Some years ago I attempted to select a favourite band from a given decade (see link here) -  

and invited you to try and do the same. Some of the replies showed how difficult it was (a few of you picking two bands for some decades to prove the point) !

Anyway I have what Jon Dodd selected and can reveal he picked the following: 

60s Beatles

70s Yes   could have been King Crimson if they had stayed together

80s Bon Jovi

90s Nirvana

00s Definitely Killers

10s Definitely Mumfords 

Doddy was a big fan of The Nice and was there the night we all went to the Fairfield Halls in October 1969 to see them, with King Crimson as the support act. The Setlist reveals that after nearly blasting us from our seats with '21st Century Schizoid Man' they quieten things down a bit and played both 'Epitaph' and 'The Court of the Crimson King' from their debut album. 

So picking up on Jon's comment "the 70s could have been King Crimson", here's a shortened version of 'The Court of the Crimson King' (it's missing the ending 'The Dance of the Puppets') >

 

As an album cover this record by King Crimson was a excellent example of a record sleeve that could be spotted from a great distance away, proudly tucked under the arm of it's owner. 

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