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The most dire decade for music
- Thread starter Machiavelli
- Start date
- Jan 3, 2012
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Can
Kraftwerk
Neu
Cluster
Iggy and the Stooges
New York Dolls
Tom Waits' first albums
Randy Newman
Joni Mitchell
Neil Young
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
David Ackles
Todd Rundgren
John Cale
A golden age for reggae: Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Augustus Pablo, Mighty Diamonds, Abyssinians, Toots etc ...
Yes, clearly no music at all before 1977 ...
It's all so personal, but I would go along with most of that, and add, from thinking back to my student days in the early/mid seventies:
Genesis - early stuff with Gabriel
10cc
Supertramp
Free
Santana with stuff like Caravanserais
Little Feat
JJ Cale
Little Feat
Jazz Fusion stuff like Miles Davis, Jon McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea
Paul Simon early solo stuff
Van Morrison going strong
The Steve Miller Band
Weather Report
I'd vote 2010s if I could but had to go for 2000s instead. The rise of sleb culture, Heart FM and dreadful, dreadul "EDM" replacing proper house and techno. X Factor winners at number one, James Blunt and fecking Coldplay and the hordes of fanboys that wanted to be fecking Coldplay.
Compared to that the 1980s were a lesson in creative masterpiece and, as another poster pointed out, there's loads of good 70s stuff if you seek it out.
Compared to that the 1980s were a lesson in creative masterpiece and, as another poster pointed out, there's loads of good 70s stuff if you seek it out.
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
With most things in life - music, food, drink, travel, TV, films, book, you name it - the majority of human beings don't like to be challenged in any way. They'll stick with what they already know, and in many people's cases that means the music that they grew up with in their formative (usually teenage) years. It's comforting, and reminds them of childhood.
There never has been a bad decade for music; just people stuck in timewarps who don't want to (or can't be arsed) to listen out for anything new.
As a child of the 60s/70s I have no problem with all the current 'I love 70s/80s/90s' nostalgia, but personally I don't think modern music is shit and I love the 00s and 10s too.
There never has been a bad decade for music; just people stuck in timewarps who don't want to (or can't be arsed) to listen out for anything new.
As a child of the 60s/70s I have no problem with all the current 'I love 70s/80s/90s' nostalgia, but personally I don't think modern music is shit and I love the 00s and 10s too.
cheshunt seagull
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 2,595
80s for me. Those instantly recognisable horrible bass and drum sounds.
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
Nonsense. What about "My Lady Carey's Dompe"? It was a classic of its time.
And for the people who think I just made that up:
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Bladders
Twats everywhere
2000's , and it's getting worse
Return of the Rev
Well-known member
I thought music stopped after the 80's,these new groups don't play proper music like what the old bands did!
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This.
There's lots of good stuff around now. Just look at the Album of the Year threads or some of the stuff that Buzzer posts. People moaning about X Factor forget there were manufactured acts in other decades too
50s brought us rock and roll
60s brought us flower power
70s brought us punk
80s brought us synth and new wave
90s brought us Brit pop
The noughties gave us nothing. Nothing at all of note. Where is the next memorable musical movement coming from. Sad times.
60s brought us flower power
70s brought us punk
80s brought us synth and new wave
90s brought us Brit pop
The noughties gave us nothing. Nothing at all of note. Where is the next memorable musical movement coming from. Sad times.
Do you mind, since we've signed some players, won a couple of games and taken a break this is the only place I get to have a good old moan. We'll have none of your reasonable optimism on this here thread young feller me lad. Have another few goes on the top 5 80s thread
The Truth
Banned
Rock n roll pretty much died by the time we got to 2000. After the Stone Roses, there hasn't really been a band since who've managed to have the quality and influence. Oasis were a well promoted band but lacked talent heavily.
I think it's fair to say the last 15 years has been where the transition of House music has taken over and is now the leading music genre. The house scene of the 80's began everything but it's really turning into a massive genre now. So many talented producers and dj's worldwide. This is the golden age of house. I would say the last 4 years of house music beats the last 20 years of rock n roll.
I think it's fair to say the last 15 years has been where the transition of House music has taken over and is now the leading music genre. The house scene of the 80's began everything but it's really turning into a massive genre now. So many talented producers and dj's worldwide. This is the golden age of house. I would say the last 4 years of house music beats the last 20 years of rock n roll.
fat old seagull
New member
Music.... Is too personal to bracket, we all have different likes and dislikes.
But I do have some difficulty considering that 'rap' is actually music. It always sounds to me, like someone just reading very quickly and incoherently.
But I do have some difficulty considering that 'rap' is actually music. It always sounds to me, like someone just reading very quickly and incoherently.
Super Steve Earle
Well-known member
I grew up im the 60's too. But early 70's mindless drivel is not how I would describe it. Ok, maybe Baccarat, but I still enjoy Moonlighting and Just a Boy from Leo, Tiger Feet still gets people of all ages up and dancing and Ballroom Blitz may well be my favourite single of any decade. Just ask 'the man at the back as a matter of fact'!
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
Do you mind, since we've signed some players, won a couple of games and taken a break this is the only place I get to have a good old moan. We'll have none of your reasonable optimism on this here thread young feller me lad. Have another few goes on the top 5 80s thread
Sorry. I don't know what came over me...
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Knock Three Times
Chirpy Chirpy cheep cheep
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Viva Espana
PLEASE don't tell me that these early 70's masterpieces also hold a place in your heart
W.C.
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- Oct 31, 2011
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Very much this.
Look at all the crappy replies in this thread. There's so much good music out there. If you haven't found it, only person you have to blame is yourself.
edit : doh, just realised the thread does in fact ask what you think the most 'dire' decade is so I suppose some negativity is to be expected
Carry on.
Grombleton
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- Dec 31, 2011
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I guess it could be argued that the noughties (anyone else feel weird using that word?) brought the 'new wave' of rock and metal to the fore - bands like Limp Bizkit, Slipknot & Blink 182 getting commercial exposure then others bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy etc being the flavour of the month. I was at school at the turn of the century and it was all about rock and metal at the time. It's not had the same longevity as other musical movements like Punk etc, though.
supaseagull
Well-known member
Threads like this annoy me but I find them fascinating just to see how many people are stuck in the past.
Music tastes are all relative to times of your lives.
There were just as many great bands and great music around in the last decade as there was in the 60's, but it really does depend on what you listened to, when life changing events happened and you place in the world at the time.
I was born in '73 and I've always enjoyed listening to 60's music in particular. However, of recent years I've begun to really enjoy 70's music more. However, when I was growing up, 70's music and culture was considered by most my afe as being rubbish.
From a Pop perspective, when I was about 14, if you liked Abba then there was something wrong with you. However, over the last decade their music is loved more now than it was in the preceding years after they split up. However, ironically, bands like Climie Fisher were popular.
Some of the music around at the moment, is fantastic and I enjoy listening to all different types but I'm also going through a period of listening to early 80's Synth-pop and I would always say to people not to turn their noses up at other genres when they haven't properly listened to it.
For those who like to criticise the likes of the X-Factor and the bands/ groups it creates, then I would remind you that manufactured music acts started in the 50's with Elvis and the Everley Brothers and have always been around...The Beatles and the whole Merseybeat genre was packaged and produced by Brian Epstein and going right through to groups like New Kids on the Block in the 90's and One Direction more recently.
Music tastes are all relative to times of your lives.
There were just as many great bands and great music around in the last decade as there was in the 60's, but it really does depend on what you listened to, when life changing events happened and you place in the world at the time.
I was born in '73 and I've always enjoyed listening to 60's music in particular. However, of recent years I've begun to really enjoy 70's music more. However, when I was growing up, 70's music and culture was considered by most my afe as being rubbish.
From a Pop perspective, when I was about 14, if you liked Abba then there was something wrong with you. However, over the last decade their music is loved more now than it was in the preceding years after they split up. However, ironically, bands like Climie Fisher were popular.
Some of the music around at the moment, is fantastic and I enjoy listening to all different types but I'm also going through a period of listening to early 80's Synth-pop and I would always say to people not to turn their noses up at other genres when they haven't properly listened to it.
For those who like to criticise the likes of the X-Factor and the bands/ groups it creates, then I would remind you that manufactured music acts started in the 50's with Elvis and the Everley Brothers and have always been around...The Beatles and the whole Merseybeat genre was packaged and produced by Brian Epstein and going right through to groups like New Kids on the Block in the 90's and One Direction more recently.