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

Many of what we consider jazz standards were written well before the 60's.  As far as pop/rock goes, I think the peak was '73.  There are certainly plenty of examples of exceptional songs written since then, but I think in general it's mostly downhill since then.  Just my opinion, don't anybody have a cow, man.

@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.