Clic Rock Vs. Modern Rock?

The clic rock you named like Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and GNR are the more mainstream bands of that era. Just like garbage like Nickelback, Daughtry, and Creed are mainstream modern rock. There is no comparison there clic rock wins, but some of the modern rock bands you mentioned are kind of indie so a lot of people have never heard of them. Not everyone has heard of Wilco or The Black Keys so that is what they are basing their judgments on. As far as my personal tastes I like clic rock as well as bands like Lucero, Glossary, The Drive-By Truckers, and The Dexateens which are all newer bands. So basically it's just that most people don't really search for the good music they just listen to whatever plays on the radio and call it good.