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Monday, 1 November 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

There is more to music in 2004 compared to FREE Q Best Of 2004 CD!
http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.now.feature&fixture_news=1421336

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Monday, 1 November 2004 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

We've got both kinds, country AND western.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 1 November 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

in what was widely seen as a final and decisive blow to rockism, mariano rivera emerged from the yankee stadium bullpen accompanied by the loud and ominous sound of metallica's "enter sandman," and a bunch of non-english-speaking dudes from boston with strange haircuts said, "meh."

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 1 November 2004 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Rather a bold claim.

Yup, tis that.

― Chris O., Tuesday, 2 November 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)

My interest is lacking.

*or*

I feel sorry for anybody who had the rotten luck to get famous in 2004.

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 08:09 (twenty-one years ago)

"how else to explain Sweat and Suit"

In the same way that you use to explain "Abattoir Blues"/"The Lyre Of Orpheus", "Human Touch/Lucky Town" and that 3 version Shania Twain thing?

The Bad Seeds one is a double, not two sold-separately albums

(but also Alice and Blood Money)

― kit brash (kit brash), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 11:53 (twenty-one years ago)

It's time to laugh at Tracks magazine
http://www.wokr13.tv/entertainment/music/story.aspx?content_id=B66D2A03-C0DC-40A5-93E9-73F0F7A1FD7D

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

It's the 20th anniversary of Purple Rain.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

"Fuck everything unless it's from mainland Europe"

― Bernard the Butler (Lynskey), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

It's gay.

― DJ HOLY SHIT, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 06:57 (twenty-one years ago)

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