Best years in music

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Mennonite

This thread has lead me to looking up a lot of odd musical trivia. I just read that Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell album sold 43 million copies. Is there anybody here old enough that they can explain why the people of 1977 thought a sweaty 300 pound man wearing a puffy shirt and suspenders singing parody versions of Springsteen's Thunder Road was the hottest thing on the planet?

43 MILLION copies!





I just don't get it. You can't blame everything on rampant cocaine abuse and the Nixon administration.

That's such a great album, from end to end.

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by Mennonite

This thread has lead me to looking up a lot of odd musical trivia. I just read that Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell album sold 43 million copies. Is there anybody here old enough that they can explain why the people of 1977 thought a sweaty 300 pound man wearing a puffy shirt and suspenders singing parody versions of Springsteen's Thunder Road was the hottest thing on the planet?

43 MILLION copies!





I just don't get it. You can't blame everything on rampant cocaine abuse and the Nixon administration.

rampant panting during a baseball game

[|Zach|]

Following up on the 1992 post 1993 was really strong as well.

Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins

VS by Pearl Jam

Automatic for the People by REM

Mellow Gold by Beck

Undertow by Tool

Lots of good music everywhere The Cranberries had a few good songs. PM Dawn who I personally liked but don't rate with a lot of people.

Singles wise...

No Rain by Blind Melon

RUMP SHAKER

Laid by James

Nothin but a G thing by Dre

Some Gin Blossoms songs

Creep by Radiohead

That wild "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" Meatloaf song

[COchief]

Nice to see a strong consensus of mainly early 90's and 70's. I went to HS in the early 90's and the music was pretty incredible but I would have to vote 70's hands down. I mean Stones/Beatles/Zep/George Clinton in their prime (my opinion, miss me with that 50/60s crap and pass the White album please) is tough to argue against.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by COchief

Nice to see a strong consensus of mainly early 90's and 70's. I went to HS in the early 90's and the music was pretty incredible but I would have to vote 70's hands down. I mean Stones/Beatles/Zep/George Clinton in their prime (my opinion, miss me with that 50/60s crap and pass the White album please) is tough to argue against.

To me, the early-mid 90s was awful. I hate grunge like I hate the Broncos. To me, it was the death of rock.

Of course, if I had been born in 1980 instead of 1965, I'd probably feel differently.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Frazod

To me, the early-mid 90s was awful. I hate grunge like I hate the Broncos. To me, it was the death of rock.

Of course, if I had been born in 1980 instead of 1965, I'd probably feel differently.

I had a couple of friends that tried to "make it" in Los Angeles who ended up moving to Vegas around 2000. They put in a ton of time creating backing tracks and sequences for a 90's Grunge cover band and spent nearly a year getting the show prepared for clubs and casinos.

After about a year of trying to get gigs but only ending up doing a couple of shows, they called me to ask what they did wrong and if I could make any suggestions in order to help them get more gigs.

My advice: "Nobody goes to Vegas to be bummed out. People want to have fun and party, not listen to people droning on about their shitty lives and drug addictions. My advice is to ditch the whole Grunge thing and do an 80's tribute band or something else that people want to hear".

They broke up and never gigged again. I shouldn't laugh but it's still funny.

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I had a couple of friends that tried to "make it" in Los Angeles who ended up moving to Vegas around 2000. They put in a ton of time creating backing tracks and sequences for a 90's Grunge cover band and spent nearly a year getting the show prepared for clubs and casinos.

After about a year of trying to get gigs but only ending up doing a couple of shows, they called me to ask what they did wrong and if I could make any suggestions in order to help them get more gigs.

My advice: "Nobody goes to Vegas to be bummed out. People want to have fun and party, not listen to people droning on about their shitty lives and drug addictions. My advice is to ditch the whole Grunge thing and do an 80's tribute band or something else that people want to hear".

They broke up and never gigged again. I shouldn't laugh but it's still funny.

I should add, that's too bad it didn't work out for them but that's pretty damn funny.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by Frazod

To me, the early-mid 90s was awful. I hate grunge like I hate the Broncos. To me, it was the death of rock.

Of course, if I had been born in 1980 instead of 1965, I'd probably feel differently.

I was also born in the 60's, so I was too young to enjoy 60's rock as it was happening. But I spent a lot of high school and even college listening to late 60's (into some early 70's) rock. Main stream stuff like early Stones, Led Zeppelin, early Pink Floyd, and Velvet Underground less main stream stuff psychedelic and progressive rock. King Crimson, Yes, etc. I mostly ignored mid and late 70s rock (outside of some punk and Grateful Dead) and ignored 80's stuff except to the extent that it obviously got played around me (I got into Rush because my Dungeon and Dragons buddies were way into it) and at parties. Sure, there was some fun dance music, Boston, Cars, and even the Go Go's and so on. And the occasional group would catch my attention. REM, Talking Heads, etc. But it was a lot of late 60's music when I was picking the albums.

I had left KU/Lawrence by the early 90's but I liked grunge. I hated it when rap took over but I enjoyed the 90's rave scene and enjoyed all the Dead shows that were easy to get to in the NorCal area.

You can find good rock from 1965 on. Each to their own, but I guess I would still choose something in the 1968 to 1972 or so window. Especially given how ground breaking it was at the time, which is a little hard to appreciate now.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

I was also born in the 60's, so I was too young to enjoy 60's rock as it was happening. But I spent a lot of high school and even college listening to late 60's (into some early 70's) rock. Main stream stuff like early Stones, Led Zeppelin, early Pink Floyd, and Velvet Underground less main stream stuff psychedelic and progressive rock. King Crimson, Yes, etc. I mostly ignored mid and late 70s rock (outside of some punk and Grateful Dead) and ignored 80's stuff except to the extent that it obviously got played around me (I got into Rush because my Dungeon and Dragons buddies were way into it) and at parties. Sure, there was some fun dance music, Boston, Cars, and even the Go Go's and so on. And the occasional group would catch my attention. REM, Talking Heads, etc. But it was a lot of late 60's music when I was picking the albums.

I had left KU/Lawrence by the early 90's but I liked grunge. I hated it when rap took over but I enjoyed the 90's rave scene and enjoyed all the Dead shows that were easy to get to in the NorCal area.

You can find good rock from 1965 on. Each to their own, but I guess I would still choose something in the 1968 to 1972 or so window. Especially given how ground breaking it was at the time, which is a little hard to appreciate now.

I pretty much loathe late 60s-early 70s progressive/psychedelic rock, particularly the Doors and Led Zeppelin. And while I don't hate the Beatles, I'm definitely not a fan. I guess I do like some early Stones stuff, but that's about it. For the most part, only things from that era I like are Star Trek, muscle cars and war movies.

You and I should never take a long road trip.

[golfindude]

WTH....... 70's were great , then Merle Haggard hit the scene in the 80's. Nobody beats Merle. But I'm old and just a good old country boy.........

[R Clark]

Originally Posted by golfindude

WTH....... 70's were great , then Merle Haggard hit the scene in the 80's. Nobody beats Merle. But I'm old and just a good old country boy.........

Lol Merle hit the scene long before the 80’s