I would have to respectfully disagree on that score. While there is no accounting for taste, I think that there's a lot of excellent music being done these day

I would have to respectfully disagree on that score. While there is no accounting for taste, I think that there's a lot of excellent music being done these days. I've even heard a few albums in the past few months which are among my all-time favorites, would highly recommend to anyone and everyone. Iron & Wine's latest album, The Shepherd's Dog is, in my opinion, the best of the last year. http://www.amazon.com/Shepherds-Dog-Iron-Wine/dp/B000TQZ7O4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1206748782&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Shepherds-Dog-Iron-Wine/dp/B000TQZ7O4/... So yes, there's a lot of dreck out there, but I don't think it's fair to say that one has to search very hard for music "worth listening to".