Which is your favorite music decade?

[Gillipig]

The 90's is mine.

[oVo]

1965 - 1975

[DoomYoshi]

1890s. That was really the years that set up the modern opera revolution.

[loutil]

1965 - 1975

This...a great era for music. 1971 was the year The Mahavishnu Orchestra came together. A jazz rock fusion that had some of the best musicians of all time. John McLaughlin, considered one of the best guitarists ever. Billy Cobham, arguably the best drummer ever. Jan Hammer on the keys and Jerry Goodman on violin.

[oVo]

1965 - 1975

1971 was the year The Mahavishnu Orchestra came together..

I can remember hearing "Inner Mounting Flame" for the first time
and still have that original LP on vinyl and a CD of the remaster.
I was also fortunate to see King Crimson perform that same year.

[thegreekdog]

The 90's is mine.

My favorite is also the 90s. The best was 1965 to 1975 (per oVo).

[oVo]

I really love older jazz and blues that had such an impact
on so much music that has come after...

but the Mid 60's British Invasion of the States was HUGE!

[Timminz]

This question immediately caused me to suffer from internal conflict. Every time I try to pick one, I start thinking about all the great music from other decades. There has been a ton of great music in every decade of the last 60-ish years (yes, even the 80's). In the end though, I agree with this:

The 90's is mine.

My favourite is also the 90s. The best was 1965 to 1975 (per oVo).

[jay_a2j]

1980's!!!!!

[Army of GOD]

1800

Beethoven's golden age

[Dukasaur]

The peak period for rock didn't correspond precisely to the 70's. Basically '68 to '78. I like other stuff well enough, but would be my favourite.

[BigBallinStalin]

What's so great about the 90s?

[Timminz]

What's so great about the 90s?

The music.

[nietzsche]

What's so great about the 90s?

Backstreet boys

[muy_thaiguy]

Late 70s to the Late 80s.

Followed by the 50s and the 60s.

[Falkomagno]

2000's

[strike wolf]

2020s, i just have a good feeling about that decade. In all honesty, music from 1965-1979 (i did think of stoppping at 75 but as a Pink Floyd fan, i simply cannot ignore the year that The Wall came out.) is my favorite era. The early 90s were great but he lattter 90s more mixed.

[strike wolf]

Oh the 80s how can I forget the decade that brought us Mr. Rickroll and Around The World? Okay so the 70s did bring us disco but at least disco brought us the BeeGees

[Beko the Great]

I'd say something between 82-87. A great streak of great hit albuns from great hard rock/metal bands:

Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden 1982
Saints and Sinners - Whitesnake 1982
Love at First Sting - Scorpions 1984
Slayer - Reign in Blood 1986
Master of Puppets - Metallica 1986
Whitesnake - Whitesnake 1987

Wasn't born until 2 years later, but still great rocking songs!

[loutil]

1965 - 1975

1971 was the year The Mahavishnu Orchestra came together..

I can remember hearing "Inner Mounting Flame" for the first time
and still have that original LP on vinyl and a CD of the remaster.
I was also fortunate to see King Crimson perform that same year.

Here is a great video from 1972...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEyKBr0KXT8

[thegreekdog]

Best-Selling Albums by Year in the U.S. (from wiki)

1965 - Mary Poppins Soundtrack
1966 - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights
1967 - The Monkees - More of the Monkees
1968 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
1969 - Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
1970 - Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
1971 - Jesus Christ Superstar
1972 - Neil Young - Harvest
1973 - War - The World is a Ghetto
1974 - Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1975 - Elton John - Elton John's Greatest Hits

1990 - Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson's Rhythym Nation 1814
1991 - Garth Brooks - Ropin the Wind
1992 - Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All
1993 - The Bodyguard Soundtrack
1994 - The Lion King Soundtrack
1995 - Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Review View
1996 - Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
1997 - Spice Girls - Spice
1998 - Titanic Soundtrack
1999 - Backstreet Boys - Millennium

Whazzat?

[strike wolf]

I'm kind of surprised by the 90s list. Some interesting choices...

[strike wolf]

On the other hand, the soundtrack for the Lion King isn't a terrible choice. There were some real quality songs from that movie.

[Timminz]

Best-Selling Albums by Year in the U.S. (from wiki)

1965 - Mary Poppins Soundtrack
1966 - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights
1967 - The Monkees - More of the Monkees
1968 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
1969 - Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
1970 - Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
1971 - Jesus Christ Superstar
1972 - Neil Young - Harvest
1973 - War - The World is a Ghetto
1974 - Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1975 - Elton John - Elton John's Greatest Hits

1990 - Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson's Rhythym Nation 1814
1991 - Garth Brooks - Ropin the Wind
1992 - Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All
1993 - The Bodyguard Soundtrack
1994 - The Lion King Soundtrack
1995 - Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Review View
1996 - Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
1997 - Spice Girls - Spice
1998 - Titanic Soundtrack
1999 - Backstreet Boys - Millennium

Whazzat?

It's not that the music got worse, the tastes of the masses did.

[Frito Bandito]

68-78

British Invasion to the Boss.