Fiji Water
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Clapton never wrote that, J.J. Cale did. Saw a JJ Cale tribute band a few months ago. He wrote tons of hits but they were popularized by other artists.Just look at the music Eric Claption wrote in the 70s vs the 80s.
Cocaine was written in 77/78 btw.
Nonsense, it was a garbage decade regardless of recording methods.You can't turn crap into something good just by switching recording methods.The whole switch from analog recording to digital was the biggest factor in a drastic sonic difference in most pop records coming out. It was very brittle and harsh to many people's ears, especially earlier on. Of course some will say it had a nice sparkle and shimmer, so you know different strokes.
I'll be honest I really would love to hear some amazing 80's music recorded with the more classic analog sounds, such as Graceland by Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel and The Smiths stuff.
Musically though it's a solid decade imo, just sort of sounded like crap.
You're right, I shouldn't say bad stuff. I should say typical stuff.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The '80s bad stuff is one thing, but the '70s bad stuff (disco, for starters) seemed much more of an annoyance to me.
You either missed my point or are so bias that I don't really think it matters much to you anyway.Nonsense, it was a garbage decade regardless of recording methods.You can't turn crap into something good just by switching recording methods.
I had over 2000 vinyls from 1957 to late 80's, so yeah I know a little about sound.You either missed my point or are so bias that I don't really think it matters much to you anyway.
If you don't understand what switching over to a completely new technology did for the sound, compared to a very refined technique that had been perfected over the last previous 50 years I'm not wasting my time either.
I think ZZ Top might be the only previously established band that actually got better in the '80s.
Yeah I said it.
The peaks of:
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Prince
Whitney Houston
Run DMC
NWA
Megadeth
Guns n Roses
New Order
Joy Division
Gary Numan
New Wave genre
U2
Madonna
Police
The Cure
The Cars
Beastie Boys
Van Halen
Journey
Hall and Oates
Eurythmics
Bowie
Yeah, so basically the premise of this thread is false
Bowie's best work was in the 70's
The 2 best Cars albums came out in '78 and '79
Van Halen peaked from 78-81
Suggesting that Bowie's peak was in the 80s
Other than arguably Scary Monsters, his 80s stuff was a pretty clear step down from his 70s stuff, IMO.thinking Bowie's peak was only a few years long
no they didn't--they sold out
Bowie's peak started in the early 70s and continued well into the 80s. He had 3 straight #1 albums, Scary Monsters (1980), Lets Dance (1983) and Tonight (1984).
ZZ Top were a solid blues rock act before the '80s, but the world has more than enough of those.
I'll take their polished, propulsive '80s synth blues rock any day.
Peak <> peaked
Bowie's peak started in the early 70s and continued well into the 80s. He had 3 straight #1 albums, Scary Monsters (1980), Lets Dance (1983) and Tonight (1984).
Same goes for The Cars. Their best album was in the late 70s, but their popularity and success really peaked in the 80s. Their top 10 hits were in the 80s, as were 3 of their 4 Top 10 albums (Panorama, Shake It Up, Heartbreak City).
Van Halen's peak was 78-84 really. Van Halen 1 through 1984. Although in terms of success, their peak goes into the 90s. From 86 to 95 they had 4 straight #1 albums and 11 #1 singles.
thinking Bowie's peak was only a few years long