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Five Decades of Music - Your Top Five Artists

July 13th 2008 23:42
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As an adjunct to my last post - I thought it would be nice to compile an "Orble" Top 5 from the last 50 years of music and play each of those artists on my radio programme either this week or next.

Ideally I'm looking for a group or individual from each decade that really stamped with authority on the era or simply personified the time.


Would the Beatles, The Stones or The Who do it for you from the 60's?

Would The Bee Gees, The Eagles or ELO be your 70's supergroup.

Does Michael Jackson or Madonna represent all that was the 80's?

Do the boys from U2, Simply Red or INXS mean 90's music to you?

And what of the present day crop of artists?

Remember, one from each decade - and if you like a signature tune - and you never know - it just might get a guernsey on the program as part of the segment.


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Comment by tlcorbin

July 14th 2008 00:04
Do a marathon of the top 10 from each of those eras and I'll be happy. Oh, right, and if you can find something by Phoebe Snow, I'd appreciate it.

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 14th 2008 00:17


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Raven

Phoebe Snow - now there's a name that doesn't pop up on radio much these days.

I remember Phoebe's biggest hit here - from memory 'Every Night' from the late 70's.

A 30-minute sweep of hits from each era isn't a bad idea though - don't want to lose too many listeners from either end of the musical spectrum.

Cheers buddy



Comment by Two Guys Sports

July 14th 2008 00:26


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Best of the 1960s - I would probably have to say The Beatles

1970s - I am going to put The Eagles and The Who in a dead heat here.

1980s - Def Leppard - Prince - INXS

1990s - I will skip the 90s to make up for picking too many in the other decades.

2000s - See my 1990s answer.

I would also like to throw in honorable mentions for some artist that is is hard to say a specific decade for. Either because their prominence was from say 1965-1975, or they have been around so long it is hard to pick a single decade for them.

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hall & Oates
Billy Joel
Elton John
Rolling Stones
Aerosmith
Pink Floyd
Queen
and finally KISS

Gene

Comment by tlcorbin

July 14th 2008 00:28



Do you remember this one?

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 14th 2008 00:49


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Gene

All great choices - it's genuinely hard to single out a defining group or individual - which is what makes pop culture so much fun to discuss.

As for KISS (and I take it your not actually Gene Simmons) - yes I'm a fan - but then again - I was a teen and impressionable . . .

Always a pleasure.



Comment by ACE

July 14th 2008 01:13


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Here are my favorites by Decade:

1960s: Dylan
1970s: Zeppelin, Pink Floyd
1980s: INXS, Police
1990s: Uncle Tupelo, Radiohead
2000s: see my post here: http://soundr.com/

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 14th 2008 01:14


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Raven

Thanks buddy.

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 14th 2008 01:15


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ACE

First Gene - now Ace - seems like I'm getting the whole KISS band ensemble resonding.

Interesting choices for the 90's.

WIll check out your post to boot.

Cheers

Comment by Brenton

July 14th 2008 01:57


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60s Velvet Underground
70s Bob Marley
80 Zappa
90 Rage Against the Machine
now The Thermals

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 14th 2008 02:20


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Brenton

Frank Zappa, Rage Against the Machine - in fact all your selections (Marley excluded) are certainly (in bookmakers terms) real outsiders - great - but real outsiders.

Eclectic selection my friend.

Cheers

Comment by Cibbuano

July 14th 2008 02:48


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here we go:

60s: Ike and Tina Turner
70s: Parliament/Funkadelic
80s: Michael Jackson
90s: NWA
00s: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

sweet!

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 14th 2008 02:54


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Cib

Have to admit - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - going to have to do a search for this one!

Cheers

Comment by James Rickard

July 14th 2008 03:31


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I'm pulling a blank--what coffee commercial did Phoebe Snow sing.

Where's Bruce Springsteen in this group.

Seriously tho, I wonder if the current group of stars have the staying power of any of these stars. Who would have thought that we'd look back fondly on the hair bands such as Bon Jovi? This week it looks like Coldplay is the band to beat but will they last or is it just a wave?

Comment by Mrs M

July 14th 2008 03:33


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Hi MNG,

60's: The Doors
70's: ABBA
80's: Bon Jovi are my personal favourite although U2 probably won out the decade
90's: Live, Alanis Morrisette, Oasis, Pearl Jam, Nirvana
00's: Jet, Wolfmother...I'm at a bit of a loss for the noughties....bloody kids got in the way.

Love & stuff
Mrs M

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 14th 2008 03:42


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James

Different generation my friend.

Oft have the thought myself in this disposable world.

The chances that a group influencing the music scene as much as such say Pink Floyd, The Eagles, Doobie Bros, Bee Gees, Beatles, Rolling Stones et al would survive to see out an entire decade is well . . . questionable at best.

I like to use the term Pop Rox for the current genre - a great burst of suddeness which satisfies for the moment but is gone all too quickly.

We live in interesting - if not volitile musical times.

Cheers champ

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 14th 2008 03:45


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Hey M

Why do I do this to myself?

Just when I think I have narrowed it down to a bite sized list - the brains trust throw in a medley of musical who's who.

Do'h.

Nice list though

Comment by JohnDoe

July 14th 2008 07:34


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Tough call MNG!

But as sounds of their times;

60's - Bob Dylan
70's - Curtis Mayfield
80's - Talking Heads
90's - Public Enemy

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 14th 2008 08:47


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JD

Dylan! How could I leave Dylan out of the equation?

Curtis Mayfield and Public Enemy are interesting choices - though I have to admit Curtis probably doesn't personify the 70's for mine - but thank goodness for personal diversity - otherwise we'd all still be listening to disco.

What about the noughties JD?

Comment by Brenton

July 14th 2008 10:58


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Cheers.

I wanted to go for some figures who'd had a bit of a rep for pushing social boundries.

For the 60's of course, Dylan was taken.

Comment by Lara M

July 14th 2008 11:29


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You always have to make us work, MNG
Here goes:
60s...Beatles
70s...ABBA -- am a little swept away by the 'Mamma Mia' fever at the mo
80s...U2, Madonna, Bananarama
90s...Alanis Morrisette, The Verve
00s...Moby, Jamiroquai

Comment by Morgan Bell

July 14th 2008 14:02


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60s - Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield
70s - Warren Zevon, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac
80s - Talking Heads, Devo, Roxette
90s - Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, J.Lo
00s - Jamiroquai, Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake

i know you only asked for one from each decade but it was too hard, you could also put Madonna in all 5 categories haha

Comment by James Rickard

July 14th 2008 21:17


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I like to use the term Pop Rox for the current genre GREAT line! Wish I thought of it!!!!

Comment by Geoff Egan

July 14th 2008 23:41


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60s - The Beatles

70s - Led Zeppelin / Pink Floyd

80s - The Ramones / Metallica / Chili Peppers

90s - Nirvana / Radiohead / Rage Against the Machine

00s - who knows, has there been anything worth remembering yet? Probably to early to tell. There are some quality metal bands but they hardly go down as all time great songs that everyone will enjoy.

And as for everyone saying that Jamiroquai is a 2000s artist the following albums disagree with you - Emergency on Planet Easth (1993), The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994) and Travelling Without Moving (1996)

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 15th 2008 00:27


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Lara M

Who isn't swept away with ABBA - why I was playing the Best of just the other day while travelling in the Volvo on my way to IKEA.

Now - as for Bananarama - I think you may have some issues

Stay well

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 15th 2008 00:29


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Morgan

Yay for you and Warren Zevon - we fans are too few and far between.

Love your brand of musical taste.

When are you bringing out a compilation CD?

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 15th 2008 00:31


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James

Thanks - I'm sure something of even greater significance than a throwaway line is lurking in unlucky fisherman's mind - just waiting to be released on the world.

Cheers

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 15th 2008 00:33


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Geoff

Surprised the Ramones didn't get a few more votes . . . perhaps my thinking is out of step. Glad to see we're at least out of step - together

Stay sane champion

Comment by Two Guys Sports

July 15th 2008 01:19


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Just wanted to add...

Awooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooo!

I too am an Ecitable Boy, and Zevon fan. Good to see him get mentioned.

Gene

Comment by Dianna G

July 15th 2008 04:38


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60s-Beatles, Eleanor Rigby
70s-Tough one
80s-Anyone with half a brain knows U2 was birthed in the 80s and I believe so was Sunday Bloody Sunday
90s-. . .Nine inch nails? NIRVANA. Or NIN
2000s-Evanescence. Or we could put NIN here, too. Because NIN screams 'the last 15 years'.

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 15th 2008 05:05


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Dianna

So specific with your Beatles tune - must be a defining song for you - but then again I guess most of us have one defining tune in our arsenal.

Nine Inch nails is an interesting choice too - Nirvana would have been in my top 3 - but NIN - didn't really enter my thinking - thanks!

Comment by Urban Panther

July 15th 2008 13:52
Oh, I'm awful at this. I know the songs, but don't know the groups and vice versa. I think it's because my interest is in the lyrics and music (I sing and play guitar) so don't really pay attention to who is actually doing the singing. And besides, I was a bit of backward kid. When my girlfriends were listening to Donny Osmond, I was listening to Burl Ives. Seriously!

Comment by Anonymous

July 15th 2008 16:47
HAHA I LOVE that the album cover used here is from Negativland's "U2" album.. NOT A U2 ALBUM! nice

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 15th 2008 22:43


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Nothing wrong with Burl Ives.

Why, my brother in law still thinks Roger Miller is pretty cool . . .

. . . and besides what kinda fella listens to Donny Osmond?

Cheers

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

July 15th 2008 22:44


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Anon

Thank you. And I thought there were U2 fans out there.

Perhaps it just wasn't on their scope.

I try.


Comment by Dianna G

July 18th 2008 05:14


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Fictional Worlds
I'm a U2 fan. -.- I just don't know the CD covers or anything like that.

Because they aren't one of 'My Bands'.

I love Eleanor Rigby and almost always get it stuck in my head at least once a month...

~Dianna

Comment by Miswanderlust

August 3rd 2008 03:06


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Hiya MNG

60s: Dylan, Jimmi Hendrix
70s: Led Zeppelin, The Clash
80s: The Cure, Prince, Sonic Youth, The Pixies,
90s: Nirvana, Radiohead, Bjork

No suprises in my list. Hope you are well
Mis

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