Modern pop music is a pile of ****?

It makes me sad to think that whilst bands such as Led Zeppelin and the Who were at the forefront of british music decades ago, popular music now is emotionless, and frankly, musicless. Apparently a good song nowadays is one with good lyrics. I remind people who think this that we speak of music, or at least halfhearted attempts to create it, and not poetry. Furthermore, rock music, the genre that took popular music forward from the 50s onwards, has been reduced to generic, simplistic garbage. In my opinion, the only music worth listening to is classical ie medieval to romantic, 'old' rock bands such as those mentioned above, jazz, and heavy metal. When I say metal, I do not refer to the stereotypical metal band that supposedly just shouts over loud music, but bands such as Dream Theater and Opeth, progressive metal bands. I feel that Opeth are probably the most gifted band, in terms of both songwriting and technical skill. They have a whole range of both acoustic and heavier stuff; the soft tracks are truly beautiful. Listen to Isolation Years (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8S55bLP-pE&feature=feedlik). This really is the sad truth of popular culture - meaningless consumerism comes to the front, as it is understandable to the simple-minded average person, whilst truly great musicians are pushed to the side, being framed as old, boring and emos.