What decade in the last 40 years had the best music and artists?

Question

2000-current? the 90s? the 80s? or the 70s? Which is your favorite and why?

Answer 1

40 years would include the 60s....

But anyway, VERY subjective question. Naturally, most would end up picking the decade they grew up in.

But I'll try to look at each objectively:

60s: Beatles, "British Invasion", socially & politically aware songs, peace, love, the upbeat Motown songs, etc.. The 60s are a HARD act to follow in terms of idealism & overall innovation.

70s: rock fragments into many diff' sub-genres. Disco, 60s idealism is dead. It's all about escapism w/ disco, soft rock (James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, et al) or hard rock (eg: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath etc)

80s: MTV changes everything. For the worst to some. The scene more than ever before is all about image over substance. More & more producer-driven music. "hair metal" dominates airwaves. Hip hop gains mainstream popularity. By end of decade, making a video to get exposed is a must.

90s: After grunge, rock takes a back seat to hip hop, rap & pop. (Spice Girls, boy bands etc) Short shelf life pop tunes dominate.

Now: It's all about producer-driven music more than before. (w/ a HANDful of genuine singer songwriters) Just look at American Idol. Few are making groundbreaking music anymore, so we have to vote for our new music heros on tv.


So which is best? Heh, well by MY standards, I'll take the 60s & 70s, thank you...

Answer 2

Well I have to say the 60's simply because of The Beatles. If not then the 80's. A huge amount of creativity and musicianship was displayed by all the artists from then. Especially Queen.

Answer 3

the 80's. Main reason is for me, it was good music and when i hear a song from that period i can relate it to a memory of something i did when i was younger (road trippin, on a date, playing basketball after school).

Answer 4

70's...

Zeppelin, stevie ray vaughn, hendrix, etc.