I'll agree with NCG here.

Though I'll also add in, there was a lot of freakin' music from days old we completely missed out on. All that's really remembered and talked about are the greats.

It's not like it was an age of nothing but originality. They had their fair share of soulless hacks who just did what every one else is doing.

It's just that now we have the internet, it's easier to not only find the good stuff, but to be overwhelmed by the flow of .