I would confess not all that much. But in a way that makes my point. During the 60s and 70s you didn’t have to search high and low or put a great deal of effort into finding great songs. In fact, it was hard to miss them. All you had to do was turn on your radio (yes, we listened to the radio back then) and you couldn’t avoid hearing great songs.
Sure, I remember those days. But keep in mind that back then, record companies were largely run by people who were willing to take on a much broader variety of artists. They all had their roster of hit makers but that wasn’t their sole focus. These days, it’s a very different story. It’s all about the bottom line. There’s no perceived upside or cachet to releasing recordings by more obscure or idiosyncratic artists, so these artists must go their own way or find small labels willing to take them on. This means what’s on commercial radio is much more homogenized than it was when we were young. If you want to hear "the good stuff", you need to tune into independent radio stations such as KVMR online, read online music magazines,and utilize streaming platforms. The All Music Guide online is useful. as well. How much effort is required to type in a few search terms and and operate a mouse? Not much!
One of the major pluses about streaming that gets mentioned over and over here is the access it provides to massive amounts of music. Never before in history has there been such easy access to so much music. Even if you don’t stream (I don’t) Spotify is a terrific resource for exploring new sounds.