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Post by melon1 on Mar 2, 2006 20:19:54 GMT -5
Take your pick. I'm rooting for the 70s but I'm afraid the 90s might win. I hope I'm wrong. I really don't have any idea which is gonna win, but I know it will be either the 60s, 70s or 90s.
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Post by Paul on Mar 3, 2006 10:56:56 GMT -5
the 60's, duh.
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Post by Thorngrub on Mar 3, 2006 11:53:50 GMT -5
It's actually the 70s. Most underrated, overlooked decade ever. Mainly cuz, all the bands that made the 60s so revolutionary & great, well they clearly went on to release their masterpieces in the 70s.
This makes perfect sense if you stop and think about it. They've matured as musicians, and had plenty of time to practice their chops, and hone their craft.
Plus, plenty of worthy bands didn't even get their starts until the early 70s - - another indicator that this is clearly the peak era of explosive musical expressionism.
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Post by Thorngrub on Mar 3, 2006 11:55:19 GMT -5
In any case, yeah its a small pet peeve of mine that the 70s get such a bad rap. HELLo, people! Nearly every classic band in the history of rock released their best album during the 70s!! *McFlies!!*
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Post by Paul on Mar 3, 2006 12:01:18 GMT -5
It's actually the 70s. Most underrated, overlooked decade ever. Mainly cuz, all the bands that made the 60s so revolutionary & great, well they clearly went on to release their masterpieces in the 70s. This makes perfect sense if you stop and think about it. They've matured as musicians, and had plenty of time to practice their chops, and hone their craft. Plus, plenty of worthy bands didn't even get their starts until the early 70s - - another indicator that this is clearly the peak era of explosive musical expressionism. Gotta disagree w/ some of your post thorny....I think bands like the Who, and the Kinks released their best albums in the 60's....I realize most people think 'Who's Next' is the best Who album, or the Who at their best, but IMPO I like 'Sell Out' much more. The 70's do get shitted on, and I agree w/ you about that, but c'mon, the 60's are untouchable. Beatles Hendrix CCR Grateful Dead Jefferson Airplane Pink Floyd Animals Velvet Underground Kinks Rolling Stones Doors Cream Bob Dylan James Brown Ottis Redding the Supremes the 4 Tops ....just to name a few, and the above is a pretty impressive and hard to top list... |
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Post by Paul on Mar 3, 2006 12:02:17 GMT -5
the diversity of the 60's IMO exceeded that of the 70's...the 60's were more inventive.
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 3, 2006 12:02:36 GMT -5
It's actually the ten years from 1976 through 1985. The most productive, experimental, and exciting decade in rock.
So I don't know if I should vote for the seventies (which I think has a good shot at winning this), the eighties (in part just to be contrary) ... or take that first fifty years option.
Meditate on this I must.
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Post by Thorngrub on Mar 3, 2006 12:15:27 GMT -5
yeah, it is a tuff call; I agree about the experimentalism of the 60s being unprecedented . . . its just that, of that list cook posted, I would tend to think that were you to isolate each band's most classic album, you'd find the majority of them would be from the 70s. (Well, then again, maybe not. . . that is a pretty good "60s list" . . . )
In any case, sure, reduced to various individual opinions, some of us would stand by one of the floyd's earlier works as being their best (*Rit, I'm lookin' @u;), but I would tend to think that, clearly, DSOTM, released in '73, is a better example of a widely-recognized, not to mention Champion Chart Topper, album which serves best to exemplify Pink Floyd, if you take my meaning.
Then of course we got Led Zeppelin . . . . 70s; Dylan's "Blood On The Tracks" . . . 70's; Jethro Tull .. . .70s; Yes . . . . 70s; King Crimson (aside from their debut, admittedly quite arguably their best) . . . 70s; Eno Bowie Bahaus Iggy Bolan etc . . . 70s; et al .
But I do hear ya Ken; meditation on this issue is a very good idea. The 60s was certainly an unprecedented era for music; I'm just suggesting that the 70s netted a greater scope, quantitatively and qualitatively, than the 60s initial jumpstart, is all.
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Post by dolly on Mar 3, 2006 12:21:21 GMT -5
Yikes. This is a toughie. Shan't be voting for the 9os though, Melon.
Hmmmm. 60s or 70s?
Some the bands in Pcook's list are obviously pretty tough to argue against. But.... 4 Tops? Supremes, and *cough* The Doors? Yeah, Morrison Hotel excluded, I'm a hater.
So... the 70s:
The Clash
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Bob Dylan Hit and miss, but... Blood on the Tracks - his finest moment IMO. though obviously Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde were pretty close, belonging to the previous decade.
Rolling Stones (best stuff started off in the late 60s,
but continued into the 70s - Exile!)
Neil Young for On the Beach and After the Goldrush (unfamiliar with Zuma).
David Bowie
Iggy & the Stooges
Led Zep (though personally not a fan)
Jimi Hendrix
Blondie
Marvin Gaye
Nick Drake (overlooked then, but who's not aware of his beautiful masterpieces now - esp. Pink Moon).
So I think I agree with the point Thorn made. With the exception of perhaps Velvet Underground (for VU & Nico) many of the bands that could make the case for either the 60s or the 70s actually made their masterpieces in the 70s.
So I think the 70s are getting my vote.
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Post by dolly on Mar 3, 2006 12:22:42 GMT -5
Ok, Thorn's making the same point - you just type quicker  |
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Post by Thorngrub on Mar 3, 2006 12:25:19 GMT -5
Alright, vote dolly !
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Post by phil on Mar 3, 2006 12:26:17 GMT -5
Don't wanna be a smart ass or anything but IMHO, the best decade period is 1965 throught 1975 ... I should know, I was there ...  |
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Post by Paul on Mar 3, 2006 12:27:15 GMT -5
While the musicians were sharper, and better in the 70's, the material made in the 60's was more raw, and looser....I like the vibe/feel of the 60's music more. As I've been saying since I've got here, listen to some Kinks albums and you'll see, er hear, they're material in the 60's to be far superior...Technically they were a better band in the 70's, but the music was best when it was more simple in a way. Too much of the 70's sound is over produced; I like the more garage sound that the mid-60's had to offer.
Plus I'm not a fan of the larger than life arena sound, and the big guitars; I'm a stripped down kinda rocker. Then again, 1972 comes along and the Stones release their most stripped down/dirty album to date in 'Exile'....Ultimately this is a tough call b/c there are many bright spots in all those decades of music....
Many think of the 80's as cheesy pop, and fail to realize that the Pretenders, Replacements, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Bad Brains, and Fugazi all came out of that decade...However, talk about bad production....WTF happened in the 80's?!?!? The drumming on so many albums is just pure crap, and b/c of lousy production, I can't vote for the 80's....For me in order it's:
1. the 60's
2. the 70's
3. the 90's
4. the 80's
5. the 50's
6. the 2000's
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Post by Paul on Mar 3, 2006 12:28:59 GMT -5
Yikes. This is a toughie. Shan't be voting for the 9os though, Melon. Hmmmm. 60s or 70s? Some the bands in Pcook's list are obviously pretty tough to argue against. But.... 4 Tops? Supremes, and *cough* The Doors? Yeah, Morrison Hotel excluded, I'm a hater. So... the 70s: The Clash Bruce Springsteen & the E Street BandBob Dylan Hit and miss, but... Blood on the Tracks - his finest moment IMO. though obviously Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde were pretty close, belonging to the previous decade. Rolling Stones (best stuff started off in the late 60s, but continued into the 70s - Exile!) Neil Young for On the Beach and After the Goldrush (unfamiliar with Zuma). David BowieIggy & the StoogesLed Zep (though personally not a fan) Jimi HendrixBlondieMarvin GayeNick Drake (overlooked then, but who's not aware of his beautiful masterpieces now - esp. Pink Moon). So I think I agree with the point Thorn made. With the exception of perhaps Velvet Underground (for VU & Nico) many of the bands that could make the case for either the 60s or the 70s actually made their masterpieces in the 70s. So I think the 70s are getting my vote. I'm not a fan of many of the Mo-Town groups, but I listed them to show the diversity, and creativity of the 60's.... The Doors really get shitted on around here...They're not that bad. |
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Post by phil on Mar 3, 2006 12:30:32 GMT -5
Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix
belong more to the 60's than the 70's ...
And pcook forgot The Who on his 60's list ... !!
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