#29

Probably as much to do with industry/economics as anything. Bands like The Cure and the Fall were releasing an album (or more!) a year for their first decade, partly because it was commercially viable to do so. By the time the 90s arrived, 2 or 3 or 4 years between albums was much more the norm.

Assuming there’s a rough correlation between increased time to write & record and increased quality, and between higher quality and greater longevity, that is, which is not a given.

I dunno. Probably just making shit up.

#30

Sounds about right. You’ve convinced me. The economics of the touring side of the process probably influences things too, every band seems to hit the road for 12 months now, not sure if that was the case back in the day (might of been, idk).

#31

yeah, makes sense. just kinda odd when i look at all my favourite bands who started in the 80s / 90s and many of them are either still going good or at least pumped out close to 20 years of stuff. Like dinosaur jr, bjork, malkmus, beastie boys, beck, flaming lips, nick cave, deftones, fiona apple blah blah blah

#32

Wire and The Fall innit

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#33

yet made their last good album in 1984

#34

Tom waits

#35

mental

#36

Sparks

#38

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

#39

U2, Pulp?

#40

Can we include bands that formed in the 70s but didnt release anything until the early 80s?

If so, the clean and nomeansno

#41

Wasn’t their 1st album in 1980 (Iron Maiden). Fair point but I never really think of them as a 70’s band at all.

#42

late 80s/early 90s Wire is pretty awful, guys

#43

Suicide? (Don’t think I’ve listened to any of the 90s albums)

#44

Never considered Pulp to be a 70s band. Did they release anything in the 70s?

#45

In conclusion 70s was nowhere near as good for music compared to 60s, 80s, and 90s. Disco, prog and fuckin’ fm rock - shite.

#46

Kate Bush!

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#47

Ah, a quick google suggests you’re right. I always thought they snuck in at the end of the seventies but apparently not. Fits in with what people were saying upthread about things moving faster back then - Maiden’s first album came out in 1980, and their fifth in 1984. And they changed their singer and drummer in that period. Busy boys.

#48

springsteen? - although admittedly probably his worst decade.

edit: I got tunnel of love mixed up with the next two and thought that was 90s. So really only ghost of tom joad as a great 90s LP. probably a bad example

#49

I enjoyed Blondie’s comeback in the 90s. Maria is a great tune.

Santana have been consistent with their output and went megastar mainstream with Supernatural in 1999. Think of them as a classic 70s band.