Who were your favourites bands in 1981, 1991 and 2001?
 

Assuming, of course, that you were born and musically aware in each of those years.

1981 - Altered Images
1991 - Sonic Youth
2001 - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

1981 - i wasn't even old enough to go to preschool yet but i remember loving that song "i won't let you down" by phd when i was about 3 years old. that song is from 1981. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92T2LohMqG8

1991 - guns n' roses and nirvana i suppose

2001 - sonic youth

1981-not born
1991-not musically aware
2001-dave mathews band probably (i suppose your definition of 'musically aware' could factor here)

same here

I was 12 and 13 during 1981. I also liked Styx and Olivia Newton-John a lot, but I remember liking The Doors so much that I would listen to the radio constantly to try and tape their songs when played. A friend got me into Devo in the seventh grade too. I didn't start listening to The Beatles really until the following year when the local station did an A-to-Z The Beatles weekend and I taped all of the songs on several cassettes.

81 - Depeche Mode
91 - NIN
01 - Sonic Youth

Did you get to see NIN around '91? I saw them support Guns 'n' Roses about then. They were pretty good, but not really suitable for a stadium show.

EDIT - And I saw DM in 1981 and SY in 2001!

1981 - I was one year old, so I did not probably care much about music back then
1991 - Depeche Mode
2001 - Sonic Youth

1981- Devo
1991- Legendary Pink Dots
2001- Overhang Party

I've only seen them twice.
First time was at the Paradiso on 31 May 94.
Second time at the 013 on 28 Nov 99.

1981 - MDC
1991 - Sonic Youth
2001 - Nick cave & the Bad Seeds

1981 - Talking Heads
1991 - Nirvana
2001 - Lucinda Williams

well......... i wasn't born until 1988 so i don't have a favourite band from 1981.

In 1991 i was 3, my dad played alot of beatles when i was younger so thats all i listend to.

In 2001 my favoutite band was Nirvana.

1981-not born
1991-just born, but not musically aware, no shit
2001-didnt give shit about music

1981 - any Italian eurotrash pop group
1991 - Pet Shop Boys
2001 - Kosheen

That made me laugh when i've seen it.Americans.

Sorry,just ignore me.I'm talking incomprehensible jibberish.

1981-Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl"
Pat Benatar- "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

1991- Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Rapeman, Social D

2001- Sonic Youth, Trucker, Regraped