What ever happened to Music Eras

Blarobbarg · 02-21-2011, 07:42 AM

Although this was a resurrected thread, I might as well post in it while it's on the front page.

To all you who said "I wish the 80's never happened."

...WHAT.

Sooooo many good bands! I mean, of COURSE the mainstream stuff sucked! It almost always has and almost always will! YES the bazillions of hair bands who called themselves "metal" and the synth pop bands popping up everywhere got old! But what about...

Heavy metal! (early)
Thrash metal! (late)
Alternative!
Hardcore punk! (ye gods the hardcore punk)
Post-punk!
Gothic rock! (Bela Lugosi's dead, ya'll)
...And a truck load of other good stuff!

Seriously, just because what is popular (subjectively) sucks, does not mean that an ENTIRE ERA of music can be written off.

And today is no exception. Yes, most everything popular today is awful. But there are a bunch of bands in the underground, and even more starting to become popular, that are showing that new music doesn't have to be boring, dull, and uninspired. It can be passionate, exciting, and NEW.

And that's my two cents.

Paedantic Basterd · 02-21-2011, 11:57 AM

Pretty sure the 00s were the "age of emos".

Mr November · 02-21-2011, 12:36 PM

As everyone has said, there's a million reasons why what you're saying isn't true/is just an illusion.

Janszoon made a good point about how "bad" music has always sold well.

anticipation also made a good point about how an era is normally only defined after it's passed.

That's only on the first page.

The other thing I would point out is the internet. The internet gives more people access to more music more easily than ever before in music history. This has lead to a huge diversification and growth of underground music.

Don't get caught up with what's on the radio and your TV. Just listen to whatever makes you happy and get on with your pathetically awesome life.

starrynight · 03-10-2011, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave.r2009

What ever happened to the era that would come into music every couple of years or so.

in the 60's we had the british invasion, psychedelical rock era
in the 70's we had the hard rock, glam rock, progressive,punk era's
in the 80's the new wave and hair band era's
in the 90's the grunge and britpop era.

this whole decade has been a decade of nothing, all the good bands have been pushed underground the same bands that would have been relvent in the 60's or 70's, while few have been able to remain commercial and be original. Record companies are in panic mode now, cd sales are decreasing every year and this is why they don't push talented artists like they do for there commercial crap.

Music will never be the same again and it sickens me.

Why do you miss out singer-songwriter from the 70s? Disco too of course.

I much prefer the 2000s to the 90s all kinds of music including some good pop music (though much of that hidden away by people under the label 'indie').

Howard the Duck · 03-10-2011, 07:43 AM

^^I don't much agree - there is still very good music out there, you just have to separate the wheat from the chaff

clutnuckle · 03-10-2011, 11:26 AM

The first bird sang, and he sang beautifully. The pinnacle of musical expression.

Nothing else needs to exist.

RVCA · 03-10-2011, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clutnuckle

The first bird sang, and he sang beautifully. The pinnacle of musical expression.

Nothing else needs to exist.

That was... *tear*... beautiful...

clutnuckle · 03-10-2011, 11:39 AM

Thanks, I write for Pitchfork

starrynight · 03-12-2011, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blarobbarg

Although this was a resurrected thread, I might as well post in it while it's on the front page.

To all you who said "I wish the 80's never happened."

...WHAT.

Sooooo many good bands! I mean, of COURSE the mainstream stuff sucked!

Mainstream did not suck, particularly in the first half of the 80s. Anyone who ignores the pop-dance stuff, which most of the pop stuff was then, is ignoring most of the 80s. I know rock critics do that but they have their own agenda.

The 2000s I think was more about indie and ambient by the end, with an emphasis on smooth sounding music in vocals and production.

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Originally Posted by Schizotypic

I have no idea what the 00's will be defined as. Honestly I'm starting to think an era isn't defined by what actually goes on in the decade in question as much as what happens in the next decade. I think if we were to have a total collapse of all pop music and there was a huge surge of underground music being given away for free, for example, then this era would be defined as the pop era- because there was a lot of popular pop and then there wasn't. On the other hand, if pop music gets more popular and underground music all becomes mainstream and cheesy, then this decade would be defined as the underground era before the big pop movement.

True. For me the 60s and 80s are much brighter music eras full of pop music. The 70s and 90s were darker and even more serious, the 70s far superior I think with much variety. The 2000s is more a return again towards pop (though people now call it indie).

s_k · 03-12-2011, 06:00 PM

Nah, I've always thought of the 80's as the worst music era since the 40's.
The best bands from the 80's formed in the 70's ;D

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Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	Although this was a resurrected thread, I might as well post in it while it's on the front page. To all you who said "I wish the 80's never happened." ...WHAT. Sooooo many good bands! I mean, of COURSE the mainstream stuff sucked! It almost always has and almost always will! YES the bazillions of hair bands who called themselves "metal" and the synth pop bands popping up everywhere got old! But what about... Heavy metal! (early) Thrash metal! (late) Alternative! Hardcore punk! (ye gods the hardcore punk) Post-punk! Gothic rock! (Bela Lugosi's dead, ya'll) ...And a truck load of other good stuff! Seriously, just because what is popular (subjectively) sucks, does not mean that an ENTIRE ERA of music can be written off. And today is no exception. Yes, most everything popular today is awful. But there are a bunch of bands in the underground, and even more starting to become popular, that are showing that new music doesn't have to be boring, dull, and uninspired. It can be passionate, exciting, and NEW. And that's my two cents.

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Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Pretty sure the 00s were the "age of emos".

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Mr November Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 429	As everyone has said, there's a million reasons why what you're saying isn't true/is just an illusion. Janszoon made a good point about how "bad" music has always sold well. anticipation also made a good point about how an era is normally only defined after it's passed. That's only on the first page. The other thing I would point out is the internet. The internet gives more people access to more music more easily than ever before in music history. This has lead to a huge diversification and growth of underground music. Don't get caught up with what's on the radio and your TV. Just listen to whatever makes you happy and get on with your pathetically awesome life.

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Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	^^I don't much agree - there is still very good music out there, you just have to separate the wheat from the chaff

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clutnuckle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: -_-_-_-_~__~-~_-`_`-~_-`-~-~ Posts: 1,276	The first bird sang, and he sang beautifully. The pinnacle of musical expression. Nothing else needs to exist.

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