was the 80s the best 4 music?

Question

u could understand what they singing.the jam madness wham duran duran and many more/

Answer 1

Let's see... the 80's were mainly the pop years, although nothing to do with today's pop which is mainly based in groups and soul-origin music. They also witnessed the birth of punk-rock. Personaly I think they were't that good.
See, in the 60's rock was reinvented (after 50's bands that grow popular in american teen groups with Rock'and'Roll including Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly) by Beatles, Rolling'Stones, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin - The Master Manual of Rock! - and others. I believe this was the time that Big Things happened in music, also due to the political revolutions then, demos and mass rebellions, not mentioning certain natural inhaled inpirational aids.
The 70's saw the birth of Disco and Funk, the latter going through early 80's.
So I guess you really have to consider the 60's possibly the best decade for music.

Answer 2

Pretty In Pink.

The 1980’s may not have been the golden era of rock’n’roll, or the golden age of songwriting – but we still had our ace cards.

The 80’s had a very unique feature – every genre you know of today, was represented – and fans often embraced various styles without fighting over them.

There was: metal, soft rock, goth rock, post punk, indie, electronica, industrial pop, hip hop and reggae etc.

Alternative rock sounded fresh and independent. Echo & the Bunnymen are still much emulated, 20 years on.

Song lyrics were artistic:

OMD sang about planes, saints and science, and not just about love.

No decade saw as many music formats:

Vinyl was widely available – in 45, 7” and 12” formats.

CD singles came in: 12-cm and 8-cm CDs (now defunct in the West).

We could also choose cassette albums and singles.

Many songs had distinctive keyboard or guitar hooks. Examples are: Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics, Big In Japan by Alphaville and What You Need by INXS.

Sadly, the art of combining real and electronic sounds harmoniously has faded.

New Order rose from their post punk Joy Division roots and turned up the electronic Kraftwerk element to forge a hybrid house blend that would catch on with trance deejays and even neo-goth and industrial clubs - in the years and decades to come.

Sadly, remixes aren’t considered art today.

The remixes of Frankie Goes To Hollywood can be described as being epic! Multiple and very exclusive vinyl versions were the order of the day.

Duran Duran made their own Night Version remixes by hand!

Album sleeve art was artistic and beautiful. Check out the Cocteau Twins.

Analogue still ruled:

All music (including electronic music) was recorded on open reel tape and edits were hand made. Computers? What computers?

Answer 3

to the 1980s Generation they will say yes even though missguided it has been for a long time the looks more important than the ability to sing well. That is why the singers that sung on the wireless. Were technically better then,cause they were just listed to. The looks never came into it then like it did in later years to day and the 1980s some very nice looking people but such crappy singers .A lot of it so boring just a crappy noise did you know the boom boom base.. That you hear to day was used in Vietnam has a form of tortcher they locked you in a room and played it for hours on end , and the the kids today call it music I rest my case music aint in it

Answer 4

in one word Absolutely!

I wouldn't give you tuppence for the kind of crap they dish out today with songs that repeat the same lyrics over and over again and generated boy and girl bands. As for rap don't get me started on that subject!

I only have 80s music on my computer and 95% of my cd collection is the 80s

Duran Duran, Aha, Eurythmics, UB40, Level 42, the list goes on. That was when music was music and the talent shone!

Sadly the light died and so did the music after the 80s..

Lyrics ain't what they used to be

Answer 5

There has always been great music around big fan of The Jam but a sixties fan I suppose Beatles, Doors Stones and many more

Answer 6

Sadly for '80's music, the artists chose computers and machines for their otherwise tuneful songs. The '60's and '70's used real instruments; '60's music sound raw while '70's very refined -- these was music's golden age

Answer 7

The '60s and '70s were better, but the '80s have their place.

Answer 8

I would disagree and say that the 60s was the best for music
You have
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Standells
The Sonics
The Who
The Rolling Stones
.....many more

Answer 9

I agree totally. Most of my CD collection is made up of Eighies bands- Depeche Mode, Erasure, OMD, the Human League, Kraftwerk....
It was the last time in music history that music was original and fresh, and the synthesizer proved to be one of the greatest aditions to instumentals if played properly. Musicians wrote their own songs, the bands played their own instruments.

Answer 10

Anybody who thinks the 70s and 80s were good wasn't around in the 60s.