my 70's bias

so i was watching a documentary on genesis (the band, not the beginning of all things) that was clearly made in the early 90's when genesis was still a brutal hit making machine of crapdom. besides the obvious theme of phil collins being a complete lightweight fool there was a weird, telling moment about the 80's mindset and it went vaguely like this: peter gabriel had long since left the group and genesis was now down to just 3 members, all of which have horrible hair and sport jackets with sleeves rolled up. invisible touch is just around the corner and the producer is talking about what he was thinking at the time. he was, it seems, disappointed by those 70's albums all sounding like they were recorded in a cardboard box (genesis albums, for sure, do but, christ, zeppelin albums don't nor do yes albums nor, for that matter, do most) and he made a point about how loud drums are live and how he wanted to be, i'm guessing in his mind, the first to really bring that to recorded music (john motherfucking bonham, asshole!). fine, sounds great. then, instantly, phil collins is talking about the drum machine on invisible touch. as if we are to make the connection that this was the revolution we were are looking for. that 5 minute piece summed up neatly why the 80's was to produce some of the most unlistenable pop music of all time. sure, some could incorporate synthetic sounds into something otherworldly (prince. god damn prince) but rock music was not so lucky. this is an argument i make and make and make. i'm not saying the 80's was bad for music. most of what i like and that influenced me came from the 80's (and if anything sounds as if it was recorded in a cardboard box it is you're living all over me and i couldn't be happier for it). but i am listening to a free album. paul rodgers, you know, of bad company. it has no right to be very good but damn if it just doesn't groove and sound, well, organic. made in the 80's this album would be hysteria, an album that does not sound like it was made by human beings. i can't help myself, even 70's light rock sounds so good to my ears. so take that mr 80's genesis producer. i'll take the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald to land of confusion any day