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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
my parents got to see the likes of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Queen, and so many more legendary bands perform live, with their original lineups at their peak. i don't, so they win
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Your parents also had no chance to see their favorite band unless they were lucky enough to be able to go to a show or they caught the once in a blue moon performances on TV.
They had to hope that their favorite song came on the radio, listen to it on expensive, low quality analog players or pay for the record and only be able to listen to it at home, in their room.
They had little exposure to new bands outside of the mainstream. Finding a song by an unknown band that they didn't know the name of would be basically impossible.
Contrary to popular belief, they had to put up with just as much terrible pop music as we do. Guess what one of #1 songs of the fabled "greatest year of rock", 1969, was?
You can still watch and listen to all those bands you mentioned... at your convinience... where ever you like. You can even find rare covers they may have only played at one show. You can hear songs by the Led Zep that your parents might have never even known existed.
I can definitely see the logic behind calling this the greatest era in music.
There is literally something for EVERYONE regardless of taste, just click of the mouse away.