It's hard to bet against the 60's with The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Hendrix, etc. but I also like the hair bands of the 80's. It's when I was out on my own for the first time and MTV was just starting and we had a party at my apartment every weekend while drinking beer and watching MTV.
And don't foreget, the 60's was the best decade for Motown. Lots of great soul and R&B came out of that era. Many people hated the 80's. But as far as putting out the hit single, I thought it was the second best decade of pop/rock music behind the 60's. Although there wasn't a whole lot of memorable bands from that era, there were a lot of great songs. The 70's was a great period for what became FM Album Rock. How much you liked it just depends on your musical tastes I guess.
No memorable bands from the 80's???
Van Halen, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Guns 'N Roses, Metallica, Rush, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Dokken, Twisted Fucking Sister, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Judas Priest, Bon Jovi, REO Speedwagon, Ozzy, Huey Lewis and the News, Bryan Adams, RATT, Billy Idol, Aerosmith (reincarnated), Whitesnake, Scorpions.
Those are just the rock bands. That's not counting the pussy music bands like the Smiths, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, INXS, etc. It's also not counting the single acts like David Bowie, Cindy Lauper, Robert Palmer, Don Henley, Lionel Richie.
Most of the bands you mentioned started in the 70's. And got popular through MTV in the 80's. But I was talking mainly about the pussy music bands like Culture Club, Duran Duran etc. Bands who put out 2 or 3 hit singles then disappeared. There were many many of these bands. Mainly coming from Europe.
hno: ... oh well , most people think zz topp started on mtv in a red car. ^<<^
