When was music best?

[The Lone Magician]

When do you guys think music was best? I'm going with the '80s or '90s.

[GummyBearOfDoom]

Late 80's early 90's.

[GummyBearOfDoom]

Don't make a poll or anything.

[The Lone Magician]

Don't make a poll or anything.

If I made a poll, there'd be too many choices.

[Alundra]

Mid 90's; when STP was amazing, Dream Theater was producing their greatest albums, Spock's Beard was getting good, and Rage was still together.

[Anime Gee]

It's always amazing. You just have to say no to the corporate fucks & look for the underground. You'll be amazed at what you find! ( ^o^) <3

As far as mainstream goes, it's hard to pin it, but I'll say late '60s, 70's, & some of the '80s.

[GummyBearOfDoom]

rofl at me actually getting gees sig. I never read it like that I was always like wtf I suck at math and um a screw?

[The Lone Magician]

Hey, this is the 404th topic, apparently.

[Crube]

'60s

Fun because I've been listening to Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and so forth. But, I really don't have a favorite era. I just listen what I like to listen.

[Samurai Drifter]

Every era has its great points and its low points, in terms of music. But I think rock really thrived in the 70's and 80's.

[Kreutz]

I'm voting for the 90's, as it includes everything from Nevermind to The Fragile, from grunge to pop-punk to...post-grunge, I guess.

[ROCKSTEADY]

this is kinda like saying...

When was art the best.

[GummyBearOfDoom]

this is kinda like saying...

When was art the best.

Well I think he means what period did we enjoy the most.

[Ceraziefish]

In the early nineteenth century, that's when it was best.

Or the seventies.

But seriously, there are great bands from all eras.

[Ceraziefish]

Never.

Yeah, music pretty much sucks.

[Belial]

Music is always going to be the greatest tomorrow.

I can't wait for the next big thing to break.

[Mithrandir]

Late 60's all the way. Now, the late 80's early 90's had a lot of great stuff, but it just can't compare to what was going on back then.

[Nega-Brent]

Everything before 1980.

[FaultyClockwork]

90s to present. I say that mainly because Black Metal and Neofolk began flourishing then and has continued into the present time, ever expanding.

[Elitist Indie Hipster]

The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Elvis , Dylan. They influenced the bands of yesterday. Nirvana, Soundgarden, U2 etc. They influeced the bands of today. So the theoretically everything is the best , cause your hear influence from everything throughout time.

[Federal Network]

as other have said music was never the best because something always comes along and tops it for someone out there.

The era most enjoyed for me is the 90's to present. Most bands i listen too are from that era. And the amount of bands is vast as is the genres. Today is a good time for music IMO. there may be alot of shite*there always was* but there are more quality bands than there ever were

[Ceraziefish]

I agree that the current era is great for music, if only because of the proliferation of self-recording and self-publishing technologies. It means that a lot of bands that don't have any mainstream appeal whatsoever (say, drone metal bands) can still publish tons of albums. It's probable that there were tons of interesting bands historically that could never get a record deal, and so we've never heard their music -- though, if they had been around today, they could have just recorded an album themselves.

[ROCKSTEADY]

as long as there was merzbow, there was genius.

[darkon]

Late 60's and late 80's/early 90's. Generic thing to say I know.

[Elitist Indie Hipster]

Whenever the Shaggs were around, because according to Frank Zappa, they were better than the Beatles. If you dont know who they are, i suggest you listen to their extremely influencial music.