Thank god I clicked this thread. I just wish I could get the names of all of those songs.
I think the mid 2000's was the best for individuality, there wasn't a trend that dictated the industry, everyone naturally was or tried to be different, dressed different, had their own style and unique selection of tricks. If you went to contest, there wasn't 2 the same looking dudes. You couldn't confuse someone with somebody else. You had dudes wearing baggy pants, dudes with regular pants, dudes with chinos and you had handful of dudes in skinny/slim pants. Different tee fits, designs, hat styles, skateboarding footwear was dominated by cupsoles, was functional and had huge variety of designs and colorways. I fucking hate that we don't have leather skate shoes anymore, back then they were dominating the market. They lasted for years and I could walk in them in rainy or snowy weather. Everyone got along together for the big part and there wasn't a style that was "superior" or ruled over others in sense of relevance. Everyone appreciated each other and most importantly didn't look like kooks. It was about skateboarding and not about how you look.