I agree there are different songs for different times.
The parallel though is with games. I feel the music industry has been on a spanner run for the last 20 years. Same with gaming. My favourite games go back to MGS Snake Eater, Splinter Cell, The first 2 Ghost Recon games, RSV1 & 2, FC2. Those gems probably equate to the music of that time. Media is all interconnected. Sadly, its a hell of a lot worse that it used to be when true artists existed instead of covers and game variants.
I think the way forward for innovation in gaming will come from indie devs. Same thing for the music industry and possibly even the movie industry.