Video, best?

If it's good, I start to like the song even more.

I agree with that.

And vocals also play a significant role.

Vocals are also a musical instrument (:

And if we're talking about that, I don't listen to all rock bands.

Why say that? I didn't even hint at that.

But... the distinctive feature of Russian music (whether it's pop, rock, Soviet retro, etc.) has always been the deep semantic content of the lyrics. Unfortunately, since the 90s, we have started to adopt Western trends.

Before the 90s, there couldn't have been any "Russian music." There was Soviet music.

By the way.

the deep semantic content of the lyrics

Can you give a couple of examples? Preferably from different genres. Such as:

(whether it's pop, rock, Soviet retro, etc.)

I'm curious.

Also, I would like to ask you both to answer one question.
What is your attitude towards, say, rap or pop music? And why?
I chose these genres specifically because I'm sure that neither Arandor nor MedjersoN_HP are listeners of them.

At the moment, I'm not trying to start an argument, I'm just suggesting a little chat, even if the topic isn't quite suitable for it.