Musicians by Decade

1965 through current

1965 through current

This grouping may seem odd at first, as it is not the traditional 1960-1969, but in reality since the album as a rock artform was “born” in 1965, it seems best to start there and group by every ten years. It’s kind of the way that the sounds of the decades flow as well, changing as a whole around the middle of each ten years span instead of at the beginning. Think of how 1990 sounds a lot like 1987, but 1996 sounds much different than 1993. It makes since, at least in my book :)

*If a name is smaller and un-clickable it is because it is a work in progress or I am about to review them next.

1st Decade of Rock 1965 – 1974 (or before)

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Monks, the

Rolling Stones, the

Tonto’s Expanding Head Band

Velvet Underground, the

2nd Decade of Rock 1975 – 1984

Crowell, Rodney

Dream Syndicate, the

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

3rd Decade of Rock 1985 – 1994

Drive Like Jehu

Jesus and Mary Chain, the

Manic Street Preachers

Mountain Goats, the

O’Conner, Sinead

O’Hara, Mary Margaret

Robertson, Robbie

Tragically Hip, the

Tribe Called Quest, a

Vampire Rodents

4th Decade of Rock 1995 – 2004

Arcade Fire, the

Black Keys, the

Libertines, the

New Pornographers, the

Queens of the Stone Age, the

TV On the Radio

5th Decade of Rock 2005 – 2014

Besnard Lakes. the

Black Angels, the

Bon Iver / Volcano Choir

Death Valley Girls

Divine Fits, The

Dollanganger, Nicole

Lone Bellow, the

Shabazz Palaces

These New Puritans

Van Etten, Sharon

6th Decade of Rock 2015 – 2024

Barnett, Courtney

Bergman, Natalie

Beths, The

Floating Points

Freak Heat Waves

Jenkins, Cassandra

Lone Bellow, the

Red, Pinks and Purples, the

Rodrigo, Olivia

Sternberg, Joanna

Tropical Fuck Storm

Van Etten, Sharon