You can only listen to music from one decade

[Kodos]

Which would you choose?

Poll to come.

[DaddyTorgo]

60's or the 90's. easy.

[Autumn]

I picked 90s simply because that's when I got into music, and there's a bigger block of artists and albums that are "My thing". I don't think it's superior to the other decades, but more familiar. I'd hate to lose some of hte other decades' music though.

[Swaggs]

'90s for me. That is my entire high school and college collection of music.

[CamEdwards]

I went with the 80's. You've got everything from punk to pop, with the golden years of metal to boot.

[Daimyo]

I voted for 60's. If I could pick any ten years I think I would pick March 1st, 1962 through February 28th, 1972.

[Toddzilla]

The Clash AND Run-DMC? 80's baby....

[Radii]

'90s for me. That is my entire high school and college collection of music.

Yup, for the same reason.

[Izulde]

Easiest choice ever. '90s, as that's mostly what I listen to anyway.

[lungs]

60's or the 90's. easy.

Definitely had a hard time picking between the two. Went with 90's.

[path12]

Age-wise I was around for way too many of those but I picked this last decade. I've been working on a top 40 song list and there's been as much good stuff this decade as any I can remember.

[Draft Dodger]

60's or the 90's. easy.

You can only listen to music from one decade

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[Buccaneer]

Very hard to say. 90% of what I listen to comes from the 70s and 80s but really 1975-1985: the popularity of prog rock and what have become classic rock, as well as the rise of metal. Guess I would choose 80s since 70s does have an unfortunate association with disco (ugh). About the only new thing I've listened to since 1990 were bands that came out of the 70s and 80s (like U2, Springsteen, etc.), but there are some exceptions.

[Karlifornia]

I can only listen to music from one decade now? Obamacare is out of control.

[Groundhog]

90s is my music age wise, but the vast majority of the stuff I listen to and love is from the 70s.

[Passacaglia]

2010s

[the_meanstrosity]

90's though the 80's includes some of my favorite music as well.

[MizzouRah]

I'm an 80's man

[cuervo72]

Wow...90s is the one of the two (2000s) I immediately eliminated.

[rjolley]

It'd be 80's or 90's to me. 80's probably has the edge. Great Prince and Michael Jackson, early hip hop, and great music all around.

[spleen1015]

80s

I only bought music in the 90s, but the 80s music sounded so much better.

[Vince, Pt. II]

The 70s are getting no love.

[larnott]

Music began in 1950?

[fantom1979]

Wow...90s is the one of the two (2000s) I immediately eliminated.

How old are you? I was a teenager in the 90's, so naturally that is when I listened to the most music.

[Vince, Pt. II]

I'm 28 and the '90s and 2000s were the first two I eliminated as well. As much as I enjoyed listening to Third Eye Blind, Matchbox 20 and others, I haven't really been impressed with the music of the "current" generation. As I branch out from the pop scene, however, I'm finding more stuff that I like - but in general, I find that older music is of "better quality." Again...just my opinion.

[Neon_Chaos]

80's.
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[cuervo72]

How old are you? I was a teenager in the 90's, so naturally that is when I listened to the most music.

36. I suppose the 80s were my formative years, so I'll have to give the nod to them over the 70s. Narrowly.

[mh2365]

I don't live in the past so I would pick current as my decade of choice .... never understood the appeal of classic rock stations ... these are all songs that were overplayed on the radio in their day let alone now. I will on occasion tune to 1st wave on sirius for the novelty of it but the second time I hear Der Kommisar in a day I'm already sick of it.

I don't even care to hear old songs from my favorite band/bands on the radio ... Of course I am a person who can't rewatch a movie either ...

[boberot]

70s.

A huge swath of absolutely legendary rock and roll was recorded in the 1970s. I think classic rock stations do this music an injustice by only playing a shallow collection of songs from some of the greatest bands popular music has ever produced.

By the mid-70s, seminal punk bands like the Ramones, Sex Pistols and the Stooges were already well-established.

Not to mention that I think the 70s were the absolute height of reggae, funk and a very hard rocking brand of fusion jazz.

[ISiddiqui]

Current decade. Especially as that is when the best "White Stripes" albums came out. Also have "The Kills", some great "The Hives" stuff, the best that "Spoon" has to offer, etc.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

1. 60s
2. 70s
3. 80s
4. 00s
5. 50s
6. 90s

I don't understand the "I was growing up during the 90s" thing. I grew up during the 90s - I know how shitty most of the music was. The only saving grace it really has is rap.

[Abe Sargent]

The late 60s were the most diverse time in rock and pop music. You have all sorts of music you can listen to there.

[fantom1979]

1. 60s
2. 70s
3. 80s
4. 00s
5. 50s
6. 90s

I don't understand the "I was growing up during the 90s" thing. I grew up during the 90s - I know how shitty most of the music was. The only saving grace it really has is rap.

Wow, I love the music from the 90's. I am probably the only person in the thread that actually enjoyed the Seattle alternative movement. Give me Pearl Jam Ten or Nirvana Nevermind and I am good for the next 70 min. I listen to just about all kinds of music from just about every year 1955 to present, but I will freely admit that 90's on 9 get the most play time on my Sirius.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

There are definitely good albums in the 90s, but its not very deep. Behind the good grunge groups are a whole lot of bad ones, and grunge beget some terrible music in the mid to late ninetines (Creed et al.).

[Carman Bulldog]

A more difficult poll would include 1965-1975 and 1985-1995 as I think those are likely the two greatest ten year periods in music history. However, since that's not an option, I will likely go with 1990-2000. The problem with 1970-1980 is that so many good artists get split between the last 60's and early 1970's, bands such as Creedence, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Who, the Rolling Stones, etc. While these are typcially envisioned as "70's" bands, half of their best works were late 60's.

The 1990's on the other hand has one year, 1994, that is the greatest year in music history. I don't enjoy all the music below but the number of impact releases below is substantial and no other year could challenge it.

Virtually every major alternative band had a release that year. Rap had both Illmatic and Ready to Die. Brit pop had major releases by Oasis and Blur. Rolling Stones released Voodoo Lounge which had two good songs, Clapton released a decent cover album and the Eagles released a live (albeit somewhat shitty) album. If you're a punk fan, Rancid released Let's Go, while TLC fans enjoyed CrazySexyCool.

Couple this with everything from pre-1994 such as Metallica-Black, Nirvana-Nevermind, Pearl Jam-Ten, Dr. Dre-The Chronic (or almost any other Rap, Tupac, Snoop, etc.) and you have the definitive decade in my opinion. Being Canadian, I also have to take into account the Tragically Hip, and the fact that Road Apples and Fully Completely were also 1990's releases.

1994
Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
Green Day - Dookie
Beck - Mellow Gold
NIN - The Downward Spiral
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Our Lady Peace - Naveed
The Offspring - Smash
Hole - Live Through This
Nas - Illmatic
Weezer - Blue Album
Live - Throwing Copper
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
Nirvana - Unplugged in New York
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
Tom Petty - Wildflowers
REM - Monster
Korn - Self Titled
Blur - Parklife

[cuervo72]

That's all fine and dandy, I guess. The thing is...I don't need my music to be groundbreaking, or to be culturally significant, or to be particularly deep. I just want it to sound good. I think that 1994 list would drive me insane by early 2011.

[Subby]

Whenever Green Day wasn't making music.

[AgustusM]

my guess is most people vote for the time when they were in their high school and college years because that is when time and circumstance seem to make music matter more.

[cuervo72]

Could be. I thought high school and college largely sucked, so I put my window more in elementary and junior high schools.

[CamEdwards]

I was in high school and college in the 1990's... I just don't think the music has held up (overall) as well as music from the '80's.

[Antmeister]

Dammit, this is a tough one. I find that I listen to a lot of music from the 70's and the 80's. A lot of good R&B from the 70's is sampled in a lot in the rap of the 80's. I gotta lean more with the 80's because of the other music introduced in this decade as well.

[BYU 14]

No contest for me......now if I could get my 80's hair back and a case of Aquanet it would be a double bonus!!

[Kodos]

I would take the 80s over all the other decades combined.

[Lathum]

Hit 90's by mistake but it is 80's for me for certain. air bands, heavy metal and some punk in the early part of the decade.

[Ryche]

Most of what I listen to at this point is from the current decade. 90s would have been my second choice as that was when I was in college, but I'd easily take more recent music.

[Carman Bulldog]

In regards to all of this 80's love, can some of you fans give me which music from that generation you prefer?

Is it The Clash, Prince, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, The Police, Public Enemy, Gun's N Roses, John Cougar Mellencamp, Van Halen, Tom Petty, etc.?

Or is it more along the lines of a Bon Scott-less AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Poison, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, Twisted Sister, Cinderella, Skid Row?

Or Depeche Mode, Culture Club, etc?

[cthomer5000]

The Clash AND Run-DMC? 80's baby....

Sandanista, Combat Rock, and Cut The Crap? Any Clash fan would say their best decade is clearly the 70s.

[cthomer5000]

I would take the 80s over all the other decades combined.

Man, no way I could get behind somthing like that. In fact, I'd trade my #1 pick for my #2 and #3 if that was possible.

[cthomer5000]

The late 60s were the most diverse time in rock and pop music. You have all sorts of music you can listen to there.

You imagine the 60s to be more diverse than this current decade?

[ColtCrazy]

Tough choice. Hard to leave out the 80s. Tons of great songs and a nice spectrum of music in how it changed, but I think I'd have to give the edge to the 60s. Beatles, Stones, and Doors FTW.

[Ryan S]

A more difficult poll would include 1965-1975 and 1985-1995

'65-'75 is my favorite era.

[Abe Sargent]

You imagine the 60s to be more diverse than this current decade?

Easily