Best and Worst Year for Music?
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:41 amOK folks, time to put on your thinking caps or raybans! What would you say was the most significant year for new wave/alternative and the least significant year for the years spanning 1977 to 1989?
My answer is 1979 as the most significant because The Cars, Joe Jackson, Boomtown Rats, The Jam, Blondie, XTC, and Elvis Costello had released major albums that year. It seemed that 1979 was the year that new wave finally garnered alot of attention from the mainstream media in the USA and these acts had hits on the radio. Another banner year to me is 1983. Major albums were released that year including A Flock of Seagulls, Kissing The Pink, Plimsouls, Comateens, The Fixx, etc. Both years were energetic periods for all types of interesting and new bands.
The least significant year is 1986. Except for some hits by the Bangles, Bananarama, OMD, and Pet Shop Boys, 1986 seemed to be a year of transition. I think that 1986 was the year that hair metal, electro dance, and teen pop started to rule MTV and the airwaves.
I am sure you might disagree with my answers but that is not what I am asking for. Try to recall which year was the most significant and least significant in terms of album releases or new bands, etc. Good Luck!
My answer is 1979 as the most significant because The Cars, Joe Jackson, Boomtown Rats, The Jam, Blondie, XTC, and Elvis Costello had released major albums that year. It seemed that 1979 was the year that new wave finally garnered alot of attention from the mainstream media in the USA and these acts had hits on the radio. Another banner year to me is 1983. Major albums were released that year including A Flock of Seagulls, Kissing The Pink, Plimsouls, Comateens, The Fixx, etc. Both years were energetic periods for all types of interesting and new bands.
The least significant year is 1986. Except for some hits by the Bangles, Bananarama, OMD, and Pet Shop Boys, 1986 seemed to be a year of transition. I think that 1986 was the year that hair metal, electro dance, and teen pop started to rule MTV and the airwaves.
I am sure you might disagree with my answers but that is not what I am asking for. Try to recall which year was the most significant and least significant in terms of album releases or new bands, etc. Good Luck!