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hmm, good tunes or depressing suicide inducing music that ushered in the end of decent rock n roll...tough choice. Now, get off my lawn!Better Decade for Music: 80s or 90s?
hmm, good tunes or depressing suicide inducing music that ushered in the end of decent rock n roll...tough choice. Now, get off my lawn!
Like the OP said, it’s what you grew up with/near. For me, it’s the 90s… grunge was ingrained into me. There’s still a few groups that beat out most 90s rock bands, such as The Clash.
70's was better than both!
I would say the difference would be it becoming THE mainstream force in the musical scene, versus a few acts here or there.Psh. Depressing music has been around since music existed. Even just keeping it somewhat modern, guys like Pete Seger and Woody Guthrie had a pulse on that market long before the 90's ever came along.
I would say the difference would be it becoming THE mainstream force in the musical scene, versus a few acts here or there.
psh...not all of it...Started with the Nirvana (speaking of suicide) grunge crap...never understood what made their lives so damn depressing. .People today have a greater knowledge and recognition of the music (gee, some of it was actually enjoyable) of the older decade of the 80s than the 90s. Will be the same way 50 years from now...Psh. Depressing music has been around since music existed. Even just keeping it somewhat modern, guys like Pete Seger and Woody Guthrie had a pulse on that market long before the 90's ever came along.
Again, my point was, it's never been THE thing in the musical mainstream like in the 90s.I mean, music and movies have definitely shaped this victim mentality that prevails in society today. But I don't know if it took until the 90's to become mainstream. Every era has had some upbeat stuff and some depressing stuff.
You ever been to Seattle ? Trust me .....never understood what made their lives so damn depressing.
Again, my point was, it's never been THE thing in the musical mainstream like in the 90s.
I used to love 104.7 The Revolution, I was always surprised that the X survived over it.I haven't even voted yet because I'm still not sure... but I look back at how much I took the 90's for granted. Like, there was SO much good music in that early grunge stage. It was as if it all came out of nowhere. I was born in '83, so I didn't fully appreciate it because that was just what was on at the time, when I first started listening to the radio (well, I guess I did listen to a little B94 and Variety 96 before that). We had 104.7 (I think... or was it 94.7?) The Revolution and 105.9 The X basically start around the same time, if memory serves. And, like I said, it's amazing how many good tunes from a myriad of bands were released in such a small window.
By the late 90's, stuff was kind of trending toward nu metal. And then the grunge/alternative-esque stuff that came after that was only a shell of what the early/mid 90's were, in my opinion.
However, Grunge/alternative WAS the mainstream movement for a period of the 90s. At some point in time that can't be denied.Grunge bands weren't spitting out many top 10 hits, though. The stuff toward the top of the charts would have been more like the freaking Macarena, Tubthumping, Sugar Ray's Fly, Spice Girls, TLC Waterfalls, Gettin' Jiggy With It, I Will Always Love You, etc. Alternative grunge rock wasn't charting very high in the grand scheme of things, on average.
Really tough one. I voted 90's. But to judge by decade isn't the best way to do it, IMO because sometimes musical style crosses decades. For instance, to me, the "80's" started about the time Blondie released Heart of Glass and ended the second The Starship released "We Built This City". That ushered in an unfortunate period for music. 1986 up until college rock started to break through was pretty bad. To me the 90's started when Jane's Addiction released Nothing Shocking in '88, really started to break through When Faith No More released epic in 1989 and then things totally exploded in 1991 with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Smashing Pumpkins all breaking through. We didn't know it then, but the music of the 90's peaked that year. Unlike the 80's were cool music just ended abruptly, It was a very long a slow descent downward, finally bottoming out when Nickleback broke through around 1996.
So based on that, I voted 90's because to me Grunge/Alt Rock > New Wave. Don't get me wrong, there were a ton of great new wave & early 80's pop songs. Tons. But the grunge/alt rock days of 1988-1996 had better bands, better whole albums, better concerts, etc. The "80's" had great songs. But the "90's" were a movement.
I used to love 104.7 The Revolution, I was always surprised that the X survived over it.
Gotta agree with you on this . I graduated high school in the early 80'sReally tough one. I voted 90's. But to judge by decade isn't the best way to do it, IMO because sometimes musical style crosses decades. For instance, to me, the "80's" started about the time Blondie released Heart of Glass and ended the second The Starship released "We Built This City". That ushered in an unfortunate period for music. 1986 up until college rock started to break through was pretty bad. To me the 90's started when Jane's Addiction released Nothing Shocking in '88, really started to break through When Faith No More released epic in 1989 and then things totally exploded in 1991 with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Smashing Pumpkins all breaking through. We didn't know it then, but the music of the 90's peaked that year. Unlike the 80's were cool music just ended abruptly, It was a very long a slow descent downward, finally bottoming out when Nickleback broke through around 1996.
So based on that, I voted 90's because to me Grunge/Alt Rock > New Wave. Don't get me wrong, there were a ton of great new wave & early 80's pop songs. Tons. But the grunge/alt rock days of 1988-1996 had better bands, better whole albums, better concerts, etc. The "80's" had great songs. But the "90's" were a movement.
However, Grunge/alternative WAS the mainstream movement for a period of the 90s. At some point in time that can't be denied.
This board is a bunch of old guys who like dad rock, so I'm guessing 80's will win. But the 90's were a much better decade for music if you look at music outside of rock. The 90's was arguably the best decade for hip hop and R&B, and it was certainly the best decade for alternative rock.
Rap exploded in the 80's.Are the 90's the rap and/or hip hop golden era? I honestly don't know enough about that kind of music to weigh in. But it kind of feels like the 90's are to rap what the 70's were to rock. I know that stuff existed in the 80's, but it was pretty cheesy/still finding its groove, in my opinion.
80's did have Michael Jackson and whatnot, though. He's obviously pop, not hip hop, but I just mean he was pretty much at the top of the mountain in the 80's, so it isn't all about the rock.
Fair point about MJ. But yeah, the early-90's are considered the Golden Era of hip hop. If you listen to most artists in the 80's, the flow is pretty clunky and the sound is overall pretty similar from one group to the next. In the early-90's, you saw a lot of artists pushing the boundaries and creating new sub-genres. I'd agree with the sentiment it was similar to the 70's with rock, where you had sub-genres like prog, punk, metal, alternative, etc emerge.Are the 90's the rap and/or hip hop golden era? I honestly don't know enough about that kind of music to weigh in. But it kind of feels like the 90's are to rap what the 70's were to rock. I know that stuff existed in the 80's, but it was pretty cheesy/still finding its groove, in my opinion.
80's did have Michael Jackson and whatnot, though. He's obviously pop, not hip hop, but I just mean he was pretty much at the top of the mountain in the 80's, so it isn't all about the rock.
Fair point about MJ. But yeah, the early-90's are considered the Golden Era of hip hop. If you listen to most artists in the 80's, the flow is pretty clunky and the sound is overall pretty similar from one group to the next. In the early-90's, you saw a lot of artists pushing the boundaries and creating new sub-genres. I'd agree with the sentiment it was similar to the 70's with rock, where you had sub-genres like prog, punk, metal, alternative, etc emerge.