I don't find nearly as much talent or skill in the music of today, but perhaps I'm somewhat spoiled being a child of the 60's, and perhaps part of the first generation to have 'portable' music with an AM radio in my shirt pocket. We always knew when a thunderstorm was coming long before we saw the first cloud. Very few of today's artists (I use that term loosely) have any complicated melodies or poetry as were presented by the likes of Pink Floyd, The Doors, the Eagles, etc. Perhaps I stereotype too much, but hip-hop or rap make me want to just take a sledgehammer to whatever is making the noise. I consider myself a culturally diverse person, but there are just some things that I find offensive, and the subject matters of most hip-hop and rap are at the top of the list. I guess my extreme dislike for the few have turned me on the whole lot. I have a fairly wide taste in music, even venturing into some classical stuff. But I always seem to come back to my roots in Classic Rock. When the Rolling Stones were their most popular, I didn't really like them. But, I connected their music to southern blues and rock, and that has changed. Can't say the same will happen for Hip-Hop or Rap, though.
