Tom,
You say you have a teen, so I get the impression that by today's music you mean the boy bands like 'N Sync and Back Street Boys, as well as Britney Spears and the like. If so, PLEASE let me clarify. I certainly agree that those performers just don't have anything of substance to offer. I meant the slightly older performers (not the teeny-boppers) who actually play their music on real instruments. I don't listen to that much of it, so unfortunately I can't list a bunch of names to give you a "for instance", I don't know who sings what. I will go out on a limb, though, and through out a couple of names. For instance, I was never into the Seattle, grunge music thing, which happened when I was in high school. But I couldn't avoid hearing it at college. I still certainly don't consider myself a "fan", but I have to admit that I believe Pearl Jam and Nirvana had some real talent. But you probably won't find the typical 13-18 year-old listening to much of that, especially the girls. Pearl Jam is still making music, but they aren't really trying to appeal to the young teen crowd. That's just a quick example, and you should try to listen to some old Pearl Jam or Nirvana (for Nirvana, the MTV unplugged is well-known and has a nice acoustic sound). Even if it isn't something you'd buy (I don't have any yet), if you're honest with yourself, I find it hard to believe that most people could seriously say that those two bands are no good. Go back to the seventies for another example. Many of you might not like Led Zeppelin (although many of you must), they might be a bit on the hard side, but I'm putting my foot down, I won't listen to anyone who tries to say that the combination of Paige, Plant, and Bonham was talentless. So I guess I just wanted to make sure you all didn't think I was sitting here with a collection of Britney Spears and 'N Sync.
Chris
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