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I grew up in the 90s/2000s, but I'd kinda like people to introduce me to 2000s music

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I'm sure the title makes little sense, but because of mental illness and some other reasons I didn't talk much, didn't have many friends, but on top of that I was also too scared to get into music I felt I was not allowed to like. 

Basically because of paranoia and a couple of people in real life accusing me of being a poser and testing my opinions on bands, I started avoiding anything that at least a few people online who are also into metal called not 'real' metal, or just said plain sucks and really annoys them for being so mainstream. I know it's weird, but yeah if I showed any interest in not approved music by these guys I thought I'd be exposed, even if they have no way to find out cause paranoia. 

So when I see all these cool people online now talking about nostalgia for music of the 2000s, I don't know crap, unless it was like really big and unavoidable. My 2000s were mostly filled with 80s metal and then some more modern underground stuff noone I saw in real life would ever listen to.

But I don't feel this way anymore, I'm not nearly as scared of what other people will think now, and I'm pretty sad that I missed out on all this stuff back then just because of that. And I also feel like crap that I told so many friendly people their music sucks, cause I thought they were testing me to see if I secretly like the wrong music.

Anyway the point is, please share with me some 2000s music you like, any genre, and don't assume I'll already know it. You can pretend it's brand new even, there's a good chance it will be to me. And I'm gonna listen to all of it and share my honest thoughts and reactions, as a way to apologize to all the people in highschool who I told a song sucks without even listening to it.


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So I actually grew up with eurodance and trance in the 90s, and I do have a nostalgia playlist with it, and it's got a bunch of songs from your list in mine. Plus a couple of the nightcore that's not in my nostalgia list. Thanks for sharing it, gonna be checking out the rest, maybe find some stuff I forgot about back and maybe find some newer stuff too cause I got a lot into happy hardcore the past year.

And man is that description relatable haha, just with heavy metal instead of emo for me. Nosalgia music to me is basically music from before I got my last real haircut.


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So i've been listening to this playlist while working last night and continued today. And it's actually been a ton of fun.
For some of it I didn't really know this music continued being made, a bunch of it was huge when i was in my early teens, which also makes me think we probably grew up in nearby countries, but it kinda seemed to die out at some point cause it wasn't really considered cool anymore. Punk and nu metal were seen as way cooler, and even the people who did prefer electronic music mostly moved on to hardcore/hardstyle as they got a little older. And then it got replaced with regular pop music on the radio. And well, then shortly after i got stuck into my metal only mindset.  
 
So yeah while this was not at all the genre i expected, i do feel like i pretty much like any genre now and i am definitely enjoying this. Castle In The Sky is probably my favourite so far, i played it so many times already. All the Blümchen songs are really fun to listen to as well, sure helps me stay awake too. DJ Splash - A Beautiful Day is also impossible to listen to without moving to the music.

Nothing in this list was stuff that i remember people around me being into though, which is kinda what I was hoping to explore, but i've still possibly listened to the entire list by now, not sure as i have it on shuffle. I plan to work really late today, til around midnight or later, and the last hours i'll be all alone. So i'm sure i'll put on all my favourites from your list again and start dancing around at my job.


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