What's the best year in rock music?

89.3 The Current Thanksgiving as an adult can be hectic. There is food to make, turkeys to fry, family to referee, and endless piles of dishes to clean. Retreat into years past with The Current (89.3 FM in the Twin Cities and streaming online worldwide) this Thanksgiving and jump back into a simpler time when you could hole up in your room and blast The Kinks.

We want to send you back in time over the holiday weekend by dedicating each hour to a seminal year in rock history. As part of this coverage of the best years in rock history, you tell us which year you think was the most influential in rock. Will you be pining for your flannel and Doc Martens as you pass the green bean casserole and we pay homage to 1994?

Or was it 1966, the year Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys came out? How about 1991 when Nevermind came out and the riot grrrl movement coalesced? What about '76 when the Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Clash defined the punk sound? Or maybe it's simply 1954 - the year Fender released The Stratocaster? What's been the best year in your opinion?

We'll feature some of your responses on our website during our "Thanksgiving Time Machine Weekend" and this material will help inform what the station programs throughout the holiday weekend. So pull out a few old LPs, CDs, or MP3s. Give them a spin. Then share your best musical year with us and tune in to hear if we play yours!

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