If you could only listen to a 10 year span of music, and nothing else, what would it be?

I might go with this, for pretty much the same reasoning, if forced to choose. It would be a less ideal span for classical and (especially) jazz, though.

 

1967 to 1976.

 

My first thought was 1966 - 1975, like many others here.

I could maybe go with 1967 - 1977 if we're going the 11 route.

 

1975-1984

 

Exactly my choice and for the same reason.

 

prob 64 to 74

 

1959-1969

 

1963 to 1972. You'd get the Four Seasons early hits along with the first UK Beatles LP. 1963 was the peak for surf music too!

 

1966-1976

 

1963-72

I'd get the excellent final year pre-Beatles pop scene through the Moody Blues' "core 7" and some great early Genesis, among other things.

 

1979-1989, gotta have my Post-punk/hardcore/alternative

 

66-76

 

1963-1973

But a close second would be 1990-2000

 

Can I have 65-69 and 78-82?

 

79-88

London Calling, Lou Reed, The Cars, Big Country, The Ramones and all the great Simple Minds, Brooce and T'il Tuesday's "Everything's Different Now". That one album made those late 80's years with all that hair metal tolerable.

 

I love that Til 'Tuesday album.

 

1979-1989- I'd get the disco stuff, some of the best Westcoast/AOR stuff

I'd get '80s R&B, especially the ballads and I'd get some of the best smooth jazz because after 1989, I stopped listening...

 

Tragically overlooked. There's a lot of albums I like that didn't really make a mark but this might be the one that puzzles me the most. As good as Welcome Home was I couldn't believe that people had forgot this band in two years. I think I was mad at the whole world for a few weeks.

 

1964-1974

 

Probably 67-76.

 

I'll go with 69-79. That allows London Calling to squeak in and the way everyone's doing the math I get stuff from the 60's too.

 

and me too ?

 

I'm in on '65 to '75!

 

'80-'89.

- Joy Division, Talking Heads, This Heat, Cabaret Voltaire, The Fall, A Certain Ratio, Orang Juice, Josef K

- ESG, Liquid Liquid, Flying Lizards

- Smiths, Echo & The Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, Cocteau Twins

- REM's 'Murmur', Sonic Youth, Husker Du, Pixies

- Loose Joints, Inner Life, Strafe, Shirley Lites, Taana Gardner, D Train, Peech Boys

- Holter Czukay, Kraftwerk, Roedelius

- New Order, Pet Shop Boys

- Trust, Imperial Bedroom, Blood & Chocolate

- Soft Cell, Human League, Heaven 17

- Frankie, Art of Noise, Propaganda, ABC

- Grace Jones, Donna Summer's 'State Of Independence'

- Prefab Sprout, Talk Talk, David Sylvian, Scott Walker, Tom Waits

- Beastie Boys, Eric B & Rakim, The adventures of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels of Steel, Tom Tom Club, Run DMC, Double D & Steinski, Planet Rock, De La Soul

- Marshall Jefferson, Nightwriters, Larry Heard, Adonis, Derrick May, Inner City

-Ze Records

-On-U sound, Scientist dub LPs, Sleng Teng and dancehall generally.

And on and on....

 

March 17, 1967 through March 16, 1977

I need "Purple Haze" as a starting point.

EDIT: Unfortunately, I miss my favorite AC/DC album by five days.