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I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's

Us Baby boomers were grateful to have experienced the best era for rock/soul/pop/jazz/funk from 1964 thru 1974. We were there at the right age. Motown, Stax, Atlantic, Hi Records and then look at the talent we had. The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, James Brown, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery,  T Rex etc. Such an amazing creative explosion in music, nothing can beat that era.

I feel bad for the younger crowd Generation X and Millennials who missed it and parents playing their records for you it isn't the same experience, seeing these artists live years after their prime also isn't the same.

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kota1
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They are feeling bad for you too (NOT)

kota1
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My teenage kid watched Squid Game on Netflix and heard "Fly Me to the Moon" and liked it. I played him the original by Frank and now he is a huge Sinatra fan. We watch the Sinatra concerts on blueray and now he is branching out in the genre to other singers and even movies from that era (The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, On the Town, etc). All started because some insane show put a cover version in the soundtrack.

kota1
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As for any "best era" of anything that just means you are stuck in that era. Nothing wrong with that but fresh stuff is good too. 

 

kota1
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GenX has 40+ years of great music and influential artists 

Radio before the internet was a push system, you only heard what the broadcasters pushed through the airwaves, like it or lump it.

Today Spotify, internet radio, youtube, etc is a pull system. You can pull any track you want from any period of history, locale, or genre into your playlist instantly. Gen whatever will likely be exposed to more music, not less.

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