Music: Who are your favorite musical artists from each decade since the 60's?

[Blender]

60s: Bob Dylan
70s: Led Zeppelin
80s: U2
90s: Alice in Chains
00s: Queens of the Stone Age
10s: Queens of the Stone Age

 

[YoSoyLalo]

60s: Beatles or Simon and Garfunkel
70s: Pink Floyd or The Clash
80s: Hardest one. The Smiths, New Order, and the Stone Roses are all right there
90s: Oasis
00s: Radiohead
10s: Alvvays

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

50s: Buddy Holly
60s: The Beatles
70s: Cat Stevens (There are artists I'm blanking on at the moment who might displace Cat, but I'm comfortable with the choice)
80s: REM/Duran Duran (at the time, U2 --AINEC -- but not now)
90s: Teenage Fanclub
00s: Belle & Sebastian
10s: Alvvays (small sample size, but they're the only "new" artist whose music I've purchased in this decade -- will buy their sophomore album as well)

Awesome.

 

[plank]

50's

1.Elvis 2. Chuck Berry 3. Johnny Cash 4. Bill Haley 5. Duane Eddy

60's

1. The Who 2. The Beatles 3. The Rolling Stones 4. Bob Dylan 5. CCR

70's

1. Neil Young 2. Jerry Garcia 3. Bruce Springsteen 4. Joe Walsh 5. Van Morrison

80's

1. John Cougar Mellencamp 2. U2 3. R.E.M 4. Tom Petty 5. Pete Townshend

90's

1. Jay Farrar 2. Jeff Tweedy 3. Pearl Jam 4. Cracker 5. The Black Crowes

00's

1. Richmond Fontaine 2. Jason Molina 3. The Drive By-Truckers 4. Calexico 5. Damien Jurado

10's

1. Jason Isbell 2. Sturgill Simpson 3. Wussy 4. The Delines 5. Heartless ********

 

[plank]

Some notes on my selections:

My 50's picks basically tell the story of my taste in music, rock and roll.

The 60's are my all-time favorites, they made some great music after the 60's but this was their start.

Look up Neil's 70's discography and don't forget CSNY. Jerry includes The Dead, solo and New Riders of the Purple Sage. Joe Walsh is The James Gang, Barnstorm, solo and the Eagles. Springsteen and Van the Man need no explanation.

Cougar, U2, REM should also be self explanatory. Petty had some very good Heartbreaker albums plus Full Moon Fever plus The Traveling Wilburys plus Stop Draggin' My Heart Around with Stevie. Pete had three great solo albums and a couple decent Who albums.

Jay Farrar is 4 great Uncle Tupelo and 3 great Son Volt albums. Tweedy is also Uncle Tupelo plus Wilco plus Billy Bragg plus Golden Smog(have you heard of Golden Smog?)

Richmond Fontaine put out 6 awesome albums in the 2000's. Jason Molina was prolific as Songs:Ohia and Magnolia Electric Company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Molina

If you've come this far you can check out my 10's on your own!

 

[Xelebes]

Working My Way through the list.

1560
1570 -
1580 - William Byrd
1590
1600 - John Dowland
1610 - Claudio Monteverdi
1620
1630
1640
1650 - John Playford
1660
1670
1680
1690 - Henry Purcell
1700
1710
1720 - Antonio Vivaldi
1730
1740 - JS Bach
1750
1760
1770
1780
1790
1800
1810
1820
1830
1840 - Franz Liszt
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900 - Bela Bartok
1910
1920 - Art Tatum
1930 -
1940 - Bob Wills
1950 - Frankie Rogers
1960 -
1970
1980
1990 - Mike Banks (Underground Resistance)
2000
2010

 

[93gilmour93]

60's - The Doors
70's - Black Sabbath
80's - Guns n Roses
90's - Pearl Jam/Tool
00's - Slipknot
10's - Heavy Metal

 

[harvestglen]

60s: The Beach Boys/The Rolling Stones/The Beatles/The Kinks/The Zombies
70s: David Bowie/The Cars/Elvis Costello/Neil Young/The Beach Boys
80s: The Smiths/R.E.M./David Bowie/Kate Bush/New Order
90s: Radiohead/R.E.M./Blur/Elliott Smith/Crowded House
00s: Arcade Fire/Radiohead/Grizzly Bear/Animal Collective/The Shins
10s: Tame Impala/The Sheepdogs/Arcade Fire/Radiohead/Radiohead

 

[KingBran]

Nobody liked Hardwired to Self Destruct? I know thousands who did, and there isn't another live act that can touch em throughout their entire existence. To me and a million others.

I have seen many bands live. Including Metallica. They are easily touched. Saw them at the height of their career - sold out football stadium tours... They were good. Not godlike.

 

[KingBran]

Let me help you (See bolded)

Working My Way through the list.

1560
1570 -
1580 - William Byrd
1590
1600 - John Dowland
1610 - Claudio Monteverdi
1620
1630
1640
1650 - John Playford
1660
1670
1680
1690 - Henry Purcell
1700
1710
1720 - Antonio Vivaldi
1730
1740 - JS Bach
1750
1760
1770
1780
1790
1800
1810
1820
1830 - Frédéric Chopin
1840 - Franz Liszt
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900 - Bela Bartok
1910
1920 - Art Tatum
1930 -
1940 - Bob Wills
1950 - Frankie Rogers
1960 -
1970
1980
1990 - Mike Banks (Underground Resistance)
2000
2010

 

[Jack Straw]

60s: Beatles
70s: Grateful Dead, HM: Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, The Clash
80s: Dire Straits/U2/Talking Heads, HM: REM
90s: nothing really stands out, maybe Son Volt and Sonic Youth
00s: Kruger Brothers
10s: Kruger Brothers

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

60's - The Beatles
70's - Black Sabbath
80's - Metallica
90's - Pantera
00's - Superjoint Ritual

As for the 10s I have no idea. I really don't listen to anything current.