I'm a Gen Xer, but I have to admit that the boomers had the better music. Besides, according to another freeper thread, I understand that the book mentioned attacks Lynyrd Skynyrd and Led Zeppelin. Rock critics have *never* liked Skynyrd (they're still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for one thing) and the critics only came around on Zeppelin long after they had broken up. It would be more "groundbreaking" in that book if the Gen Xer critics attacked boomer critics for ignoring those bands at their peak. Not to mention, I've been hearing people call Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band overrated for a good 15 years now; it's hardly a new argument.
I actually like some of the new stuff; Maroon 5 (and I even like Outkast, but don't tell anybody.....LOL)