Hi Michael:

I can't argue with any of your points. I drifted over to OurStage to make a comparison. What I saw was a pretty busy site. I'm not into busy. I don't give a rip about videos, never have and never will. Music is about my ears... not my eyes. I have an imagination and music stimulates that for me.

It looks like the participants at OurStage end up having to do lots of tweedle-de and tweedle-dum stuff in order to play the game. I'm not into that either. I just want my music to be heard.
I'm really not fond of the "social-networking" aspects of any of these sites. I don't need to be carried away on the shoulders of an adoring fan base. I just want my songs to enter the hearts and minds of people who will listen and enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy new, honest to goodness friends, like you... but I never delude myself that friendship is as easy as falling off the back of a turnip truck.

Sorry for the mini-rant. There are some positives about OurStage and I will explore it some more. I certainly didn't care much for ASCAP's new social networking thingy... even though I posted a couple of songs there. I don't think the perfect site or model has been created yet. Time will tell.

All my best,

Dave