OT: Singers or Bands That Define a Decade
Happy Sunday everyone. Kinda of a slow morning what with Harbaugh not able to land any new commitments in the past several hours (slacker) and no new developments on the completely idiotic VERY IMPORTANT subject of air pressure in footballs so I thought I'd pose a question to the board.
If I was to play word association with you on which singer or band immediately comes to mind for a particular decade what would you say? For me the 50's - 80's is pretty easy but then in the 90's and beyond it becomes a bit harder to just pick one. Here is my list - what's yours look like?
1950's - Elvis
1960's - The Beatles
1970's - The Bee Gees
1980s - Michael Jackson
1990's - Nirvana (small portfolio-big impact)
2000's - Eminem
2010's - Kanye West, Rihanna, Katy Perry? (This decade has me stumped)
January 25th, 2015 at 1:57 PM ^
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January 25th, 2015 at 1:25 PM ^
They weren't great but, hey, "Dancehall Days' is a cool song. For the 80s, you've gotta go with Huey Lewis and the News here.
January 25th, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^
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January 25th, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^
here's my list:
60's: Beatles, Stones, Supremes, Doors, Beach Boys
70's: Abba, Bee Gees, Zeppelin/Who, Eagles, Journey,
80's: M Jackson, Madonna, U2, Police, Prince
90's Nirvana, Oasis, REM, Whitney Houston
00's Beyonce, Eminem, Mariah Carey
10's no one yet
January 25th, 2015 at 1:38 PM ^
The Who until 1:06 pm---this thread is invalid until then!
Then again, if I were to ask my older sister, the fact that The Monkees are on nobody's list means this was all a huge waste of time.
:-)
January 25th, 2015 at 4:53 PM ^
Byrds/CSNY for those of us geezers who remember the beginning of the 10 year war.
January 25th, 2015 at 1:15 PM ^
60s- Beatles, Motown, Stones
70s- Bowie, Zeppelin, Stones, Ramones, Stooges/Iggy Solo
80s- U2, Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Prince, GnR, Madonna, R.E.M.
90s- Nirvana, Pearl Jam (ugh), RHCP, Smashing Pumpkins, Wu-Tang, Dr. Dre, Biggie and Pac, Beastie Boys, GnR, U2
00s- Jay-Z, Beyonce, Eminem, Radiohead, Kanye, U2, Lil Wayne, Coldplay
10s- Beyonce, Kanye, that's about it.
If you like British rock too add on New Order to the 80s, Clash to the 70s, Oasis and Blur to 90s, Stone Roses have to be on in late 80s, and then Arctic Monkeys to 2000s and 2010s.
January 25th, 2015 at 1:16 PM ^
Some may disagree, but there are those who call him THE most influential International Superstar of this era.
January 25th, 2015 at 1:51 PM ^
I know. I know. I know. I dropped the "/s" before I posted.
Despite the admitted "Played Out" status for "Rick Roll'd," it's still somewhat surprising to me that the YouTube clip shows over 102,000,000 views (though most most of those views probably have lasted less than three seconds.) Has there been another YouTube clip that has been credited for starting the concept of annoying internet memes?
January 25th, 2015 at 1:43 PM ^
barfed.
January 25th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^
Saw that coming.
January 25th, 2015 at 5:01 PM ^
Takes me back to my Flock of Seagulls day....
January 25th, 2015 at 5:10 PM ^
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January 25th, 2015 at 1:22 PM ^
Nirvana, Tupac, Biggie, Creed (not my favorite but they were huge), Blink 182, Oasis, Bush & for me, Elliott Smith (best songwriter of my generation)
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January 25th, 2015 at 1:56 PM ^
You could easily say Depeche Mode was one of the most influential and popular bands of the 80's and 90's hands down. Still the only band to sell out the Rose Biwl for 6 plus shows in less then 10 minutes. 100 thousand plus. Same as when they did Dodger stadium (sold all dates in Les then 10 minutes)
January 25th, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
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January 25th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
Surprised there hasn't been any mention of Bob Seger. Especially for those of us growing up in A2/Detroit.
Happy to see Springstten getting some mentions.
January 25th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
Surprised there hasn't been any mention of Bob Seger. Especially for those of us growing up in A2/Detroit.
Happy to see Springstten getting some mentions.
January 25th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
January 25th, 2015 at 4:51 PM ^
Just to be clear I wasnt asking which was YOUR favorite band of the decade - my question was more "if you asked 100 random on the street to name the one singer or band that immediately comes to mind when I mention this decade who would it be."
Personally I'm no big fan of the Bee Gees - they are just the poster child for everything 70's to me. My favorite 70's band? Supertramp or Nazereth believe it or not.
January 25th, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^
January 25th, 2015 at 2:24 PM ^
How can you just put one name for the 80s? That decade had more genres of music than I think we will ever see at any one time again and a lot of it was revolutionary. The 80s had this alone:
Pop - Madonna
New Wave - Duran Duran
Hair Bands - Bon Jovi
Metal - Metallica
Glam - Posion
Alternative - R.E.M.
All of those artists, like em or hate em, changed the music landscape at the time and it all occurred within a few years of one another. You just cannot say one thing for the 80s.
January 25th, 2015 at 3:20 PM ^
January 25th, 2015 at 8:24 PM ^
I did...
and for the 80s, while we're talking about revolutionary; meaning artists who influenced so many others, I'd go with Run DMC for rap in the 80s
January 25th, 2015 at 8:05 PM ^
January 25th, 2015 at 2:31 PM ^
50's - Elvis
60's - Hendrix
70 's- Zeppelin
80's - Metallica
90's - PJ
00's - idk?
January 25th, 2015 at 3:04 PM ^
If you're defining this gig by 'influence', it's about time Hendrix showed up. He was and remains the standard. Other influences:
40s - Muddy Waters - brought electricity and stage presence to the blues, also Howling Wolf
50s - Chuck Berry brought black blues licks to a bunch of white folk. Buddy Holly showed them all that they could be goofy lookingl, but still get girls through rock and roll. He also showed them that you could write, produce, and perform your own music
60s - Dylan was a poet, but Hendrix and Eric Clapton (Cream) played the rock and roll that electrified guitarists.
70s - Jeff Beck was there first (Truth) was there before Jimmy Page, but I like Zep. Too bad The Allman Brothers don't get mentioned here, too.
80s - Generally speaking, not as strong as the other decades, but the Clash, Talking Heads, and how can you leave out Tupac and NWA?
90s - Radiohead, Nirvana/PJ, Metallica
00s - I liked Porcupine Tree, but what the fuck to I know? I'm too old for this shit...
January 25th, 2015 at 3:18 PM ^
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January 25th, 2015 at 3:41 PM ^
Nobody's gonna agree with my personal selections, but here you go:
50s - Johnny Cash
60s - Beatles, Stones
70s - CCR
80s - Jimmy Buffett
90s - RHCP
00s - Dre, The Killers, Flogging Molly, Eminem
10s - Boxelder, INS
January 25th, 2015 at 3:43 PM ^
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January 25th, 2015 at 5:04 PM ^
tickets just went on sale at Royal Oak music theater for Noel Gallagher's FLying Birds. They toured in the UK with Jake Bugg, so he may have a decent warm up as well.
January 25th, 2015 at 5:19 PM ^
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January 25th, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^
Across all decades.
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January 25th, 2015 at 8:04 PM ^
I'm not in there anywhere?
January 25th, 2015 at 8:26 PM ^
40 - Glenn Miller
50s - The King, Elvis.
60 - Bob Dylan, Beatles, Stones
70 - Led Zeppelin
80 - the hardest to define because of the diversity.
Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Men at Work, Bon Jovi. Pick one.
90s - Nirvana
2000 - Eminem or Green Day
2010 - not really sure. One Direction?
Anyway. Just my opinion.
January 26th, 2015 at 2:49 PM ^
they were simply and Australian version of The Police.
January 25th, 2015 at 9:38 PM ^
with the possible exception of U2 or one of the Seattle bands in the 80s. However, as far as staying power, I'd say the Stones and Aerosmith are still solid plays on every jukebox in every gin joint around the world. I know. I've been to lots of them.
On a side note, Frankie Valley(ie?) and the four seasons in the early 70s had sold more than anyone, including both Elvis, Beatles and BeeGees. The BeeGees were solid in the late 60s but their disco shit was just that.January 25th, 2015 at 10:55 PM ^
DAMMIT I FORGOT THE SMITHS?!?!
January 26th, 2015 at 12:00 AM ^
First to come to mind for each decade...
1950s: Chuck Berry
1960s: Rolling Stones
1970s: Led Zeppelin
1980s: Van Halen
1990s: Pearl Jam
2000s: Nickelback (because the 2000s were awful)
2010s: Dawes