Which was the best time for music?

[hommefatal]

See poll.

 

[hommefatal]

80s, a bit more than 90s

 

[ed111]

I'm just trying to think of any good music that came out in the 80s ...

Hmmmm I'm having some difficulty. I quite like Franky goes to Hollywood. Pink Floyd the wall. The Prodigy? Was that right at the end of the 80s? I'm starting to struggle a little now. I suppose there's quite a lot of good hip hop in there.

Whereas the 70s produced my favourite album Yes - Close to the Edge Oh yes, the progressive rock concept album.

I really enjoyed the 90s - The Orb, the whole ambient thing. More progressive electronic music, techno, house, acid etc.

 

[Typology]

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1976.

Therefore, the 70's was the best, among other reasons.

 

[nozflubber]

why can't we go back farther? I bet Plato knew how to rap.

OH WAIT, there it is! before 1910....

still a pretty historically and culturally biased poll, though.

 

[Athenian200]

Obviously the 1980's.

 

[Nijntje]

I vote for the 1800's when verdi was creating operas. Verdi always makes me happy =)

 

[Wade Wilson]

No way I could pick just one.

I mean, you have the Big Band/Swing era, then Rock & Roll, everything that came out of MoTown. The one hit wonders of the 80s, 70s Rock, & all the Punk from the 70s/80s.

It wasn't so much about the decade itself but particular styles of music that evolved in any particular decade.

 

[AOA]

The 80's upto the mid-90's.

 

[pure_mercury]

If we are going for 10-year spans, 1965-1975 and 1985-1995. And, of course, the entire expanse of human history before 1900 is a goldmine. It's hard to argue with 5,000 years of civilization. I dig classical and baroque stuff.

 

[EffEmDoubleyou]

I think it's kind of pointless to say. Every era had great music and crap music. I think the difference is that in some eras the good stuff was popular, and in some it wasn't.

 

[swordpath]

1920s-30s. The Jazz age.

I might be a bit biased though. I grew up with a grandfather who was a jazz junky.

 

[Synapse]

90's thanks, i'd have said 80's but alas the 90's left a bigger impression on my psyche than the 80's, almost a tie really.

 

[hommefatal]

I think it's kind of pointless to say. Every era had great music and crap music. I think the difference is that in some eras the good stuff was popular, and in some it wasn't.

Pretty much.

Wow, so many different votes.

 

[entropie]

Disco Stu hates the bird flu !

(man I am creative today, f** f** f** )

 

[Tallulah]

Depends on the genre. I voted 70s, because that was the best time for rock, IMO. But the 30s-40s was the best time for jazz, 50s and 80s were the best time for pop. 60s was the best time for country. 90s was a complete waste of time, for my personal musical tastes. *ducks*

 

[Phantonym]

Can't choose. Too many great artists come to mind from all decades. I say, any time is great time for music.

 

[OrangeAppled]

I have a personal affinity for the 80s. I don't know if it's the best, but it's my favorite.

 

[heart]

Baroque (1700s) and the 1980s.

 

[ajblaise]

The 20s and 30s in terms of musical innovation. Well, to be more specific, black musical innovation.

60s and 70s for best music overall.