Why does most new music suck?

I suppose its a glass half full or glass half empty type of thing. I will chose the glass half full perspective. Would a full glass really be any better? I can only drink so much at a time. After that, its not as enjoyable. And there are plenty of old favorites out there to always fall back on as needed. If I'm around for another twenty years or so, there will surely be even more.

There will always be enough one-hit wonders to keep the airwaves interesting (if you can find the right stations).
I did prefer the time when all I seemed to need was one or two "top 40" stations, but I was young and naive and settled for some things I would not listen to now. For me I guess the great radio years were 1962-1973 though there's certainly tons of great stuff from before and after that period.

Jazz had been good since it was born and it's good now. Lotslotslots of good performances and artists. Rock is dead tho.

"I did prefer the time when all I seemed to need was one or two "top 40" stations, but I was young and naive and settled for some things I would not listen to now."

Yes, I am fond of those days as well.

Being the techn-geek I was though, when I got my first real stereo in ~ 1972 (a $200 Sanyo compact with radio, phono and cassette all in one, like were very popular in those days), I spent countless hours trying to rig better antennas in order to pick up faint or distant stations from Philly, Baltimore, DC or wherever I might find better in hopes of finding more good stations and music to listen to. IT worked to some degree but many were quite noisy.

Jump to today....more music available both current and past at my fingertips with very good fidelity than anyone could possibly listen to in their lifetime.

AH, the good old days when life was simple and imperfect yet everything still sounded fresh and new. Is it me? OR is it Memorex?

Snore. I grew up listening to The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and so on. I listen to The Beatles, Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones once a year. I can't stand The Who or The Doors anymore. I can't listen to the same stuff thousands of times any longer. When I hear The Doors 'People are Strange' I want to watch television.

I've learned to dig deep for new music and although it takes awhile, it's out there for me. Most of my new music comes from reviews I hear on NPR, Mountain Stage etc. Austin City Limits works for me. Not sure what happened to the King Biscuit Flower Hour. The good music is out there for me. It's just that its not popular so it doesn't get much radio play. That's okay by me because I only listen to talk radio in the car and kitchen.