I guess it depends on when you were born.

I was borne in the 1940s so I still kinda think of the 1950s as being "modern".

You know: transistors replacing vacuum tubes, jets replacing propeller airliners, rock&roll replacing swing, computer punchcards, beatniks, etc... ultra modern.

I still think of Eminem as being recent even though many here weren't even born when he was recording.

You can relate to the past without being stuck in it.