What decade has produced the best music?

Gael

Gael

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Do you feel one decade has brought forth better music then others have?
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I think the temptation in this discussion is to claim those decades that we enjoyed most. Music was the soundtrack for our lives.

I find of course I favor those ones, but find it impossible to say if a certain decade was better then another. The music industry has changed so radically in terms of sales, distrubtion, the entire industry, really.

I loved a lot of music over several decades with little regard to what went on behind the scenes. The Motown music I loved in the 60s and even the oldies from the 50s I had no idea of the exploitation of many of those early artist, mainly the black ones.

Some of my favorite music was in the big 80s, a time when I was at the top of my game in all respects to when I recall them it brings back positive memories.

But I like a lot of artists and music in later decades as well, I just don't have the same type of life to accompany the soundtrack of the decade.
 
50s for me too, rkunsaw. High school years and music was a big part of my life. Played drums in our HS band went to all the football games and performed on the field at half times.
Rock and Roll was just becoming popular and one of my first records was Bill Haley and the Comets, Rock Around the Clock.
Planted Christmas trees one summer and made enough money to buy a Hi-Fi portable record player. Four speeds and you could carry it like a suitcase. Good times, simpler times.
 
Every era has it's creative peaks and valleys. The first guy to beat on a hollow log laid down some wicked beats. It makes me sad when people love only the music of their age. Wonderful sounds have come from the past and will continue to amaze us on into the future. Keep your ears and minds open...
 
That Guy said:
Every era has it's creative peaks and valleys. The first guy to beat on a hollow log laid down some wicked beats. It makes me sad when people love only the music of their age. Wonderful sounds have come from the past and will continue to amaze us on into the future. Keep your ears and minds open...
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I love music of all decades to be honest. Some of my recent favorites. I went mad for her when she first hit due to the club/disco influence. She comes from my neck of the woods so that makes sense. All music is influenced by who went before too:


And love these guys too a lot along with so many other recent artists:
 
I like the 60 thru the 70 also. This thread woke me up to the fact that here in the US, We didn't listen to very many musical artist from other countries, until recently, (the last 5 to 10 years). I am proud to be an American, but I've tried to remind my family that we are only part of this world. I believe we are spoiled to the point of being a self centered country, but maybe all countries are that way. Don't shot the poster my friends.:hide:
 
Maybe that is part of the answer, a great portion of people wanted to forget where they came from until the genealogy issue became so popular. My father was a full German, and he fought in WW ll, he fought as a Merchant Marine. My husband is the first in his Italian family to be born in this country, and I noticed that they seldom spoke of their original family home. I felt they were trying to Americanize the family. :D :dunno:
 
I'll always be partial to rock music, and I do hear a lot of newer alternative rock that's very good. Ina, most of the rock artists from the 60s came from England, so that has to count...the British Invasion. :cool: I used to be amazed at how they sounded so American when they sang, and when I heard them speak, they had that charming British accent.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I'll always be partial to rock music, and I do hear a lot of newer alternative rock that's very good. Ina, most of the rock artists from the 60s came from England, so that has to count...the British Invasion. :cool: I used to be amazed at how they sounded so American when they sang, and when I heard them speak, they had that charming British accent.
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Keep listening to that newer alternative stuff, SeaBreeze. The "kids" keep coming up with something fantastic.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I'll always be partial to rock music, and I do hear a lot of newer alternative rock that's very good. Ina, most of the rock artists from the 60s came from England, so that has to count...the British Invasion. :cool: I used to be amazed at how they sounded so American when they sang, and when I heard them speak, they had that charming British accent.
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That always cracks me up. They sing like old blues singers then you find out they're little cockneys.
 
Ina said:
Maybe that is part of the answer, a great portion of people wanted to forget where they came from until the genealogy issue became so popular. My father was a full German, and he fought in WW ll, he fought as a Merchant Marine. My husband is the first in his Italian family to be born in this country, and I noticed that they seldom spoke of their original family home. I felt they were trying to Americanize the family. :D :dunno:
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Not so with the Irish Americans who idolize their Irish roots.
 
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