What decade did music have the greatest effect on people? 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's 00's

Question

Were those effects negative or positave?

Answer 1

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

But I'll try to look at each objectively:

50s: Rock is born. The innovators like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, & Buddy Holly get the flames going. Elvis puts it on the pop culture map for good.

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. Throw in a ton of pop punk bands & you've got "Now". (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. IMO, all the best, most refreshing new rock is indie rock. You sure won't hear it on MTV....


So which had positive effects? Heh, well by MY standards, I'll take the 60s & 70s, w/ a HUGE deal of respect for the 50s, thank you...

Answer 2

The late 60's, early 70's and the early 90's. There seems to be a cycle of really eye-opening true music followed by a period of empty, vapid so-called music. We've been in the latter for several years now, I hope for an upswing in the near future.

There's good music to be found in the downswings too, you just have to poke around. (punk in the 80's for example.)

Answer 3

Probably the 50's because it was the begining of Rock & Roll and alot of adults had no idea how to handle it and the kids were going absolutely crazy....And there had never been anything like Elvis at that point.

Answer 4

I think the 50s and 60s definitely ushered in the modern age of music....

Answer 5

I say the 60's-Black Sabbath took The Beatles and went crazy metal towards the future...

Answer 6

i think nowadays like teenagers and stuff use music to get themselves through things...they relate to it and it helps them. that's got to be positive right?

Answer 7

80'S PUNKROCK
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