You know Gondarion, if you would have said what you said about Tool 5 years ago I probably would have been very aggravated, but having expanded my capacity for openness, I must state that you have a good point in your criticism of them. With me having delved into Dream Theater, Tool sounds very rough and unclear. Their music is good, but comparing albums to albums, songs to songs, their is little development in the sound change. But I still like them.
I think one thing I do not like about contemporary music is this entire return to the 80's. Let us take the Killers for instance. Their music is targeted to a mass who are all on anti-depressants, or have ADD; hence the lack of any chord progression, change in melody and time signature. Modern Mainstream Music is banal and dull (there are only a few songs I find tasteful). This does not only correspond to pop music, but classical and rap music as well. I enjoy 2Pac whenever he is being played on radio, for his music had powerful meanings and it was progressive. Contemporary rap is a pile of competing asswhipes out yelling on another to brag who has the most bling and hookers.
Contemporary Classical Music is epitomized by Cage' 4.33.
This idiotic nothingness is praised as an act of genius.
Looking introspectively, Tchaikovsky's melody are much more fun to listen to than most what contemporary music procures.
And while I do not find any particular faults in Iron Maiden, I do not find them to be that great either. But that is me and I will not say they suck, just that they do not appeal to me that much.
Edit: Oh yeah, Musashi, that avatar, from what series is that from?