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Ok, for the record I like Mars Volta quite a bit.

And the majority of my favorite music came out in the 80s. There is ALWAYS good underground, and there was great stuff in the 80s.

There just was very limited good mainstream music, like there is now. That's the point I was trying to make. There have been lots of nirvanas. They aren't the only one. Throughout the history of rock music there have been good bands in the mainstream.

But there aren't now. I believe it's because mainstream music serves no purpose now but to make a buck and brainwash the youth into buying ipods. Everyone who really cares about the music is on the internet for free.

Edit: Big Black does fucking rule.