what was the best decade for music??

dunkman

i have to say my era of choice is the Seventies...

Led Zep
Neil Young
The Who
Bowie
Springsteen
etc.etc

some of the greatest music of all time was produced in the 70's... and yet people dressed like shit...

discuss...

Heineken Helen

Absolutely without a doubt the 70s... although it all kinda started in the 60s with the Stones and Hendrix and stuff like that.

SoonForgotten2

The 90s could contend with the 70s had any of the bands besides Pearl Jam and Radiohead actually lasted through the decade and beyond.

dunkman

John Lennon
Punk

i also love 70's american super rock... America, CCR, Lynrd Skynrd :cool:

Heineken Helen

SoonForgotten2 wrote:

The 90s could contend with the 70s had any of the bands besides Pearl Jam and Radiohead actually lasted through the decade and beyond.

I don't think so - I think a lot of bands in the 90s were trying to bring back what happened in the 70s... they almost did! But they didn't! It was like they were trying to recreat the whole thing or give it a modern feel but the world just wasn't the same for it to matter really. 70s music tends to reflect what was going on in the world at the time - a sense of a revolution. 90s music is more about the bands themselves or what they think their fans want to hear

satans_bed

definitely the grunge era.

Heineken Helen

dunkman1974 wrote:

John Lennon
Punk

i also love 70's american super rock... America, CCR, Lynrd Skynrd :cool:

I love Lynyrd Skynyrd

One of my favourite soundtracks though is Easy Rider - and that was the 60's.

merlin401

What was good about the 70s was left over 60s. The main trends of the 70s sucked (like disco and the whole bread type crap). So I would say, the sixties. The spirit of the 60s lingered on for a while, so the best answer might be 65-73 or so...

armyreserve

1964-1973

No other timespan comes close to 1964-1973. The albums/music released during this timespan continues to reverberate even today.

FinsburyParkCarrots

Um, I'll say 1961-1970.

Heineken Helen

merlin401 wrote:

What was good about the 70s was left over 60s. The main trends of the 70s sucked (like disco and the whole bread type crap). So I would say, the sixties. The spirit of the 60s lingered on for a while, so the best answer might be 65-73 or so...

Good point! I'll go with that.

dunkman

merlin401 wrote:

What was good about the 70s was left over 60s. The main trends of the 70s sucked (like disco and the whole bread type crap). So I would say, the sixties. The spirit of the 60s lingered on for a while, so the best answer might be 65-73 or so...

the late 70's did have some great stuff as well... punk came to the fore.. The Clash came good... there are nuggets of musical beauty splattered around the late 70's... but as for pre-1964.. pretty much awash with groups of the same genre all sounding pretty much the same!

the seventies as a collective decade were better than the 60's... although as a time period on its own 1966-1971 is probably the ultimate in rock...

have i just condradicted myself... d'oh

weenie

Most of you guys probably weren't alive to experience it, but the 60's is when the electric guitar and drums came alive. The 60's produced Led Zepplin, The Who, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, the Beatles were still around until "70 or so, Janis Joplin, Airplane, Grateful Dead, and hundreds of other groups that have influenced the rock bands of the nineties and beyond. Musicians were free to experiment musically however they liked and there was ALWAYS an audience for them - mostly underground - which is how things worked back then. I know most of you have no experience on which to base an opinion, but as a former flower child, I gotta tell you that hands down, the 60's RULES!!!!

Spartanacus

I may be partial (I'm sure most of us are), but I'll go with the 90's too...primarily the first half of the 90's.

PJ
AIC
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Gangsta Rap
Mad Season
Temple Of The Dog
Guns N' Roses
NIN
RHCP
STP
Smashing Pumpkins
Tool
Beck
Metallica
Jane's Addiction

lephty

if 1993 was a decade, that would be it

Echoes

in spite of most of the bands Spartancus mentioned, the 90's hold up for me

boxwine_in_hell

Spartancus wrote:

I may be partial (I'm sure most of us are), but I'll go with the 90's too...primarily the first half of the 90's.

PJ
AIC
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Gangsta Rap
Mad Season
Temple Of The Dog
Guns N' Roses
NIN
RHCP
STP
Smashing Pumpkins
Tool
Beck
Metallica
Jane's Addiction

Yeah about 91-96 was pretty damn good. You left out at least a few amazing bands from this era...Sublime, Buffalo Tom, Lemonheads....etc, etc

weenie

Spartancus wrote:

I may be partial (I'm sure most of us are), but I'll go with the 90's too...primarily the first half of the 90's.

PJ
AIC
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Gangsta Rap
Mad Season
Temple Of The Dog
Guns N' Roses
NIN
RHCP
STP
Smashing Pumpkins
Tool
Beck
Metallica
Jane's Addiction

Here's a question for you though, do you think we'll still be hearing/listening to the bands you named almost 40 years after they were at their peak? Led Zep and The Who can still tour and people will fill arenas to see them. The situation would be the same for the Beatles if they were all still alive. I can't see that scenario occuring for the majority of the bands you named.

kdpjam

merlin401 wrote:

What was good about the 70s was left over 60s. The main trends of the 70s sucked (like disco and the whole bread type crap). So I would say, the sixties. The spirit of the 60s lingered on for a while, so the best answer might be 65-73 or so...

i agree. though i personally am always seeking newer sound and music out.. you ultimately go back to that time frame.

Spartanacus

weenie wrote:

Here's a question for you though, do you think we'll still be hearing/listening to the bands you named almost 40 years after they were at their peak? Led Zep and The Who can still tour and people will fill arenas to see them. The situation would be the same for the Beatles if they were all still alive. I can't see that scenario occuring for the majority of the bands you named.

Pearl Jam will be THE Led Zeppelin or better yet, The Who of our generation. AIC and Nirvana, while not as commercial, will still be spinning in my rotation when I'm 70. And Mr. Cornell has made tons of great music and will hopefully continue to do so for years to come. As for the others, still a lot of great music, but "The Big 4 From Seattle" and their offspring have already done enough to cement the 90's as MY favorite decade.

But I do see your point. The 70's are right up there, as LZ and Bob Marley (has anyone mentioned him yet?) are outstanding. If I was into a couple other 70's era bands as much as LZ and Marley, I could easily be swayed to favor the 70's. I haven't got into The Who yet. However, I sure enjoy Neil Young's "Harvest" (the one from 1972, right?).

Here's my rankings...

1) 90's
2) 70's
3) 00's
4) 60's
5) 80's
6) 50's

caifan82

One more vote for the 90s, first half. 70s, first half comes close though.

boxwine_in_hell

weenie wrote:

Here's a question for you though, do you think we'll still be hearing/listening to the bands you named almost 40 years after they were at their peak? Led Zep and The Who can still tour and people will fill arenas to see them. The situation would be the same for the Beatles if they were all still alive. I can't see that scenario occuring for the majority of the bands you named.

Not a good criteria....people still pay to see Madonna and she's friggin horrible.

Slip Kid

May 19th, 1945 music has it's leader,.... .

boxwine_in_hell

Slip Kid wrote:

May 19th, 1945 music has it's leader,.... .

Is that the day Lemmy was born?

ForBetterOrForWorse

definately the 90's.

Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Alice In Chains
Radiohead
Blind Melon
Nirvana
Counting Crows
Temple of the Dog
Stone Temple Pilots
Red Hot Chili Peppers.............

grungehead

90s for sure
pearl jam
aic
sg
smashing pumpkins
mudhoney
nirvana
rhcp
screaming trees
radiohead
ratm
totd
blind melon
pantera
mad season
nin
...i can go on but ill stop

olderman

my vote is for the 60's.. you got your dylan, beatles, early led zeppelin, the who, buffalo springfield, grateful dead, john mayall, fleetwood mac, cream, animals, stones, byrds, neil young, poco, gram parsons, flying burrito brothers and the birth of most members of pearl jam ...

there was also the mamas and the papas, the doors, and of course, the most original blues rocker of all time..

JIMI HENDRIX

and my most favorite jazz was played out as well.. hard bop by lee morgan, art blakey, bobby hutcherson, herbie hancock, freddie hubbard, stanley turrentine, dexter gordon, eric dolphy, miles davis, anthony coleman, ornette coleman, pharoah sanders, les mccann, eddie harris and many more.

and don't ever forget The Band, the same ones who played with Dylan and made that magnificent 60's classic, Music From The Big Pink. A celebration of the sound of the 60's which will never be matched.

i love rock and roll so put another dime in the juke box baby..

weenie

olderman wrote:

my vote is for the 60's.. you got your dylan, beatles, early led zeppelin, the who, buffalo springfield, grateful dead, john mayall, fleetwood mac, cream, animals, stones, byrds, neil young, poco, gram parsons, flying burrito brothers and the birth of most members of pearl jam ...

there was also the mamas and the papas, the doors, and of course, the most original blues rocker of all time..

JIMI HENDRIX

and my most favorite jazz was played out as well.. hard bop by lee morgan, art blakey, bobby hutcherson, herbie hancock, freddie hubbard, stanley turrentine, dexter gordon, eric dolphy, miles davis, anthony coleman, ornette coleman, pharoah sanders, les mccann, eddie harris and many more.

and don't ever forget The Band, the same ones who played with Dylan and made that magnificent 60's classic, Music From The Big Pink. A celebration of the sound of the 60's which will never be matched.

i love rock and roll so put another dime in the juke box baby..

Yeah, there was something in the air (besides smoke) that made those times innovative and free. I think the general mood had a lot to do with the creativity that was expressed thru music. You mentioned a lot of great bands I'd forgotten about. Thanks.
P.S. How about Deep Purple?....I'm a highway star.........

dunkman

olderman wrote:

my vote is for the 60's.. you got your dylan, beatles, early led zeppelin, the who, buffalo springfield, grateful dead, john mayall, fleetwood mac, cream, animals, stones, byrds, neil young, poco, gram parsons, flying burrito brothers and the birth of most members of pearl jam ...

there was also the mamas and the papas, the doors, and of course, the most original blues rocker of all time..

JIMI HENDRIX

and my most favorite jazz was played out as well.. hard bop by lee morgan, art blakey, bobby hutcherson, herbie hancock, freddie hubbard, stanley turrentine, dexter gordon, eric dolphy, miles davis, anthony coleman, ornette coleman, pharoah sanders, les mccann, eddie harris and many more.

and don't ever forget The Band, the same ones who played with Dylan and made that magnificent 60's classic, Music From The Big Pink. A celebration of the sound of the 60's which will never be matched.

i love rock and roll so put another dime in the juke box baby..

great stuff

considering the sixties didnt really get moving and a grooving until mid 60's... what a legacy!!!! the beatles at their greatest musical power... the free love... the drugs.... the feeling of youth becoming powerful.... indeed the 60's as a cultural period must have been the greatest to be around.. even the music up until 1972 was just the greatest.. 67-72 is my musical era

I agree with the other guy on here saying about 'will we still listen to those 90's bands in 40 years'... some people will... thats for sure... but they wont have the same resonance and kudos of the great bands and musicians from the 60's & 70's... someone even mentioned Temple of the Dog.... i mean i doubt 1% of the population of the UK know who TOTD are.... but a whole lot more will know and love Hendrix, Led Zep, The Who, Beatles, etc!

reeferchief

I dont think the music of the 90's will ever be remembered quite like the music of the 60s's and 70's, if nothing else because of the way people think now is different, the majority of the people out there now want what's new and fresh and are not intrested as much in what has been.
For me the music of the 90's, the music I listen to most would never be half as good as it was without the influence of what happened in the 60's and 70's especially.

depopulationINC

dunkman1974 wrote:

i have to say my era of choice is the Seventies...

Led Zep
Neil Young
The Who
Bowie
Springsteen
etc.etc

some of the greatest music of all time was produced in the 70's... and yet people dressed like shit...

discuss...

some of the worst to....dsico

every decade has its amazing period of rock

late 60s
mid 70s
80s....um....not a big fan till 88 or so
early 90s
and I hate to say it, but I think the best this decade has to offer has peaked.