I feel bad for GenX'ers that missed out on the 60s and 70s.

I’m listening now to a stream of the Temptations’ "My Girl". It was "new music" when I first heard it in 1965, I was 13 years old. It meant little more to me then than a good dance/party tune. Cool tune, but, eh, no big deal. That is definitely NOT my experience with that song, or any of that music, today...steaming in 2021 from Tidal off my macbook to an iFi hip dac to my Grado Hemps (not my main setup..just working at the desk). Good God...I almost missed it then, and I was living in it. It just washed over me. But today, old salty dog that I am now, I can appreciate it’s art and it’s genius. I was too inexperienced back then to fully recognize it. And I certainly didn’t have the tech then I have now. I listened to that record on 45 rpm, spinning on my mom’s Sears/Roebuck turntable, embedded in a hulking piece of furniture. I’m not so sure if youngster’ have missed out, but I realize today I didn’t always know what gold I had in my hands back then either. Ah..the paradox of finally figuring it out, but nearer the end of everything. Thank God for these recordings...in whatever decent format they can be found. I use them all, but prefer vinyl, though I’m not hung-up on which format is best. Just listening to all that wonderful genius again, appreciating it. Bliss.