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

I feel sad for GenX'ers and millennials that missed out on two of the greatest decades for music. The 60s and 70s. 

Our generation had Aretha Franklin, Etta James, James Brown, Beatles, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Jimi Hendrix, Donna Summer, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, The Kinks, The Stones, The Doors, Elton John, Velvet Underground and loads more

We saw these legends live during their peak, concert tickets were cheaper, music was the everything to youth culture, we actually brought album on a vinyl format (none of that crappy CDs or whatever the kids call it).

60s-70s were the greatest time to be a music fan.
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tyray
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@winnardt,

Go listen to Stevie Wonder Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingess’ First Finale, Songs in the Key of Life in order.
With the help of Marvin Gaye, those Stevie Wonder albums, changed the game.

And that doesn’t even mention the five greatest rock bands of all time in order (my opinion):
1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Who
4. Rolling Stones
5. Queen
How soon they forget. I will take, The Jimi Hendrix Experience any day, over the so called greatest rock (and roll) band or album of all time.



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tyray
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Now I do love me some Beatles, and the Stones for that matter.

Took up drums in music class cause of Led Zep's drummer Bonham and James Brown's drummer's. 

The Who, whom has one of the baddest's bass players on the planet, ever.

Queen, I got an Earth Wind and Fire  



winnardt
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tyray

Hendrix was absolutely amazing, but 3 studio albums is not enough quantity to put him above any of the others on my list. And of much, much less importance (maybe even zero significance to some, to me it matters), Hendrix never had a song go higher than 20 on Billboard. People weren't rushing out to buy his albums on the day they were released like they did with The Beatles and the Stones.
stuartk
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"Maybe it's more wise to not dwell on things we cannot change, especially if creating a negative emotion like anger, sadness, etc. Perhaps it's better to relish in your good fortune to know of and be able to enjoy your favorite music genres - live in gratitude. The audio gear is much better nowadays. Compassion is an honorable trait that should be used wisely but not unconditionally - guard your mind and heart"

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sns
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Stuartk +1
Nostalgia certainly enters picture, I romanticized 60's thru early 70's music into 80's, thought contemporary music crap in comparison. Finally found some local FM stations playing more adventurous contemporary music, turned me on to new genres. Ever since then I've been as much the music fan as I was in those early years. Streaming has turned me on to so much more music than I had access to previously. every listening session can go from nostalgia to formerly unknown artists with mere touch of my tablet. This is the golden age for music fans, and to think it will only get better!
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