KISS changed music as we know it? They did write the most unintentionally funny lyrics of all time.
She's a dancer, a romancer. I'm a Capricorn and she's a Cancer She saw my picture in a music magazine
And you watch me playin' guitar And you feel what my fingers can do And you wish you were the one I was doing it to
Agreed. Listen to Gene Simmons croak out Christine Sixteen and try not to cringe. It's probably physically impossible.
KISS would have had so much more upside if they let Peter Criss sing more. At least he had some range. Simmons? I mean how much can you actually care about your vocal chords when you're spewing kerosene every night?
Let Me Go Rock and Roll (live version) is still a great song. And so is She.
Agreed. Listen to Gene Simmons croak out Christine Sixteen and try not to cringe. It's probably physically impossible.
KISS would have had so much more upside if they let Peter Criss sing more. At least he had some range. Simmons? I mean how much can you actually care about your vocal chords when you're spewing kerosene every night?
Let Me Go Rock and Roll (live version) is still a great song. And so is She.
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Best decade of music all comes down to what your preference of music is.
For Rock I would say the 70's Rap the 80's
Blues and Jazz the 50's
Heavy Metal the 80's Hip Hop the 90's
Reggae 70's
Dance, Rave, Electronic the 90's
Country N/A
Not to be that guy, but Hip Hop is the overall culture, whereas rap is an element of Hip Hop. So for Rap music I'd say mid-80's and early 90's were bar none the glory years for rap as an art form.
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Not to be that guy, but Hip Hop is the overall culture, whereas rap is an element of Hip Hop. So for Rap music I'd say mid-80's and early 90's were bar none the glory years for rap as an art form.
Fully agree. 85 to 95 the best years for me as well and glad you pointed that about Hip Hop. Rap was the music Hip Hop was the scene.
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Rap is the spoken word part of hiphop, ie- what the MCs do. Hiphop is the genre. Though it seems like they're pretty much interchangeable terms at this point.
The best decade of music is unquestionably happening RIGHT NOW. We have never, ever, in human history, had as much easy access to as vast and diverse a catalogue of recorded music as we have right now. From Amazon and iTunes to YouTube, to Rdio and Spotify, specialty stations like jazzradio.com and XM/Sirius, artist websites, forums, etc, you can be exposed to and sample more artists, and more music, from more genres than you probably have lifespan remaining.
You don't even need to worry anymore about what time period produced the best music anymore - it's one vast, evolving continuum of output and artistry, with all the influences, torch passing, evolution, and breakthroughs at your fingertips.
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No Way.
While I agree that the 90's had some great acts... Robert Miles, Deep Forest, Prodigy Daft Punk... etc. It pales to the 00's where the scene exploded. People just don't like to admit it because there is NO WAY that the '00s could possibly considered the best of anything musically...
Saying the 90's were the peak for electronica is like saying the 50's and early 60's were the peak of rock music, when really, thats when things were just starting to ramp up.
Unless of course you're counting the early 90's dance songs but that really seems like its own genre... Are you going to include these two under the same umbrella?
No Way.
While I agree that the 90's had some great acts... Robert Miles, Deep Forest, Prodigy Daft Punk... etc. It pales to the 00's where the scene exploded. People just don't like to admit it because there is NO WAY that the '00s could possibly considered the best of anything musically...
Saying the 90's were the peak for electronica is like saying the 50's and early 60's were the peak of rock music, when really, thats when things were just starting to ramp up.
Unless of course you're counting the early 90's dance songs but that really seems like its own genre... Are you going to include these two under the same umbrella?
I would agree the early 00's was incredible but the 90's can't be overlooked. Dance music is really to difficult to label. Far too many genres Ambient, Trance, Electronic, Drum and Bass, House, Techno just to name a few.
Some of my personal favorites of the late 90's -00's would be Tiesto, Fatboy, ATB, Crystal Meth, Benny Benassi, Faithless, Paul Oakenfold. Etc.
Oh definitely. ATB is one of my all-time favorites.
Thats what makes the '00s so great in my opinon. You have the 1999-2003 where trance really started to take form and then 2005-2008 where you saw house become more melodic with the likes of deadmau5 and (early) guetta.
The best decade of music is unquestionably happening RIGHT NOW. We have never, ever, in human history, had as much easy access to as vast and diverse a catalogue of recorded music as we have right now. From Amazon and iTunes to YouTube, to Rdio and Spotify, specialty stations like jazzradio.com and XM/Sirius, artist websites, forums, etc, you can be exposed to and sample more artists, and more music, from more genres than you probably have lifespan remaining.
You don't even need to worry anymore about what time period produced the best music anymore - it's one vast, evolving continuum of output and artistry, with all the influences, torch passing, evolution, and breakthroughs at your fingertips.
my parents got to see the likes of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Queen, and so many more legendary bands perform live, with their original lineups at their peak. i don't, so they win
my parents got to see the likes of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Queen, and so many more legendary bands perform live, with their original lineups at their peak. i don't, so they win
Your parents also had no chance to see their favorite band unless they were lucky enough to be able to go to a show or they caught the once in a blue moon performances on TV.
They had to hope that their favorite song came on the radio, listen to it on expensive, low quality analog players or pay for the record and only be able to listen to it at home, in their room.
They had little exposure to new bands outside of the mainstream. Finding a song by an unknown band that they didn't know the name of would be basically impossible.
Contrary to popular belief, they had to put up with just as much terrible pop music as we do. Guess what one of #1 songs of the fabled "greatest year of rock", 1969, was?
You can still watch and listen to all those bands you mentioned... at your convinience... where ever you like. You can even find rare covers they may have only played at one show. You can hear songs by the Led Zep that your parents might have never even known existed.
I can definitely see the logic behind calling this the greatest era in music.
There is literally something for EVERYONE regardless of taste, just click of the mouse away.
Contrary to popular belief, they had to put up with just as much terrible pop music as we do. Guess what one of #1 songs of the fabled "greatest year of rock", 1969, was?
You do realize to this day that song is STILL an extremely popular song, especially at weddings?
I outta know... I DJ a lot of them. I will probably play it tomorrow for the cake cutting. Chaka Demus covered it more recently.
