Best decade for music?

[Pureblood]

No votes for the post millennium decades.  I blame Spotify.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

60's just pips the 80's for me. Just.

[Dave D]

60's just pips the 80's for me. Just.

 

These guys beg to differ

 

[easytoslip]

Yep. Buddy Holly and Fats Domino deserve a mention as well.

And Hank Williams in my book.

[SasaS]

Isn't this a bit pointless even if you discard personal age-related bias, different genres and styles have different heydays, 80s mainstream was insufferable, but the alternative independent rock thrived, when prog rock turned into stadium sympho rock masturbation in the second part of the 70s, you had punk and new wave thriving, 00s were the best if you discovered world music etc. Late 60s and early 70s were the period when pop and rock discovered so many new things, but if you were into skiffle, you'd hardly call it the great decade.

[Tony Moanero]

Then again if you was into swing/big band stuff it would be the 40s maybe? Most mainstream stuff from the said decades is pretty shite though especially 70s.

 

 

I've never understood why people are snotty about "mainstream" music.

[Tony Moanero]

Isn't this a bit pointless even if you discard personal age-related bias, different genres and styles have different heydays, 80s mainstream was insufferable, but the alternative independent rock thrived, when prog rock turned into stadium sympho rock masturbation in the second part of the 70s, you had punk and new wave thriving, 00s were the best if you discovered world music etc. Late 60s and early 70s were the period when pop and rock discovered so many new things, but if you were into skiffle, you'd hardly call it the great decade.

 

The word "best" needs to be replaced with "favourite".

[Dave D]

One look at my CD collection suggests a certain element of schizophrenia.

 

And I dont even have a Cd player any more  

[TheHowieLama]

70's also saw the birth of Rap.

 

Ellington's top period for me began in 1939  -  the 40's would also include Charlie Parker and Be Bop.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Also different acts straddling several decades with the same or changed line-ups and incarnations with differing levels of success.

[easytoslip]

I've never understood why people are snotty about "mainstream" music.

Far from snotty ,i just think 90% of Top of the Pops type stuff was dreadful though there was some great songs that entered the charts now and again over the years. I've been in regression lately listening to Resurrection Shuffle, Devils Answer and some TRex which too are good. Though i do agree favourite should replace best, it could be anything anytime really.

[KMD7]

Far from snotty ,i just think 90% of Top of the Pops type stuff was dreadful though there was some great songs that entered the charts now and again over the years. I've been in regression lately listening to Resurrection Shuffle, Devils Answer and some TRex which too are good. Though i do agree favourite should replace best, it could be anything anytime really.

Early to mid 80's Top of the pops were ace

[Tony Moanero]

Early to mid 80's Top of the pops were ace

 

 

KMD7 knows. BBC iPlayer should have a much bigger selection of them than it does.

[buster69]

The 80s was terrible. Lot of 60s stuff is very good. Voted for 90s myself as I'm from that generation. The first 3 or 4 years of the 00s were good. Then we got x factor and Ipods, forget it.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

The 80s was terrible. Lot of 60s stuff is very good. Voted for 90s myself as I'm from that generation. The first 3 or 4 years of the 00s were good. Then we got x factor and Ipods, forget it.

The 80's was terrible and you voted for the 90's. Personal taste obviously. The 80's was far far better than the 90's.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

The 80's started with the last gasps of Disco, the Two Tone/Ska Revival, Synth and Rap, New Romantics, Stadium rock/pop, Hip Hop, and the beginning of House. To name but a few. I like most types of music and respect bands I may not personally like but I appreciate their talent and in some cases genius.

Only a few acts can truly be called shite, Manufactured crap like Steps etc etc. Someone on here once said two of my favourite bands were shite, The Eagles and Simple Minds. Shite ? No, not to your personal taste, but shite ? Skilled songwriters and musicians with biggest selling live albums amongst their credits and 10's of millions of album sales.

Saw Simple Minds in the Philharmonic in May, Their Acoustic Tour, fucking unbelievable, goosebumps stuff. Lucky enough to have seen so many great acts live and love my music. Personal taste with the very odd exception is what it's all about. What gets your heart pumping or your brain thinking or you feet moving is what counts. Peace.

[KMD7]

The 80's started with the last gasps of Disco, the Two Tone/Ska Revival, Synth and Rap, New Romantics, Stadium rock/pop, Hip Hop, and the beginning of House. To name but a few. I like most types of music and respect bands I may not personally like but I appreciate their talent and in some cases genius.

Only a few acts can truly be called shite, Manufactured crap like Steps etc etc. Someone on here once said two of my favourite bands were shite, The Eagles and Simple Minds. Shite ? No, not to your personal taste, but shite ? Skilled songwriters and musicians with biggest selling live albums amongst their credits and 10's of millions of album sales.

Saw Simple Minds in the Philharmonic in May, Their Acoustic Tour, fucking unbelievable, goosebumps stuff. Lucky enough to have seen so many great acts live and love my music. Personal taste with the very odd exception is what it's all about. What gets your heart pumping or your brain thinking or you feet moving is what counts. Peace.

 

Brilliant post

[Lee909]

 

 

The Eagles and Simple Minds. Shite ? .

Anyone saying the Eagles are shite needs their head examined. Might not be your thing but they were a fucking great band.

I love the live unplugged Hotel California but can get why people things its a overplayed song.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Anyone saying the Eagles are shite needs their head examined. Might not be your thing but they were a fucking great band.

I love the live unplugged Hotel California but can get why people things its a overplayed song.

Similar to Don't You and Simple Minds which would struggle to get in my top 20 of their songs. Seen the Eagles live a few times and was lucky enough to see them in Liverpool when they added a date a few years ago. Them in my home city, unbelievable.

[PestiRed]

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

My point made perfectly. Hotel California is apparently the Eagles only song.

[VladimirIlyich]

My point made perfectly. Hotel California is apparently the Eagles only song.

Take it Easy there. You are turning into a bit of a Desperado,just don't Take it to the Limit one more time.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Take it Easy there. You are turning into a bit of a Desperado,just don't Take it to the Limit one more time.

I don't want to hear it, I can't tell you why , maybe I need to get over it. Probably best in the long run.

[PestiRed]

My point made perfectly. Hotel California is apparently the Eagles only song.

Sometimes people do something that’s so hideous and repulsive to humanity that nothing else that they ever do can possibly redeem them. Your argument is akin to saying that Harold Shipman was a good doctor to the patients that he didn’t murder

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Sometimes people do something that’s so hideous and repulsive to humanity that nothing else that they ever do can possibly redeem them. Your argument is akin to saying that Harold Shipman was a good doctor to the patients that he didn’t murder

Hahaha ok mate, not my favourite song by a long chalk. You seem seriously unsettled by it. Talk to the collective ? You can check out any time you like.