Ha, thanks. Especially in the last three years when I did some digging into genres I didn't check out too much before I stumbled upon songs that just floored me due to how they approached the interplay between instruments and vocals, and in a way, approach rock music composition. (I doubt any of you guys are gonna be into them, but Secret & Whisper in particular almost made me listen to it all "innocent" again, as I was NOT able to comprehend what was going on on first listen, yet it was all so immediate and direct in the delivery).

So yeah, all this talk about how young artists "are not up to scratch" makes you either a. look ****ing old, or b. like somebody who doesn't do their research.

Of course, if you got into rock music when you were young and are now a bit older - you're not gonna discover new hot music that will blow you away on the radio anymore. Trends change, and what you like obviously isn't as hot as it used to be. You are not the demography for radio anymore, either. But if you love music, then you surely can invest the research and look for new stuff on your own. It's easier than ever, when sites such as last.fm and Sputnikmusic have "related artists" sections, and when you can just click onto related links on Youtube. Sure it takes more effort than to just play your old stuff again, but hey, if you don't feel like putting in the work, then don't bitch.