What was the best music decade?

[Peter Pan]

The answer will depend on your preferred genre.

Me, I am with BHB all the way on 80s and 90s dance music.

Me too, sad Donna Summer passed away last week. Also 80's were my best for rock music - Rush, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, Def Leppard, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, nights out at the Mayfair in Newcastle.
And of course MARILLION! the best prog-rock group in the world and still going strong (honestly!)

[Paul_Sengupta]

I think the best time is looking back at the past, whatever it may be. Usually the good stuff still gets played, and the dross (Bros? ) never gets repeated. Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, all still good.

As for Marillion, the Misplaced Childhood album has resided in my car (currently in the CD changer) almost continuously since about 1988.

Rick Astley only gets played ironically.

[wessex boy]

We must get the mechanism replaced in our 1927 Steck Pianola (originally sold by Selfridges) then we would be able to hear recordings from the '10s and '20s exactly as they were played...

I have just changed from an '80s car (Duran Duran, The Cult, The Cure, Human League, etc) to a '90s one, so need to change all of my CDs, but the '90s seems a bit of a lost decade in my music collection, I was never into the Brit-pop thing, although I may have some Verve somewhere.....I suppose some Everything But the Girl would go well and maybe some Bjork

Time for a rummage!

[JoeC]

Radiohead.
Foo Fighters.

90's done.

Actually, you can add the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to that.

[mo0g]

pretty much ditto, except I don't really like the RHCP.

Never got into the britpop hype, dont like the stone roses hippy trippy stuff, or most of the dance music. Madonna had a good spell in the 90's though (esp Erotica and Ray of Light albums).

[Pete L]

Went back to check the recent downloads - despite my preference for folk-rock, I was surprised how many songs there were from every decade. In advance of the evidence, I'd have put the best music period as 1965-1975 - covers all the way from the folky pop era, psychedelic, metal, and into the time when the punks starter being able to play.

Most recent download was a couple of P J Harvey tracks and The Pierces.

[Paul_Sengupta]

Expect to hear the Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen" a few times this week...