from 1960-2007,what year or decade do you think was the best for the music industry and why?

Question

when was music at it's peak, and what happened when it was at it's peak

i agree with shine on and sarah c

Answer 1

The eighties, definately. I was born in '86 so I had to find out about the brilliance of eighties music from my mum! It's so good to dance to, and sing along to - and it makes you happy! Ironically, I would say that the nineties music is one of the worst eras for music - so drab and monotonous. It's got a lot better again now though!

Answer 2

Great question! I'm going to pick my decade starting with 1965 and ending with 1975 (who said they had to start on the usual numbers?). The reason for that is during that time there was so much experimentation in musical direction and real growth within the industry. Artists were having more say over contracts and music that actually appeared on releases. Lyrics were showing up on liner notes. Technology for the artists was increasing, making recording and especially live concerts much better for the fan. Concepts were really showing up in releases; not just twelve tunes "for your enjoyment." There were regions responsible for different sounds (San Francisco; New York; the South; etc.) that were making their way into mainstream music. FM radio was instrumental in developing Album Oriented Rock (ah, the good 'ol days), something that's been replaced by programmed satellite-fed playlists of about a dozen songs that just repeat. And lest we forget, MTV (when it just played music) debuted in the early 70's as well. Nuff said?

Answer 3

The 1960s. Mostly because of the Beatles, huge numbers of music fans got the idea that buying albums was an important way to stay connected with what was going on in the world. The music industry took that and ran with it for almost 40 years, till it ran out of steam around 2002, but it all started with albums like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Answer 4

The 90's definitely, leaking a little into the 2000's, Lauryn hill, Destiny's Child, Mariah Carey when I feel she was pretty good, Black eyed peas, Erykah Badu, India Arie, all great music. But especially Lauryn hill. The miseducation of Lauryn was the best ever.

Answer 5

It was, - for me, anyway, - the 1970's, - because, although, I WAS around, in the Sixties, - they ENDED, before I had really, had an opportunity, to find out what I really liked! At the start of 1970, - you see, - I was only SIX, - so, I guess you could say, that I was a SEVENTIES kid, - that was when I started to NOTICE music!

Then, - in 1979, or thereabouts, - came PUNK! Another few years of absolute RUBBISH, that NO-ONE could LISTEN to, - much LESS, actually, UNDERSTAND!

If your NEXT question asks "BEATLES or STONES", the fact is, that, - although he was a BRILLIANT song WRITER, (of THAT, there is NO doubt), - Paul McCartney (now, SIR Paul, of course), couldn't CARRY a tune, without a BUCKET, - so, it was the "ROLLING STONES" for me!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I love all kinds of music from every decade that you mentioned, from The Beatles to Supertramp to Toby Keith, and although I'm not a Michael Jackson fan, he really brought it in the 80's. Nothing gets me moving on my elliptical like "Shake Your Body!"

Answer 8

Well most of the music i like today is 80's stuff so I guess the 80's!
It had the best rock n roll, metal, and glam rock type bands such as poison kiss bon jovi
Also bands like Iron maiden & metallica!

Answer 9

1960-1970's
for me this is when music was at it's best/peak.
you had some of the greatest artist,songs in this decade.
the 1980's was okay for music,you had michael jackson,queen,elton john as some of the best music they did.
from late 1970's-1980's PUNK music came,and that for me was what ruined music for me.

Answer 10

Easily the 80's. There was so much innovation then. And music was just more fun. Not as self-conscious and pretentious as it is now. Music didn't take itself too seriously back then.