Talking rock, definitely the 1970s. Music as a whole? Probably the 60s. Jazz, folk, R&B, classical, blues, pop, rock, and country all had some really interesting things going on. You've got jazz masters like Mingus, Davis, Coleman, Brubeck, Evans; Johnny Cash doing some of the best country ever; explosion of new folk music with Dylan; Cage, Glass, Ligeti and others doing some crazy stuff in the classical arena, not to mention everything going on with motown. The first serious explorations into electronic music. Internationally, the bossa nova came into its own, and Piazzola was doing great stuff with the tango. Really great decade in just about every genre.
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