I also agree with Mr Cooper, the visceral excitement of a power chord will never leave the young at heart. As a musician, I can guarantee you that if you think any good music is dead you are merely not finding it. It surrounds you, but there are no record companies with giant budgets to promote it to your favorite radio station. In some ways, this is better, because bands with something to offer aren’t shaken down by the big “independent promoters” being paid by the record companies. That entire house of cards crumbled. To find good music (there is a flood of it out there)it pays to ask the intelligent young adults what they have found. Write down the artists names, check them out on youtube and start discovering hidden gems. Don’t resort to Rolling Stone, they are clueless.
I encourage you to check out:
rewardmusic.com - this is a new platform co-launched by Dweezil Zappa (yes, Frank's son) that puts all the dollars and control into the musician's pocket and not into FB or some big tech reach-limiting algorithm. There is an Artist's page where you can find artists on this platform that you've likely never heard.
https://bandcamp.com - this site lets you sample and buy music from unsigned artists. You can search by genre and format.
http://www.unsignedbandweb.com - here is a plethora of free new music that doesn't always suck.
Also, if you have XM, stop listening to Classic Vinyl and Classic Rewind and listen to Underground Garage.
Don't be a Democrat and wait for the MSM to tell you what to like, simply surrender. Be a Deplorable and work for it.
A lot of good and optimistic comments here—and they, and Alice Cooper, are right.
Here are examples of where the demographics support great new rock music. Billions of people love rock music and it is getting to more and more people every day.
High energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyvVyqujOCY
Marshall Amp and power chords—classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0l7mjTfDgg
Strat and Marshall—pop rock song, really catchy — harder style live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw1Awul1818
For the harder metal fans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_yATzyi-3g
And that is just one country—female led bands. There are lots more examples in a lot of places.
Interesting thread. Thanks for this topic.