Bill agree with one tiny proviso popular music or commercial music whichever term you want to call it does not have to be crap but a lot, too much IMHO is. What is wrong with good commercial music? Nothing. What is wrong with bad commercial music? everything. The charts are full of what any wet assed kid could write. There are loads of folk that can write better and the record companies job is to find them. Why can they not do it? Yor guess is as good as mine. I once made a list of great local talent and provided it to a certain person I knew in the business. he told me he was looking for new talent. He did not even look at any of them. Lost the list was his excuse. Did you lose my phone number or a phone book as well I said. Apathy....
Money is the root of all evil but apathy is the trunk, the branches, the leaves and the seed. Sorry Bill for the rant but I love this business and hate to see the way it is going.

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