To argument Surf, i have to say a few words about only two factors slowly destroyed music: firstly, the age we live in: don't you think that Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald had a bit less flamboyant lifestyle than most 21st "artists", leading to the conclusion that not only did they fail to pass the test of life, they also failed the test of time, as real artists aren't weathered by time. The talent of real musicians simply stays alive no matter their age, no matter the era (Bob Dylan, Savo Skobic, and many others), whilst most of the so-called teen-stars of this millenium are already fading out, not because of their lack of popularity, but because of their lack of talent-their inner fire is rapidly burning out. But that's when editing comes in!
And secondly, i have to agree, many great promising groups have arisen in the past decade, but their number is nothing compared to these star-over-night talentless idiots, that have never been in such large quantites (there have been musical dropouts earlier, but not in such numbers), beleive me i know. For the last decade, around 85% of Serbia's music industry is either pure Turbo-Folk (don't ask what it is, it's for your own safety) or pathetic Electro/Techno wannabees.
I would just like to say that i still respect you for giving logical arguments to my proclamations,
rather than just rambling about my nationality/religion/music preference.