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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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yyzsantabarbara
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I am glad I am alive now to listen to almost anything at any time on gear that is likely better than any time in history. Though I do find I am discovering more older music than new, such as Jeff Beck (I even saw him open for Santana but never liked his music until I was able to really discover his catalogue with ROON).

Luckily, I have a great local FM station that plays new pop and world music along with the most eclectic old stuff.

 

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clearthinker
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Everybody thinks they were young in the glory days.  They are wrong.  Another mistake most of us make is to believe our time is more important than other time.  Or that 'things are different now'.  Most likely everything is a continuum.

Watch Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris'.

moofoo
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Sad….music brings people and cultures together. You would never know it by this thread. 

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johnkent3
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Don’t feel bad for me!

im a Gen X and enjoy all of that music and then some…daily. I also enjoy the music from your parent’s generation and prior…not to mention my music from the 80s and 90s and 2000’s - lots of epic stuff!

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