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By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

For me love 80s music .

Happy Bank Holiday weekend everyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OP has the correct answer

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

Flagrante

60s or early 70s

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By *hantasmagoriaWoman
over a year ago

Newport

80s all the way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

90s no question.

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

70’s!

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

… or 1740’s!

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By *hil most chillMan
over a year ago

South East & Europe

You could just rename this thread "what decade were you a teenager?"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There isn't one - all have good and shite music

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By *eiaorganaWoman
over a year ago

Dundee

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

"70’s! "

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By *eiaorganaWoman
over a year ago

Dundee

Love 80s music too, also a big fan of 80s hair rock

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

your teenage and early 20’s years is likely to define your answer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When hearing Gary Numan cars in the late 70's.

I knew the 80's music was going to be great.

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By *eardedman7Man
over a year ago

Berkshire

90’s for me

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

Has to be the 80’s that’s all I listen to ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

90s

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

As far as rock music goes, definately the 70's.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

70s you can’t beat disco

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By *oldyoudown41Man
over a year ago

caledonian

80’s hands down

But partial to 90’s dance

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By *W ChapMan
over a year ago

Swindon

Clearly the 70's

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By *vanabeusedTV/TS
over a year ago

somewhere

Whatever one you were 20 in

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

1985-1995

that’s a decade

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By *rofessor ElementalMan
over a year ago

Durham

90’s indie however listening to a lot 70’s at the moment

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

Any decade during the 1600s. Those jesters, harlequins, minstrels and the under-appreciated wilburys never knew how much they inspired future generations.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

90’s. It had great music in most genres.

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By *weetiepie99Woman
over a year ago

cardiff

70's of course

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

60 s

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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago

Not all that North of North London

Tough call between late 80s and early 90s but as a whole i guess the 80s were better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

90s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

80s end of thread closed

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By *ociable-NottmCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

00’s

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By *lirtyAndFunCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

Late 80s or 90s. Such a good mix of genres. Rock & metal festivals or dance raves

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

The forties. The 1740s

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By *edsLatinoMan
over a year ago

Bedford

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definitely have to be the 80s

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By *edsLatinoMan
over a year ago

Bedford

Depends on the genre. Every decade has/had their own thing going on.

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By *eliz NelsonMan
over a year ago

The Tantric Tea Shop

"Whatever one you were 20 in "

I was 20 in 1981 but I'm going for the 70's

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

The swinging Sixties

followed by

The rocking Seventies

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

"The forties. The 1740s"

I remember them well

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

80s for me..

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

"The forties. The 1740s

I remember them well

I was just leaving primary school...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would have to say 80's, but my car is always tuned to Absolute 90's.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

90s

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By *ymbunnyfitCouple
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

80s had so much variety and some brilliant bands

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By *TK421-Man
over a year ago

Cheltenham

90's.

GCSEs, college and uni.....

Christ it was the golden era of India/rock for me.

Ahhhhh Metroes in Cardiff... How I have nostalgia for you.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

90’s, got Pearl jam, Alice in chains , soundgarden , pantera , nirvana, stone temple pilots , faith no more , slipknot , Dillinger escape plan , machinehead , Kyuss, Foo fighters ....amazing stuff

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By *ybersub GuyMan
over a year ago

Bristol

90's all day long...

Rave classics... house,garage, dnb and all the great rnb and hip hop tracks...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"90’s, got Pearl jam, Alice in chains , soundgarden , pantera , nirvana, stone temple pilots , faith no more , slipknot , Dillinger escape plan , machinehead , Kyuss, Foo fighters ....amazing stuff "

Finally, someone who talks sense...

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

"The forties. The 1740s"

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You're 'looking' good for a bicentennial Mød rocker.

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

"The forties. The 1740s

I remember them well

I was just leaving primary school..."

I would have been helping Mr Handel write his Messiah

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

"The forties. The 1740s

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You're 'looking' good for a bicentennial Mød rocker.

Portrait in the attic dear boy, portrait in the attic.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

"The forties. The 1740s

I remember them well

I was just leaving primary school...

I would have been helping Mr Handel write his Messiah

Alleluia ! You got it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd say 80s too, probably my most listened to music.

I quite like now too. Fuck it, every decade has some proper bangers. But you can't beat Come On Eileen.

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

"Any decade during the 1600s. Those jesters, harlequins, minstrels and the under-appreciated wilburys never knew how much they inspired future generations."

Yep, Gibbons, Buxtehude, Pachelbel… especially the last one! Bet the majority of married people on this thread had his Canon played at their Wedding! Bet he didn’t go to bed having written it and thought to himself, “Yep, rocking tune I‘ve made up there! In a few centuries it‘ll be played at every bloody Wedding in Europe!“ ??????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

80s and 90s

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

"The forties. The 1740s

I remember them well

I was just leaving primary school...

I would have been helping Mr Handel write his Messiah

Alleluia ! You got it

Well, I wasn‘t thinking so much of Handel, although what he did to democratise music and bring it to the masses is, for its time, probably on a par with Beatlemania in the 60s and arguably surpasses it for its continuing historic legacy.

Handel died in 1759 so I‘d have quoted the 1750s for his best work. No, the prize for the 1740s has to go to THE master musician of them all, J S Bach who died in 1750 and was therefore at the height of his powers in the 1740s. His legacy to music down the ages is just far too enormous to adequately express, and reaches far beyond just the erudite and hallowed confines of Western art music.

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By *obby3264Man
over a year ago

Cambridge

80s for me I think

Definitely for chart and underground.

But the late 70s was the birth of the 80s with indy, 2tone, new wave new romantic and synth.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

90s x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

90s

Lot more genres.

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

"your teenage and early 20’s years is likely to define your answer"

Can’t say it does for me. That would be the 90’s and for me that’s a definite no. In the 70’s you have the ska, disco and funk as well as soul and R&B. Come on, if they hadn’t happened where would we all be?

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By *ulie RobertsTV/TS
over a year ago

Southampton

"You could just rename this thread "what decade were you a teenager?""

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

90's or earlier although the 70's could be a bit sus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This decade. Because we have all the music from previous ones

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

"The forties. The 1740s

I remember them well

I was just leaving primary school...

I would have been helping Mr Handel write his Messiah

Alleluia ! You got it

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^ I think he's got a Handel on it.

I now just need a Chopin Liszt for my online musical purchases.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This decade. Because we have all the music from previous ones "

Thinking outside the box. I like it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"This decade. Because we have all the music from previous ones

Thinking outside the box. I like it

Positive goth innit

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

Late 80s & early 90s

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

"your teenage and early 20’s years is likely to define your answer"

For a lot of people that is likely to be true….

But some of us still find a thrill out of listening to and going to see new music by musicians more than half our age…..

So every decade is good….

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

90's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

80’s rock, 90’s punk rock

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Lanson

I'd go 80's - it's probably what I listen too the most

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By *amuelsquestMan
over a year ago

Sutton at hone

90's

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Fuck knows. I'm currently watching the remnants of a 1970s band, playing a song from 1956, in the 2010s. I'm bamboozled

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fuck knows. I'm currently watching the remnants of a 1970s band, playing a song from 1956, in the 2010s. I'm bamboozled

Just go with it

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Fuck knows. I'm currently watching the remnants of a 1970s band, playing a song from 1956, in the 2010s. I'm bamboozled

Just go with it "

I did! I sang along n everything

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

"60s or early 70s"

Quite clearly this is the only correct answer

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

Don’t live in the past celebrate what is exciting and new now….

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"60s or early 70s

Quite clearly this is the only correct answer"

Errrrrrr 50s!

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

The 1860s had some great pieces written.

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

"Fuck knows. I'm currently watching the remnants of a 1970s band, playing a song from 1956, in the 2010s. I'm bamboozled

In fact, you’re soooo bamboozled you’re actually living in a different decade from the rest of us: we’re in the 2020s now baby!

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By *o scandalousWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

80’s rules.

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

90s, whoever says 80s….. jeeeeeeeeesus!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As far as rock music goes, definately the 70's."

Totally agree Sabbath, Zepplin, Deep Purple list could go on

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By *D of funCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

90s

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

Serious, what is good about 80s music, 60s, 70s, I get, but 80s……..

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

"The 1860s had some great pieces written. "

Yer on! Time to name and shame them catchy toons then!

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By *imher8587Couple
over a year ago

Kingswinford

I was born in '85 so for me 90's music was the best, but I appreciate 80's was a great time. So i was born a decade too early maybe!

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

"Serious, what is good about 80s music, 60s, 70s, I get, but 80s……..

Yep, know exactly what you mean bro! What we really need is a hands over the ears emoji!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Fuck knows. I'm currently watching the remnants of a 1970s band, playing a song from 1956, in the 2010s. I'm bamboozled

In fact, you’re soooo bamboozled you’re actually living in a different decade from the rest of us: we’re in the 2020s now baby!

The concert was recorded last decade, not this one! Twas on the tellybox

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

"I was born in '85 so for me 90's music was the best, but I appreciate 80's was a great time. So i was born a decade too early maybe!"

No no no, I was born in 75, 80s music was terrible, please try to prove me wrong someone.

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By *ensual temptressWoman
over a year ago

Southampton

"Love 80s music too, also a big fan of 80s hair rock

Me too!! Total 80s rock chick but do appreciate music of all different genre. X

Goes off to re spray my bouffant hair do ......

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

"Serious, what is good about 80s music, 60s, 70s, I get, but 80s……..

Yep, know exactly what you mean bro! What we really need is a hands over the ears emoji!

Bro….?

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

"Love 80s music too, also a big fan of 80s hair rock

Me too!! Total 80s rock chick but do appreciate music of all different genre. X

Goes off to re spray my bouffant hair do ......

80s doesn’t do rock………

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By *o scandalousWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I was born in '85 so for me 90's music was the best, but I appreciate 80's was a great time. So i was born a decade too early maybe!

No no no, I was born in 75, 80s music was terrible, please try to prove me wrong someone. "

George Michael.

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

This decade….

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"90s no question."

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Love 80s music too, also a big fan of 80s hair rock

Me too!! Total 80s rock chick but do appreciate music of all different genre. X

Goes off to re spray my bouffant hair do ......

80s doesn’t do rock………"

Queen were around in the 80s (to a lesser extent)

Metallica took off (metal, would you class rock completely separately?!)

But apart from the current period, 80s are my least favourite, especially totally electronic stuff from that era.

I'm a 50/60/70s aficionado (but born in 1985

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

"I was born in '85 so for me 90's music was the best, but I appreciate 80's was a great time. So i was born a decade too early maybe!

No no no, I was born in 75, 80s music was terrible, please try to prove me wrong someone.

George Michael.

Yeah, he had a bit of talent, but compare 80s to all the other decades…… absolute tosh

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

The music that is around today is just as good and exciting as any music from any previous decade…..

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

"The music that is around today is just as good and exciting as any music from any previous decade…..

It’s just easier to makeshift music

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

"The music that is around today is just as good and exciting as any music from any previous decade…..

It’s just easier to makeshift music "

Shit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was born in the wrong era, should of been a 60's baby

Though yes! The 80's were good for music

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

"The music that is around today is just as good and exciting as any music from any previous decade…..

It’s just easier to makeshift music

Shit "

That’s quite subjective…. The years are littered with bands and artists that produced poor quality product

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lol I digress from my earlier statement.. after a discussion at the kitchen table.. every decade had influenced my life from blues , country, big bands , 50s until now. We swing dance I can't choose one.

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

"The music that is around today is just as good and exciting as any music from any previous decade…..

It’s just easier to makeshift music

Shit

That’s quite subjective…. The years are littered with bands and artists that produced poor quality product "

Nope very objective, in general, across all the decades, the 60s, 70s, 90s, 00s,10s, 20s, have better music that the 80s. Talking high level, not too sure about the 2020s though, but only just started

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By *W_RedMan
over a year ago

Manchester

80s for me and early 90s

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By *ensual temptressWoman
over a year ago

Southampton

"Love 80s music too, also a big fan of 80s hair rock

Me too!! Total 80s rock chick but do appreciate music of all different genre. X

Goes off to re spray my bouffant hair do ......

80s doesn’t do rock………"

Guns n roses and AC/DC ...drops mic and sashes off......

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

"The music that is around today is just as good and exciting as any music from any previous decade…..

It’s just easier to makeshift music

Shit

That’s quite subjective…. The years are littered with bands and artists that produced poor quality product

I’m guessing that you have a scientific measurement to reach that objective finding.

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By *inAndTonic21Couple
over a year ago

Merseyside

80s for kitchen disco 90s for faves

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

"Love 80s music too, also a big fan of 80s hair rock

Me too!! Total 80s rock chick but do appreciate music of all different genre. X

Goes off to re spray my bouffant hair do ......

80s doesn’t do rock………

Guns n roses and AC/DC ...drops mic and sashes off......

GnR maybe… but look at the numbers. Radiohead, foo fighters, nirvana, Metallica, oasis, blur, daft punk, Eminem, muse…

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

Spice girls

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It’s a tough one but I think overall it’s the 80’s. You got the pop stuff but also Post-Punk nailing it, the start of noise rock and grunge in US. And then the electro really kicking off too

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By *otdave75Man
over a year ago

Chandlers Ford

"The music that is around today is just as good and exciting as any music from any previous decade…..

It’s just easier to makeshift music

Shit

That’s quite subjective…. The years are littered with bands and artists that produced poor quality product

I’m guessing that you have a scientific measurement to reach that objective finding.

Just pure logic

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By *ueen of beesCouple
over a year ago

North West

80s and 60s classic tunes

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By *penbicoupleCouple
over a year ago

Northampton

70's (not when I was a teenager).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

90s 80s. 70s , 60s , 50s , do I have to pick one? I like them all

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

In general for a large proportion of people listening to new music tails off in their late teens to mid 20’s (life gets in the way). So their music tastes get frozen in time so to speak…

Hence why they feel that time is their “golden decade” for music.

A few don’t fall into that trap - life still gets in the way but they still manage to retain the hunger for the new….. That’s why you will still find me down at the front of gigs for the likes of Idles, Self Esteem, The Velvet Hands and at plenty of small gigs for new bands and Artists….

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By *hinstrapMan
over a year ago

Barnsley

For me the nineties

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