Best decade for music

[Wilko]

It has to be the early 90's for me - thanks to Electronic Music/Rave culture. It greatly enhanced my appreciation of the plethora of musical styles that influenced the genre, and the buzz was hugely addictive*.


*All of the above might've had something to do with the odd nibble of a cheeky Disco Biccie. NASA puffa-jackets anyone?

NafNaf puffa jackets, adidas sports clothing. Did you have white gloves though??

 

[chocolate log]

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

Dont forget the 'new wave of British Heavy Metal ' to that list

 

[drew]

Best time for music is always the present. You have what's around now plus a back catalogue of 50 years (I say 50 as if you go back another 10 you get to include the Rock and Roll years plus Cliff!)

 

[Napper]

88 to 98 for some loads of genuine timeless dance anthems

 

[upthealbion1970]

It has to be the early 90's for me - thanks to Electronic Music/Rave culture. It greatly enhanced my appreciation of the plethora of musical styles that influenced the genre, and the buzz was hugely addictive*.


*All of the above might've had something to do with the odd nibble of a cheeky Disco Biccie. NASA puffa-jackets anyone?

^^^^^^^

Rhubarb & Custard

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

**** knows. I enjoy music from the 60s onwards. All I know is that every year I can find something which excites me.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I haven't a clue which is best. All I know is that I listen to music from the 50s all the way up to brand new stuff regularly and I still find music amazing.

Snap.

 

[Buzzer]

**** knows. I enjoy music from the 60s onwards. All I know is that every year I can find something which excites me.

What about the 50s? If we didn't have that then you wouldn't have artists like this bloke. How cool is this? I'll tell you - VERY cool.

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[Herr Tubthumper]

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

This. Whilst I'm the wrong side of 40 I still live a good trouser shaking techno work out. In fact I went to one last Friday which completely screwed my weekend.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

What about the 50s? If we didn't have that then you wouldn't have artists like this bloke. How cool is this? I'll tell you - VERY cool.

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It's a fair question. I've not really listened to 50s music. No reason other than ignorance really.

 

[Bladders]

The 70's is king!!! for both pop and rock. :guitar:

followed by 80's / 60's in joint second place.

Then the 50's followed a long way behind by the dreary 90's ( especially Oasis and all the other turgid Brit Pop )


I barely listen to modern music so the last 13 years aren't even on my radar.

 

[Bladders]

This thread could do with a poll Rowley.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

What about the 50s? If we didn't have that then you wouldn't have artists like this bloke. How cool is this? I'll tell you - VERY cool.

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That is cool. On reflection I listen to music influenced by the 50s, not artists from the 50s.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

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.

I have to disagree on the blur Oasis comment. For me, Blur ultimately won the war. The best thing they ever did was get back together with Coxon and do those big shows a few years back. Without an album to plug they did a full balanced retrospective and, whilst I always liked them greatly, hearing their back catalogue like this made me realise how fantastic, and talented they were/are.

 

[blue2]

If you are talking about a 10-year period then 1966-76. If it has to be a particular static decade then the 1970s.

In my opinion I would have to agree might stretch it a bit eather end to say 1963 to 1978

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

NafNaf puffa jackets, adidas sports clothing. Did you have white gloves though??

My wife had a Boy London puffa, Joe Bloggs jeans, Haines long sleeved t-shirts and coloured suede wallabies and a whistle...she has just told me.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

No decade is any better than another. If is mainstream shit you are after then you are probably more qualified to have an opinion. However, I believe there will always be good music out there you just have to be prepared to look for it and be educated.

 

[W.C.]

excuse me, I've had a drink, but anyone who says anything along the lines of :

Music from the (insert time period) was rubbish! Is a f****** idiot.

As are people who think that the period when they were growing up was better than the time others grew up/are growing up.

That's my view.

 

[lawros left foot]

To me, it has to be the seventies. S started out with prof rock and 20 minute drum solos, straight into the humour of glam, B
Bowie, Roxy Music, Sparks, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, and Alice Cooper, then, pub rock, Dr Feel good, Ian Dury, Ducks De Lux,then punk, and new wave, with a side salad of Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, and The Temptations.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Like said above I'd go for a bracket of late 60's to late 70's,

However, if it has to be a decade then 70's for me.

... Is the correct answer. 70s by far the most eclectic and inventive decade, taking in everything from prog, hard rock, glam and disco to punk, new wave and the beginnings of electro and synth-pop. Magical.