BTW I agree the 70's rank numero uno, I just think the 80's don't need to be trashed.
I don't mean to trash the 80's, I know some of the more established bands still had their creative freedom. It's just that the music company producers seemed to over step their boundaries when it came to the studio recordings. As far as who they signed, if you didn't have some sort of gimmick and fit the mold of what they though you should be, if you didn't fit the "MTV" crowd, you didn't even get a sniff, no matter how good your music was. Not saying there wasn't some good music in the 80's, it's just that there was an element of it was about trying to "out weird" each other. But looking back, I have more of an appreciation for it when compared to today's garbage the passes as rock n roll. I it's think the 70's was the best decade for music because of the artistic freedom.