Gotta love it when an ad comes on TV about constipation and you wish you were.

Gary

It all "DEPENDS" upon which situation you are in!!!

You guys talk about the greatest musical era and never mention the Beatles? It must be the drugs Gary is on. At least he has an excuse. Gary, glad you are on the mend my friend.

You scared me Tom. I thought for sure you were going to say Spike Jones.
Eddie

For me it's the BIG BAND ERA no doubt.....live music at it's very best!

I only wish I was born earlier to see them play like my parents did in the 30's & 40's.

What is best is all a matter of perception.for most people it could be what was popular through their teen years. For me it is mixed on the one hand my greatest interest was always big band 1945 through the 50's with a great influence also from the 30's and enjoyed very much so still today. But if I was pushed for an opinion I would edge and say I think the greatest decade would be 1965 to 1975. I also think that as one gets older you still hark back to the days when you listened to music all day and combed your hair every couple of minutes. We all have many great memories and I think that is what makes music not only unique but personal.

There were too many great eras of music to pick just one. That aint fair. Over the years I have heard many of my favorite artists play live and I couldn't pick any one of them. I have seen Benny Goodman , Stephane Grappelli, B.B.King, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Return To Forever, George Benson and so many more brilliant artists play live. Such a wide variety of musical styles from so many eras and I love them all.

Of course Nigel and Johnnie.c are correct. By the time you comb through age and cultural filters, you would NEVER get a consensus. Plus, there are other factors. I love the era that produced 'Bird', Miles, Monk, Dizzy, etc., but many of the tunes that propelled them to greatness (now called 'standards') were written a decade or two earlier. I think Johnnie.c put it best; "We all have many great memories and I think that is what makes music not only unique but persona". I agree 100% (although the Bebop era WAS the best ).

chas