Dear sir

Yes, the 80's. I'm not talking about lame-ass hair pop like Africa or Frankie Goes to Hollywood. I'm talking about post-punk/psychedelic/new wave stuff like New Order, Echo & the Bunnymen, Bauhaus, The Pixies, Killing Joke, Minor Threat, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Minutemen, The Smiths, etc. But also the roots of Hip Hop and also the roots of the NYC hardcore/thrash punk stuff. A lot of those things from Revelation like Youth of Today, Bold, etc.

That isn't to say there was a LOT of shit in the 80's. But there's a lot of good stuff coming out on indie labels now that's based around a good portion of stuff that has roots in the late 70's (Joy Division) to the mid 80's (Dead Can Dance).

This is just for me. I'm not saying that for most people. Your analysis is really good, though, big man. I think most people are going to say the 60's or 70's and I'm not going to fault their taste or anything because it's understandable.