and what made it so good?

Perhaps 75-80. Punk, Funk, Disco, New Wave, Electronic, Rap, Goth...so many styles growing and melding and constantly changing. It was a super fertile time with so many new ideas and so many great artists. Most of my favorite bands got their start around that time.

1969-1974

Songwriting post-"Papa's Brand New Bag", post-Beatles, and everyone seems to have their talent together, from rock, pop, soul, jazz, funk. Recording techniques/equipment rival today's quality. Cover art is probably the most inspired here.

I'm gonna stick my neck out and say '91-'95, the alternative period.

CynicKill said:

Don't forget the trip-hop.

CinisterCee said:

And boom-bap.

TRON said:

yeah all that CBGB's stuff.

1965-1970

From James Brown defining the Funk to The Beatles and The British Invasion to Bob Dylan and folk/rock to Sly Stone redifining Pop/Soul/Funk to Jimi Hendrix and the Psychedelic era to Miles Davis and John Coltrane leading the Jazz world in new directions with their seminal bands through Motown's most successful year since its inception (1970) and everything in between.


tA

Tribal Disorder

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CynicKill said:

That's probably my favorite, cuz it was my coming of age. But I think that 75-80 is the most interesting in terms of musical evolution.

TRON said:

I agree 75-80 had more leaps and bounds, but as a record buyer 91-95 is the first period I fell in love with.

I gotta think about this, but don't sleep on 80-85.

lilgish said:

I don't.

I'd probably say 1979-1984 is my favorite, but I can't say what was the best.

Moonbeam said:

scratch 80-85, 79-84 was better.

1977-1982

I figured the 70's would get alot of responses!