Marc,
I hear what you are saying. I just don't hear it coming out of the Radio. I do on occasion tune in the Local Country Radio Stations. And according to your posts, J.P. folks should just fold it's Tent as we are just Whistling Dixie as it were. And. like it or not there are requests listed in Tip Sheets every month for songs. You say they are useless.

You mention the quality of demos. OK but I don't hear ANY Great songs on the radio. Maybe the people selecting the songs need to get out of the area and see what is going on elsewhere and get a fresh view. The last Platimum Album I am aware of was Gretchen Wilson. Any since you can name. I may have missed some.

It has been mentioned from time to time that you can polish a T*rd. I have mentioned it before but will again that the Labels want the Artist to write their own songs to prevent having to pay the full mechanical rate. That is why Artists write their own songs but it is a self defeating prophicy for the most part.

Keep trucking.

Ray E. Strode