Favorite era of music

[JKKDARK]

In my opinion, it was the 80's. Fantastic Hard Rock and Glam Rock bands since late 70's appeared on the mainstream, and influenced a lot of Hard Rock and Glam Metal bands. Most of these rock songs which appeared on the top charts, contained strong guitar solos.
The Pop music was also excellent. Bands and artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna (I only like her 80's songs, she just followed the next trends which I don't like) and A-Ha made really big hits.
Hip Hop music was better, in my opinion. (and I think this era of Hip Hop is called the Golden Age Of Hip Hop, or something). Run DMC did Walk This Way with the Hard Rock band Aerosmith and it was amazing.
Also the music videos were born, with the launch of MTV. Many old people can tell you MTV showed really music until mid 90's (then they later went with shit reality shows, Pop Punk and this new Hip Hop). Programs for everyone: Do you wanted a program for Alternative Rock? You had 120 Minutes; You wanted a program for Heavy Metal? You had Headbanger's Ball (Yes the old one, not the actual program): and there was also a Hip Hop program but I don't remember the name. And the other hours full of mainstream videos.

[Mr. Shadow]

For me its now and to the future.

[Triv1um]

Gotta love 80's music.

Also, the 90's brought some good metal.

I have to say, 00's hasn't brought anything special.

[Shrygue]

70's and 80 music were quite good in my opinion, 90's only just ok and now here in 2000's, not so great at all...

[JKKDARK]

I added a poll with some of the mainstream bands :)

[Triv1um]

Metallica is 80's not 90's.

[JKKDARK]

Metallica is 80's not 90's.

I'm talking about bands in their best era. Obviously Metallica started in the 80's, but they weren't really popular until the 90's, when they did a change in their sound and made music videos for MTV.

[mcdougall57]

1990 to present long live dnb

[pibs]

The 60's brought almost all the good Rock into existence.There is nobody who is more influential to Hip-Hop than James Brown so the 60's is the root of all Rock and Hip-Hop. Before that the 50's was all racially divided music until elvis closed the gap creating mainstream rock. 60's brought metal with iron butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida",steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild", and the formation of Black Sabbath in 68.

[Triv1um]

I'm talking about bands in their best era. Obviously Metallica started in the 80's, but they weren't really popular until the 90's, when they did a change in their sound and made music videos for MTV.

Ah, I see.

After the self titled album (black album) it was crap, and the black album was 1990 I think.

Then it was load and reload (blah) than ST.ANGER! (biggest load of crap ever to hit a cd)

still 80's were the bollox.

[pibs]

Ah, I see.

After the self titled album (black album) it was crap, and the black album was 1990 I think.

Then it was load and reload (blah) than ST.ANGER! (biggest load of crap ever to hit a cd)

still 80's were the bollox.

The only metallica album ive ever owned was the No Life 'Til Leather demo tape(bootleg), because after that it all seemed watered down.

[Shadowblind]

Wherever Lamb of God and All that remains fits under, im there.

[BrooksyX]

My favorite would have to be the late 90's and early 00's. There was a lot of good punk rock and hip-hop/rap music coming out. Most of the stuff that is being released now is crap.

Strangely, I find myself listening to a lot of country music right now because it is the only genre that is releasing anything worth listening to.

[steve520]

i like 70's i grew up listening to AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and Led Zeppelin. But I love the 90's punk rock and alternitive it killed glam rock yah!!!!!sorry jkkdark not a big fan of glam rock i like the music that killed it.

[SnesR0X]

Wherever Lamb of God and All that remains fits under, im there.

Same here, no good bands were put into the 00's section...

[Mr. Shadow]

Same here, no good bands were put into the 00's section...

Because most of it is underground stuff that normal people wound't get.:(

[DarthPaul]

I like every era for real. But my favorite band is Metallica and they started in the 80's,so yeah. Also bands like Iron Maiden,Megadeth and Judas Priest make me like the 80's.
But the new era rocks too. Like for example Trivium,Avenged Sevenfold,etc.. only that in the 80's all was technical,pull-off with men talent. Not any machine or special effects like now. :)


Metallica is 80's not 90's.

I was going to say that.


I'm talking about bands in their best era. Obviously Metallica started in the 80's, but they weren't really popular until the 90's, when they did a change in their sound and made music videos for MTV.

You're very wrong there my friend. If they were not that popular why did they sold millions of copy of every album? They really were people in the 80's.

[Sonicboy 101]

80's for me... I love some 80's music now and then :D

[sourced]

70's all the way.

acid and beer. ahh, those were the days.

[ExcruciationX]

I don't just have one favorite era for music. I like the sixties, seventies, and eighties. Nothing from the last decade is good to me.

[VampDude]

I kinda like listening to the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, plus a lot of new stuff so I can't vote unless I vote 90's as most've what is below is from that era?

From the 60's:

David Bowie, Black Sabbath, The Doors, Rainbow

From the 70's:

Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Meat Loaf, Def Leppard, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, AC/DC

From the 80's:

Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne (solo), MetallicA, Marshall Law, Guns 'N' Roses, Nirvana, Turbonegro

From the 90's:

Cradle Of Filth, Disturbed, Ugly Kid Joe, System Of A Down, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Frankenstein Drag Queens, Saliva, Rage Against The Machine, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, P.O.D, HIM, Lordi, Children of Bodom, ApocalypticA, Satyricon, Lacuna Coil, Nevermore, Tool, Undercover Slut, Wednesday 13

From the 00's:

Seraphim, Audioslave, Trivium, Imperial Crystalline Entombment, Lilitu, Murderdolls, Naildown


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And many more bands from the era's that I haven't listed, mainly because I don't know what era's they belong to (and I don't want to type them all - tired).

[JKKDARK]

You're very wrong there my friend. If they were not that popular why did they sold millions of copy of every album? They really were people in the 80's.

In 1989, Metallica started to work on music videos for MTV. Then they were a mainstream band since the release of their self titled album. Their successful albums were released in the 90's.
Commercially and on live concerts, they couldn't be successful like other metal bands from the same decade (Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses).

[Mr. Shadow]

The music in the 00's is their, you just have to look and reajust your tastes.

[mcdougall57]

The music in the 00's is their, you just have to look and reajust your tastes.

yes that is true but most commercialised music now is utter garbage, copied from previous songs and most of it is the same though for the sort of music i like i have to dig into the underground anyway

[JKKDARK]

The music in the 00's is their, you just have to look and reajust your tastes.

The commercial Metal and Rock actually is about Alternative Rock and Nu-Metal, and I don't like these genres.
I listened a lot of these bands, but I don't like them.

[MasterMunt]

Go SPICE GIRLS!

[Mr. Shadow]

I mean techno. and industrail, its all clubs and stuff.

[Swimkid]

70's and anything above the 90's. 100 POSTS!!!!!!!!

[VampDude]

yes that is true but most commercialised music now is utter garbage, copied from previous songs and most of it is the same though for the sort of music i like i have to dig into the underground anyway

Reason why mostly all the stuff I listen to is non-commercial (except the stuff I listed a few posts up - cause no one would know who hey were), commercial success ruins bands images when they get too big for themselves in the limelight as they often tend to forget who they once were way before the success and commercialism.

[Lycan_Ste]

For me its got to be the 90's, bands like Metallica, Nirvana and Blink-182 all at their peak, its when grunge was big.

Although i do like alot of music form other era's.