There's a lot of good bands today.

Most people aren't willing to search or take the patience to like them. They wait for the "next big thing." Seem like some wait for the record companies to come up with something, except record companies don't make music, musicians do :P

I could list 5 albums off my head that were released in the past year that are pretty damn good (or in the case of Grandaddy, a masterpiece)

Grandaddy - Just Like The Fambly Cat
Built to Spill - You In Reverse
Arab Strap - The Last Romance
Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
Zox - The Wait