I stopped "schooling the youngins" after a party ten years ago when I interrupted a 20-something's playlist to expose him to The Clash and "London Calling."
Once my touted selection was playing, I was dismayed to find that the Clash's recording sounded somewhat thin compared to the beefy hard rock and power punk on the kid's playlist. The relative differences in the 'width' of the tracks were largely down to advances in recording, mastering, and the movement toward greater volume that began in the 90's; nevertheless, I might as well have thrown on some Benny Goodman, considering the overall impact on the party.
The same night those kids played me some "oldies" of their own -- freestyle raps by the late Biggie Smalls, who had already been dead nearly a decade at that point.
The freestyles were amazing.
My schooling was complete.
That was my face!) When I finally got my own, I unboxed it at the store, plugged it in to test it and someone twenty-five feet away did the exact same double-take! 
