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BaldTeacher
Joined: 02 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:00 pm Post subject: Best Decade for Music? |
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I'd say that it was probably the 1980's.
The '90's are overrated, but there was still some good music then.
The 1970's were good. You had the beginnings of metal. Rap started in the '70's and R&B was mostly good, which you'd never know from listening to the crap that's out today.
The 1960's were good for music, with the earlier half being better than the later half.
The 1950's were good too.
This past decade has been absolutely awful for music.
The 1980's were probably the best decade for most types of music. They don't make songs like this anymore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjFs9CPGhts&feature=related |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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1968-1978
(basically the time when Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were around) |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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I'd second the middle 60s-middle 70s time frame.
Too many bands to name, but it was the golden age of Soul and Funk and Motown.
The 1920s was great for jazz, followed closely by the 1930s and the 1950s.
One thing to add about the 1980s- Golden age of movie soundtrack themes. |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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1824-1834
1824 first performance of Beethoven's 9th symphony
1829 first performance of William Tell
1833 Chopin publishes Nocturne in E flat Op.9 no. 2 |
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ReeseDog
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| redaxe wrote: |
1968-1978
(basically the time when Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were around) |
This. |
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ESL Milk "Everyday
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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2000-2010
Truly. |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| The 1920s was great for jazz, followed closely by the 1930s and the 1950s. |
 You leave out the most original decade of jazz: the 1940s. Have you heard of Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins? BEBOP!!!! Blue Note Records took off in the 40s. The bloody foundation for rhythm-and-blues and a factor in the development of rock and roll. Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool in 1949 heralded in a new era, though some jazz historians think it was actually the work of an era that was just ending.
Most of the overplayed, rehashed jazz standards from Broadway, Tin Pan Alley and film were first formulated in the 40s (e.g., �In the Mood� , �Tuxedo Junction� , �Sentimental Journey� , �Take the �A� Train� , �You Made Me Love You� , �On a Slow Boat to China�, �Night in Tunisia,� �Perdido,� �Good Bait� and �Four Brothers�).
The 1930s in contrast, was a DEAD decade for jazz. The Depression Era was hard on jazz as uppity popular tunes were all the rage and few jazz performers found work other than Armstrong, whose best work was earlier, and Ellington, who did a lot of nonjazz Big Band work. Then Swing came along, basically a rehashing of pre-30s jazz tunes in a popular upbeat vein.
The greatest decade in jazz (1959-1969):
Charles Mingus and Sonny Rollins were all the rage when Miles Davis recorded Kind of Blue (1959). Between then and Miles' Bitches Brew (1969) was the MOST PRODUCTIVE decade in terms of quality jazz recordings. 38 of the top 100 greatest jazz records of all time (by one list) came from that decade:
Charles Mingus: The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse!, 1963)
John Coltrane: A Love Supreme (Impulse!, 1964)
Albert Ayler: Spiritual Unity (ESP, 1964)
Sun Ra: Atlantis (Saturn, 1967)
Cecil Taylor: Unit Structures (Blue Note, 1966)
Miles Davis: Kind Of Blue (Columbia, 1959)
John Coltrane: Ascension (Impulse, 1965)
Eric Dolphy: Out to Lunch (Blue Note, 1964)
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969)
Albert Ayler: Vibrations (Debut, 1964)
Charlie Haden: Liberation Music Orchestra (Impulse!, 1969)
Sun Ra: The Magic City (Saturn, 1965)
John Coltrane: My Favorite Things (Atlantic, 1960)
Ornette Coleman: Free Jazz (Atlantic, 1960)
Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um (Columbia, 1959)
Pharoah Sanders: Karma (Impulse!, 1969)
Cecil Taylor: Nefertiti (Freedom, 1962)
George Russell: Ezz-thetics (Riverside, 1961)
John Coltrane: Giant Steps (Atlantic, 1959)
Wayne Shorter: Speak No Evil (Blue Note, 1964)
Dexter Gordon: Go (Blue Note, 1962)
Charles Mingus: Presents (Candid, 1960)
Andrew Hill: Point of Departure (Blue Note, 1964)
Muhal Richard Abrams: Levels and Degrees of Light (Delmark, 1967)
Charles Mingus: Oh Yeah (Atlantic, 1961)
Charles Earland: Black Talk (Prestige, 1969)
Anthony Braxton: For Alto (Delmark, 1968)
Archie Shepp: Mama Too Tight (Impulse!, 1966)
Roscoe Mitchell: Sound (Delmark, 1966)
Max Roach: Freedom Now Suite (Columbia, 1960)
Cecil Taylor: Conquistador (Blue Note, 1966)
Bobby Hutcherson: Dialogue (Blue Note, 1965)
Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Karyobin (Island, 1968)
Charles Mingus: Tijuana Moods (1957) (RCA, 1962)
Albert Ayler: Witches and Devils (Freedom, 1964)
Duke Ellington: The Far East Suite (RCA, 1966)
Don Cherry: Symphony For Improvisers (Blue Note, 1966)
Chick Corea: Inner Space (Atlantic, 1966) |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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The 1960s.
The top two singles in 1960 was by Elvis. The Beatles were formed, two years later the Rolling Stones. The decade ended with Woodstock in 1969. Sinatra, Johnny Cash and jazz... it was one helluva decade! |
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Kurtz
Joined: 05 Jan 2007
Location: ples bilong me
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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It's always hard answering this question as there is no definite genre in the question.
Growing up I'd have to say I enjoyed the 1985-1994 period which had the Madchester scene, the house techno scene at it's peak, Florida Death Metal, Seattle Grunge, Indie rock.....a great time to be into music and attending live shows. |
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BaldTeacher
Joined: 02 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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What good has come of this decade? Trey Songz? Chris Brown? Kesha? Flo Rida? Hipster rock?
Besides some good K-Pop, the latest Metallica album, the latest Tool album and anything that Scarface has put out, everything else has been gay with a capital G. |
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BaldTeacher
Joined: 02 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I like old music from the 30's and '40's too. The Ink Spots were really good. Also, Sinatra got his start. |
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Kurtz
Joined: 05 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| BaldTeacher wrote: |
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What good has come of this decade? Trey Songz? Chris Brown? Kesha? Flo Rida? Hipster rock?
Besides some good K-Pop, the latest Metallica album, the latest Tool album and anything that Scarface has put out, everything else has been gay with a capital G. |
Not a hell of a lot, but I'm a huge fan of Post-Rock these days. Sigur Ros, GYBE, Explosions in the sky, This will destroy you, Mogwai, Caspian. |
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kiknkorea
Joined: 16 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Best Decade for Music? |
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| BaldTeacher wrote: |
| The 1960's were good for music, with the earlier half being better than the later half. |
Interesting. Most everyone else I hear talking about 1960's music only refer to the 1966-69 period. Good to see someone recognize some of the earlier stuff.
As a stand-alone decade, I would say the 1970's. So many good styles of music then. Lot's of great rock bands, along with the emergence of punk and new wave. Also, the soul and R&B music of the time was tops.
Since the start of most decades music is a carryover from the last, I'll choose a ten year period like some others did, 1973-82.
I also like the 1980's, but the early part of that decade was much better. |
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ESL Milk "Everyday
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| BaldTeacher wrote: |
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What good has come of this decade? Trey Songz? Chris Brown? Kesha? Flo Rida? Hipster rock?
Besides some good K-Pop, the latest Metallica album, the latest Tool album and anything that Scarface has put out, everything else has been gay with a capital G. |
I think we have extremely different tastes.
If you weren't so set on dismissing 'hipster rock', you'd find that a lot of it is actually really varied, creative, and generally well done.
Also, I don't know how anyone could say that the 2000's were gay and at the same time say that 80s were awesome. Seriously, the 80s were the gayest decade ever.
All the heavy metal people liked wearing heavy make-up and spent hours adding extra poof to their hair, or they were wearing leather S and M gear, or spandex. And what about Flock of Seagulls, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, etc.??
I guess NIN was 90s too, but they have to be about the most blatantly gay band that ever was. And I seem to remember that TOOL had a song about the joys of Prison Sex... |
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DorkothyParker
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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OMG!
I really don't think the Tool song Prison Sex was about the "joys" of being gay. I'm pretty sure it's about violence being inflicted on a child who then continues that violent cycle as an adult. OMG! Terrible reference!
I would say for mainstream music, the 80's was boss. I do listen to modern music more than anything else, but I think that's because there is such a great variety being made and much of it can reference the sounds of the 70's and 80's that were most appealing. Also there is a lot of exploration happening, reclamation of classic instruments, new methods of creating sounds. It's exciting. |
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