Is it 2006 or 2007?

I would think 2007 - 2008.  2006 would be mid, imo.

January 1,2007. Or sometime in late '06.

I think we usually get the first glimpse into the end of the decade by the Fall of the "6" year (the second half of 1986 had hair metal's explosion - Bon Jovi, etc. and rap/rock such as the remake of "Walk This Way").

Calendicularly, the second third of the decade starts on Sept 1, 2006 too.

You mean third third, lol.^

I think you're right about the 6 years.. the second half of this year we'll probably see the beginnings of whatever new cultural trends happen in the late 00s.

And 2007 is the first real year of the late 00s.  0, 1 and 2 are the early part of each decade. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are the "mid" part.  7,8, and 9 are the late part.

I think we usually get the first glimpse into the end of the decade by the Fall of the "6" year (the second half of 1986 had hair metal's explosion - Bon Jovi, etc. and rap/rock such as the remake of "Walk This Way").

Calendicularly, the second third of the decade starts on Sept 1, 2006 too.



Yeah, culturally the fall of the "6" year usually brings a slight change and in 1986 it brought a few pretty dramatic changes. I'm not sure if we'll see the same in late '06 though but they'll defidently be some change.

sigh...we've just had 10 threads asking this EXACT SAME QUESTION.  >:(

2007, 2006 is still mid '00s.

2007, for 2004 to 2006 is the mid 00s.

I think we usually get the first glimpse into the end of the decade by the Fall of the "6" year (the second half of 1986 had hair metal's explosion - Bon Jovi, etc. and rap/rock such as the remake of "Walk This Way").

Calendicularly, the second third of the decade starts on Sept 1, 2006 too.


Late 2006, IMO. Like around September some "late '00s" stuff will start, then I think late '06-early '08 will be the genuinely '00s "late '00s", and the middle of '08 will start some transition to the '10s.

Late 2006, IMO. Like around September some "late '00s" stuff will start, then I think late '06-early '08 will be the genuinely '00s "late '00s", and the middle of '08 will start some transition to the '10s.


Sounds right to me. The '80s, 90s and (so far) the '00s seem to more or less mirror each other in terms of years. Overtakes in the "1" year, peaks around the "4" and starts to get into the late part toward the end of the "6".

Sounds right to me. The '80s, 90s and (so far) the '00s seem to more or less mirror each other in terms of years. Overtakes in the "1" year, peaks around the "4" and starts to get into the late part toward the end of the "6".


It does seem to follow a schedule of some sort.

Sounds right to me. The '80s, 90s and (so far) the '00s seem to more or less mirror each other in terms of years. Overtakes in the "1" year, peaks around the "4" and starts to get into the late part toward the end of the "6".


I just wonder what our "late part" will entail. Probably some form of dance music.

I just wonder what our "late part" will entail. Probably some form of dance music.


I think that emo is going to weaken in popularity, but it probably won't die off until later.  Hopefully the early '10s.  Latin music like Reggaeton may continue to grow in popularity.. that was a trend of the late 90s that dropped off for awhile in the early 00s and the first half of the mid 00s but the last couple of years it seems to be on the rise again.

I think something new will happen as far as rock goes.  I don't know if it will be all that great or revolutionary, but I think a genre/set of bands that was previously not in the mainstream will become popular.

The movie line-up is already evident because you hear about movies sometimes a couple of years in advance, and I've got to say 2007 is shaping up to be a great movie year like 2005.  This year hasn't been too bad actually.  I think better films compared to the first half of the 00s is going to turn out to be a trend in the latter half of this decade.

I've noticed a trend of colors becoming darker lately.  Since the late 90s popular fashion has seemed to drift toward bright colors than we saw in the mid 90s for the most part, but like someone else mentioned on here the colors do seem to be a getting a little darker again.  Which I'm not sure if I like or not.  The brighter colors might be one of the few things about the 00s I really like.  It gives off a slightly 70s/80s vibe.

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I think emo is peaking at the moment, having started in 2003, and will die off by 2009 or so. I agree, reggaeton/dancehall fused with some glam-rap and new wave influences might become popular. Stuff like Rihanna's "S.O.S." What I see alot of is brown and green, they're the new black.


Yeah there is more green and brown.  Brown is a darker color, and the greens I've been seeing are a little darker.

The cultural climate is changing though, I can feel it.  Another thing I've noticed is the 80s influence on music seems to be increasing.  I've heard a lot more 80s-ish songs in commercials, for example.  In a way it feels 70s-ish, because of the widespread discontent with a formally popular Repubican President whos increasingly seen as corrup, and a gas crisis going on.  But right now is also starting to get a kinda late 80s/early 90s feel.  I'm not sure what it is exactly there.

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Yeah there is some change happening, we won't see the full effects until probably another year or so, but there is definitely some change happening.



I agree. At this point in 2005 it sort of felt things would never change the climate just feels different now in mid-'06.

I agree. At this point in 2005 it sort of felt things would never change the climate just feels different now in mid-'06.


Yeah a lot has changed from earlier in the year I think, for the better too imo.

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Yeah. I think the '90s were brighter overall (look at the set of the Ricki Lake or Jerry Springer shows circa 1995).

You're right, there's more '80s songs in commercials now as well as '80s inspired stuff on the radio. I'm not sure if we've hit a certain year for that, though. I'd argue that since 2001 even, there's been some neo 80s music. That year had "Breathless" by the Corrs, which sounds like 1987 or something (great song too :) ).


This is clearly the optemist in me speaking, but I really think the '80s revival will be a long one, much like the '50s (1974-86) and '70s revivals were (1993-2002 or so, and in a reduced way, still around now even). Probably at least until the early-mid '10s.

It's just sad to think that the '80s will be too old to even be retro cool in a few years. :(


I think it's the new wave part of the '80s that'll get too old for retro cool soon, less the Bon Jovi and Vanilla Ice parts of it. I think the peak of '80s revivalism will be about 2007-2008, like '70s revivalism really peaked around 1997-1998 with all the songs, movies, TV shows, etc. referencing the '70s that were around then. Like, the other day I heard a commercial with a Squeeze song, and then a commercial with a Pat Benatar song  :o. Also, there's stuff like Rihanna's "S.O.S", and fashion is increasingly '80s-inspired, from the runway trends I've been noticing.

I think it's the new wave part of the '80s that'll get too old for retro cool soon, less the Bon Jovi and Vanilla Ice parts of it. I think the peak of '80s revivalism will be about 2007-2008, like '70s revivalism really peaked around 1997-1998 with all the songs, movies, TV shows, etc. referencing the '70s that were around then. Like, the other day I heard a commercial with a Squeeze song, and then a commercial with a Pat Benatar song  :o. Also, there's stuff like Rihanna's "S.O.S", and fashion is increasingly '80s-inspired, from the runway trends I've been noticing.


Yeah, even the real new wave started dying down by 1985, so I can see that. Maybe because the late '80s weren't quite as "over the top '80s" as, say 1982 was (i.e. legwarmers) that section will last longer as retro cool?

Do you think there's any '70s revival left, or only in some general attitudes (i.e. current teens who think their former '70s teen parents' stuff is cool, and smoke weed together with them)?

Yeah, even the real new wave started dying down by 1985, so I can see that. Maybe because the late '80s weren't quite as "over the top '80s" as, say 1982 was (i.e. legwarmers) that section will last longer as retro cool?

Do you think there's any '70s revival left, or only in some general attitudes (i.e. current teens who think their former '70s teen parents' stuff is cool, and smoke weed together with them)?


I think it's just some general attitudes still lying around about the '70s being cool, and maybe a few people who still like Led Zeppelin, Queen, etc., though it's possible those bands have passed into being "eternally cool." I think the late '80s will be retro cool for awhile, into the early '10s...partially the  old school hip-hop culture and old-school alt rock will make it that.

Yeah, even the real new wave started dying down by 1985, so I can see that. Maybe because the late '80s weren't quite as "over the top '80s" as, say 1982 was (i.e. legwarmers) that section will last longer as retro cool?

Do you think there's any '70s revival left, or only in some general attitudes (i.e. current teens who think their former '70s teen parents' stuff is cool, and smoke weed together with them)?


Would you say New Wave production was around even as late as 1992, even if the real early '80s stuff was pretty much gone?

Would you say New Wave production was around even as late as 1992, even if the real early '80s stuff was pretty much gone?


Yeah, some soft rock and such still sounded like Tears for Fears even as late as 1992.

Would you say New Wave production was around even as late as 1992, even if the real early '80s stuff was pretty much gone?


Yeah, 1992 was very '90s music, but at the same time, sort of the last year an '80s music fan who didn't like '90s music could equally get into, if that makes sense.

You know, I never thought I'd say this, but I'd argue from a modern perspective, even some 1993-94 songs sound a bit "80s production-like". Not the Pac Man/Miami Vice '80s, but perhaps a slight 1989ish '80s. I was listening to "Come to My Window" by Melissa Etheridge the other day and was thinking that. Or stuff like "The Sign" by Ace of Base and .

Also, some pop rock/soft rock '80s stars like Sting, Phil Collins and Bryan Adams were still charting around '94 with some late '80sish stuff (i.e. "Fields of Gold", "Everyday" "Please Forgive Me" respectably). Even some veteran rockers were around like Tom Petty with "You Wreck Me".


Of course from a 1994 perspective, all that was very '90s, but from a 2006 perspective, it's sort of subtly '80s, ya know?

February 12, 2007, at 12:01 p.m. to be exact.

Yeah, 1992 was very '90s music, but at the same time, sort of the last year an '80s music fan who didn't like '90s music could equally get into, if that makes sense.

You know, I never thought I'd say this, but I'd argue from a modern perspective, even some 1993-94 songs sound a bit "80s production-like". Not the Pac Man/Miami Vice '80s, but perhaps a slight 1989ish '80s. I was listening to "Come to My Window" by Melissa Etheridge the other day and was thinking that. Or stuff like "The Sign" by Ace of Base and .

Also, some pop rock/soft rock '80s stars like Sting, Phil Collins and Bryan Adams were still charting around '94 with some late '80sish stuff (i.e. "Fields of Gold", "Everyday" "Please Forgive Me" respectably). Even some veteran rockers were around like Tom Petty with "You Wreck Me".


Of course from a 1994 perspective, all that was very '90s, but from a 2006 perspective, it's sort of subtly '80s, ya know?


There was definitely some stuff around in like 1994 that is "vaguely '80s." Melissa Etheridge always struck me as a grunge-ified lesbian hair metal chick. And there was still that Milli Vanilli style production, even despite house music hitting and destroying all that gloss.

There was definitely some stuff around in like 1994 that is "vaguely '80s." Melissa Etheridge always struck me as a grunge-ified lesbian hair metal chick. And there was still that Milli Vanilli style production, even despite house music hitting and destroying all that gloss.


Yeah, that's true. She actually was around in the '80s, but didn't get popular with the masses until 1993/94 (probably explaining the slight '80s rock influence/look). At the time of course, I didn't know she was a lesbian, but even in 1994 I remember viewing her as a sort of edgier Bonnie Raitt.