Which is the BEST Electronic Act of the past 15 years?

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

Simple. Best act as a whole.Take everything into consideration.

And yes, I forgot Underworld; Shame on me.

[superfiction]

a tought call between chemical brothers and daft for me. but in the end i just love that pyramid too much. plus i like how they spread their art out into film as well. i dunno. im sure people will disagree and hate but i think they are amazing

[chairmenmeow47]

i would say maybe the chemical brothers off hand. just because they cover such a large period of time and have remained fairly popular. they were also able to get heard on the radio back when a lot of electronic music wasn't out there. and they put on a great live show

[Mr.Nipples]

fuck 15 years...

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

fuck 15 years...

OMG haha
Was this from NERDS I, II or X?

[Trailmix]

Nobody better vote for Justice.

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

Yeah, I had to put some filler..... jaja but Justice is amazing though.

[PassiveTheory]

I'm a fan of both, but why the fuck is Justice up there and Underworld NOT?

As for my vote... I'd almost say Aphex Twin, but I can't choose between RDJ, the Chem Bros, Daft Punk and Fatboy Slim.

A lot of people should realize that it wasn't just the Chem Bros but Fatboy Slim who helped popularize electronic music way back when.

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

I'm a fan of both, but why the fuck is Justice up there and Underworld NOT?

Dude, i knew I left someone out.
FUCK!!!!!!!!

[Geno_g]

FATBOY SLIM was the one who popularized electronic music for me!

Stereo MC's

[betao]

I'm a fan of both, but why the fuck is Justice up there and Underworld NOT?

I thought this exact thought when I read the given choices.

Justice is nowhere near the caliber of the other options.

[betao]

I voted The Prodigy because

1) They have managed to successfully change their sound with every album - something hard to do, and to do it right takes skill

2) They helped break EDM into the USA in the late 90s

3) Nothing beats yelling "SMACK MY BITCH UP" with thousands of other lunatics at one of their live shows.

[BlackSwan]

good poll, except for the fact that Justice is included.

[chairmenmeow47]

I voted The Prodigy because

1) They have managed to successfully change their sound with every album - something hard to do, and to do it right takes skill

2) They helped break EDM into the USA in the late 90s

3) Nothing beats yelling "SMACK MY BITCH UP" with thousands of other lunatics at one of their live shows.

it's funny, the prodigy never crosses my mind though when i think "electronic music artist". they're awesome and put on a very energized show in 2005, but for some reason they don't really shout "electronic music" to me. they seem more like an electronic punk band. a lot of artists were marketed more as a band back when alternative was king which might explain why i feel that way, but it's strange that i can't see them as an electronic act.

and i didn't see the "smack my bitch up" video until way after all the hubbub and i was still impressed. they are definitely awesome

as for fatboy slim, i can't see him as THE greatest either. i've never heard anyone tell me how a fatboy slim show changed their life.

[psychoc&ndy]

where are the boards of canada, leftfield, massive attack, and portishead options?

[marooko]

2) They helped break EDM into the USA in the late 90s

this is just wrong. it had already broken in.

[BlackSwan]

as for fatboy slim, i can't see him as THE greatest either. i've never heard anyone tell me how a fatboy slim show changed their life.

Whoa, was Coachella Norman's last U.S. performance as Fatboy Slim...?

http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2008...y-slim-moniker

[chairmenmeow47]

Whoa, was Coachella Norman's last U.S. performance as Fatboy Slim...?

http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2008...y-slim-moniker

god, that article makes me kinda annoyed with him. i hate people who change their established name for no good reason. your name is a brand. you cannot buy name recognition. and your name shouldn't reflect the type of music you play. artists are expected to grow and change. "meet the beatles" sure doesn't sound like the "white album", but it's still the beatles!!! besides, people are going to go "who, oh, you mean fatboy slim" anyways so why bother!!! jesus, in a genre that has a lot of trouble being profitable, why on earth would you want to destroy your name recognition?!?!

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

where are the boards of canada, leftfield, massive attack, and portishead options?

Regarding Massive Attack & Portishead, they belong in a Trip-Hop Poll. Maybe BOC as well. Dunno.

[chairmenmeow47]

Regarding Massive Attack & Portishead, they belong in a Trip-Hop Poll. Maybe BOC as well. Dunno.

i am in love with your signature <3

[thelastgreatman]

Um, yeah, it's Underworld, this shouldn't even have been a poll. Fucking fail and a half, motherfucker.

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

Um, yeah, it's Underworld, this shouldn't even have been a poll. Fucking fail and a half, motherfucker.

Yeah, I know I fucked up.

You should go invent another "fuck all rules festival" for that matter. Lets see who fails.

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

i am in love with your signature <3

Thanks.
and I vote Chems as well just so you know.

[thelastgreatman]

Yeah, I know I fucked up.

Eat shit cocksucker.

Or go invent another "fuck all rules festival" for that matter. Lets see who fails.

I did not fail there--everyone else did.

[BlackSwan]

god, that article makes me kinda annoyed with him. i hate people who change their established name for no good reason. your name is a brand. you cannot buy name recognition. and your name shouldn't reflect the type of music you play. artists are expected to grow and change. "meet the beatles" sure doesn't sound like the "white album", but it's still the beatles!!! besides, people are going to go "who, oh, you mean fatboy slim" anyways so why bother!!! jesus, in a genre that has a lot of trouble being profitable, why on earth would you want to destroy your name recognition?!?!

While it's stupid I think he wants to be able to play gigs without people expecting him to play tracks from the 90's.

[Trailmix]

Going back a little further wasn't The Shamen really one of the early drivers of popularizing dance music?

[C DUB YA]

Seriously where the fuck is

UNDERWORLD??????

[BlackSwan]

Seriously where the fuck is

UNDERWORLD??????

Agreed no Underworld, but fucking Justice = fail.

[chairmenmeow47]

While it's stupid I think he wants to be able to play gigs without people expecting him to play tracks from the 90's.

meh, prince changed his name to protest his label or whatever and i'm sure people still wanted to hear that "party like it's 1999 song".

i think it's pretentious on the part of famous artists. showbusiness is a BUSINESS and should be treated as such. you can't erase your past, and unless your prince, you're going to have a hell of a time trying to get your name recognized as well as the first name.

i see the point, but i don't see why a name change is necessary. yeah, it must be extremely annoying for your fans to only want to hear the 1 or 2 songs that were famous 10 years ago; however that's what you sign up for when you're famous. don't like it, don't tour.

there's a reason the stones have been touring for decades, but still play that "satisfaction" song, it's what people are willing to PAY to hear them play. mccartney is still singing hey jude for the same reason. he may not be a part of the beatles, but he will ALWAYS be known for that song, with or without the beatles. when the majority of people go to one of their shows, they are EXPECTING this music. and i feel it will be the same for fatboy whatever-he-wants-to-call-himself slim.

if he wants to produce new music and people don't want to hear it, i doubt changing his name will make a difference. i know that was long-winded, but it bugs me

[betao]

this is just wrong. it had already broken in.

But they did help bring it to a more mainstream audience with FOTL. Even if that period was short lived.