Favorite Decade of Music

[Turo602]

The 90s for me. A lot of great bands started in this time like: Muse, System of a Down, Weezer, Pearl Jam, Creed, Foo Fighters, etc. and plenty of other groups that started in the 80s released some great work during this period, like: Nirvana, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, and the list goes on. Not to mention it was the only decade I'd consider rap to have been really good. I really appreciate music from decades before, and recognize the good stuff that's been released after the 2000s, but the 90s are my personal favorite.

[dkram230]

This is a tough one, but I can narrow it down to the decades I've lived. 80's has the best pop and power ballads. 90's produced what is pretty much now the modern Hard Rock sound I love. 2000's took rap and made it more mainstream, merging it into the pop/rock genre as well as perfecting the punk rock. The 2010's seems to be a breakout decade for modern country- what once used to be confined to a niche audience is now enjoyed by the masses.

I listen to all genres and my iPhone mainly consists of the aforementioned decades. A lot of it depends on my mood whether I feel like listening to current tunes, 80's hits, feeling some country, etc. But I guess I tend to enjoy falling back on 90's for its hard rock alternative offerings along with its re-defined country sound for a new generation (I'm looking at you Garth Brooks).

[Icebot]

I would say my favorite decade for music is the 60's, then 50's, then 70's, then 80's, then early 90's.

[Krutch]

Defeinitely the 2010's. Can't wait to see what other classics the future holds.

[Bauer536]

I do like the '60s and '70s (and certain bands from those decades), but the '80s win this round. I wasn't born during that time, but I remember just listening to that music when I was a child. I still listen to the '80s songs today. I just loved how each song was either groovy or heavily orchestrated on the synthesizer. It just has a cool sound.

[pannoni1]

I'm going to say the '70s. It was really a decade with something for everyone with the exception of that Disco spurt near the end of the decade, but even then there was underground punk, some good ballads, arena rock, and early new wave. There was also some residual psychedelia early in the decade, along with being Prog rock's golden age, R&B/Soul music was at its best, Elvis was still alive for most of the decade, the Beatles' had some great solo material, and even the mainstream pop outside of some country crossovers was pretty good. Its still commonly heard on many classic hits/classic rock stations to the day. The '60s are right behind but a bit too old fashioned with some of the easy listening ballads. Third would be the '80s; much of it has that "dated" sound, but is still a great guilty pleasure, plus the early hip hop/rap is the only type of that genre I really enjoy. But it feels refreshingly retro when played after some 2010s music, similar to how the OT TMNT has a refreshingly retro quality. After that would be the 1935-1945 period, since the early '30s and late '40s were too weepy ballad-laden. That has some Golden Age of Hollywood classic hits and some great big band/swing music that represented the point where jazz had never been so popular. The '90s and '50s come next; the former having too much rap I can't stand and dance music that somewhat bothers me; the later having some bland easy listening and some doo wop that's too formulatic. I don't like the '00s, and the '10s are for the most part "past my time".

[Aaronardo]

I can't pick between the 70's or 80's, so I'll say both.

Spoiler:

Modern Music can go **** itself.

[Trinxant]

My favourite decade of music is absolutely the 80's.

However I did not live that time, because I was born in 1990...

[Mr. J]

I'm going to cheat.

1975-1985

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Mr. J

I'm going to cheat.

1975-1985

What makes the mid points of the two decades the cut offs for you? Just curious

[Mr. J]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

What makes the mid points of the two decades the cut offs for you? Just curious

70s rock and 80s metal.

[Plasticplayhouse]

man this is such a tough question. 70's had some REALLY great rock, 80's had great metal and the typical standard 80's music which was great on its own merit. 90's had great rap and the whole alternative music era...

if i had to pick just one, i guess i'd the 80's because it was a super fun time in my life.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by Leo656

To this day, I look back on stuff I like in general, and then music I liked (and still like) from the 80s, and it's like, "Sh*t, man, I'm not supposed to like this, this is so not what I'm into," but I do, because as I said before, even the "crap" music from the 80s was better than the "crap" we get now. "Come On Eileen"? Love It. "Safety Dance"? Bet your ass. "Cherish" by Madonna? Hell yes.

LOL! I have all three of those on my mp3 playlist! As well as "Take On Me", "The Warrior", and "I Just Died In Your Arms" to name a few 80's hits. Aha is one of my personal favorite one-hit wonder bands EVER. I still remember seeing the video for that song when it was new on MTV. (You know, back when they actually PLAYED MUSIC?!) Huey Lewis's "Power of Love" (of Back to the Future fame) is another. So EPIC!!

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

LOL! I have all three of those on my mp3 playlist! As well as "Take On Me", "The Warrior", and "I Just Died In Your Arms" to name a few 80's hits. Aha is one of my personal favorite one-hit wonder bands EVER. I still remember seeing the video for that song when it was new on MTV. (You know, back when they actually PLAYED MUSIC?!) Huey Lewis's "Power of Love" (of Back to the Future fame) is another. So EPIC!!

Huey Lewis & the News is just epic! Love it!!! I love quite a few of their songs!

[FLAduranie]

Hands down it has to be the 90's. We had Grunge, Rap and R&B, Metal, you name it. Was an awesome time for music.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

LOL! I have all three of those on my mp3 playlist! As well as "Take On Me", "The Warrior", and "I Just Died In Your Arms" to name a few 80's hits. Aha is one of my personal favorite one-hit wonder bands EVER. I still remember seeing the video for that song when it was new on MTV. (You know, back when they actually PLAYED MUSIC?!) Huey Lewis's "Power of Love" (of Back to the Future fame) is another. So EPIC!!

I don't remember "The Warrior".

'Cherish"? I perfer two other songs by that title.
"Cherish" a smash for The underrated Association in 1966 and this song by the same name by Kool And The Gang in 1984.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s09LuDYX12g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cavmIu5Auk
"Take On Me" and "Power of Love are epic in every way from instrumental arrangement to lyrics to voice to even visuals. The 80s' is the second best decade of music. Even if The Eagles could have inched beyond 1980 the decade would still come close second to the decade that The Beatles/Beach Boys/Rolling Stones dominated, the 60s'.


*logs off to go listen to the "The Warrior"*

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I am familiar with both of those songs (wow, Kool and the Gang is a group I haven't heard of in YEARS!) but Madonna's is just so amazing- even the video for it was really cool. All those hunky mermen.... Yum. I digress.

The Warrior was a song by Patti Smythe and Scandal, and also had a pretty cool vid. Back then, when some of those songs debuted on MTV, the vids were just as awesome as the songs themselves, and some of them were very creative and original art-forms in themselves.

[Rikirk]

80's rock...

Most of it is burned into my memory banks.

[billbot85]

80's by far has to be my favorite decade of music (metal, prog rock, pop). 70's prog rock comes in a close second

[shuriken]

1982-1992
Because why not.