JMSOCIA You do not like what your teenage stepsons like and they obviously are not keen on what you like. This shows that people in general have a fairly narrow comfort zone and are pretty ignorant of music from other cultures, eras and genres. People go through fads and fashions that are usually peer pressure led. That was the point I was making. There is good and bad in all genres of music. IMO Most of the public are not too fussed about the quality of music and will buy and listen to any old thing. That observation has come about from playing gigs, and seeing other people perform, watching TV and listening to top 40s from the late fifties to current plus presenting KARAOKE and talent shows. I assure you that I am being objective when I state that there is a lot of crap about. I think I am experienced enough to spot the HUGE difference between not my cup of tea and untalented. Example......I am not too keen on country music but can appreciate some of the talented players and writers who produce it. I was in sales and marketing for a while and believe me the general public are often as not pretty uneducated, gullible and stupid.....not just when it comes to music.

Re Springsteen I am well aware that he wrote "Blinded" my ref to him butchering it was a bit of a private joke between Kevin and I.....you probably do not understand....... we go back a long way re that song and we cast it up occasionally.

Tell Kevin that even although Springsteen wrote it he still did a pretty good job of butchering it. Even my version is better.LOL

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