# Bringing back Why is there no good music anymore like in the 70s and 80s **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 16, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736 "2026-01-16T04:15:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736/136 "2026-06-11T17:31:09Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > It’s now up to 16 million view… viral indeed. Heheh, and that’s just in four months! Not bad for a band that basically does instrumentals. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736/137 "2026-06-11T18:33:59Z")
God, when that video exploded copies of their album shot up to $500 for a copy. Then they’ve reprinted it multiple times since so sucks to be the guy who paid $500. I looked briefly at the Billboard top 100 but since I don’t listen to that, I’m not at all qualified to guess who has the most awesome chord progression or harmonies. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736/138 "2026-06-12T14:23:21Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I think we need a thread tag called “Everything was better when I was 13”. Of course, that would probably apply to half the threads in Cafe Society. 🤣 Painfully accurate, this. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736/139 "2026-06-12T18:34:29Z")
I wouldn’t disagree with the OP about much recent music, but there’s certainly a lot of reason to have hope. Many of my favorite artists and albums came from 1976 - 1978, which was smack dab in the middle of “the disco era.” A pessimist would have said, “Rock is dead and disco sucks!” Instead, we got everything from Dire Straits to Meat Loaf to Elvis Costello to Boston to The Cars…just to name a few. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736/140 "2026-06-13T18:40:24Z")
A few years ago I came up with my favorite songs. There are somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000. I have a ratings system. I checked and for my top 12 years, which includes 1974, it turns out 1974 came out at the bottom. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-back-why-is-there-no-good-music-anymore-like-in-the-70s-and-80s/1026736.md?page=6)