But I don't see a gap. Soft and hard, pop and rock, happiness and rage. Today's teens seem comfortable with both. They can go from Christina Aguilera to Fred Durst without blinking an eye. Eminem may not like it, but his fan base loves him and Britney, and doesn't seem bothered by this contradiction in the slightest.
More Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone.
Our tastes in music change over time. Logical and natural. It's a musical form that was hated. Records were burned. It's thought that it was stamped out.