Hi Phil,..interesting discussion.

On one hand, it is very sad how "bad" pop music (by that I mean pop rock, pop pop, pop country, etc..) is today and how much shallower it is than what preceeded it. 90+% of music listeners are lemmings that merely follow the trends. On the otherhand, the discoveries that can be made on the internet for people who WANT to know what came before them (what anyone who wants to understand something has to dig into the history, right?). I always get excited when I make a new "discovery", whether its an old 1940's folk 78 I found at a swap meet, or a new band I havent heard yet. There is alot of good music out there, but it is mostly niche stuff (not on the radio) and unfortunately there probably isnt much chance of these bands ever breaking out. Look what's on PGF!! It does come down to making music for its own sake. Even if you only reach 10 or 100 people, its worthwhile.

Have a good one,

Dean
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