90's for me, then the 80s and then the 00s- talking of that I'm working on a new thread now for you 90s fans!! keep em peeled :D

I want to say 90s, but early 90s with all dance trash were awful.

So 70s would be my favourite decade, even if I hate / dislike most rock bands, which were successful in this period of time.

 

My favourite artists / groups from 70s:

1. 2 amazing pop groups: ABBA and Blondie

2. Famous female Eurovision names: Clodagh Rodgers, Mary Hopkin, Dana, Lynsey De Paul

3. Another Eurovision songs (it was the best decade for contest)

4. Mixed pop groups: New Seekers, Brotherhood Of Man, Pickettywitch, Dooleys e.t.c.

5. Dutch pop groups: Luv', Dolly Dots, Pussycat, Teach-In, Babe

Edited May 21, 201411 yr by AlexRange

The 1990s, followed by the 80s.

 

I'd happily live in a world where the only music played was released between 1980 and 2000. :)

ive been asking people this for decades. Turns out almost everyone chooses the decade they were a teenager in first, then the one they were in their 20's and the one they were growing up in.... With a few exceptions people stick to that rule really.

 

Looking at it from a non-personal point of view, every decade has great music in it, but in terms of innovations which led to today's pop music, the 50's started the ball rolling, the 60's perfected the pop rock soul & album templates for the future, and the 70's innovated with electronic and rap and dance music. Apart from sampling & variations in song structure, advances in production, subsequent decades (but especially the 80's) consolidated or varied what had gone before but didn't invent much new.

 

Me, I like the 70's/60's/80's best then the 90's/00's/10's. Pop right now is great, lots of fab music around.

80s was great too.

The 00s, but the 80s and the 10s (yes, I know) come close.

I look back on the 80s with extreme fondness and initially think of all the great aqts that were around and I was discovering, Echo & The Bunnymen, Sisters Of Mercy, Smiths, Siouxsie & Bannshees, Pixies, REM, The Cramps, Nick Cave, The Cure, Talking Heads etc and think how it was the best decade ever. Then I remember that you had to pick your way through crap like Big Fun, Bros, Kylie & Jason, Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis, Status Quo, Style Council, Haircut 100, Phil Collins etc and then I remember it could be pretty awful too.

 

Still my most loved a a whole and the formative years thing is true. However would be more inclined to say 1977-83 or '88-96 as the eras of choice. The mid 80s really sucked big time and by '88 I wasn't liking much in the charts anyway. It was all Indie (when the term still meant independent) pretty much

 

 

 

 

As for worst, most of the early to late 70s (Bowie aside) were hateful. I always assume the 00s sucked too but I might think about reviewing this. The charts did but I can think of some great stuff right now

ive been asking people this for decades. Turns out almost everyone chooses the decade they were a teenager in first, then the one they were in their 20's and the one they were growing up in.... With a few exceptions people stick to that rule really.

 

I guess I'm one of the exceptions...I was eleven years old when my pick (the 90s) finished, and not born for eight years of my second pick. My teenage decade was the noughties, and no way would I ever say that was the greatest music-wise :P

 

Saying that I've always been a bit old fashioned and I spent much of the noughties listening to said 90s/80s music instead of chart stuff, so it's still sort of from my teenage years...

Me, I like the 70's/60's/80's best then the 90's/00's/10's. Pop right now is great, lots of fab music around.

 

Same here, John! :)

And you're right that people choose the decade they were a teenager. I think it's because the emotions are richer and stronger when you're young.

The other reason is that you're not so experienced in music when you're a teenager. Everything round sound so fresh, so exclusive...

I liked the 90s the best as a lot of music involved around me was 90s (even though I lived 5 years of it) I liked everything to do with it, TV shows, films, cartoons, music, fashion, I just liked everything I grew up with it. Early 00s would be next as thats where I started growing up in and a lot of memories are from that era as well. 80s would be next because I actually like the Disco songs from the 80s and the early stages of Hip Hop, a few rock bands like AC/DC I liked as well, 60s would be next because 60s music was played constantly at partys round me since my mom and auntie love the 60s music such Percy Sledge, The Temptations, Ben E. King and so on, 70s would be next because I like a bit of Kool & The Gang and Bob Marley :D then the 10s would be last because I think the music is horrible however there are some good songs, but very rare. So its a bit of every decade really but 90s stands out for me like the early 00s does as well.

Edited December 19, 201212 yr by Kulture

Most of my favourite music comes from the '00s, although most of it was directly influenced by the '90s. It's impossible for me to judge, but attempting to equalise everything it would probably be the '70s. The emergence of punk, metal and eventually hip-hop (even disco had its moments) is huge, you had classic albums like Rumours and Born To Run and classic songs in huge numbers. To go from "Stairway to Heaven" to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" in ten years with "Iron Man", "Starman", "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Rapper's Delight" in between isn't half bad.

 

Also if you're bringing other media into it, Star Wars and the birth of the blockbuster.

The 1990's was the best decade for me as that was my childhood but i also enjoyed a lot of the 00's as well.

Same here, John! :)

And you're right that people choose the decade they were a teenager. I think it's because the emotions are richer and stronger when you're young.

The other reason is that you're not so experienced in music when you're a teenager. Everything round sound so fresh, so exclusive...

 

spot on Andrey, that's exactly what it is. When you're 14 music is sooooo exciting, and when your brain cells start dying off in your 20's onwards it's not quite so vivid, and when the brain cells really kick in in the 40's something really odd happens. You can remember new stuff well for a couple of years, then they quickly fade away, but stuff you knew all the words to at 14 will mostly last a lifetime, it doesn't fade. I can sing along to most songs up to the mid-90's, after that I need refresh listening a couple of times before I can do the same, even though it's more recent.

 

That's why old people also have low opinions of recent music: they can't remember any of it! :) :lol:

 

 

 

 

Most of my favourite music comes from the '00s, although most of it was directly influenced by the '90s. It's impossible for me to judge, but attempting to equalise everything it would probably be the '70s. The emergence of punk, metal and eventually hip-hop (even disco had its moments) is huge, you had classic albums like Rumours and Born To Run and classic songs in huge numbers. To go from "Stairway to Heaven" to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" in ten years with "Iron Man", "Starman", "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Rapper's Delight" in between isn't half bad.

 

Also if you're bringing other media into it, Star Wars and the birth of the blockbuster.

 

That's a great argument you put forward there! and about Star wars/blockbusters. Hollywood movies in the 70's (which is my teenager decade), bar the odd comedy, before Star wars and Close Encounters were dreary. Star wars changed everything, cinema was fun again.

Cheers!

Francis Ford Coppolla

Before Staw Wars = The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Godfather Pt 2

After = Dracula, Gardens Of Stone, Godfather pt 3

 

 

Kubrick

Before= Spartacus, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Dr Strangelove, The Shining (in production)

After = Eyes Wide Shut, A.I.

 

 

 

Star Wars may have made cinema fun but it also made it pretty dumb too. And two of the greatest directors of all time were influenced enough by the change in cinema to try to adapt and stopped making good films anymore. Also you can bet Jurassic Park would've been a lot more like Jaws too

 

Remember - no Star Wars would've meant no Transformers or crappy prequels either. Might've been worth it

spot on Andrey, that's exactly what it is. When you're 14 music is sooooo exciting, and when your brain cells start dying off in your 20's onwards it's not quite so vivid, and when the brain cells really kick in in the 40's something really odd happens. You can remember new stuff well for a couple of years, then they quickly fade away, but stuff you knew all the words to at 14 will mostly last a lifetime, it doesn't fade. I can sing along to most songs up to the mid-90's, after that I need refresh listening a couple of times before I can do the same, even though it's more recent.

 

That's why old people also have low opinions of recent music: they can't remember any of it! :) :lol:

Charming :angry:

i grew up in the 90s!

 

I vote 90's!

 

:yahoo:

Francis Ford Coppolla

Before Staw Wars = The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Godfather Pt 2

After = Dracula, Gardens Of Stone, Godfather pt 3

Kubrick

Before= Spartacus, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Dr Strangelove, The Shining (in production)

After = Eyes Wide Shut, A.I.

Star Wars may have made cinema fun but it also made it pretty dumb too. And two of the greatest directors of all time were influenced enough by the change in cinema to try to adapt and stopped making good films anymore. Also you can bet Jurassic Park would've been a lot more like Jaws too

 

Remember - no Star Wars would've meant no Transformers or crappy prequels either. Might've been worth it

 

its a good point!

cheers!

Charming :angry:

 

just a joke, smiley faces etc! and I'd just described my own memory problems not anyone else's!

 

I'm totally against ageism, and probably the oldest one on buzzjack, and am dealing directly with family alzheimers daily.

 

I'm 55 next week and include myself in that "old" group - if one can't laugh at oneself and the inevitable ageing process etc.....!

 

sorry and cheers!

Francis Ford Coppolla

Before Staw Wars = The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Godfather Pt 2

After = Dracula, Gardens Of Stone, Godfather pt 3

Kubrick

Before= Spartacus, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Dr Strangelove, The Shining (in production)

After = Eyes Wide Shut, A.I.

Star Wars may have made cinema fun but it also made it pretty dumb too. And two of the greatest directors of all time were influenced enough by the change in cinema to try to adapt and stopped making good films anymore. Also you can bet Jurassic Park would've been a lot more like Jaws too

 

Remember - no Star Wars would've meant no Transformers or crappy prequels either. Might've been worth it

 

No Star Wars probably means every decent blockbuster from the last 35 years would have been significantly different had it been made at all. It lead to some terrible dross of course but then doesn't every groundbreaker?