Amen! Compare Miami Vice, Magnum PI, Simon & Simon with anything on today. Compare Van Halen/Van Hagar with any music out now.
I was a metal fan in the 80’s, but now I am listening to Sirius radio’s “First Wave” station. All the original alternative bands— Smiths, Talking Heads, The Cult, The Cure. I think popular music peaked in the 80’s and has been on a rapid decline since.
Now, popular music seems to be either hip-hop or retread style or retread songs from the 80’s.