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Originally Posted by mickoking
I agree 80's music SUCKS. The decade was a musical black hole. Gimmie the whole rock era from 1955 to 2006 but leave out those ten horrendous years. I Grew up in the 80's so I suffered during my sensitiveTeen years. When I was a teen I mostly listened to 60's and 70's rock (still do) with a liking for the epic guitar solo  The 90's couldn't come fast enough and was rewarded with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Silverchair. Todays music is a mixed bag, The so called 'Rock Rebirth' genre is great, Wolfmother, Jet, White Stripes, Black keys, Powder finger etc etc but the doof doof crap and disposable R&B and pop Idol stuff leaves a lot to be desired. |
Yep a dark chapter in pop history Mick - the people responsible for the '80's pop should be brought to justice for crimes against humanity
- I guess it was the beginning of the mega disposable 15 minutes of fame era (which has been raised to an art form now lately and continues to escalate - where does it end?)
I was 17 in 1980 so its not like it wasnt my era, felt cheated and ripped off badly - lucky had the old stuff to get me thru
It was Nirvana that heralded the end of the dark ages and definately the other seattle bands pearl jam in there too.
Lots of great 90's acts started to cheer me up, as you mentioned some, I would add, the cruel sea, seal, all the so called manchester stuff (even tho that started in the 80's really) , happy mondays, inspiral carpets ect ect. ect. living colour, massive attack, chemical bros, crystal method, neville bros, chilli peppers, ween, ben harper, dave rainey, beck and to many others to reel off now, btw i really like gnarls barkley atm.
I wonder if U2 will be the last great supergroup? who will replace them?