Minivan Rock was a loosely-defined musical style and aesthetic that was popular from roughly 1997 to 2004,[1] during the Y2K era. This was the period where alternative rock influences became fully subsumed into the mainstream, with genres such as post-grunge having a more pop-oriented sound compared to the original grunge. The music and fashion of this period was rather preppy, but had a more sophisticated and serious side to it as well.
Fashion[]
Fashion for Minivan Rock was similar to Y2K and various alternative styles (i.e. Grunge, Nu-Metal, Pop Punk). Reoccurring fashion elements include:
- Tanktops
- Baggy pants/jeans
- Revealing tops and conservative bottoms
- Eyeliner
- Neck accessories (Necklaces, chokers, ties, etc.)
After 2004, the Minivan Rock style gave way to Emo[2] and Scene fashion, which emphasized black complimenting brighter colors (such as pink, blue, etc.).
Media[]
Movies[]
This era was defined by party-oriented raunchy comedies and cheesy CGI/film adaptations of TV shows which often featured Minivan Rock songs on their soundtrack:
- American Pie (1999)
- Dude Where's My Car (2000)
- Shrek (2001)
- Agent Cody Banks (2001)
- Clockstoppers (2002)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- The Cat in the Hat (2003)
- EuroTrip (2004)
Music[]
- Post-grunge and general alternative rock
- Pop punk
- Pop
- Bling era Hip-Hop/R&B
- Nu-Metal
- Late 90s-early 00s adult contemporary
- Singer-songwriters
Songs[]
- Complicated by Avril Lavigne
- All You Wanted by Michelle Branch
- Why Can't I? by Liz Phair
- Way Away by Yellowcard
- Perfect by Simple Plan
- This Love by Maroon 5
Artists[]
- New Radicals
- Rob Thomas
- Matchbox Twenty
- Lenny Kravitz
- Barenaked Ladies
- Smash Mouth
- Sugar Ray
- Pink
- Filter
- Tonic
- Dido
- Hanson
- Eve 6
- Marcy Playground
- Switchfoot
- 3 Doors Down
- Wheatus
- Savage Garden
- Edwin McCain
- BBMak
- The Moffatts
- Gil Ofarim
- Early Maroon 5
- Fuel
- Incubus
- Sixpence None the Richer
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Early Nickelback
- Sarah McLachlan
- Alanis Morissette
- Creed
- Vanessa Carlton
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