jaawwnn said:

2010s, just out of spite for this thread. And because there was PLENTY of great stuff released. [Edited 12/11/20 12:01pm]

I agree the 10's were a really good decade for music, just not the music you'd hear on the radio or from the artists that are hyped in the media.

I'd choose the 10's over the 90's and the 00's. In terms of depth of quality music, it's hard to beat the 1970's.

MotownSubdivision said:

I was a 70s child and I was thrilled with all the amazing music that I heard back then The Jackson Five,Stevie Wonder,Marvin Gaye,Al Green,Aretha Franklin,Fleetwood Mac,Eagles,Bee Gees,Santana,Curtis Mayfield,etc! I was overwhelmed by it all.....so much great music!!

and my favorite band Earth,Wind & Fire!!

uPtoWnNY said:

Impossible for me to pick a decade, because each one (from the 60s to the early 00s) has something to offer. I was born at the right time (1961), and I was lucky to have parents who listened to just about everything (except for rock, which I discovered on my own). My dad's vinyl collection was insane......all the great artists from Motown, Stax/Atlantic, Blue Note, Verve, Polydor, Capitol, etc. That was a huge influence on me and my younger brother.

SoulAlive said:

RJOrion said:

JayCrawford said:

SoulAlive said:

JayCrawford said:

We were spoilt as fuck man, so many amazing stuff throughout the 70s.

Indeed!

No doubt!

JayCrawford said:

So far 70s is the number 1 pick

80s is second 60s is the least

90s, 00s and 10s have been ignored (rightfully so)

MotownSubdivision said:

2010s were far worse than the 90s 70s and 80s though. That's my main musical diet anyway but I can't live without my 90s. Also, while I've been trying to be more open minded to modern music lately, I always come back to the 70s and 80s.

jaawwnn said:

2010s, just out of spite for this thread. And because there was PLENTY of great stuff released.

Superstition said:

Shit music from the 90's sounds amazing compared to today.

I was listening to Shaq's "Can't Stop The Reign" on Youtube. When Shaq tried to become a rapper, people saw it as a bit of a joke. A Shaq rap album was a novelty, sort of corny to imagine.

Sounds like a masterpiece today.

I could probably get by on nothing but 70's and 80's music. Would be hard to give up the 90's, but the 70's and 80's have it beat.

nextedition said:

80's and 90's, the 90's had some amazing new music, 70's has some good songs, i never listen to 60's music, hard to listen to these days

uPtoWnNY said:

Impossible for me to pick a decade, because each one (from the 60s to the early 00s) has something to offer. I was born at the right time (1961), and I was lucky to have parents who listened to just about everything (except for rock, which I discovered on my own). My dad's vinyl collection was insane......all the great artists from Motown, Stax/Atlantic, Blue Note, Verve, Polydor, Capitol, etc. That was a huge influence on me and my younger brother.

namepeace said:

I agree the 10's were a really good decade for music, just not the music you'd hear on the radio or from the artists that are hyped in the media.

I'd choose the 10's over the 90's and the 00's. In terms of depth of quality music, it's hard to beat the 1970's.

MickyDolenz said:

JayCrawford said:

That's very very very little compare to the amount of guys and gals who picked the 70s and 80s, the guy with the Motown photo said the 70s and 80s too.

That's irrelevant. You said they were ignored like no one picked those decades. It's not like its a huge amount of people posting in this thread in the first place.

JayCrawford said:

MickyDolenz said:

That's very very very little compare to the amount of guys and gals who picked the 70s and 80s, the guy with the Motown photo said the 70s and 80s too.

This guy, who grew up in the 70's and 80's believes the 70's are the best decade among the ones offered, BUT also said the 10's had good music to offer.

Both can be true and neither statement negates the other.

nextedition said:

80's and 90's, the 90's had some amazing new music, 70's has some good songs, i never listen to 60's music, hard to listen to these days

Co-sign about 90s music.

Anyone who doesn't think this is a great song is just clueless;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v67LpSz6Ck

I like the 60's best, though the 70's were good, too.

Beatles

Sly

Stones

Led Z

The Who

The Ramones

Velvet Underground

Wilson Pickett

Janis Joplin

Doors

Jimi Hendrix

Jefferson Airplane,

Joni Mitchell

Otis Redding

Santana

Kinks

Byrds

Animals

Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Taj Mahal, "She' my heavy hippy mamma, she got the great big legs'

Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Cream-Disraeli Gears

Jeff Beck

Jackson Browne

MickyDolenz said:

JayCrawford said:

Not the point. Still very little compare to the golden ages 60s, 70s and 80s

I think if you go to a Backstreet Boys, Rihanna, Drake, or Eminem site and ask the same question you'd get a different answer.

MickyDolenz said:

OK, I'll narrow it down to only one decade. 1974-1984. That way I've got the best of two decades narrowed down into one.

vainandy said:

vainandy said:

vainandy said:

JayCrawford said:

vainandy said:

OK, I'll narrow it down to only one decade. 1974-1984. That way I've got the best of two decades narrowed down into one.

But what about Prince SOTT and Donna Summer Another Time and Place records? They were great shit

That's true but you said to narrow it down to only one decade. I like lots of styles of music but 1974-1984 narrows it down to my two favorites which are disco and funk. And the funk from that time span is at it's best. From the horn type funk to the funk that began during the disco era and progressed on into the 80s with a more modern sound. And there's the Solar Records sound, the Minneapolis Sound, the Stone City sound, the Roger and Zapp sound. Hell, The Barkays even had a few groups too. And the Chic sound and the Nile Rodgers productions. All that is in that ten year span. And that's only the R&B. Look at the pop/rock stuff from folks like Boston, Foreigner, Rod Stewart on into stuff like The Cars, Gary Numan, Van Halen, Cyndi Lauper, The Romantics, etc. Just loads and loads of variety from every genre. And the rap was the best from that era. When it was hip hop instead of shit hop. Fatback (yes, "King Tim III" was one of the first rap records), Soul Sonic Force, Twilight 22, Egyptian Lover, The Jonzun Crew, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Newcleus, etc. Even the rappers were throwing down hard back then.

JayCrawford said:

vainandy said:

OK, I'll narrow it down to only one decade. 1974-1984. That way I've got the best of two decades narrowed down into one.

But what about Prince SOTT and Donna Summer Another Time and Place records? They were great shit

Can't win 'em all...

purplethunder3121 said:

JayCrawford said:

vainandy said: But what about Prince SOTT and Donna Summer Another Time and Place records? They were great shit

Can't win 'em all...

If I had to split the difference like vain, I'd take 1977-1987. I'd miss a great decade for jazz in the 50's, the Golden Age of Motown, Trane's (arguable) peak, and arguably the most inventive period in rock in the 60's, and a lot of the great early disco, funk and soul of the 70s, including much of Stevie's peak.

But I'd get:

- one of the great years in modern music history (1977),

-a great era for one hit wonders from the late 70's to the early 80's,

- New Wave and the second English Invasion (including the Police);

- the rise and golden age of hip-hop; and most importantly,

- Prince from 78-87.