Thing is, at the end of every decade, people say , 'Well fuck all happened musically'
At the end of the 80s, people were saying 'But we had Glam in the 70s and Rock in the 60s' - but by the time the 90s came round, the realised they'd 'enjoyed' a decade of pop-music.

Things are more diluted now, you've got more choice. The 90s included BritPop, along with loads of other things. the 00s more so.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 22:06, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

There was a three hour music retrospective on new years eve 1989
that went over the eighties as an era. It was bloody excellent. Apart from the SAW stuff, obviously.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 27 Jul 2011, 22:09, Reply)

I remember seeing it.
I'm fairly sure both the best and worst band (based on a poll of votes) was The Smiths.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 22:13, Reply)

I think I taped it.
Alas, the tape is no longer around.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 27 Jul 2011, 22:14, Reply)

I've probably got it on a tape somewhere.
But nothing to play it on.

I'm pretty sure there is an episode of The Saint and Greavsie recored after it.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 22:17, Reply)