So the answer is clearly no.

I think the majority of the "new bands" that get mentioned on here are also generally pretty uninspired, uninspiring and have nothing to say.

be it music, literature, visual art, whatever. But you can never predict when the next 1% is going to crop up and make you weep with joy.

Plus, it won't be till 10 years after something has happened that you'll fully appreciate it for the genius it is anyway, which is why you currently see Daydream Nation as so special. I wouldn't be surprised if I look back in 10 years and see I'm Wide Awake It's Morning or Lifted in exactly the same way.

Although I think perhaps the moment American Football committed 'Never Meant' to tape, music may have indeed peaked

Get over it.

'Computer-made sound' has been a part of popular music for the last 25 years.

'Collaboration' - what do you mean by this? The producers/artist approach has been in force for decades. Musicians from different bands working together on 'side-projects' demonstrates expanded creativity.

Perhaps nobody is going to come along and 'save rock'. But that whole concept is based on music being a product rather than a creative artform.

Granted, the music industry has changed somewhat remarkably. But, in my opinion, a recession of the industry will lead to a revolutionisation of the artform. Kind of like how it works with the economy and technology.

The majority of new stuff has been poo since the dawn of time.

Basically insert what hip_young said here.

Exactly the same was said in 1975

its fun to make ludicrous comments

Most of what has already been said applies: everyone has their halcyon days of music (which often correspond with their teens, as far as I can tell), but what's merely 'good' in a contemporary context can become classic with hindsight.

I used to be of the opinion that there was no truly great music about right now, but a few bands have forced me to change my tune.

if someone had told be that at the begining of the decade I would have called them a liar, seems to be on a slight downward slope at the moment but you never know what will come next. and on a tangent I don't think downloading is making it harder for new bands to break in, if they are good they quickly gain popularity that wooould have been impossible in the past, admitidly it means bands dont ever reach the superstar status because there is so much choice but I kinda think thats a good thing, I like the everyone making music in an unprofessional way because they enjoy it and the good ones rising. also daydream nation is one of the most tedious albums ever made

to you bunch of whinging bastards! Boo bloody hoo.

Loads of stuff everywhere is AMAZING!!!!!

"songcraft is a relic", "computer made sound" etc.

but there is something to be said for the diffusion of the industry, and the way it's made the chances of there being an era-defining band like Radiohead very slim. If you look at everything released in 2008, can you see any which will almost certainly be featuring in the 2018 Q "100 greatest albums ever" poll? Not exactly a good test of quality i know, but the point remains

Turns out it's a non-linear graph and has peaked at several times since the dawn of time. The current highest peak was in 1965 (or possibly 1979 or 1902, it gets a bit blurry in places due to weekly release dates and the like)

you're absolutely right - how could we have possibly missed it

after thousands and thousands of years of development and ingenuity, music stops today...
remember folks, you heard it here first

March 20th 2000

Sad but true, new music is mostly poo- in the 40+ years that I have been a music junkie it's always mostly shit. But always, always, ALWAYS something comes along that turns everything upside down and refreshes the whole picture. Something that gets the juices flowing again, music will probably never peak- if you keep your ears open.

if you really can't find any new music that you like just give up and get some new interests.

just look around more

Music is only getting better and better

QED

its fun to make ridiculous comments and watch people get wound up about them

STANLEY ROAD

will be the "peak" for most people I think.

basically sounds like he's getting old... Don't you remember hearing from your parents "It ain't what it used to be!"....exactly the same thing here just with some longer technical words to pad it out... It's ok thos explosions, it happens to all of us eventually...

There's not all that much stuff that really excites me at the moment but there's always peaks and troughs.

Sooner or later something brilliant'll come along and you'll forget you ever started this conversation.

theres plenty of good stuff and crap stuff but thats the same as ever

pretty much what hip_young_gunslinger said.
I think now is actually a really good time for rock music generally. The majority of new stuff is always "poo".

but rock as a concept that needs saving might go out the window...Of course the changes in the industry are going to have an effect on the form (along with a lot of other factors), but the idea of it peaking is ridiculous. And as a couple above have said, contemporary stuff is always considered rubbish, terminal decline and all that. Its a lot safer to listen to things that already have a place.

totally overrated, yeah?