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Your Favorite Decade

by travlinguy
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Come one, come all. This should be fun and probably a bit revealing, mainly because it's an indicator of age.

My favorite decade was the 80s. So much was happening. I just got out of the Navy and got to use some of the skills I picked up there in the real world. It was a carefree time I'll never forget. I was an east coast boy in a west coast world, yadda, yadda...

A couple of reminders of the times below. What was YOUR favorite decade?



Mustn't forget Marty McFly...

  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    I don't know about my favorite, but the 70's where the craziest.
    Thinking about it maybe the 70's where my favorite decade.
    Road in an MC, lived in Fl. for a while, played in a couple bands.
    The words and tune pretty well sum it up. The most dangerous rock band of the 70"s.
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      Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

      I don't know about my favorite, but the 70's where the craziest.
      Thinking about it maybe the 70's where my favorite decade.
      Road in an MC, lived in Fl. for a while, played in a couple bands.
      The words and tune pretty well sum it up. The most dangerous rock band of the 70"s.
      You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover ~ Cactus - YouTube
      Yeah, the 70s were nuts for me too. Love your choice of music. I saw Cactus open for Ten Years After in '71. Humble Pie came on first but me and my friend were hanging out in the lobby of Boston Garden when the guys from Cactus showed up.

      They walked up to us and we chatted a bit. I was 16. I remember talking to Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert and thinking I was hot stuff standing there talking to these mainstream rockers. They opened that night with Long Tall Sally. It was only my second concert and I was hooked. :p
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      • Profile picture of the author ThomM
        Carmine is playing with Vanilla Fudge again, I believe.
        I don't remember how old I was when I saw VF but I'm guessing I was around 14. I've been a fan of Carmine and Bogart ever since. In fact Carmine was and is one of my influences and I copied some of his style and many of his rhythm patterns.
        Tim Bogart was on the faculty at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood for 18 years.
        Listening to those two in my early years taught me the importance of having a connection with your bass player in a band.
        Here they are with Jeff Beck in 73.

        Originally Posted by travlinguy View Post

        Yeah, the 70s were nuts for me too. Love your choice of music. I saw Cactus open for Ten Years After in '71. Humble Pie came on first but me and my friend were hanging out in the lobby of Boston Garden when the guys from Cactus showed up.

        They walked up to us and we chatted a bit. I was 16. I remember talking to Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert and thinking I was hot stuff standing there talking to these mainstream rockers. They opened that night with Long Tall Sally. It was only my second concert and I was hooked. :p
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        • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
          My favorite "decade" is more of a ten-year period than an actual proper decade. Even though I was born in '60 I really love the '65-'75 years. The music, the attitude... I'm a hippie born too late, LOL.

          Of course I like things from previous and later years, but that particular period is best, IMO.
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          • Profile picture of the author lcombs
            Originally Posted by Joel Young View Post

            My favorite "decade" is more of a ten-year period than an actual proper decade. Even though I was born in '60 I really love the '65-'75 years. The music, the attitude... I'm a hippie born too late, LOL.

            Of course I like things from previous and later years, but that particular period is best, IMO.
            That's my feeling as well.
            Being born in '54 I was just coming into my own in the late 60s - early 70s.
            I grew up about 12 east of Oxford Oh. home of Miami University.
            From Wednesday through Sunday High street was a carnival.
            Playboy Magazine annually rated MU at the top of their "Campuses with prettiest girls" list.
            All kinds of cute little hippie chicks in their Daisy Duke's and halter tops

            And of course, there were the Anti-war protest rallies which, for the most part, was an excuse to get hundreds of 16 - 20 year olds together for sex, drugs and rock-n-roll.

            I used my brothers expired drivers License to get into into the bars.
            He was 2 years older than me and at that time drivers license didn't include photos.
            And, you could drink 3/2 beer at 18. I was 16.
            In fact, at that time, Oxford only allowed 3/2 beer. No 6%, no wine, no liquor.
            Oxford was, literally, the 3/2 beer capital of the world. Consuming more 3/2 beer per capita than anywhere else on the planet.

            And, it goes without saying, it was the time of some of the most incredible music.

            This was the band that played at The Boar's Head.
            Bill Bartlet's band composed mostly of The Lemon Pipers but, at that time called Starstruck.
            He got the recording contract, booted the members that weren't from The Lemon Pipers, and changed the name to Ram Jam.

            And this guy's band, Roger and The Human Body was play across the street at The Purity.
            Except, he was doing Hendrix, and Yes, and other guitar virtuoso tunes.
            He wound holding about 5 or 6 gold albums as The Zapp band.

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            • Profile picture of the author ThomM
              Originally Posted by lcombs View Post

              That's my feeling as well.
              Being born in '54 I was just coming into my own in the late 60s - early 70s.
              I grew up about 12 east of Oxford Oh. home of Miami University.
              From Wednesday through Sunday High street was a carnival.
              Playboy Magazine annually rated MU at the top of their "Campuses with prettiest girls" list.
              All kinds of cute little hippie chicks in their Daisy Duke's and halter tops

              And of course, there were the Anti-war protest rallies which, for the most part, was an excuse to get hundreds of 16 - 20 year olds together for sex, drugs and rock-n-roll.

              I used my brothers expired drivers License to get into into the bars.
              He was 2 years older than me and at that time drivers license didn't include photos.
              And, you could drink 3/2 beer at 18. I was 16.
              In fact, at that time, Oxford only allowed 3/2 beer. No 6%, no wine, no liquor.
              Oxford was, literally, the 3/2 beer capital of the world. Consuming more 3/2 beer per capita than anywhere else on the planet.

              And, it goes without saying, it was the time of some of the most incredible music.

              This was the band that played at The Boar's Head.
              Bill Bartlet's band composed mostly of The Lemon Pipers but, at that time called Starstruck.
              He got the recording contract, booted the members that weren't from The Lemon Pipers, and changed the name to Ram Jam.

              And this guy's band, Roger and The Human Body was play across the street at The Purity.
              Except, he was doing Hendrix, and Yes, and other guitar virtuoso tunes.
              He wound holding about 5 or 6 gold albums as The Zapp band.

              Roger Troutman ~ Do It Roger - YouTube
              Troy, NY was like that at that time also.
              We had RPI and what was at the time an all girls college Russel Sage.
              River St. was called the strip because of a 4 block area that was nothing but bars. On a Fri, Sat., night you couldn't drive downtown because of all the college kids and local kids.
              In fact Albany was pretty wild at that time also.
              Now both are like ghost towns on the weekend
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              • Profile picture of the author lcombs
                Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

                Troy, NY was like that at that time also.
                We had RPI and what was at the time an all girls college Russel Sage.
                River St. was called the strip because of a 4 block area that was nothing but bars. On a Fri, Sat., night you couldn't drive downtown because of all the college kids and local kids.
                In fact Albany was pretty wild at that time also.
                Now both are like ghost towns on the weekend
                Damn shame, ain't it.

                MU is now like Faber College without Delta Tau Chi.
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        • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
          Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

          Carmine is playing with Vanilla Fudge again, I believe.
          I don't remember how old I was when I saw VF but I'm guessing I was around 14. I've been a fan of Carmine and Bogart ever since. In fact Carmine was and is one of my influences and I copied some of his style and many of his rhythm patterns.
          Tim Bogart was on the faculty at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood for 18 years.
          Listening to those two in my early years taught me the importance of having a connection with your bass player in a band.
          Here they are with Jeff Beck in 73.
          Beck Bogart & Appice - Superstition - 1973 - YouTube
          I saw them again in 73 with Jeff Beck. What a show! I distinctly remember them doing Superstitious. It was amazing.

          I thought I was hot stuff when I learned to play this piece on guitar:

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          • Profile picture of the author ThomM
            The only time I saw them was with VF
            On the other hand I did see Beck in the late 70's with this guy. Incredible show.

            Originally Posted by travlinguy View Post

            I saw them again in 73 with Jeff Beck. What a show! I distinctly remember them doing Superstitious. It was amazing.

            I thought I was hot stuff when I learned to play this piece on guitar:
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            • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
              Although I have a lot of decades I love for many reasons and different seasons in my life, I narrowed it down to the 80's as that is when I was out on my own for the first time experiencing so many new things and making awesome memories I doubt I will ever forget.

              And since it was also the decade I met, dated and married hubby and since I am a die hard romantic, I've chosen the following for my video representation.

              Keep the boos and hisses to a minimum please. :p


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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

      I don't know about my favorite, but the 70's where the craziest.
      Thinking about it maybe the 70's where my favorite decade.
      Road in an MC, lived in Fl. for a while, played in a couple bands.
      The words and tune pretty well sum it up. The most dangerous rock band of the 70"s.
      You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover ~ Cactus - YouTube
      I have to go along with Thom. For me it was the 70s. Music was really branching
      out and I discovered girls. High school was a blast, college was an experience
      and I got my first job in 1977. Boy, was THAT culture shock.

      I built a record collection in the thousands, mostly from that decade and some
      60s. I lived through the Watergate scandal and saw Secretariat take the
      first triple crown in ages. I was part of the chess craze thanks to Bobby Fisher.

      I got to see some amazing bands in concert including Renaissance at Convention
      Hall in Asbury Park.

      The only reason the 80s might give it a run for its money was because that
      was when I met my wife. But trust me, the rest of the 80s sucked from
      music to the economy. Took me a year to find my first job in my chosen
      profession out of college. And that was after going back to school for
      computers.

      Had it not been for my wife, the 80s would have been a disaster. She got me
      through a lot. If only I had met her in the 70s, but we met just at the turn
      of the decade.

      In the 70s, I had no cares, no worries, no nothing but one adventure after
      another.

      There are times when I'd like to go back there, if just for a day.
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      • Profile picture of the author lcombs
        Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

        I have to go along with Thom. For me it was the 70s. Music was really branching
        out and I discovered girls. High school was a blast, college was an experience
        and I got my first job in 1977. Boy, was THAT culture shock.

        I built a record collection in the thousands, mostly from that decade and some
        60s. I lived through the Watergate scandal and saw Secretariat take the
        first triple crown in ages. I was part of the chess craze thanks to Bobby Fisher.

        I got to see some amazing bands in concert including Renaissance at Convention
        Hall in Asbury Park.

        The only reason the 80s might give it a run for its money was because that
        was when I met my wife. But trust me, the rest of the 80s sucked from
        music to the economy. Took me a year to find my first job in my chosen
        profession out of college. And that was after going back to school for
        computers.

        Had it not been for my wife, the 80s would have been a disaster. She got me
        through a lot. If only I had met her in the 70s, but we met just at the turn
        of the decade.

        In the 70s, I had no cares, no worries, no nothing but one adventure after
        another.

        There are times when I'd like to go back there, if just for a day.
        God, how I miss the days of long hair, and good music...
        I could spend the rest of my life living in 74/75
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    I suppose I'll look like an old fuddy-duddy if I say it's the current decade because now is all there is . . . so I'll go with the 70's too. Young, relatively carefree, pain-free, awesome music, my best friend was still alive -- what's not to like!

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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    Honestly, my favorite decade is this one. I live in the moment, and though, I have had some great times in the 80's, 90's, turn of the century, etc. Life just seems to keep on getting better.

    Hands down the one we're in right now is my favorite.

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    • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
      Originally Posted by Rod Cortez View Post

      Honestly, my favorite decade is this one. I live in the moment, and though, I have had some great times in the 80's, 90's, turn of the century, etc. Life just seems to keep on getting better.

      Hands down the one we're in right now is my favorite.

      RoD
      I agree Rod. There's no time like the present. I just thought it would be cool to reminisce a little. I think the 80s is special to me because I'd been told so many times as a "yute" that I wouldn't amount to spit. The 80s was the decade where I started to realize my potential. :p
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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    My favorite decade was from about 1964 to 2014. In other words it aint over yet.
    I've been a big fan of cactus foryears. I've posted this before but worth seeing/hearing again.

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  • Profile picture of the author Ken Leatherman
    My favorite decade is right now, cause I'm still alive and have grandchildren and great grand kids. Wouldn't change it for anything. LOL!
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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    must be the 60s, even if i wasnt born then

    the music, the clothes, the hair, minis, and everything oh so british

    ray davies still there in 2007

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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ten
    I don't have a favorite decade. However, I have favorite years. I might not even have favorite years, but I definitely have favorite months and days, I think. Lololol.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Well, every decade seems to have their crazies. But 2000? ARE YOU NUTS? And 1990 seemed to be when things really started breaking. of course, the 1980s had their problems, but seemed to be the hump when earlier things had followed to some of their better conclusions, and the 1990s started.

    The 1960s seemed good enough, but think I was a little too protected. SURE people spoke of peace, etc..... but it was really a code word and didn't mean peace at all. So I think I probably liked the 70s best of all. Of course, from all I have heard, I probably would have preferred the 50s. It sounds like the 50s had all of the good of the 60s, and none of the bad.

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  • Profile picture of the author lcombs
    Unfortunately it all came crashing down in the Summer of '75.
    I remember it well.
    "The Hustle" came out launching the era of Disco.

    We went from sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll to "Sorry, blue jeans are not allowed here".
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    • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
      Originally Posted by lcombs View Post

      Unfortunately it all came crashing down in the Summer of '75.
      I remember it well.
      "The Hustle" came out launching the era of Disco.

      We went from sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll to "Sorry, blue jeans are not allowed here".
      Exactly! EXACTLY!! lol.... I think Disco singlehandedly turned me into a retro fan of the 60's/early 70's. Up until then I loved Top 40 radio (and much of the bubbling under hits). Once Disco hit, I became an oldies guy by default, and pretty much stayed there. FM radio at that time was an awesome amazing alternative world of music back then. Of course there have been many shining moments on the radio since then, but never like pre-Disco.

      And not only the music, just the whole attitude and lifestyle of the world changed in the mid-70's. That's life, though, and I dare say my parents felt the same about my generation.
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Interesting stuff. I thought I was alone as having music so relative to different periods of my life. Seems a lot of others feel the same. Be nice if some of the ladies here would chime in along with Terra.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucian Lada
    Interesting thread. I can't comment because I'm too young, but reading through your comments reminds of that feeling of "we're young, don't worry, there's so much time until we get old". The other part, "I'm already 50? when did that happen?" I can only imagine, and I'm not really looking forward to it, to be honest. But hey, I don't worry, there so much time until I get old ... :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Kanigan
    I popped out in the early 70s, so wasn't around for the 50s or 60s...so far the 80s have been my favorite decade by far. Simpler times, no cell phones, no ATMs, I even remember No Sunday Shopping. You were practically FORCED to go spend time with someone else in person! Which is something we're missing a lot of today, with the ease of staying on the internet and thinking we're socializing on forums like this and facebook etc.

    There was more personal interaction.

    The decision making required by no banks or stores being opened on Sundays except your little, overpriced corner stores, made for a better life experience I think.
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  • Profile picture of the author lcombs
    Ok.....

    Who will admit to playing this;

    FEDS n' HEADS Vintage 1971 Playboy Magazine by RadioSmileVintage
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