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hard to say for me because although my biggest music heroes were at their commercial peaks (MJ, Prince, Bruce) there was so much crap but every decade has plenty of crap. However, there was also plenty of top rate one hit wonders and acts like Culture Club and Wham had a series of awesome, incredible songs which, given their silly images, it hurt just how great some of their songs were. There was also an upstart who got off to a superb start, Terence Trent D'arby, maybe a greater singer than anyone in those two decades and a formidable, artist who just did not have the commercial appeal in the 90's. There were acts like Spandau Ballet and Dixie's Midnight Runners who had some absolute killer, stone classic singles that they couldn't follow up on. Then, Duran Duran and U2 can't be forgotten for a second.
However, as great as some of that music was, I never personally liked the sythnth and drum machines that dominated the era, they definitely take away from the music a bit although you can't ruin a great song with just bad production.
The 90's? I never was a heavy radio listener, not in the 80's and I was pretty out of touch in the 90's. Of course I knew about Nirvana and the grunge movement and hip hop but I hated that stuff. It was of course all a natural backlash against the excess and plasticity of the 80's.
However, as great as some of that music was, I never personally liked the sythnth and drum machines that dominated the era, they definitely take away from the music a bit although you can't ruin a great song with just bad production.
The 90's? I never was a heavy radio listener, not in the 80's and I was pretty out of touch in the 90's. Of course I knew about Nirvana and the grunge movement and hip hop but I hated that stuff. It was of course all a natural backlash against the excess and plasticity of the 80's.