Favorite Decade of Music

~~Leo656~~ · 10-21-2013, 11:04 PM

The '80s really nailed it across the board. So many genres from rock to rap to metal to punk to pop and electronica all had some of their very best stuff ever produced in that decade, and I don't think that's true of any other decade. So many eras were defined by a particular sound - the "Roaring '20s" jazz era, the Rock N Roll '50s, the "hippie rock" 60s, the Disco days of the 1970s - but the 1980s didn't exactly have a particular style that stood out on its own. There was so much great stuff coming out from every single direction. I'm sure the 80's has more One-Hit Wonders than any other decade, or at least it wouldn't surprise me, because for a while even the crap was good.

Think of each of the genres I mentioned above, and count how many of the very best groups from each genre came out in the 1980s. It's amazing. Just part of why the 1980s were kind of the best pop culture decade ever. Even then, I had a feeling I was living in blessed times that may never be seen again.

10-21-2013, 11:04 PM	#4
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	The '80s really nailed it across the board. So many genres from rock to rap to metal to punk to pop and electronica all had some of their very best stuff ever produced in that decade, and I don't think that's true of any other decade. So many eras were defined by a particular sound - the "Roaring '20s" jazz era, the Rock N Roll '50s, the "hippie rock" 60s, the Disco days of the 1970s - but the 1980s didn't exactly have a particular style that stood out on its own. There was so much great stuff coming out from every single direction. I'm sure the 80's has more One-Hit Wonders than any other decade, or at least it wouldn't surprise me, because for a while even the crap was good. Think of each of the genres I mentioned above, and count how many of the very best groups from each genre came out in the 1980s. It's amazing. Just part of why the 1980s were kind of the best pop culture decade ever. Even then, I had a feeling I was living in blessed times that may never be seen again.