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But there were may good years. The music slowed in the late 80s and stopped dead in the 90s.
Those three years-yep! , especially 1968. Lots and lots of bands started in these 3 years. Here's a few: Buckinghams, Chicago, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Association, Cream, Moody Blues (revamped lineup), Blues Magoos, Country Joe/Fish, Santana, CSNY, Iron Butterfly, Vanilla Fudge, Chambers Brothers, Deep Purple, Delany and Bonnie, Delfonics, Strawbs, Doors, Electric Prunes, 13th Floor Elevators, Fever Tree, Fairport Convention, Standells, Family, Chris Farlow band, Fifth Dimension, Captain Beefheart, Wild man fischer, Fleetwood Mac, Flying Burrito Brothers, Savoy Brown, Free, John Fred/Playboy Band, Foundations, King Crimson, Fugs, Bobby Fuller 4, Rory Gallagher, Jethro Tull, J,Geils band, Genesis, Grand Funk Railroad, Grassroots, Grateful Dead, Hawkwind, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Steppenwolf, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steve Miller Band, Big Brother/Holding Co., Humble Pie, Poco, Amboy Dukes, Allman Brothers, Yes, Badfinger, Band, Pink Floyd, Blind Faith, Blodwin Pig, Procol Harum, Blood Sweat and Tears, Boxtops, Bread, Brooklyn Bridge, list some more for me Desert Sun41 for me, my fingers are all typed out!
I apologize for not strictly following the parameters, it's so hard to choose just one single year.
I think the beginning of the new millenium had some really *new* stuff.
Hip hop was changing, indie rock coalescing, and alternative was as bold as ever. And how about some dance punk?
I'll pick 2000-2003.
It was the time of:
Outkast's Hey Ya (a masterpiece) and the entire album Speakerboxx/The Love Below
Gorillaz self-titled album
White Stripes' White Blood Cells, De Stijl and Elephant
Yeah Yeah Yeah's Fever to Tell
Red Hot Chili Peppers' By the Way
Green Day's American Idiot (recorded in '04, released in '04)
Daft Punk's Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
The Shins' Oh Inverted World as well as their Chutes Too Narrow
The Rapture from their album Echoes, that great song House of Jealous Lovers
Portishead, The Strokes, The Killers, Flaming Lips, Radiohead, The Roots, Warren Zevon's final album (not a weak track on it)
Last edited by BlueWillowPlate; 07-23-2009 at 07:43 AM..
My vote goes for 1966. This was the year that folk-rock matured after its introduction in 1965 (The Byrds), with great songs by Simon & Garfunkel (Homeward Bound, Dangling Conversation), The Lovin' Spoonful (Summer in the City)and The Mama's & Papa's (California Dreamin').
This was also the dawn of psychedelic-rock, but before it went overboard: The Byrds (8 Miles High), The Yardbirds (Over, Under Sideways Down), Donovan (Sunshine Superman); Rain & Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles; Paint it Black (Rolling Stones)
Major bands of the era released some of their best albums:
The Beatles: Revolver
The Kinks: Face to Face
The Rolling Stones: Aftermath
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds + Good Vibrations
The Who: My Generation
Garage Rock was also an active part of the music scene --groups like The Seeds(Pushin' Too hard); Syndicate of Sound (Little Girl); Easybeats (Friday on My Mind) etc...
Motown was still significant: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? (Jimmy Ruffin); Stevie Wonder (Up-tight); Marvin Gaye (Ain't That Peculiar, It Takes Two) and Stax was still cool (Sam & Dave--Hold on I'm Comin')
BWP is right. The Beatles Revolver lp was the talk of the media for a short time as it showed the bands maturity. Same with Bob Dylan's Blonde On Blonde.
I might not agree about the psychedelic stuff going overboard, but those songs Todd has listed are early psych for sure, and top5 chart hits to boot.
Some other solid garage bands that would fit in 1966 music would be the Bobby Fuller Four, Count Five, Leaves, and many other groups.
Hobbiewise, this period of music, to say the least, quite popular with collectors.
Those three years-yep! , especially 1968. Lots and lots of bands started in these 3 years. Here's a few: Buckinghams, Chicago, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Association, Cream, Moody Blues (revamped lineup), Blues Magoos, Country Joe/Fish, Santana, CSNY, Iron Butterfly, Vanilla Fudge, Chambers Brothers, Deep Purple, Delany and Bonnie, Delfonics, Strawbs, Doors, Electric Prunes, 13th Floor Elevators, Fever Tree, Fairport Convention, Standells, Family, Chris Farlow band, Fifth Dimension, Captain Beefheart, Wild man fischer, Fleetwood Mac, Flying Burrito Brothers, Savoy Brown, Free, John Fred/Playboy Band, Foundations, King Crimson, Fugs, Bobby Fuller 4, Rory Gallagher, Jethro Tull, J,Geils band, Genesis, Grand Funk Railroad, Grassroots, Grateful Dead, Hawkwind, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Steppenwolf, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steve Miller Band, Big Brother/Holding Co., Humble Pie, Poco, Amboy Dukes, Allman Brothers, Yes, Badfinger, Band, Pink Floyd, Blind Faith, Blodwin Pig, Procol Harum, Blood Sweat and Tears, Boxtops, Bread, Brooklyn Bridge, list some more for me Desert Sun41 for me, my fingers are all typed out!
You have some great ones in there I love. Procol Harum, Tull, Blood Sweat and Tears, Boxtops, Bread and of course my beloved Genesis.
I say those 3 years 67-69 are the best because.......well they are the best. That is not even anyones opinion, it's a fact!!! Imagine anyone trying to compare that 90s and 00s garbage to the 60s and 70s? I cant. I also picked those years because they really highlighted the psychedelic music years. Dont forget the most psychedelic band of all.... Strawberry Alarm Clock.
I would go back in a heartbeat to those times.
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Lots and lots of bands started in these 3 years. Here's a few: Buckinghams, Chicago, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Association, Cream, Moody Blues (revamped lineup), Blues Magoos, Country Joe/Fish, Santana, CSNY, Iron Butterfly, Vanilla Fudge, Chambers Brothers, Deep Purple, Delany and Bonnie, Delfonics, Strawbs, Doors, Electric Prunes, 13th Floor Elevators, Fever Tree, Fairport Convention, Standells, Family, Chris Farlow band, Fifth Dimension, Captain Beefheart, Wild man fischer, Fleetwood Mac, Flying Burrito Brothers, Savoy Brown, Free, John Fred/Playboy Band, Foundations, King Crimson, Fugs, Bobby Fuller 4, Rory Gallagher, Jethro Tull, J,Geils band, Genesis, Grand Funk Railroad, Grassroots, Grateful Dead, Hawkwind, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Steppenwolf, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steve Miller Band, Big Brother/Holding Co., Humble Pie, Poco, Amboy Dukes, Allman Brothers, Yes, Badfinger, Band, Pink Floyd, Blind Faith, Blodwin Pig, Procol Harum, Blood Sweat and Tears, Boxtops, Bread, Brooklyn Bridge, list some more for me Desert Sun41 for me, my fingers are all typed out!
