What decade of music do you like/prefer?

@laydee (12798)
Philippines
January 25, 2009 9:01pm CST
Hi guys, what decade of music do you like/prefer? and why? 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's Present? I preferred the music of before, mostly 1980's and below. I find the music there more soothing and with good quality. Now, the songs are more of noise and lesser and lesser artist have good voices. You'd see that when you listen to the recording and hear them perform, both don't sound the same. Obviously, recordings are too edited these days. I miss the songs of before when words are really given thought about and have good meaning. How bout you?
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@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
26 Jan 09
Well it depends on my mood.If i am very lively and happy i like to hear peppy numbers which belong to present.If i am sad i like to hear sad songs of 1970 and 1980.So music goes according to my mood.
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@inkyuboz (1392)
• Mandaluyong City, Philippines
26 Jan 09
late 80's to mid 90's music. And right now, I'm still stuck in the grunge period. Haha. I am seriously loving that era of music.
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• Canada
26 Jan 09
well i like today's music the most but i also like music from the 60's
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@sameroad (3179)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I listen to a lot of different decades. I like todays music and the oldies. I love stuff from the 1980-1990's and stuff from the 1950-1960's. I can listen to anything almost. as long as it sounds good to me. I used to be a lot more picker with my music but as i've gotten older (soon to be 21) my taste for music has grown into other styles. I still prefer my rock but i like everything now. what i prefer depends on how i'm feeling at that moment. sometimes i prefer my oldies and sometimes i feel like listening to country. lol so it's all on how i'm feeling and what i'm in the mood for at the moment.
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@frygirl (382)
• United States
26 Jan 09
thats hard to answer because i like music from all eras but some of the stuff that is coming out now is stupid. especially country iam sorry but alot of the so called country isnt country anymore it has really changed over the years.
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@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Well pretty much anybody's generation that they grew up in will most likely be their favorite generation of music. Mine would be the nineties because that's when I grew up in. To me all of the older music is rather boring and repetitive especially things like classic rock and hair metal. But who am I to dis a generation's music right?
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
Perhaps there's truth in that. But I also know of relatives and brothers born in this generation who, when exposed to the old songs, saw that the craft of the old songs are far more exceptional than today. But yeah, we all have our preferences.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
26 Jan 09
When it comes to Music, there are some good singers out there today, but the best era for me of music I still enjoy listening too from the older days would have to be the 60s and 70s. There are a lot of songs from the 70s that I hear yet today that I can remember where I was when they first came out even. It is actually good to have many of these songs still played and enjoyed yet today.
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
Oh yeah! I'd say that songs that last until now are songs that are really worth listening to. Look at most of the songs now-a-days, after a while, they lose their meaning, and you lost interest in listening to them too. Unlike the old songs where even if you repeat it over and over, you still fall in love.
• United States
27 Jan 09
My favorite decade of music was the 1980's. I was a teenager then, and I loved that time period. I like the hair bands and the other pop bands such as Duran Duran, Culture Club, and who can forget about George Michael. The 1970's rock was also really good as well.
@manunulat (604)
• Philippines
26 Jan 09
1950's-1960's mostly are the young rock generations and some classical. 1970's- surely the retro music and some jazz blues. 1980's- pop jazz and so many memorable love songs. 1990's- aww too many pop and RnB fusion. The most music I like are from the 80's. I think most of the songs have beautifully-written lyrics and of course the instruments were not too adulterated.
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
The most music I like are from the 80's. I think most of the songs have beautifully-written lyrics and of course the instruments were not too adulterated. So true..
• United States
26 Jan 09
I LOVE the 80's but like other eras also 50's+. Just something about the 80's music....'they don't make em like they used to' hehe
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
'they don't make em like they used to' oh tell me about it!
• Philippines
26 Jan 09
It always feels good for me when hearing and playing songs in the era of 80's. :) Especial mention Air Supply and Dan Hills how about Glen Medeiros...And a lot of singers in 80's...
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
Oh, I'm an 80's girl too!
• United States
26 Jan 09
I dont care what any one says, nothing will ever even come close as to the songs in the 70's and 80's they all meant something, there would always be a song that would come on that would relate to something that was going on in your life at that time, i could pick a song and send it to either my guy or one of my friends that would be saying something that i would want to get across to them but was to shy or not so outspoken, so i would send it in a song, unless it's coming from celine dionne or ones that are on the same song pace, you cant find the meaningful songs any more, { does anyone understand this? } lol
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
I surely get what you mean! Or maybe it's because of our age? hahahahaha
@henahuda (158)
• Australia
26 Jan 09
i am basically fond of 1970's and 1980's music.i feel that those times when songs were sung they had beautiful meaning to it.they were much more nice and soft to hear.my father always keep telling us in our time there were such lovely songs and now when you hear its all wierd and at times has vulgar and indicent words in it.they were all evergreen songs in todays time also if you hear them you will like to hear them again but now its just the opposite. nowdays its just sung to make business.
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
Yeah, it's really sad that it's obvious that they're singing for business. It's even weird because a few days ago, I was looking through old songs in youtube, and you can see that the artists really know how to sing. They didn't need their 'looks' to market the songs they sang. Now, singers need boob jobs, need to bare more skin (to the point of indecency) just to sell a song or an album. Which is pathetic.
@Lindery (853)
• Latvia
26 Jan 09
I prefer music from 1980's and some of the early 1970's. I agree that music back then was meaningful and artists could really sing. These days turning on TV music channels I get angry and stressed because of hearing stupid beats and singers singing the same sentence again and over again. It annoys! It doesn't mean all present music is bad, I like some of the British artists mostly from these days.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
Yeah, I guess they don't have creativity and patience anymore in creating these songs. Same lines, lines that have no meaning, most are mumblings and they can't sing without swearing!
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
26 Jan 09
wow, that is a tough question to answer. i like classical, early jazz, big band, music from the 1970's, 8o's and some of todays stuff. i am pretty much all over the board when it comes to music.
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@ourfff (64)
• China
27 Jan 09
I was born in 1984,so i like 1980's and 1990's sang ,such as right here waitting,can you feel the love tonight,country road,say you say me.Another reason,i tough them so much,the sang was sang on the street whole day,i was force to hear it,then i like them.
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@lisa0502 (1724)
• Canada
26 Jan 09
I do not think that I have a preference as to the era of music that I listen to. I find that all types and era's bring something different. Yes I would agree that some of the music now a days is very hard to understand, but some of it has some really good points and values to it. They do seem to do alot of editing in the music as well. Where as in the old days they did not do much of editing.
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• France
26 Jan 09
I'm not sure I can categorize my music tastes by decade. If I had to, I guess I'd probably like the 80's music just because that's when I was in high school and the music brings me back.
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@itsmine (104)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I also like 1980's only. Those are so melodious and meaningful. Those are not limited to time.
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@moneymommy (3418)
• United States
27 Jan 09
I prefer music from the 60s and 70s some 80s. I listen to classic rock. I enjoy Led Zeppelin, The rolling stones, The Beatles, Jimmy Hendrix, The doors etc.... I feel there was a lot more talent in that time period.
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