Best decade for music

[tinycowboy]

I took out the techno.

Naughty. You could learn to love the techno, maybe. I just like the bleep noises.

 

[Buzzer]

Late 80s early 90s Hip-Hip.

Has anyone notice that the Ultramagnetic MC's are playing Brighton soon, as well as The Pharcyde playing Bizzare Ride II.

I'd seen the Pharcyde news but Ultramagnetics was news to me. Thanks for the heads up.

I had a debate with my 12 year old son recently about what was the Jungle Brothers best album. You see, my brother and I grew up in the 80s so both he and I immediately said 'Straight Outta The Jungle' but my son who isn't tied emotionally to the 80s or 90s immediately said 'Raw Deluxe'. We listened to both and I've got to say, my son was right. I know that there was so much great hip-hop in the 90s but I just can't bring myself to say that it was better than the 80s because of what it meant to me personally. I know this doesn't move the debate on but it does (kind of) explain my feelings on the matter.

 

[tinycowboy]

I immediately said 'Straight Outta The Jungle'.

Feel the energy rush up to your face, feel the vibe, feel the vibe, feel the bass [siren noises]. Love that. Great noise, especially after the singing ends.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

76-86
The Jam
The Clash
The Who
The Stones
The Beat
The Specials
U2
Simple Minds
Yellowman
Toots & The Maytals
Aswad
Black Uhuru
Eek a Mouse
Joy Division/New Order
Springsteen
Queen
Boomtown Rats
Desmond Dekker

Saw all the above live in that period....great times

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I'd seen the Pharcyde news but Ultramagnetics was news to me. Thanks for the heads up.

Apparently it's the whole original lineup with Ced Gee and Kool Keith. They are doing a tour because it's the 25th anniversary of Critical Beatdown. I still have that album on vinyl somewhere, there is nothing more 80's hip-hop than the album cover for that record, gold chains, baggy jumpers, back to front caps. It's amazing.

This may be sacrilege but I've never been a fan of Jungle Brothers. Whilst I recognise why they are important their music just doesn't do it for me save for 1 or 2 songs.

 

[Shy Talk]

Am I the only person who feels the 60's were the best?


It would appear so...

 

[Buzzer]

This may be sacrilege but I've never been a fan of Jungle Brothers. Whilst I recognise why they are important their music just doesn't do it for me save for 1 or 2 songs.

Same here with Led Zep or Springsteen. I just don't 'get' either.

 

[Durlston]

Take out Oasis (who can only be matched by the Beatles) and the nineties were pretty shite for talent. Blur were ok but always in their shadow.

So I have to go for the eighties; Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Phil Collins, Madonna etc. Classics that still get played regularly.

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

For Hip Hop - best decade is the 90's!

Yep 90's was amazing for Hip Hop but I first fell in love in about 82 when I heard Grandmaster flash and the furious 5 with "the message" and "white lines" I was only 7 or 8, even at that age I thought "wow, what is this" and my live affair continues till this day.

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Late 80s early 90s Hip-Hip.

Has anyone notice that the Ultramagnetic MC's are playing Brighton soon, as well as The Pharcyde playing Bizzare Ride II.

Excuse me?? Ultramagnetics?? in Brighton?? They are constantly on my iPhone play list. I'm getting me some of that action. Thanks for that

 

[Mellotron]

Take out Oasis (who can only be matched by the Beatles).

*Wipes away tears from laughing so hard*

 

[tinycowboy]

Yep 90's was amazing for Hip Hop but I first fell in love in about 82 when I heard Grandmaster flash and the furious 5 with "the message" and "white lines" I was only 7 or 8, even at that age I thought "wow, what is this" and my live affair continues till this day.

I was a bit later. I can certainly remember the first time I heard "Rock The Bells" by LL Cool J on John Peel. I'm strictly old school (skool?).

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

NASA puffa-jackets anyone?

Nice and safe attitude.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I grew up in the 90s, and I DETEST 90s music. Well, English 90s anyway, some American stuff was pretty good.

80s is my favourite decade by a long way.

I reckon this might be because you were a social outcast type kid in the 90s. Have a mate who is the same. Apologies if wrong - no offence intended.

 

[Insel affe]

well simple for me the early 80s saw the sub-cultures take off.

Young kids had flat tops and rockabilly was in the charts, Psychobilly took off at the Klubfoot and there were mods, skins and teddyboys to fight.

The 80s also gave us the indie sound here with The Smiths, Cure, and over in the states with skapunk and the whole Tim Armstrong thing, the list goes on and on including music I dont actually like but it was a ground breaking period I think.

And it was soooo much fun growing up then and going out to gigs, clubs etc....


Oh to be young again.....

 

[Mellotron]

I reckon this might be because you were a social outcast type kid in the 90s. Have a mate who is the same. Apologies if wrong - no offence intended.

Not really I wouldn't say - I was a "muso" but no, I was never part of the lad culture with Oasis etc. Like I said, I liked quite a bit of American stuff (Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana). Just really don't like what most English people would see as 90s music (i.e. Britpop).

 

[Wally Gould]

1964/1974

 

[T soprano]

I wouldn't say a decade because the middle to late 80s were crap but IMO I'd say from 1978 to 1984 was an amazing 6 years in pop music & culture it was a golden era
Ska, punk, mods, skinheads,new wave, New Romantics etc the music and fashion was so diverse
You had people dressing up as Adam ant, David sylvian or phil Oakey then you had skinheads beating up the people who looked like Adam ant & David Sylvian, it's funny to think back to school discos in the early 80s you had different pockets of cultures standing in different corners of the room with mods in one corner skinheads in another followed New Romantics, if Soft cell-Tainted love was played by the DJ up stepped the New Romantics for a dance and in turn The mods would start dancing to The Jam-Town called Malice followed by Skinheads strutting their stuff to The Specials-Too much too young
This was the standard procedure every Monday night down the pond road community centre in shoreham under 16 disco

 

[Gwylan]

Am I the only person who feels the 60's were the best?


It would appear so...

Nah, I do

So much great stuff it's hard to know where to begin

 

[Buzzer]

Nah, I do

So much great stuff it's hard to know where to begin

Are you teasing him? I know we've debated this before about the 60s.

BTW - I'm trying to get hold of that bloke who put all the John Peel Radio Show Recordings on the web but then had it pulled by the Beeb. If I manage to get them (in whatever format) I'll let you know.