I have believed very strongly for a very long time that classic rock is hands down the greatest music there has ever been. Today's music is pathetic compared to what we had in the 70's and late 60's. So what happened? My theory is that MTV caused image to be more important than the music itself, so only supermodel looking people could get good music deals. The result of that is that the pool of musicians to choose from for recording deals shrank immensely, and the emphasis started getting put in the wrong places. The result was that the music really suffered. Would Janis Joplin be able to get famous in today's entertainment climate? I really don't think so. It's such a shame. Think of all of the great talent that will never make it big.

When did music bite the dust? I pinpoint the year 1981. Do you know what else happened that year? The emergence of MTV, starting with the appropriately titled video "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. Thus, my theory.