When was the best decade of music?

Question

50's, 60's, 70's or 80's? 90's and 00's are 100% out of the question. I would go 60's as the best with 70's next, then 50's then 80's.

Answer 1

i would have to say 60s due to the strong influence even though its not my fav , without it we wouldnt have had the 70s 80s and def grunge of the 90s

Answer 2

Depends on when you were born, I suspect. After all, the baby-boomer generation born at the end of the second world war know all about the music of the 50's and 60's etc, whereas those unfortunate enough to be born, let's say in the 80's wouldn't have a clue, would they?

So, at the risk of exposing myself as being old enough to have listened to music from the 50's onwards, may I give you the benefit of my experience.

50's music was really romantic. It expressed the hopes and dreams of a generation who had come out of the horrors of world war, the deprivations and sacrifices, and believed life was going to get better. 50's music was all about men who were men and women were women. It was so much simpler then.

60's music broke the trend. After all the lyricism, the clear and pure voices of singers who knew how to sing (like Frank Sinatra, to name but one - there were many), came Rock 'n Roll, Elvis (by the way, he had the most beautiful voice ever), the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones. Anarchy was born! Then came 'Flower Power' and music reflected changing society and changing aspirations. It has always been thus. It happens every decade, just as fashion adepts to suit the changes in society.

Come the 70's and I was too busy to pay much attention to music. The 80's and 90's? Haven't got a clue, friend! One thing that has remained constant, though, is my love of classical music. That is timeless.

Answer 3

People make fun of it, but the 80's really did have a lot of great bands, that turned out to have a lot more longevity than people thought. The 70's was so serious and self-obsessed, the 80's were way more fun and a lot of the musicians were really great. Bands like the Thompson Twins, The Cars, The Ramones, The Police, Men At Work, Talking Heads, B-52s, The Cure, The Smiths, Madonna, Cindy Lauper, Joe Jackson, the Pretenders, King Crimson, Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen and many more bands just made great music in the 80's (even if some of them technically began in the late 70's). Even a lot of the hair bands were really great musicians like Motley Crue, Stryper, Bon Jovi and Guns and Roses. Also, bands like the Rolling Stones and David Bowie put out some of their best material in the 80's so there were a lot of cool things going on then musically.

Answer 4

Right now. After that, the 90s, 80s and 60s. A lot of what you hear now comes from the 60s.

Answer 5

80s

Answer 6

80s

Answer 7

Depends what genre you are talking about. The 1960s experienced some amazing r&b. The 1970's belonged to rock-n-roll. I think the 80's was the beginning of the "pop" onset...My vote goes to the 70's.

Answer 8

70's or 80's for me...or 60's...

Answer 9

Definitely the '80s!

Answer 10

for me, 70's & 80's indeed! because their songs are evergreen to everyone till today. Not all listeners could tune their ears to 50's & 60's.