AMPLIFIED MUSIC: AM I LIMITED TO SOLID S

I DON'T LISTEN TO CLASSICAL OR ACOUSTICAL MUSIC. I LISTEN TO MUSIC THAT IS AMPLIFIED RIGHT OFF THE BAT AS IT IS BEING RECORDED. I LISTEN TO ELECTRIC BLUES/R&B/FUNK/SOUL. MOST OF THE REVIEWERS IN THE HIGH BROW MAGS LIKE TAS AND STEREOPHILE BASE THEIR REVIEWS ON CLASSICAL/ACOUSTIC MUSIC. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME? IT SEEMS THESE REVIEWERS INVAIRIBLY UTILIZE TUBES/VINYL/ANALOG EQUIPMENT. GIVEN MY AFOREMENTIONED TASTE IN MUSIC, SHOULD I EVEN BOTHER WITH TUBES/DACs/ ETC?