Why does most new music suck?

There will always be enough one-hit wonders to keep the airwaves interesting (if you can find the right stations).
I did prefer the time when all I seemed to need was one or two "top 40" stations, but I was young and naive and settled for some things I would not listen to now. For me I guess the great radio years were 1962-1973 though there's certainly tons of great stuff from before and after that period.

Jazz had been good since it was born and it's good now. Lotslotslots of good performances and artists. Rock is dead tho.

"I did prefer the time when all I seemed to need was one or two "top 40" stations, but I was young and naive and settled for some things I would not listen to now."

Yes, I am fond of those days as well.

Being the techn-geek I was though, when I got my first real stereo in ~ 1972 (a $200 Sanyo compact with radio, phono and cassette all in one, like were very popular in those days), I spent countless hours trying to rig better antennas in order to pick up faint or distant stations from Philly, Baltimore, DC or wherever I might find better in hopes of finding more good stations and music to listen to. IT worked to some degree but many were quite noisy.

Jump to today....more music available both current and past at my fingertips with very good fidelity than anyone could possibly listen to in their lifetime.

AH, the good old days when life was simple and imperfect yet everything still sounded fresh and new. Is it me? OR is it Memorex?

Snore. I grew up listening to The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and so on. I listen to The Beatles, Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones once a year. I can't stand The Who or The Doors anymore. I can't listen to the same stuff thousands of times any longer. When I hear The Doors 'People are Strange' I want to watch television.

I've learned to dig deep for new music and although it takes awhile, it's out there for me. Most of my new music comes from reviews I hear on NPR, Mountain Stage etc. Austin City Limits works for me. Not sure what happened to the King Biscuit Flower Hour. The good music is out there for me. It's just that its not popular so it doesn't get much radio play. That's okay by me because I only listen to talk radio in the car and kitchen.

" I can't listen to the same stuff thousands of times any longer. "

I'm with Don on this, though I find I am able to listen to the same old stuff some more, as long as there is other newer stuff to listen to as well. Newer means new to me, it could be old stuff I have not listened to before, or new. Lots of good stuff in both categories. Doesn't matter when it was made. I either like something or I do not. I find something to like in most everything I listen to. My listening time is limited, so I try to listen to as many different things as possible, mixing in the stuff I know and already like as needed. Breaking any habits of always just listening to the same old "favorites" helps find new ones.