I think the 80's are winning this for the simple reason it was the decade when pop music really found itself and saw the birth of so many of the music genres that remain dominant to this day.
The 80's for me, especially synth music, it sounded like the future.
Made a promise to myself in my early adulthood that I would try to not sound like my parents when I got older and start moaning about the quality of today's music. Think I have mostly kept to this promise, although it has been tempting to moan at times.
There's still lots of music output nowadays that I like, the only difference now is that very little of this music gets into the top 40.
Born 1973, so generationally late 80's early 90's - but, the music from that era is dull, tedious, boring and monotonous when compared to the inventive, original and intelligent music from the 60's - late 60's in particular - which I grew to love as my Dad played it so often.
I wish I'd been born 20 or 25 years earlier so I'd been a young person in the 1960's - what a time to have been around !!!
2000's for but I also love the late 1990's too. I currently have one massive playlist on my phone that consists of 90's/00's music & a lot of chart music & top 40's.
I was born in 1965 so was a child of the 70's and most of the groups I like and albums I listen to are from the 70's (or early 80's, but groups started in the 70's) such as Rainbow, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, UFO, Mott the Hoople, Slade, The Sweet, Deep Purple, Accept, Scorpions, Kiss, AC/DC, Motorhead etc
The sixties - the Beatles, the Who, the Stones, the Doors, CCR, Simon & Garfunkel, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Mamas and Papas, the Kinks, Buffalo Springfield, Jefferson Airplane..... what a phenomenal decade. Followed by the seventies. Personally I think music has got steadily worse and it shows no signs of picking up.
It can only be the 60's for all of the above plus Dusty, the Hollies, Animals, Beachboys, and so it goes on .....
It's a no brainer for me, depending on what sort of music you like. The 80's soul, jazz funk, electro etc.
However, you could argue the 70's, as this is when Kraftwerk became recognized and they have influenced much of modern day electronic music, being years ahead of their time.
For instance, apart from using speech recognition systems and vocoders, before many of us were even born and PCs and the internet were virtually unknown in the consumer market, they produced a song called 'computer love', i.e. referring to internet dating.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Kraftwerk's distinctive sound was revolutionary, and has had a lasting effect across many genres of modern music.[2][3][4] According to The Observer, "no other band since the Beatles has given so much to pop culture" and a wide range of artists have been influenced by their music and image.[5] In January 2014 the Grammy Academy honored Kraftwerk with a Lifetime Achievement Award.[6]
I voted '80s' but the 1780s. Mozart was at the height of his already prodigious powers in Vienna and produced a stream of remarkable masterpieces (concertos, trios, quartets, quintets, operas, symphonies) one after the other until his death in 1791.
The sheer fecundity of his imagination and his (seemingly) effortless production of masterpiece after masterpiece in late 18th century Vienna remains one of the greatest, and most inexplicable, achievements in human history.
I voted '80s' but the 1780s. Mozart was at the height of his already prodigious powers in Vienna and produced a stream of remarkable masterpieces (concertos, trios, quartets, quintets, operas, symphonies) one after the other until his death in 1791.
The sheer fecundity of his imagination and his (seemingly) effortless production of masterpiece after masterpiece in late 18th century Vienna remains one of the greatest, and most inexplicable, achievements in human history.
No not for me - give me the 1960's any day - so much variety. I do enjoy a bit of Strauss though.
My era was 89 really, Stone Roses, Manchester, early rave stuff. At the time it felt more like 90s music.
However the older I get, and particularly with looking at old performances on YouTube, The 60s was really amazing musically, is the truly "classic" music decade, with the focus I guess being 66-70, but some great tunes in the years before, from the UK and Us (especially classic Motown)
The seventies was probably the most experimental decade, The 60 was the most "classic" decade. Guess that's why I liked the 89 Stone Roses so much they semed to combine the best of the 60s as 70s (funky punks, lippy hippies) with a nod to the rave culture of the time.
Born 1973, so generationally late 80's early 90's - but, the music from that era is dull, tedious, boring and monotonous when compared to the inventive, original and intelligent music from the 60's - late 60's in particular - which I grew to love as my Dad played it so often.
I wish I'd been born 20 or 25 years earlier so I'd been a young person in the 1960's - what a time to have been around !!!
What exactly does 'intelligent music' mean?
Have previously seen this term used by music snobs in an attempt to assert that the music they like is somehow superior. Music is a creative art form and I can't really see where intelligence comes into it.
70s for me, maybe because it reminds me of childhood/teenage years, but I'm sure everything really was much more laid back and mellow then. Seventies music makes me happy
My era was 89 really, Stone Roses, Manchester, early rave stuff. At the time it felt more like 90s music.
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yeah this was one of my favourite eras too but I class it as early 90's which was when it hit it's commercial peak, when we had the Charlatans, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, The Farm, EMF and James all on the scene.
which for me was part the reason why I chose the 90's as my favourite era for music. The other being the brilliant Brtipop era from the mid 90's eg Pulp, Blur, Oasis, Suede, Cast, supergrass, Ocean Colour scene,
There was the grunge/ alternative rock scene too with classic albums from Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins.
the 90's was also the decade of my all time favourite album : Violator - Depeche Mode.
I am not a big dance music fan but the 90's was surely the pinnacle for this genre?, where we had early 90's rave music leading to the Ibiza scene in the late 90's.
Finally there was excellent the Bristol Trip- Hop scene with bands such as Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky.
I really loved the 00's too which came a close 2nd with the Arctic Monkeys, Libertines, Fratellis, Editors, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Strokes, White Stripe, Interpol, Bloc Party to name a few, which was bit like the Brit pop scene part 2. Another great era for music.
..........depressingly though what has happened to the 10's? I have only bought a handful of new albums. The music scene really seems to have died this decade. The only interesting band for me of recent times has been Royal Blood.
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Reggae, Ska, Motown, Funk, 12" Disco, Rappers leading to Hey You Rocksteady Crews in the 8o's, House etc.
Elvis, Progressive, Rock (so many brilliant bands), Glam Rock, Electronic (Kraftwerk) ,Punk Rock leading to new romantics in the 80's, Electronic Pop
Some of these catagories started in the 60's though and progressed through the 70's.
Made a promise to myself in my early adulthood that I would try to not sound like my parents when I got older and start moaning about the quality of today's music. Think I have mostly kept to this promise, although it has been tempting to moan at times.
There's still lots of music output nowadays that I like, the only difference now is that very little of this music gets into the top 40.
Totally agree.
I was born in 1984 so I'd have to go with this 90s too
I wish I'd been born 20 or 25 years earlier so I'd been a young person in the 1960's - what a time to have been around !!!
Al Bowlly?
It can only be the 60's for all of the above plus Dusty, the Hollies, Animals, Beachboys, and so it goes on .....
Edit - All Motown and soul as well, of course.
However, you could argue the 70's, as this is when Kraftwerk became recognized and they have influenced much of modern day electronic music, being years ahead of their time.
For instance, apart from using speech recognition systems and vocoders, before many of us were even born and PCs and the internet were virtually unknown in the consumer market, they produced a song called 'computer love', i.e. referring to internet dating.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk - Computer Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtWTUt2RZh0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_World
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk#Influence_on_other_musicians
The sheer fecundity of his imagination and his (seemingly) effortless production of masterpiece after masterpiece in late 18th century Vienna remains one of the greatest, and most inexplicable, achievements in human history.
Wow, so wrong. You've dissmised so much good music with such a sweeping statement.
No not for me - give me the 1960's any day - so much variety. I do enjoy a bit of Strauss though.
However the older I get, and particularly with looking at old performances on YouTube, The 60s was really amazing musically, is the truly "classic" music decade, with the focus I guess being 66-70, but some great tunes in the years before, from the UK and Us (especially classic Motown)
The seventies was probably the most experimental decade, The 60 was the most "classic" decade. Guess that's why I liked the 89 Stone Roses so much they semed to combine the best of the 60s as 70s (funky punks, lippy hippies) with a nod to the rave culture of the time.
What exactly does 'intelligent music' mean?
Have previously seen this term used by music snobs in an attempt to assert that the music they like is somehow superior. Music is a creative art form and I can't really see where intelligence comes into it.
yeah this was one of my favourite eras too but I class it as early 90's which was when it hit it's commercial peak, when we had the Charlatans, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, The Farm, EMF and James all on the scene.
which for me was part the reason why I chose the 90's as my favourite era for music. The other being the brilliant Brtipop era from the mid 90's eg Pulp, Blur, Oasis, Suede, Cast, supergrass, Ocean Colour scene,
There was the grunge/ alternative rock scene too with classic albums from Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins.
the 90's was also the decade of my all time favourite album : Violator - Depeche Mode.
I am not a big dance music fan but the 90's was surely the pinnacle for this genre?, where we had early 90's rave music leading to the Ibiza scene in the late 90's.
Finally there was excellent the Bristol Trip- Hop scene with bands such as Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky.
..........depressingly though what has happened to the 10's? I have only bought a handful of new albums. The music scene really seems to have died this decade. The only interesting band for me of recent times has been Royal Blood.