The Worst Musical Decade?

[Cosmic Harmony]

1966 to be precise. It's probably no coincidence that the album started rising in importance just at that time.

If you are saying that music went downhill when musicians started to release more than one song at a time then I have to think that that's hogwash.

You honestly believe the 50's were a worse musical decade then the last ten years?

I do, very much so.

2000s HANDS DOWN.

There may of been some bad musicians in the 80s and 90s, but seriously, look at this last decade. There has not been not ONE single great Mainstream musicians. FACT. For every good musician/group in the 2000s theres 500 bad ones. maybe more. All the mainstream artists are shit. Good mainstream artists in the 2000s don't go hand in hand.

80s had THRASH metal and stuff man, how could the 80s be the worst?
And the 50s had Elvis. Then look at all the bands famous in the 2000s... Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, T Pain, Nickelback, Fallout Boy, ETC. Every single one of them is shit.

Well someone is being awfully pessimistic. You can't define a decade just by who is successful in the mainstream. I mean if you just go with top 40 singles for example then Janis Joplin, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Rush, The Velvet Underground, The Grateful Dead, and many other are just flash in the pan, one hit wonders.

Try looking at the glass half full and looking for good bands instead of mulling over the ones you don't like. I promise you, there are great bands out there from the 2000's.

 

[troggy]

If you are saying that music went downhill when musicians started to release more than one song at a time then I have to think that that's hogwash.

That's what I'm saying. It wasn't all tied to the album but a lot of it was.

 

[The Beatles]

Nah... 70s were better. Floyd, Zep, Neil, even my favorite Doors album is from '71.

Floyd, Zep, Neil,


counter that with


the beatles, the rolling stones, the beach boys

also:

Monkees
The Rascals
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
Elvis
The Who
The Byrds
The Doors (debut, best album of theirs)
Cream
The Animals
The Kinks
The Hollies

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

That's what I'm saying. It wasn't all tied to the album but a lot of it was.

Well then that means I have to think that that's hogwash.

Floyd, Zep, Neil,


counter that with


the beatles, the rolling stones, the beach boys

also:

Monkees
The Rascals
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
Elvis
The Who
The Byrds
The Doors (debut, best album of theirs)
Cream
The Animals
The Kinks
The Hollies

Yeah, three vs. fifteen. Those seem like fair odds.

 

[The Beatles]

Well then that means I have to think that that's hogwash.



Yeah, three vs. fifteen. Those seem like fair odds.

I was only countering with my first 3, then throwing some more out

 

[troggy]

Well then that means I have to think that that's hogwash.

The singles themselves started going downhill at that time. Whether you agree or not, music changed as the album grew in importance. The only argument would be whether it changed for the better or worse.

 

[0000]

The singles themselves started going downhill at that time. Whether you agree or not, music changed as the album grew in importance. The only argument would be whether it changed for the better or worse.

And what sense does it make to argue two differing opinions.. personal preferences can not be fact.. the argument goes no where.. discussion can go on forever though...:

I personally think it changed for the better.. the music grew and evolved.. I can now listen to an hour of music and enjoy it rather than 3 minutes on the radio

I am definitely an album man, I love finding the hidden gems.. If you don't take my word for it
http://www.classicrockforums.com/forum/f23/ebergs-playlists-5679/index6.html
That thread should be proof

 

[AboutAGirl]

the beatles, the rolling stones, the beach boys

Don't like Beach Boys in the least. I like The Stones and he Beatles a lot but for me personally it'd take a million of each to compare to Neil and Floyd.

Monkees
The Rascals
Elvis
The Animals
The Kinks
The Hollies

No thanks. I'd rather listen to Avril Lavigne.

Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix

I'll give you those two. Although much of my favorite Dylan work is from the 70s.

The Doors (debut, best album of theirs)

Not even close. All their albums are good but LA Woman would be in my top 5 of all-time and the next Doors album you're going to see on that list would be about 50 albums down the line...

The Who
The Byrds
Cream

Meh, they a'ght. I'll take Skynyrd, NON, Yes, Sabbath, Bowie, Ten Years After, Petty.

To be sure, 68-72 would be my peak Classic Rock years. The 90s are my all-time favorite decade, though. Everything was at its best, from classic rock to metal to pop to indie to alt-rock to rap even...

 

[troggy]

And what sense does it make to argue two differing opinions.. personal preferences can not be fact.. the argument goes no where.. discussion can go on forever though...:

Then why do you turn right around and argue the point below?

I personally think it changed for the better.. the music grew and evolved.. I can now listen to an hour of music and enjoy it rather than 3 minutes on the radio

That's largely an archaic point of view, especially in this day and age. You could put together a much better playlist with an mp3 player than simply by throwing on an album, if all you want is music that you enjoy.

I am definitely an album man, I love finding the hidden gems.. If you don't take my word for it
http://www.classicrockforums.com/forum/f23/ebergs-playlists-5679/index6.html
That thread should be proof

Yes, I love that kind of stuff too. But even here you're talking individual songs and not whole albums.

 

[AboutAGirl]

That's largely an archaic point of view, especially in this day and age. You could put together a much better playlist with an mp3 player than simply by throwing on an album, if all you want is music that you enjoy.

But there's soooo much more to it than that. There are a million songs that I'd barely appreciate on a shuffle list, but they are incredible pieces of art in the context of a consequential album.

A record can mean more than the sum of the tracks.