What went wrong with so many artists/bands from the 60s and 70s throughout the 1980s?

SlyStone63 · 08-21-2021, 06:31 PM

What went wrong with so many artists/bands that had huge success commercially and critically throughout the 60s and 70s once the music world entered into the 1980s? Commercially or critically they fell off badly in the 80s.

I'll name a few... Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, Joni Mitchell, Earth Wind and Fire, Elton John, David Bowie, Queen, Aerosmith, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Barry White, AC/DC, Bob Dylan and many more?

Was it because of MTV? The technology of the 80s? Trend chasing? Creative juice was out?

What do you all think?

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SlyStone63 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 74	What went wrong with so many artists/bands from the 60s and 70s throughout the 1980s? What went wrong with so many artists/bands that had huge success commercially and critically throughout the 60s and 70s once the music world entered into the 1980s? Commercially or critically they fell off badly in the 80s. I'll name a few... Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, Joni Mitchell, Earth Wind and Fire, Elton John, David Bowie, Queen, Aerosmith, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Barry White, AC/DC, Bob Dylan and many more? Was it because of MTV? The technology of the 80s? Trend chasing? Creative juice was out? What do you all think?