What City had the Best Decade in Music?

What city had the best decade of music?

Many British artists became tax exiles in the 1970s and didn't reside in London much.

Madchester is not even an option?

Madchester is not even an option?

Didnt most of the Brit bands relocate to London once they made it? The Beatles did

London '70s. But really, London like 1967–1977.

Quote from: Codeguy on March 21, 2025, 02:54:22 PM

Madchester is not even an option?

Didnt most of the Brit bands relocate to London once they made it? The Beatles did

Probably in the sixties yes but the 80s/90s Madchester scene Codeguy refers to was specifically against that.

I voted for London 1960s.

The list needs another category for the PUNK/NEW WAVE scene in London which is about 1976 to 1984. Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, The Jam, The Police, Joy Division, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Iron Maiden, Motörhead. Then the impact this had on bands and music genres in other parts of the world, U2 in Dublin, The skids and Big Country in Scotland, The Alarm in Wales, Men At Work and INXS in Australia, Metallica in California, Ah-Ha in Norway, Grunge movement in the early 1990s.

I would vote for PUNK/NEW WAVE out of London from 1976 to 1984.

I'd say 60's were a toss up between London and LA
70s was all NY (although i've heard an argument about Boston)
not sure about 80's
90's has to be Manchester

Hard to pick an overall winner personally.

80’s Manchester, definitely.