My parents listened to big band music, jazz standards done by orchestras. I grew up in the rock era. Their music was better than mine. More complex chord progressions, more intricate arrangements, and so on.

I liked my parents' music, but I liked mine better, even knowing it wasn't as sophisticated. So what if it only had the same three chords as the last song, it had the energy and passion that I desired.

I think rock music structurally was best in the psychedelic era with Yes, Moody Blues, ELP, Jethro Tull, late Beatles, and others. Complex arrangements and chord progressions with good melodies.

I also think a 4 or 8 bar loop with someone reciting poetry over the tip is structurally the worst music by definition, but a lot of people love it so it must be good in other ways, like the 3 chords of my youth.

But what is best for anyone to listen to, is personal.

There are only two kinds of music, (1) music I like to listen to and (2) music made for someone else's ears. And the music I like evolves through the years.

There is a lot of good music out there now, and a lot of trash. In that, nothing has changed.

I think the reason why old music is selling better is simply because music isn't as important and all-consuming to the current generation as it was to the older folks.

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