Do you all agree when Prince said the 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden ages of music?

@speakmaster 

I think Stock Aiken Waterman caused a big decline in music to be honest... 

The 60's and 70's were the peak of rock/popular music.  It was the time of super groups where you actually had to write and perform the music without the help of synthesizers and computers.  The 50's got it started and it blossomed during that time frame.  Once the actual playing of instruments diminished, the party was over. 

Do you all agree when Prince said the 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden ages of music?

No.  But the 50's seem to marked the beginning of rock along with youth/teenager emphasized music.  The 60's had the explosive anti-establishment anti-war musical creativity that moved rock into the mainstream.  I believe it's more of the personal expressive creativity influenced by culture that produces great music rather than the mechanical "artists played their instruments, wrote their own songs and actually had to perform".

Also, Prince was obviously referring to pop/rock music exclusively vs jazz, classical, opera, etc.  

I often think that I'm fortunate to have so many decades of pop/rock music to choose from.  When I was younger, pickings were much slimmer.

I listen all sorts of music. The culture and the fan base of EDM in the 2000s till late was equal to the 80’s, 70’s and 60’s fun. The 90’s were awesome.

So I cant say I agree. Every decade has something special.

Music is not about Golden Ages but emotional involvement. Like other senses, like taste and smell, listening transports you back to memories, places, friends, loved ones and lots more. Music is also other experiences like the intensity of a great classical adagio or jazz improvisation the sheer melodic beauty of an artists voice. Someone mentioned they could argue now is the Golden Age. I can go with that as today unlike the 60s to 80s we can pursue our musical tastes and preferences so easily and discover many hidden treasures and riches.