I am Gen X. And I love music from 60s-80s. Great music was made then. And I enjoy music from all eras. The problem is during 50s-80s the music production was limited and probably they had quality over quantity. Now-a-days any Tom/Dick/Harry without proper vocals can make music using auto-correct.The point is modern music has lost the "staying power" that the older generation of music had. At least from my observation, this is happening throughout the world. Think of the "most watched" music videos of the past 3-4 years ago. I would not listen to them today. They have been overplayed. During the 60-80s, music was not this overplayed. It was scarce and radio was probably the biggest source, unlike streaming or CD or Napster.
While I think great music was made then, even now there are amazing artists making great music that has the "staying power". In my view though, these artists are not in the main pop music but rather in other genres like Jazz, Folk, Indie, etc.
While I think great music was made then, even now there are amazing artists making great music that has the "staying power". In my view though, these artists are not in the main pop music but rather in other genres like Jazz, Folk, Indie, etc.