Best music started in the 50's, but 90 percent of it sucked.....

Same for the 60's, 70's etc.
Independent radio stations are why more good music from the 60s and 70s made it too our ears.
MTV was the beginning of the end, along with the greed of the record companies. Corp. rock began ruling the airwaves and TV screens and it has never stopped.
The dude that invented protools and the millinineal "whoop" should have his balls cut off.

CPRVhokie is right, good music is still being made. You just wont hear it on mainstream media, and you most likely wont find a good quality recording of it if you have a high end audio system.

In response to this post by YardBird

Posted: 07/06/2019 at 12:38PM

Here is a compromise for the “all music after 1979 sucks” crowd. One of -- CPRVHokie 07/06/2019 10:27AM

80's had good music ** -- VaAkita 07/06/2019 11:38PM

That's a Prince talent reminder. He was amazing. -- EDGEMAN 07/06/2019 10:52AM

I may have had ulterior motives! A simple reminder that post-1975 (ahem) -- CPRVHokie 07/06/2019 11:01AM

Ill take exception to the dig. -- TomTurkey 07/06/2019 12:15PM

You can say that about any decade. There is always a lot of good music... -- EDGEMAN 07/06/2019 11:23AM

I agree. Even today, my kids will play songs in the car that are darn good. -- CPRVHokie 07/06/2019 11:33AM

As a boomer (on the tail end) I have NEVER thought that. The best music -- YardBird 07/06/2019 11:45AM

Best music started in the 50's, but 90 percent of it sucked..... -- SWVAHokie 07/06/2019 12:38PM

Radio in 1975 was mostly crap. Same, same. ** -- CPRVHokie 07/06/2019 3:21PM

Q99 in Roanoke kicked ass at that time. Plus, I picked up the VT station -- SWVAHokie 07/06/2019 3:55PM

You’d be embarrassed if you listened to it now. ** -- CPRVHokie 07/06/2019 3:56PM

I live in Blacksburg, work in Salem. I know what it is now. -- SWVAHokie 07/06/2019 4:02PM

My 24 year old son introduces me to good music all the time ** -- TomTurkey 07/06/2019 1:31PM

This is also how I imagine @hokie80 plays guitar (and dresses) ** -- CPRVHokie 07/06/2019 10:31AM

1975. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 07/06/2019 10:29AM

1976 -- Coach McGuirk 07/06/2019 10:43AM

Here's one from the 80's. I know there are plenty of Springsteen critics -- Coach McGuirk 07/06/2019 11:09AM

Mellencamp could always capture a point in time. Small Town, -- VTMONEY94 07/06/2019 4:37PM

Scarecrow is another hard hitter. But I think my favorite is -- Coach McGuirk 07/06/2019 6:15PM

One of my favorites. ** -- CPRVHokie 07/06/2019 11:22AM

I'm currently composing my first song too... -- EDGEMAN 07/06/2019 11:26AM

Sorry. ** -- CPRVHokie 07/06/2019 10:32AM

Best music started in the 50's, but 90 percent of it sucked.....

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