exactly.

Pop/Rock/Metal music being the way it is these days has played a large part in my transition to almost all jazz. Its just in another realm of quality. I've got to a point where if I turn on the rock radio on my way to work, I just laugh.

Exactly (except for Tool--a *great* band). I'm listening to lots of symphonic and classical music as well. There's also great "world" music out there too (very old, old, and contemporary).

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That's funny, because seeing them on SNL made me buy their album...with which I was thoroughly underwhelmed. Hot Chip is much better (music-wise, not production) -- more variety, etc. But I've been rather underwhelmed with the whole alternative music scene lately, so just ignore these ramblings of a jaded old man.

And by radio, I presume y'all are discussing broadcast radio, because there's a lot of good stuff on Sirius/XM, the few times I've heard it.