The truth about why modern music is so awful.

You really have to look for decent songs these days.  Here are a couple:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quRoX2Ym-Lk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTrNsAsjEmY

And, of course, an old song from a true artist who not only sold 100 million records, but also sang Pirates in the park one summer:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/linda-ronstadt-im-afraid-of-suffering-but-im-not-afraid-of-dying/

As I always told customers, it is all about the MUSIC--forget the brand name of the gear.  If it transports you, the gear is probably good enough.

Cheers, and happy listening!

Went into it open minded, but unfortunately came out of it with my first thought being "that was a waste of time".

So the burning question now for a true audiophile is obviously how accurately can your rig reproduce these modern recordings in question? At live-like volumes?

I tend to agree with most of what the man said, although I personally think the Beatles are over-rated. It is, I'm afraid, the steady march of commercialisation of everything - food - music - you name it. Instant gratification is the unfortunate name of the game. You can add that in the UK we have smooth, capital, smooth, and heart playing narrow song lists of popular tracks - and the top 10.
I always knew the world was being taken over by sinister blonde bearded Swedish men - just kidding - in fairness the 80's had the 'hit factory' the 00's onwards simon cowell
In the past a lot of musicians got no exposure - the internet has helped in this regard, but rather ironically as the availability is at its widest the mainstream selection is at its' narrowest