I find them painful to listen to now. I hated disco, and was so glad when punk came along — it was almost the antidote to disco. Now, see, I look at disco as a largely positive musical force. For the type of music I like, real bands playing instruments, disco was a negative force.
But disco seems to have helped the trend away from live music and away from dance music made by bands. I was a kid in the '70s and a teen in the '80s. There was just too much "playing around" and not enough music making in those 3 styles. MTV is directly responsible for the watering down of the music of that time.
First, it was, now, not only do you have to sound good, you have to look good. Then, it was, as long as you look good, that's the important thing. Yes, boys and girls, in the final and cruelest irony, the very station dedicated to music, effectively killed it. And Foxy, you are definitely right, but I do believe that bands nowadays have "perfected" the usage of the instruments that were being experimented with in the 80's. Maybe that was the problem, in the 80's they didn't quite have the methods down perfectly and the sound just wasn't quite right.
Of course, the instruments they were using were heavily influenced by modern technology which only got better as the years went on. Making the instrument more refined and allowing it to fit in better with the music.
I agree with Foxy and Edna. Both decades had their merits, but if we are talking real talent, then the 70's wins. I remember the early 80s, when there was a kind of revolution in music with punk, new romantic, techno and so I grew up with late 80's and 90's music too, and I went along with it because I didn't know any better. Then one day I bought a Rolling Stones cd I heard the song 'Angie' on a tv ad and had to have it and my whole world changed. Definately 70's, no question about that mo fo!.
Mainly because I love Led Zeppelin and Queen. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were good in the 80's, and still are. But of course even those Great Rockers "borrowed" from the old Bluesmen. But really, the 60s was the greatest decade of the "Rock era" - just look at ANY good movie soundtrack nowadays. Also, browse over the lineups at Monterey and Woodstock. Slowguy insert pithy phrase here Post 4 of 24 views.
Cool thread In my opinion, the s really were the heyday of great rock and roll. To this day, my favorite music is generally rock and roll from the '70s. Additionally, all of the Beatles, including Ringo Starr and George Harrison, had some great albums in the '70s after going solo.
Anyway, just my. Post 5 of 24 views. For years - commercial ready ruled and the big records labels ruled. In the last 10 years, the game has changed completely. The start of this really happened in the 80's when college radio started to become the proving ground for new acts - as opposed to via the big labels.
Now commercial radio and the labels or what still exist of them keep churning out the schlock, but they really have not come up with anything ground breaking or new in years. Their influence has diminished to next to zero. The cutting edge is elsewhere - the internet, and strangely live touring is where it's at the latter is a bit of everything old is new again For example I am just now listening to the CBC live broadcast of this amazing band that I don't even know the name of with this fabulous slide guitar lead that is outstanding.
Not top Not commercial radio. Steve Fleck stevefleck Blog. Post 6 of 24 views. What I have noticed in the 00's; seems like there are a lot more options for music out there, but that you get a lot less from each option. Bands these days tend to be more about the hook and the quick idea rather than building a masterful piece of art Today we have more Mozart and less Bethoven in our music.
What you also don't tend to see is the fantastic level of musicianship that we'd seen in the past. Can you name a great guitarist today? A great drummer? That doesn't seem to exist much today, and again, I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing about today's music. I'm sure there are plenty who can shred like Van Halen, but What am I really going to get out of another version of Eruption?
If I want to hear it, I'll go onto Youtube and type "Eruption. Its been a really long time since I bought a CD. I have no interest in hearing the 6th and 7th best songs from a band when I can go out and hear the best songs from 6 or 7 bands I picked up Metallica's Death Magnetic last year and, yes, I was very happy with the albumn.
But, truth be told, all the songs more or less sound the same. Again, it is so hard to tell without being able to get a perspective on things. I remember 15 years ago wondering what we'd laugh about from the 90s. Everything just seems so plain and normal while you are in it doing it. FLA Jill. Post 7 of 24 views.
I agree with you about the lack of musianship. Problem is that there's now an assumption that if something isn't quite right then, hey it's an easy fix to correct in postproduction. Spouse says that ProTools killed the music industry and I'm inclined to agree with him.
Post 8 of 24 views. We all must have had the same type of vibe over the weekend. In the 60's and 70's you could find almost anything on a radio station. Post 9 of 24 views. The 60s music hasn't aged well. The 70s and early 80s seem to be holding up well as classic rock.
During the s and 70s, disco music became popular internationally. Disco music is meant to be danced to or to entice listeners to get up and dance. Disco was a reaction against the rock genre that was popular at the time. Heavily ingrained in LGBT counterculture, to freely dance was an important part of disco culture.
Now iconic dances that come from the disco movement include Y. A, The Hustle, and The Bump. While a music genre, disco also included a fashion aspect. Those who frequented the disco scene wore extravagant, statement outfits. Flared pants, tight clothes, pointed collars, sequins, platform shoes and bold colors would dominate the dance floor. The word "funk" has many meanings, but in music it refers to a type of dance music that was particularly popular during the late s to the late 70s.
Funk is characterized by strong and complex rhythms. This is created by placing heavy emphasis on bass lines, drum beats and riffs, and placing less emphasis on melody and chord progressions. Music sub-genres that developed out of funk music include psychedelic funk, avant-funk, boogie and funk metal.
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