Best Decade(s) For Music ?

[bayoubill]

Which decade(s) had the best music…?

You can vote for more’n one…

The poll includes all decades that had recorded music…

‘cause, to be fair, there was great music that came outta each of ‘em…

 

[bayoubill]

For me, I'd have to say the 60's were the greatest decade for music...

great Top 40's tunes in the early and mid-60's...

the British Invasion in the mid-60's...

the Bay Area music scene in the late 60's...

rock festivals...

Hendrix... Joplin... Zep...


second-best decade is a toss-up between the 70's and 80's...

with the 70's holding a slight edge...

underground FM radio...

Pink Floyd... more Zep... many other "lesser" but still great recording artists...


the 80's were great too...

awesome arena concerts...

Talking Heads... The Cars... Robert Palmer... Tina Turner... many others...

 

[hortysir]

50s were too "beachy"

70s gave us disco

Gotta go for 60s, with 80s a close 2nd

 

[bayoubill]

50s were too "beachy"

70s gave us disco

Gotta go for 60s, with 80s a close 2nd

meh... why does disco get such a bad rap...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq0KMvYZeic]Pulp Fiction (Jungle Boogie) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Ropey]

For me, I'd have to say the 60's were the greatest decade for music...

great Top 40's tunes in the early and mid-60's...

the British Invasion in the mid-60's...

the Bay Area music scene in the late 60's...

rock festivals...

Hendrix... Joplin... Zep...

second-best decade is a toss-up between the 70's and 80's...

with the 70's holding a slight edge...

underground FM radio...

Pink Floyd... more Zep... many other "lesser" but still great recording artists...

the 80's were great too...

awesome arena concerts...

Talking Heads... The Cars... Robert Palmer... Tina Turner... many others...

I found the '70's held more than a slight edge but otherwise I'm pretty much with you on your post bill.

 

[hortysir]

Disco's only purpose is nostalgia.
As a past-time it's great.

Anyone that lived through it knows better than to give it any more credit than that.

It was excruciating to come down from being high on the Doors, Stones, Dylan, Hendrix, et.al only to have your ear drums bleed from the high-pitched railings of groups like the Bee-Gees.



(posting their video proves my point, not yours)

 

[strollingbones]

50's buddy holly

 

[strollingbones]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igLayzIQYck&feature=related]buddy holly & the crickets that'll be the day - YouTube[/ame]


just happen to be listening to

 

[JamesInFlorida]

For me, I'd have to say the 60's were the greatest decade for music...

great Top 40's tunes in the early and mid-60's...

the British Invasion in the mid-60's...

the Bay Area music scene in the late 60's...

rock festivals...

Hendrix... Joplin... Zep...


second-best decade is a toss-up between the 70's and 80's...

with the 70's holding a slight edge...

underground FM radio...

Pink Floyd... more Zep... many other "lesser" but still great recording artists...


the 80's were great too...

awesome arena concerts...

Talking Heads... The Cars... Robert Palmer... Tina Turner... many others...

Pink Floyd came out in the 60's (before zeppelin), they just weren't big yet in the US (elsewhere in the world they were).


But for me it's the 70s:

With Led Zeppelin (69) and Black Sabbath (70) coming out it's the best way to start a decade musically speaking.

 

[bayoubill]

For me, I'd have to say the 60's were the greatest decade for music...

great Top 40's tunes in the early and mid-60's...

the British Invasion in the mid-60's...

the Bay Area music scene in the late 60's...

rock festivals...

Hendrix... Joplin... Zep...


second-best decade is a toss-up between the 70's and 80's...

with the 70's holding a slight edge...

underground FM radio...

Pink Floyd... more Zep... many other "lesser" but still great recording artists...


the 80's were great too...

awesome arena concerts...

Talking Heads... The Cars... Robert Palmer... Tina Turner... many others...

Pink Floyd came out in the 60's (before zeppelin), they just weren't big yet in the US (elsewhere in the world they were).

It's not that PF wasn't big in the US in the 60's...

it's simply that they weren't awesome until their release in the early 70's of what I call The Big Three...

Meddle... Obscured By Clouds... Dark Side Of The Moon...

 

[JamesInFlorida]

For me, I'd have to say the 60's were the greatest decade for music...

great Top 40's tunes in the early and mid-60's...

the British Invasion in the mid-60's...

the Bay Area music scene in the late 60's...

rock festivals...

Hendrix... Joplin... Zep...


second-best decade is a toss-up between the 70's and 80's...

with the 70's holding a slight edge...

underground FM radio...

Pink Floyd... more Zep... many other "lesser" but still great recording artists...


the 80's were great too...

awesome arena concerts...

Talking Heads... The Cars... Robert Palmer... Tina Turner... many others...

Pink Floyd came out in the 60's (before zeppelin), they just weren't big yet in the US (elsewhere in the world they were).

It's not that PF wasn't big in the US in the 60's...

it's simply that they weren't awesome until their release in the early 70's of what I call The Big Three...

Meddle... Obscured By Clouds... Dark Side Of The Moon...

Got ya. But I'll agree to disagree .

 

[bayoubill]

Pink Floyd came out in the 60's (before zeppelin), they just weren't big yet in the US (elsewhere in the world they were).

It's not that PF wasn't big in the US in the 60's...

it's simply that they weren't awesome until their release in the early 70's of what I call The Big Three...

Meddle... Obscured By Clouds... Dark Side Of The Moon...

Got ya. But I'll agree to disagree .

meh... you sound like my wife... I disagree that we disagree...

 

[hortysir]

Who said the 30s?



Willow? Was that you?!!

 

[bayoubill]

each decade had great stuff to offer...

the 20's archived blues, jazz, classical music and opera performers that otherwise would have been lost forever...

the 30's showcased the great Tin Pan Alley composers...

the 40's had the great Big Band performers...

the 50's had the great early rock, country, and R&B performers...

I've already talked about the 60's, 70's and 80's...

the 90's had the Seattle scene... and great country music...

the 00's had... well... ummm... I'm blanking out at the moment... but I know it had sumpin' worth listening to...

the 10's have Lady Gaga... 'nuff said...

 

[Oddball]

The jazz, blues, rag and swing music of the 20s 30s and 40s are the building blocks for virtually all the music that has been written and sold since.

 

[bayoubill]

The jazz, blues, rag and swing music of the 20s 30s and 40s are the building blocks for virtually all the music that has been written and sold since.

yep...


eta... 'cept that Jimi Hendrix musta come from another planet...

 

[JamesInFlorida]

The jazz, blues, rag and swing music of the 20s 30s and 40s are the building blocks for virtually all the music that has been written and sold since.

yep...


eta... 'cept that Jimi Hendrix musta come from another planet...

Almost all of Hendrix's work is based upon the blues scale.

But I def. agree he came from another planet-he just took everything already done-and completely flipped it on it's head. Nobody's revolutionized how the guitar played since Hendrix, and since Eddie Van Halen-I don't think anybody's really changed the game at all on a significant level.

 

[JamesInFlorida]

The jazz, blues, rag and swing music of the 20s 30s and 40s are the building blocks for virtually all the music that has been written and sold since.

yep...


eta... 'cept that Jimi Hendrix musta come from another planet...

Almost all of Hendrix's work is based upon the blues scale (sometimes pretty loosely though).

But I def. agree he came from another planet-he just took everything already done-and completely flipped it on it's head. Nobody's revolutionized how the guitar played since Hendrix, and since Eddie Van Halen-I don't think anybody's really changed the game at all on a significant level.

 

[Harry Dresden]

each decade had great stuff to offer...

the 20's archived blues, jazz, classical music and opera performers that otherwise would have been lost forever...

the 30's showcased the great Tin Pan Alley composers...

the 40's had the great Big Band performers...

the 50's had the great early rock, country, and R&B performers...

I've already talked about the 60's, 70's and 80's...

the 90's had the Seattle scene... and great country music...

the 00's had... well... ummm... I'm blanking out at the moment... but I know it had sumpin' worth listening to...

the 10's have Lady Gaga... 'nuff said...

the 50's also had the great Electric Blues performers which so much rock is built upon....

 

[Harry Dresden]

The jazz, blues, rag and swing music of the 20s 30s and 40s are the building blocks for virtually all the music that has been written and sold since.

yep......and many of those people dont get the nod for that...'Count Basie in 1937 did "One O'Clock Jump", a cross of swing and R&B.......

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3JyQnYPkZk&feature=related]One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie - YouTube[/ame]