The Real Succesor

Few people can honestly say they dont enjoy the true music of the 70s. GnR, Zeppelin, Queen, The Doors, The Who, (and of course Stillwater) the list never ends. You dont have to love the whole genre, but theres a song from then that sounds like it was written for you, maybe you just havent found it yet. These were people who didnt care about the money, it was about the music. Their songs had meaning (even if the meaning was lost cuz they were so high they didnt understand it themselves), and they had soul. "Listen to Tommy (The Who) with a candle burning and you can see your future". No other music has that sort of inspiration.
Now, look at the music we have today. That was 70s rock and roll. Look at todays rock and roll. Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park, Nirvana. Remember the Weird Al parody from Nirvana "Smells like Teen Spirit"?
Now I'm mumblin and Im screamin
And I dont know what I'm singin
Crank the volume, ears are bleedin
I still dont know what Im singin
Were so loud and incoherent
Boy, this oughta bug your parentsYeah

That pretty much sums up current rock. A lot of angry (angry? what about the original peace loving rock stars?? Bowie wasnt angry!) kids making a lot of noise to piss their parents off. A few drums, electric guitars, a voice that can carry over all that noise (or not), youve got a rock band! It does have its purpose, if you want to talk without the FBI listening, but thats about it.
Then theres pop. Pop has nothing to do with music anymore, it is entirely about the video. Hot girls (Brittany, Christina, Mandy, depending on your taste) or boys (N Sync, Backstreet Boys, Rickie Martin, depending on your taste) taking off their clothes while saying some inane line over and over again (think "Hit Me Baby one more Time". What message is she conveying?!?) Some of them do have redeeming qualities, personally I'm a fan of Pink telling it straight, and for some inexplicable reason I like Avril. Maria Carey has a wonderful voice. Madonna has managed to stay in music forever, which is impressive in itself. But as a genre as a whole, its more about how they are portrayed on video, about their dolls and posters then it is about the music. It does have its place, in dance clubs and parties, but its not good listening.
Next is rap. I like rap. It always gets me pumped up, Eminem, Tupac, telling it like it is. Ludacris telling you the best places to get some. Snoop Dogg, just being Snoop Dogg. But then you have to weed through songs like 50 cent, just cuz lollipop rhymes with candyshop, you dont have to make a rap about it. Most rap is more about the cars and bitches and finding random words that rhyme together. The Ying Yang twins is on the top of the charts. i read their lyrics, and all I can say is, somethings are supposed to stay in the bedroom. Theyve crossed the line from funny inuendo to porno music. But I'm off track here, rap came from the ghetto, at its heyday was a beautiful art and talent, full of true meaning, but now it has been taken over by pop and is in its death throttle. Its turned into being all about the videos, and how many strippers can fit on the screen.
This now brings me to the main point. country music. its pure, its intelligible, it has meaning. Although it flirts with pop (think Shania or Faith Hill), it mainly keeps to itself. Although their views are the opposite of peace loving 70s music(South Park, "I'm a little bit of country), the feeling is the same. Music you can sit down and enjoy, that you can relate to. It doent give you a headache. And its the true succesor to the 70s music we love.