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10-23-2008, 10:50 AM | #1511 (permalink) | ||
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10-23-2008, 04:11 PM | #1512 (permalink) | |
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the small stores were great but they also had to turn a profit so they couldn't really just fill their shelves with whatever they thought was good instead of what they knew would sell, again it depends on the area. the 80s weren't a total wasteland but i'm sure you'll agree where you lived played a far more significant factor in what you were able to hear than it does now. |
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10-23-2008, 04:27 PM | #1513 (permalink) |
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I guess because of the sheer size of America, it was a lot more difficult for bands to (metaphorically) spread their wings in the 80's. Although British radio was extremely limited in the 80's we had the luxury of John Peel and a smaller land mass so bands were more accessible to us. Not excessively so I hasten to add but the means were there if you cared to look.
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10-23-2008, 04:41 PM | #1514 (permalink) |
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John Peel's DJing is something I, as an American, greatly envy in the UK. The idea of radio being a vehicle for a personality you cared about and an exploration of music, mainstream or underground, is almost alien to me.
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10-23-2008, 07:21 PM | #1515 (permalink) |
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Generic. I listed some really great artists from the 60's. Unlike the 80's you don't have to search for obscure or non mainstream acts to find good music from the 60's. I'm sure if I listed Rockadrome or Plastic Cloud, 99% of the people here would say who?
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10-24-2008, 12:02 AM | #1516 (permalink) | ||
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Like Cream? Are you kidding me? I would say it's about the same. The 60s had some good pop music: the Beach Boys, the Zombies, Dick Dale. The 80s had some good pop music: REM, New Order, the Smiths. But in both decades the best stuff flew in a bit under the radar. |
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10-24-2008, 02:04 PM | #1517 (permalink) | |
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In conclusion, timeframes are moot. Every decade has its fair share of great music, and shit. And in 50 years, on a forum just like this, ALL of our opinions will be obsolete, because fans of music from the 2030's will be arguing with people who thought the last good record ever made was "The Future" by the band ROBOTS, made in 2016. |
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10-24-2008, 02:12 PM | #1519 (permalink) | |
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But instead let's bitch about people bitching in a thread where the entire point is to bitch about things, seeing as the title is "Things that piss me off about music". |
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