As each year passes, more and more great music is created and shared with the world, and it seems like the music just gets better and better. Arguably, I would say that this time right now, 2016 is the best time to be alive just thinking about music and here is why:
1. Easy access to music
Today it is as easy as getting on iTunes, Spotify, Youtube, or really any other platform for music and finding basically whatever you want to listen to. If your jam is 1970's rock, or pop from the early 2000's, it is all there!
2. Connecting with other people
Sometimes it is the best feeling in the world to find someone who loves the same music you do, and getting to bond over your love of the band and the music they create. This bond is what creates connections between generations, because you can bet that there will be someone who was just as excited when that band from the eighties released their new album as you are rediscovering it decades later.
3. Timeless good music
Sometimes there are songs that are destined to last through the years, because they are just that good (Can't Stop Believin' ring a bell?). The knowledge that good music can transcend time, still resonate with people as decades pass gives me goosebumps sometimes.
4. Concerts
There is nothing like the experience of seeing a band live in concert. The ambiance of excitement, and so many other people here to celebrate the creation of great music and see the band live is truly amazing. Not to mention, all the bands that go on tours again because they are still just as popular in the decades past as they are now. For all those people who wished they could have seen a band created in the eighties live, they can get that chance now!
For all the music lovers out there, our time is today. We have access to the music of the past, as well as what is coming out each day, and there is no better time than now, in 2016 to enjoy it.