Random Rambling: Music

I wanna rock!

But of course, anymore, that's just too much to ask.

Why does music suck so much these days? Aside from old classic rock groups who are still cranking out albums, there's really not a lot of good music out there anymore. Out of the couple thousand songs in my library of music, only 100-200 are anywhere near recent. And most of that is the same groups, different albums; Nickelback, Creed, Alter Bridge, and some Staind are about all of the "modern" rock in my library. Then there's the good stuff--Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Pink Floyd, Van Halen. Classics.

Look at most of todays stuff; rap, generic pop songs--certainly nothing that will be considered classic someday. Classic rap? I don't think so. Seems to me the shelf life of a rap song is a few weeks. People have been listening to the Beatles for almost half a century.

Thankfully, there are some classic rock groups keeping music alive--Def Leppard's new album looks promising, as does Whitesnake's. Not to mention how awesome Van Halen still sounds (go see them if you get the chance, it's well worth it). Unfortunatly, these guys are getting old, and probably won't be around much longer. With any luck, rock n roll will make a return in modern bands in coming years.

One can only hope...