I was growing up in the 70s as well. Born in the early 60s, I got to listen to some of the great bands and even see some of them live in their prime.
Something interesting is that on YouTube, there are A LOT of videos of younger people discovering great 1970s music for the first time, and they're absolutely blown away, hearing classic Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Yes, and Rush, and other band, they can't believe they're listening to music recorded decades before they were born, and how amazing it it.
Seeing their reactions brings me back in time, remembering how I felt when the music was new to me too.
Mark
Yep. They still play that music on college campuses today.