@reubent said:
We're living in the golden age and most folks don't even know it......
I would have disagreed with this not long ago because it has been my opinion that rock and roll is pretty much dead. But that opinion was mostly based on the fact that in most average American cities you're not going to hear good new rock on local radio stations. I used to live for that ah-ha moment when you heard that awesome new rock song on the radio for the first time.
It has taken me a while to learn that that is no longer the paradigm for rock. If you want new rock you're going to have to look for it and find it. Its there, and a lot of it is really good, you just might have to spend some time searching your streaming service, listening to focused internet radio or getting tips on Audiogon.
Having said that, I still miss good, old fashioned local rock radio and mega bands releasing mega hits. That world seems to be dominated by pop and pop-country now. And in that sense I still believe rock is dead.
What remains might be as good or probably even better but still not the same.