I hear ya. Back in the 70’s I was big-time into that genre. My favorites were King Crimson, ELP, Yes and Kansas. Now, when I hear those bands I wonder what the hell I was thinking — they generally sound so overblown and pretentious, in spite of the fact that the musicianship is pretty good. Now I’m digging stripped-down bands like Disturbed and Audioslave. Absolutely killer, evil guitar riffs, monster, in-your-face drumming and no BS lyrics. To each his own!
Lately, I've been getting into some punk and new wave from the late 70s and early 80s, especially that of a guy I knew back when I was in college. I also realized recently that the old Mudd Club is about a block from my synagogue. Talk about weird juxtapositions.