50's 60's 70's 80's 90's Simple poll question. Inspired by the 70's station my employer currently has playing in the office. Which decade do you feel produced the best music, including rock, soul, country, and for the later years rap. my vote goes to the seventies. I started with the fifties because I think it is considered the decade pop culture as we now see was born and I didn't include this decade because it isn't over.
I love the 80's but mainly for the pop songs (especially the one-hit wonders) and there are lots of good things that came out of the '60s but it wasn't until '64 that it got like that. So, I picked the '70s because there seemed to be good stuff every year of that decade plus that is when some of my all-time favorite bands/artists were at their zenith: Floyd, Zeppelin, Bowie, Queen, Roxy Music, Genesis, Yes, ELP, Neil Young, etc.
I wanted to start a thread about "Best Rock Songs With A Mandolin" but it's a little too limited so if you think of one just put it in this one. Maggie May - Faces Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin Battle of Evermore - Led Zeppelin Going to California - Led Zeppelin Back In The High Life - Steve Winwood Amy - Pure Prarie League Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby
The 80's introduced the world to so many new genres: heavy metal, pop music, techno, rap, and new wave. Rap Public Enemy NWA Kool Mo Dee Big Daddy Kane LL Cool J Rock Van Halen Def Leppard Journey Foreigner INXS U2 Poison Skid Row Whitesnake New Wave Depeche Mode Erasure New Order OMD Pet Shop Boys Tears for Fears The Cure Pop Go Go's Bananarama Huey Lewis Paula Abdul Steve Winwood Jefferson Starship Toto Phil Collins Peter Cetera Wham
Unequivicibly, it's 64-74 or 65-75. I hope you don't honestly believe the 80s "introduced" pop, metal, or techno (offshoot of Disco). I can give you a pass on rap, since it's not widespread common knowledge that it came from the early/mid 70s. The 80s introduced hair bands and the idea that video sold music better than music. Evan
I grew up in the 90's but I like the 80's music the most. My friends said I am weird and I agree with them.
The 70s is the best decade for Music w/ all the classic rock (Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Cream, Doobie Bros, etc...). But I probabl listen to the 80s the most...Baqui put together a nice little list.
Hard to go against the 60's with Motown and the Beatles, but I'm going with the 70's based on the breadth of music. When you start out with the Beatles last album (Let It Be) and end the decade with two walls (The Wall, Off The Wall) with allsorts of goodies in between, it's hard to top the 1970's. Some selected albums from somebody's list... London Calling - The Clash (1979) What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (1971) Desire - Bob Dylan (1976) Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder (1976) Who's Next - The Who (1971) Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971) Talking Book - Stevie Wonder (1972) The Clash - The Clash (1977) Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan (1975) Harvest - Neil Young (1972) Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan (1974) Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (1975) Natty Dread - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1974) Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd (1973) Electric Warrior - T. Rex (1971) Moondance - Van Morrison (1970) Tapestry - Carole King (1971) Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & The Dominos (1970) Ramones - Ramones (1976) Mothership Connection - Parliament (1976) Quadrophenia - The Who (1973) Exile On Main St. - The Rolling Stones (1972) Houses Of The Holy - Led Zeppelin (1973) Aqualung - Jethro Tull (1971) The Wall - Pink Floyd (1979) After The Gold Rush - Neil Young (1970) One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic (1978) Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones (1971) Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977) Abraxas - Santana (1970) Burnin' - The Wailers (1973) Countdown To Ecstasy - Steely Dan (1973) This Years Model - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1978) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970) Pearl - Janis Joplin (1971) Superfly - Curtis Mayfield (1972) Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull (1972) I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green (1972) Hotel California - The Eagles (1976) Blue - Joni Mitchell (1971) The Slider - T. Rex (1972) Paranoid - Black Sabbath (1971) The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie (1972) Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin (1970) Damn The Torpedoes - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1979) Innervisions - Stevie Wonder (1973) Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973) Closing Time - Tom Waits (1973) Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye (1973) Catch A Fire - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1973) Fresh - Sly & The Family Stone (1973) My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello (1977) 461 Ocean Boulevard - Eric Clapton (1974) Outlandos d'Amour - The Police (1978) Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (1975) Katy Lied - Steely Dan (1975) Crime Of The Century - Supertramp (1974) Country Life - Roxy Music (1974) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (1977) Talking Heads: 77 - Talking Heads (1977) Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - The Sex Pistols (1977) The Who By Numbers - The Who (1975) Minstrel In The Gallery - Jethro Tull (1975) Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan (1972) Sweet Baby James - James Taylor (1970) Maggot Brain - Funkadelic (1971) There's A Riot Goin' On - Sly & The Family Stone (1971) Imagine - John Lennon (1971) Young, Gifted & Black - Aretha Franklin (1971) Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome - Parliament (1977) More Songs About Buildings And Food - Talking Heads (1978) Darkness On The Edge Of Town - Bruce Springsteen (1978) All Mod Cons - The Jam (1978) Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! - Devo (1978) Transformer - Lou Reed (1972) A Passion Play - Jethro Tull (1973) Aladdin Sane - David Bowie (1973) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd (1975) A Night At The Opera - Queen (1975) Second Helping - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974) Autobahn - Kraftwerk (1974) Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) - Brian Eno (1974) Chicago II - Chicago (1970) Tea For The Tillerman - Cat Stevens (1970) All Things Must Pass - George Harrison (1970) Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround Part One - The Kinks (1970) Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970) Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith (1975) Let It Be - The Beatles (1970) Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970) Tanx - T. Rex (1973) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (1973) The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen (1973) Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart (1971) The Cars - The Cars (1978) The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys - Traffic (1971) Tonight's The Night - Neil Young (1975) Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon (1970) Loaded - The Velvet Underground (1970) Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John (1975) Captain Marvel - Stan Getz (1972) Manassas - Manassas (1972) Music Of My Mind - Stevie Wonder (1972) Climbing! - Mountain (1970) Right Place, Wrong Time - Otis Rush (1976) Rastaman Vibration - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1976) Who Are You - The Who (1978) Fly Like An Eagle - The Steve Miller Band (1976) American Beauty - Grateful Dead (1970) I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson (1974) Feats Don't Fail Me Now - Little Feat (1974) Shaft - Isaac Hayes (1971) On The Corner - Miles Davis (1972) Let's Stay Together - Al Green (1972) Sailin' Shoes - Little Feet (1972) The New York Dolls - The New York Dolls (1973) Machine Head - Deep Purple (1972) All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople (1972) The B-52's - The B-52's (1979) Parallel Lines - Blondie (1978) Off The Wall - Michael Jackson (1979) Here, My Dear - Marvin Gaye (1978) Bootsy? Player Of The Year - Bootsy Collins (1978) Kristofferson - Kris Kristofferson (1970) Lick My Decals Off, Baby - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (1970) That's The Way Of The World - Earth, Wind & Fire (1975) Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young (1979) Rough Mix - Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane (1977) The Stranger - Billy Joel (1977) The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett (1970) Rocket To Russia - Ramones (1977) Animals - Pink Floyd (1977) The Taker/Tulsa - Waylon Jennings (1970) Morrison Hotel - The Doors (1970) Aja - Steely Dan (1977) In The Right Place - Doctor John (1973) Call Me - Al Green (1973) Dixie Chicken - Little Feet (1973) Selling England By The Pound - Genesis (1973) A Wizard, A True Star - Todd Rundgren (1973) Uncle Jam Wants You - Funkadelic (1979) Reggatta de Blanc - The Police (1979) American Woman - The Guess Who (1970) Nightbirds - LaBelle (1974) 12 Songs - Randy Newman (1970) Slowhand - Eric Clapton (1977) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1976) Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk (1977) City To City - Gerry Rafferty (1978) Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon (1978) Before And After Science - Brian Eno (1977) Lust For Life - Iggy Pop (1977) Give 'Em Enough Rope - The Clash (1978) One Step Beyond - Madness (1979) AWB - Average White Band (1974) Eldorado - Electric Light Orchestra (1974) Breakfast In America - Supertramp (1979) L.A. Woman - The Doors (1971) Idlewild South - The Allman Brothers Band (1970) Sheer Heart Attack - Queen (1974) In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin (1979) Brain Salad Surgery - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1973) School's Out - Alice Cooper (1972) Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult (1972) Risqué - Chic (1979) Something/Anything? - Todd Rundgren (1972) Court And Spark - Joni Mitchell (1974) Here Come The Warm Jets - Brian Eno (1974) Howlin Wind - Graham Parker (1976) Stretchin' Out In Bootsy's Rubber Band - Bootsy Collins (1976) Stardust - Willie Nelson (1978) Some Girls - The Rolling Stones (1978) Christian Of The World - Tommy James (1971) First Issue - Public Image Ltd. (1978) Amazing Grace - Aretha Franklin (1972) Surf's Up - The Beach Boys (1971) Little Feet - Little Feet (1971) Rocks - Aerosmith (1976) The Royal Scam - Steely Dan (1976) Easter - Patti Smith Group (1978) Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck (1975) Chocolate City - Parliament (1975) Brothers And Sisters - The Allman Brothers Band (1973) Jackson Browne - Jackson Browne (1972) Honky Chateau - Elton John (1972) All Day Music - War (1971) Rides Again - James Gang (1970) Gimme Some Neck - Ron Wood (1979) Highway To Hell - AC/DC (1979) Fear Of Music - Talking Heads (1979) Fragile - Yes (1972) Back Stabbers - The O'Jays (1972) New Morning - Bob Dylan (1970) Nilsson Schmilsson - Harry Nilsson (1971) Henry The Human Fly - Richard Thompson (1972) Another Green World - Eno (1975) Imagination Lady - Chicken Shack (1972) Paul Simon - Paul Simon (1972) Late For The Sky - Jackson Browne (1974) Sail Away - Randy Newman (1972) Al Green Explores Your Mind - Al Green (1974) Blessed Are... - Joan Baez (1971) The Yes Album - Yes (1971) Muswell Hillbillies - The Kinks (1971) Full House - Fairport Convention (1970) Back In The USA - MC5 (1970) John Barleycorn Must Die - Traffic (1970) Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills (1970) But Seriously Folks - Joe Walsh (1978) Secret Treaties - Blue Öyster Cult (1974) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf (1977) Motor Booty Affair - Parliament (1978) In The City - The Jam (1977) Honky Tonk Heroes - Waylon Jennings (1973) Third/Sister Lovers - Big Star (1978) Armed Forces - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1979) Heroes - David Bowie (1977) Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings (1973) The Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus - Spirit (1970) Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1973) Teaser And The Firecat - Cat Stevens (1971) Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon (1976) Songs From The Wood - Jethro Tull (1977) Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy (1976) Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! - Bootsy Collins (1977) The Scream - Siouxsie & The Banshees (1978) Kaya - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1978) Heavy Horses - Jethro Tull (1978) Stage Fright - The Band (1970) ABC - Jackson 5 (1970) Roots - Curtis Mayfield (1971) The Grand Wazoo - Frank Zappa (1973) Madman Across The Water - Elton John (1971) Misfits - The Kinks (1978) Benefit - Jethro Tull (1970) Curtis - Curtis Mayfield (1970) A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse - Faces (1971) Bustin' Out - Pure Prairie League (1972) Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper (1973) Master Of Reality - Black Sabbath (1971) Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. - Bruce Springsteen (1973) Head Injuries - Midnight Oil (1979) I Robot - The Alan Parsons Project (1977) Damned Damned Damned - The Damned (1977) The Idiot - Iggy Pop (1977) Too Much Too Soon - The New York Dolls (1974) Low - David Bowie (1977) Good Old Boys - Randy Newman (1974) Up For The Down Stroke - Parliament (1974) Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound - Hank Williams, Jr. (1979) Metal Box - Public Image Ltd. (1979) Squeezing Out Sparks - Graham Parker (1979) Paris 1919 - John Cale (1973) Over-Nite Sensation - Frank Zappa (1973) Warmer Communications - Average White Band (1978) 52nd Street - Billy Joel (1978) Hag - Merle Haggard & The Strangers (1971) Edgar Winter's White Trash - Edgar Winter's White Trash (1971) Jazz - Queen (1978)
I'd say between 1976 and 1985. All the great bands put out their best stuff in that time period. The Police, Rush, Van Halen, U2, RHCP's, Ozzy (both Randy Rhodes albums), etc.
Techno and disco aren't really the same genre. The 80s' brought the electronic music to the forefront with faster beats and a different sound. You can make the argument that Grandmaster Flash, Rick James, James Brown and the Sugar Hil Gang founded rap/funk/soul in the 70's, but those sound nothing like Public Enemy, NWA, etc. Not sure about the metal piece, but I always thought guys like Quiet Riot, Megadeth, Pantera, Sepultura, etc paved that road.
I bid : The Beatles The Stones Led Zepplin 1 Motown Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and BB King Black Sabbath, Steppenwolf, Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane,Byrds and Hendrix Music sorta lost it's head in the later 70's. You have to deduct points for Disco.
My vote goes to the 70's. The disco era almost veto'd that vote but thank's to Rimrocker dusting off his old LP's I'm reminded of some amazing music.
