>Let's face it, there wasn't MUCH of worth from the 80s, and especially as >all the progressive bands, like Pink Floyd and Genesis turned middle-of-the->road. Clapton was no exception, and it's from that point on that I turned >my back on them.
I agree with you. There was not anything interesting that caught my attention in the 80's or 90's. Perhaps some heavy metal stuff but not a lot of it. I still think there is tons of music written before the 80's that I should explore ( like Django Reinhardt for example).