Who has been the greatest artist/band of the last 10 years ?.

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

Have you given up smoking too?

*snappy*

Yes.

I'm right though.

 

[Grendel]

Agree entirely. Who will remember any of the 1995 - 2005 popular music in 20 years time? No one!

Last decent bands/artists were in the 60s and 70s. Showing my age!

People look back on the 60s and 70s through rose tinted glasses. All that's happened is that the immense amount of shit that was released and charted in that period has been long forgotten - time has weeded out the crap, if you like.

People will remember music from 1995-2005 in the future, and I think the fact that you can still hear Oasis or Blur songs on the radio that were released over 10 years ago shows that. There have been a lot of good bands over the last decade that people will continue to listen to in the future.

 

[Trufflehound]

... time has weeded out the crap, if you like.

Unofrtuntely it hasn't, judging from the number of ELO fans on here...

 

[goldstone]

People look back on the 60s and 70s through rose tinted glasses. All that's happened is that the immense amount of shit that was released and charted in that period has been long forgotten - time has weeded out the crap, if you like.

People will remember music from 1995-2005 in the future, and I think the fact that you can still hear Oasis or Blur songs on the radio that were released over 10 years ago shows that. There have been a lot of good bands over the last decade that people will continue to listen to in the future.

OK, maybe it is my age plus the fact I have not been able to summon up the interest to listen to much new music in the past 15 years .... BUT .... I do not know the name of one song by Blur or Oasis and if I heard one on the radio I would have no idea of the artist's name.

On the other hand ... sixties and seventies music ... can still recognise the artists, the titles of the songs ... that was decent music ...

 

[Grendel]

On the other hand ... sixties and seventies music ... can still recognise the artists, the titles of the songs ... that was decent music ...

You also had Ken Dodd at number one for 6 weeks in 1965.

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

OK, maybe it is my age plus the fact I have not been able to summon up the interest to listen to much new music in the past 15 years .... BUT .... I do not know the name of one song by Blur or Oasis and if I heard one on the radio I would have no idea of the artist's name.

On the other hand ... sixties and seventies music ... can still recognise the artists, the titles of the songs ... that was decent music ...

Yes, but that is solely because that was the time you were listening to music a lot and paying attention. You've just said that for 15 years you haven't done that so it's not really surprising that you don't recognise anything recent.

 

[Gully]

Most people who like 70's and 80's music probably listen to Radio 2, trapped in a little cocoon with Terry Wogan, they think that music nowadays is rubbish but are not best placed to comment as they so rarely hear any. There are some excellent acts around at the moment, the likes of: The Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, etc, etc, etc...

 

[looney]

If you looking at top UK bands by the standards of the 60's 70's and 80's when we had loads of bands ruling America and the world then the top 2 UK bands were/are Coldplay and The Spice Girls. All the rest are Colloquial smallfry playing to hicks.

On record sales you would also have to include the Beatles but they haven't produced anything in the last 10 years.

 

[looney]

Yes, but that is solely because that was the time you were listening to music a lot and paying attention. You've just said that for 15 years you haven't done that so it's not really surprising that you don't recognise anything recent.

Thats not the problem. Lack of UK talent reflects the lack of international success stories over the last 15 years.

I spoke to a 20 year old student who asked my favourite bands and I said one was Simple Minds, to which he said who? The problem is that youngsters dont listen to any older music so have little or nothing to compare to todays talent vacuum.

UK record sales in the US dropped from a third of the market to 2% in the 90's and that was mainly the beatles and spicegirls.

The prodigy were one hit wonders both sides but thats about it.

 

[Marc]

Strung Out

 

[Beach Hut]

U2 for me

 

[Franks Wild Years]

Thats not the problem. Lack of UK talent reflects the lack of international success stories over the last 15 years.

I spoke to a 20 year old student who asked my favourite bands and I said one was Simple Minds, to which he said who? The problem is that youngsters dont listen to any older music so have little or nothing to compare to todays talent vacuum.

UK record sales in the US dropped from a third of the market to 2% in the 90's and that was mainly the beatles and spicegirls.

The prodigy were one hit wonders both sides but thats about it.

Looney talking about music

Groovin on down to Simple Minds at Young Conservative Disco's eh ?




















Sorry but

 

[NMH]

Total and utter bollocks. Just because you have no interest in music from that time and hark back to the "golden age". Go stick some Beatles on and suck on your Werthers grandad.

KSA is right, music isn't just squeezed into the telephoto lens of nostalgia to make some distant decade remarkably better than the current time. Supergrass and Stereophonics have been rather good, Charlatans and Mondays and Carter made great stuff in the 90's. Porcupine Tree have made leaps and bounds from the mid-90's to now, Steve Malkmus last cd is good.
Today, Nine Black Alps and Duke Spirit are 'new' bands worth hearing.

Nirvana did NOT rip off Pearl Jam and Pixies as they were basically of the same period, and Pearl Jam are rubbish anyway., the bloke can NOT sing! The Screaming Trees and Faith No More are better bands from that era, they spank the crap out of P.Jam

 

[NMH]

You also had Ken Dodd at number one for 6 weeks in 1965.

There WERE some amazing records and bands in the second half of the 60's of course, but some of the best singles were passed over in favour of 'hit' bands who eclipsed everyone else. Kinks/Beatles/Stones/Hollies/Small Faces/Who/Move/Yardbirds/DDDBM&T/Monkees/Turtles/etc made top records, but then nobody got to hear The Gods, Rupert's People, Winston's Fumbs, Smoke, Tomorrow, Idle Race, Human Instinct, The Jason Crest, Kaleidoscope. There were some bands 'bubbling under' with the occasional breakout hit, like Pink Floyd, The Herd, Procul Harum, Status Quo, but only their favoured hits got airplay.

Radio Caroline and Luxembourg were the best stations, especially because they weren't tied to payola or 'pre-approved' playlists.

 

[Codner's Crackpipe]

For me personally it has to be Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros.

 

[Yorkie]

Most people who like 70's and 80's music probably listen to Radio 2, trapped in a little cocoon with Terry Wogan, they think that music nowadays is rubbish but are not best placed to comment as they so rarely hear any. There are some excellent acts around at the moment, the likes of: The Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, etc, etc, etc...

Terry Wogan plays loads of Kaiser Chiefs.
People write off Radio 2 as being for the middle aged stuck in a time warp.
Try listening and see the wide range of music that they do play.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

The Streets are amazing.

Mike Skinner is the only true genius to emerge in the last ten years and not only did he have a go at a concept album and completely nail it but musically as well as lyrically the streets are in a league of their own.

Rumour is Snoop Dogg will appear on the new album. Cannot wait

 

[keaton]

KSA is right, music isn't just squeezed into the telephoto lens of nostalgia to make some distant decade remarkably better than the current time. Supergrass and Stereophonics have been rather good, Charlatans and Mondays and Carter made great stuff in the 90's. Porcupine Tree have made leaps and bounds from the mid-90's to now, Steve Malkmus last cd is good.
Today, Nine Black Alps and Duke Spirit are 'new' bands worth hearing.

Nirvana did NOT rip off Pearl Jam and Pixies as they were basically of the same period, and Pearl Jam are rubbish anyway., the bloke can NOT sing! The Screaming Trees and Faith No More are better bands from that era, they spank the crap out of P.Jam

Nirvana did kind of rip-off the Pixies as Cobain set out to write a 'Pixies' song

 

[A Melbourne Albion Supporter]

Ok taking it from 1996 to 2006:

Faithless
Way Out West
Chicane
Doves
The Dandy Warhols
Paul Van Dyk
The Chemical Bros
E-Z Rollers
Zero 7
New Order for Get Ready

 

[Da Man Clay]

Greenday.