Why does most new music suck?

All rock music and mucb of pop is part of youth culture. Its not reasonble for old guys to ass judgement condemning modern rock and pol. Its not our music for the most part. So you can pasx judgement and say it mostly sucks but it really does nof matter. So have at it. Jusf remember you are not the target audience like you were back in your youth when all that truly great rock music was made by those more your peers.

Mapman,
I don't understand your point in this post at all. First of all, in my case, I'm not an old guy as I pointed out before. The classic rock and pop music was not "my music" when I was growing up; it was not made by my peers, and I was not the target audience. I had to get older to truly appreciate it. In fact, I did not really began exploring what came of those decades until I was well into my 30s. But now that I do appreciate it and have a five-decade comparison database, I feel confident in my opinion. I respect your opinion, but you need to get rid of the premise that preferences are dictated by age.

Also, how is who the target audience is relevant to the discussion of the quality of the music?

Lots of gourmet meals to choose from:)

You mean from the classic menu? :)

Take your pick.