What was the best decade for music?

[Drake Tungsten]

Define "decade" as any ten-year period you want. Doesn't have to the be the '70s, '00s, etc.

For me, it's 1964-1974. It's crazy how much musical innovation and how many great bands came out of that period and pretty depressing how little of either have come out of all the years since...

[loinburger]

Offhand I'd say 1815-1825 'cause Beethoven kicks ass.

[Drake Tungsten]

I can dig that.

[Kontiki]

Probably the 1530s. Sure, there are some arty hipster fags who will say the period from 1543-1553 is better, but they're just pretentious douchebags. Not to mention that Hans Neusidler's Ein newgeordent künstlich Lautenbuch is the difinitive book of lute music.

[Drake Tungsten]

That's crazy. The lute players of the 1530s were just pretentious technicians who lacked the authenticity and soul of their influences from the 1510s. Andrea Solari...

[self biased]

'64-'74 does cover the bulk of classic rock.

[Ramo]

I more or less agree with '64-'74. Best pop music ever during this time period - the British invasion and Motown.

[Japher]

1982-1992... GrandMaster Flash to Dr. Dre

[Drake Tungsten]

Rap, the greatest post-1974 musical innovation.

[self biased]

until snoop and dre killed it in '92.

[Blaupanzer]

British invasion, folk rock, Motown, and acid rock. More recent eras have not been better. Note: for jazz and the blues, see the 1930s; for marches, American-style, see the 1890s. But the best era was 63-73 (Some good Motown before the Brits hit.)

[Japher]

until snoop and dre killed it in '92.

That's why I ended it at 92. Personally, I liked rap until The Chronic, which everyone loved... 'cept me it seems.

[self biased]

the chronic was the high point (now that i think of it, pun intended) of hip-hop. the genre's popularization opened up the floodgates for less talented acts to be treated like cattle.

[Imran Siddiqui]

2013-2023

[Drake Tungsten]

Only a ****ing neo-hipster would say that.