What do you remember most about the 70's?

[BeyondGeography]

95. As the country fell apart so did the music

That's what I remember, really being pissed that stuff like Afternoon Delight became huge hits starting in '76 or so. AM radio was all you needed from 1970 to 73-4, then things started to get mindless and shitty. The great stuff was mostly on the margins, except for Springsteen, who was far and away the most perceptive perfomer of the age.

Didn't think about it for years, but music is a window into the soul of the times, and Born to Run, a visionary song smack in the middle of the decade, told you everything you needed to know about what was happening. The economy was in full suck mode (compared to what it had been) and we were entering the Every Man for Himself era (unions became sitting ducks). The stage was being set for Reagan, and he reaped full benefits.