Why does most new music suck?

I happen to love Rok's style. As far as the op's concerned, I think we can take license to extend his query to all genres since it applies to all. It's already been made clear but just to state it, 'new' music is not a genre. Youtube examples are mediocre to bad at best. I still want to see the list of the new 'Greats' as it were. Musicianship is irrelevant to this question imo. Good musicians are a dime a dozen(no offense, but no exaggeration either). Some of the best songs of the past were done by moderate to poor vocal ability so that doesn't matter either unless you're an American Idol fan. Still pondering that last post, Marty.

I seldom disagree with EVERY point made (except the one re Rok's style) in a post. That was one of them. Sorry.

****Musicianship is irrelevant to this question****

Geez!

A great composer is, by definition, a great musician. Please explain your comment.

One of the issues being faced in the discussion is the box that the existing commercial music industry has put mainstream music in with endless playlists based on attempts to control the diminishing revenue streams of the industry, imo. Also imo, the internet will eventually change this. Young artists have more freedom to make music, sharing files and adding tracks over any distance. This is happening more than i believe we know. Is it just a matter of time before mixing, marketing etc. happen the same way on a large scale? The interesting part for music lovers is if this does happen, the whole dynamic could change from a market driven perspective to one driven by the music. One thing i do know, there are young artists making music but you're not going to turn on the radio and hear it. Just because you haven't taken the time and effort to find it doesn't mean its not there.

Unfortunately, the answer to "why new music sucks", is not at all directly related to music; it's all about sociology, economics, and politics.

Bingo! (to the extent that I agree with the statement)