Long live 1980

[Villavic]

Interesting. Not that I disagree, I love lot of 70s bands and albums. Supertramp, Queen, Pink Floyd, Donna Summer, Rick Wakeman, Carpenters, Eagles, Elton, etc. And Fleetwood Mac of course. In fact, the Mac 70s albums are my favorites. I would have loved to have seen those concerts, like having gone to Studio 54, but for a 12yo kid, it was hard to travel 3600 miles to go. But I believed most people thought the 70s weren’t the best.

Cause I remember a Rolling Stone magazine issued in the 90s (can’t remember the exact year), I think it was an anniversary edition, where the article on 70s music called it decadent, if not bad, except few exceptions like Stairway to Heaven. In fact, whoever wrote it spent the whole article comparing the 70s to the 60s, I thought that was unfair. Another article from a different author praised the 80s a lot, he implied that it was a kind of a rebirth of music (unfair too).

I must admit that looking the big picture, the 80s music was my favorite. It was my time, my teenage, so that must have a lot to do with what I say. Just in case, my point is not to say the 80s were better than the 70s, but just my favorite. I’m not a music pro, I can’t technically or artistically analyze or compare songs to define what is the best the way the critics do. I always use this example to explain what defines a favorite to me: I’ve read Citizen Kane is one of the best movies ever made. I watched it twice and I liked it. But I’ve watched Empire Strikes Back hundreds of times. You fill the blanks. Just as a sommelier told me, what is the best wine? The one you like the most.

Back to the 1980 topic, from that year I like many beautiful songs, right now I think about (Just Like) Starting Over. Although I didn't like Milk & Honey's Lennon songs as much as Double Fantasy's, I think John would have given us more beautiful music during the 80s, if what happened hadn't happened.