Originally Posted by mr dave

Take the nostalgia filter off. There was just as much crap back in the day as there is now. Finding the good stuff meant having to dig a little deeper as it always has. The main difference is that most of the crap doesn't get replayed forward.

Plus teenagers complaining about hating their own generation of music and trying to kiss up to Led Zep, The Stones and Pink Floyd sounds like they're trying to impress their grandparents. Rock music is about rebellion - grow the guts to go out there and find your own sound. I absolutely guarantee it exists and is out there, you just need to work a little to find it.