Was talking with the wife about this the other day, what's happened to music? Decades used to be defined by their music. If I say I like 60's music, you know what I'm talking about. If I say 70's music, you're gonna think glam rock, and bands like Genesis, or Fleetwood Mac or whatever. The 80's had its own sound, so did the 90's with all the dance music, rave etc. But what music defines the 2000's? The 2010's or the 2020's? Where has the soundtrack of the generations gone? It's weird, it's like something has changed and music is no longer telling the story of the generation. There is still good music, but there is not collection that defines the eras in the same way.
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Music genres over the decades....
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Nobodys Hero
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I think that these days everyone is trying to fit in to the "normal" everyday music we hear. In the generations you mentioned most where trying to be something unique & different, think of the punks in the late 70's
Yeah, that's what I mean though, the mods and rockers in the 60's, disco, the hippies and punks in the 70's, new wave, electro-synth, rap, romantics of the 80's, rave and house in the 90's ...and then Justin Bieber and 1 Direction ...WTF? There is no 'genre' of music that descxribes the last 20 years. It's weird and very odd.
Can you imagine going to a 2010s-themed party in the future? What would be the theme? Who would tune in to a 'sounds of the 2010s' station?
Nobodys Hero
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I think a lot music used to be sort of governed by what was going on at the time, miners strikes, wars, unemployment, riots & poll taxes etc. Then as you say it all just strangely died & became very bland & samey.
bflat7
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The last century had all the best music and Rap should be spelt with a capital C!!
Seems to me like the world is just as messed up now as it ever was and teenagers dont need an excuse to get angry about something.
Byronic
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I think it is a bit more complicated than that . . . . . .
Trouble is that the changes in music do not coincide neatly with the changing of the decades.
Immediately post WW2 the only "hit parade" referred to sheet music sales.
"Rock around the clock" was 1954/55
Early 1950s was very different!
Anybody else remember Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson?
Apparently they came second in the 1959 Eurovision - though I did not remember that but Google does - with "Sing little birdie."
British based, of course - there is also the lack of exact synchronicity in the USA vs Britain, for example.
They were still having hits in the 1960s - hardly stereotypical "60s music " for most of us?
"Love me do" was 1962 - with The Beatles still wearing suits.
Even The Rolling Stones first hit "Come On" in 1963 was performed without any gymnastics, prancing, thrusting etc by Jagger.
3 or 4 members of the bad wearing suits and ties in this . . .
First USA TV performance
Some great performances here - stay with it if you like early Stones!
Quite different from this - 1969 Hyde Park - not a suit in sight!
(Mick Taylor's first appearance - my favourite line up.)
Then there were the pop groups like Hermans Hermits, Dave Clarke Five, The Honeycombs etc
Peter Paul and Mary were among the 1960s "Folk " boom - along with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Donovan and many others.
"Novelty" 1960s acts like Tiny Tim, "Tip toe through the tulips" anyone?
I saw Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green around 1968/9 when they were still a Blues Band
Also saw Christine Perfect (laterMcVie) when she was with Chicken Shack around the same time
Sure, the line-ups changed over the years, as did the music but rarely in convenient stages, usually more gradual or "messy."
I loved my era of music, mainly up to the mid 1970s-ish.
Then mainstream radio and TV etc music became not at all to my tastes.
I sought out some favourite bands (Stones, obviously) or former members of my favourite bands for many years
Some music "kept the faith" - like Rainbow in its various incarnations, various "Metal bands" Tina Turner in her "post Ike" incarnation, Eric Clapton was usually worth a listen (most of the time) and so on.
Then I was introduced to Bruce Springsteen's music and some energy came back!
Music now?
I have regressed to seeking out what would have been "Undergound" or Blues type stuff in the 1960s Walter Trout, King King among others - and occasional joys like Laura Evans; Samantha Fish was disappointing live not helped by dreadful sound mixing.
Going to see Zac Schulze Gang this Saturday - the 60s live on!
After a fashion.....
(Or maybe I am just in my own little time warp?)
https://youtu.be/0QINXvxwKiU?si=sf6PthTJ3CTOEJMP
Trouble is that the changes in music do not coincide neatly with the changing of the decades.
Immediately post WW2 the only "hit parade" referred to sheet music sales.
"Rock around the clock" was 1954/55
Early 1950s was very different!
Anybody else remember Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson?
Apparently they came second in the 1959 Eurovision - though I did not remember that but Google does - with "Sing little birdie."
British based, of course - there is also the lack of exact synchronicity in the USA vs Britain, for example.
They were still having hits in the 1960s - hardly stereotypical "60s music " for most of us?
"Love me do" was 1962 - with The Beatles still wearing suits.
Even The Rolling Stones first hit "Come On" in 1963 was performed without any gymnastics, prancing, thrusting etc by Jagger.
3 or 4 members of the bad wearing suits and ties in this . . .
First USA TV performance
Some great performances here - stay with it if you like early Stones!
Quite different from this - 1969 Hyde Park - not a suit in sight!
(Mick Taylor's first appearance - my favourite line up.)
Then there were the pop groups like Hermans Hermits, Dave Clarke Five, The Honeycombs etc
Peter Paul and Mary were among the 1960s "Folk " boom - along with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Donovan and many others.
"Novelty" 1960s acts like Tiny Tim, "Tip toe through the tulips" anyone?
I saw Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green around 1968/9 when they were still a Blues Band
Also saw Christine Perfect (laterMcVie) when she was with Chicken Shack around the same time
Sure, the line-ups changed over the years, as did the music but rarely in convenient stages, usually more gradual or "messy."
I loved my era of music, mainly up to the mid 1970s-ish.
Then mainstream radio and TV etc music became not at all to my tastes.
I sought out some favourite bands (Stones, obviously) or former members of my favourite bands for many years
Some music "kept the faith" - like Rainbow in its various incarnations, various "Metal bands" Tina Turner in her "post Ike" incarnation, Eric Clapton was usually worth a listen (most of the time) and so on.
Then I was introduced to Bruce Springsteen's music and some energy came back!
Music now?
I have regressed to seeking out what would have been "Undergound" or Blues type stuff in the 1960s Walter Trout, King King among others - and occasional joys like Laura Evans; Samantha Fish was disappointing live not helped by dreadful sound mixing.
Going to see Zac Schulze Gang this Saturday - the 60s live on!
After a fashion.....
(Or maybe I am just in my own little time warp?)
https://youtu.be/0QINXvxwKiU?si=sf6PthTJ3CTOEJMP
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JonnieP
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My default musical taste sits firmly in the 70s however I also like heavy rock too. I think that apps on smart phones has meant that almost anyone can make a song that sounds vaguely harmonic and AI has made everything sound the same. Good music is definitely based in the latter half of the last century.
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bflat7
Super member
Totally agree ,but don,t forget the Shadows!
Mark E Smith
Busy member
The defining moment in pop history for me personally was the Sex Pistols releasing Never Mind the ********.....
That changed everything !
That changed everything !
Lee71
Member Extraordinaire
There is, W@NK.
Byronic
Member Extraordinaire
All those years I have been struggling to do exactly that!
Seriously though, if you had to nominate one group which exemplified the 60s then The Shadows would definitely be on the short list
British Rock and Roll, mainly in a pre Beatles style - certainly sums up the pre Psychedelic era as well as anyone.
Their music just yells "1960s Britain. "
NEIL MCMLX
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It's been the same with the country, losing its identity gradually
Rapidly. I'd say.
Gap-Shot
Super member
I still gravitate towards guitar instrumentals, what ever the decade. For me its still Surf Music, old and modern, and also some Flamenco.
Wing Commander
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Recently, I had the unfortunate experience of hearing something which is supposed to be modern music.
It was just a single line of notes repeated over and over with some bloke speaking quickly and sounding angry. The speed of his aggressive speech made most of the lyrics unintelligible, but the strong swear words came through loud and clear.
It was highly unpleasant (disgusting) to listen to, and left me feeling like my senses had been assaulted. It certainly wasn't a pleasant experience.
If that (Krap) was modern music, I am glad I grew up in the 1960s.
It was just a single line of notes repeated over and over with some bloke speaking quickly and sounding angry. The speed of his aggressive speech made most of the lyrics unintelligible, but the strong swear words came through loud and clear.
It was highly unpleasant (disgusting) to listen to, and left me feeling like my senses had been assaulted. It certainly wasn't a pleasant experience.
If that (Krap) was modern music, I am glad I grew up in the 1960s.
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NEIL MCMLX
Proactive member
Rap...Always sounds to me like a schizophrenic arguing with himselfRecently, I had the unfortunate experience of hearing something which is supposed to be modern music.
It was just a single line of notes repeated over and over with some bloke speaking quickly and sounding angry. The speed of his aggressive speech made most of the lyrics unintelligible, but the strong swear words came through loud and clear.
It was highly unpleasant (disgusting) to listen to, and left me feeling like my senses had been assaulted. It certainly wasn't a pleasant experience.
If that (Krap) was modern music, I am glad I grew up in the 1960s.