Best decade for music?

[SasaS]

I was reacting to the assertion there is something wrong with you if you think they are. By the way, what is the difference?

[Tony Moanero]

I was reacting to the assertion there is something wrong with you if you think they are. By the way, what is the difference?

Ask yer ma.

[tokyojoe]

Boys of Summer is better than all of them. 1980s. I rest my case.

Boys of Summer was probably the best song from the 80s.

[Total Longo]

The Eagles aren't shite, you just don't like their music. There's a difference.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Love him in Bad News when he get's collared phoning his Mum to return his Library books and suddenly starts mentioning great bands to seem cool and right on. Colin Tufnell rocks !

[Paul]

Voting for the 80’s is badly deviant

Great mainstream pop music from real artists, great independent music on the back of social security, a simmering brew of groundbreaking black British music across the entire decade, the birth of house, the development of hip hop: it’s only deviant if your sole memory of the decade is Stock, Aitkin & Waterman.

[Paul]

As for my favourite, I always lean towards the new so I’ll go this decade (for the next couple of years anyway).

[Paul]

The underground stuff in the 80s was good, but the mainstream stuff, marone. It's basically like voting for Thatcher and AIDS.

Prince? Bowie? Michael Jackson? George Michael? All musical giants who sold millions in the 80s.

[Jairzinho]

Great shout re the drums, Mook. I think it is why I dislike the vast majority of music from the 80s.

[Total Longo]

Love him in Bad News when he get's collared phoning his Mum to return his Library books and suddenly starts mentioning great bands to seem cool and right on. Colin Tufnell rocks !

 

I think you are getting your "rockumentaries" mixed up there mate, it's Colin Grigson. And Nigel Tufnell in Spinal Tap.  

[Trumo]

Tough call but I'm going to go with the 60s. The likes of the Beatles and the sound of motown have influenced so many different artists and genres since.

[Jose Jones]

Prince? Bowie? Michael Jackson? George Michael? All musical giants who sold millions in the 80s.

You are right about those Paul, apart from George Michael. Bowie was better in the seventies though.

[Paul]

You are right about those Paul, apart from George Michael. Bowie was better in the seventies though.

Great songwriter, great singer, sold millions. You don’t have to like his music but you can’t deny his talent or integrity, surely? He split up an absolutely huge pop group to go in a new direction - and then surpassed himself.

[stringvest]

1971 was better and more important for music than the 80s.  And I was on the Red Wedge barricades.

[lifetime fan]

70’s.

 

Easily.

[1892-LFCWasBorn]

Great mainstream pop music from real artists, great independent music on the back of social security, a simmering brew of groundbreaking black British music across the entire decade, the birth of house, the development of hip hop: it’s only deviant if your sole memory of the decade is Stock, Aitkin & Waterman.

 

Fucking hell. Forgot about those cunts.

[cloggypop]

Great songwriter, great singer, sold millions. You don’t have to like his music but you can’t deny his talent or integrity, surely? He split up an absolutely huge pop group to go in a new direction - and then surpassed himself.

He's no Scott Walker

[Pureblood]

If you count "Buster" there's an argument that Phil Collins mastered all the great decades.  

[VladimirIlyich]

70’s.

 

Easily.

Did you ever have a radio in the 70s? Mainstream music was shite.

[TheHowieLama]

There is no reason to count Buster - he has way better stuff from the 80's. In fact he has better film tunes from that decade in Against All Odds. The Big Band stuff was pretty good too - then Turn it on Again reunion. Love me some of the little Phil. Also his 30+ year relationship with fellow monster Chester Thompson - true respect/friendship between two groundbreaking drummers.

[TheHowieLama]

Wait - oh... irony.

[Jose Jones]

Great songwriter, great singer, sold millions. You don’t have to like his music but you can’t deny his talent or integrity, surely? He split up an absolutely huge pop group to go in a new direction - and then surpassed himself.

Well this isn't the disagreeing about George Michael thread but, Wham weren't really a group, and I have George pegged a fair few levels below the company you had him in (Prince, Bowie, Jacko) as a singer, songwriter and cultural phenomenon.

[TheHowieLama]

Don Henley split up a better group and did more as a solo - and I like Mr. Michael. 'Ave that.

[TheHowieLama]

Peter Gabriel split up a better group and both singers were better solos - 'Ave that!

[TheHowieLama]

Tom Petty didn't split up his group - was a better solo, then made another better group. 'Ave that!