major label's don't imply good music (Score 0)

I know the most important thing for me with music is quality. Ideally, I want to listen to the music that most fits my interests. One argument that the RIAA and major labels use is that without them there would be far less 'good' music around for our listening pleasure. I've heard many rumors about labels signing bands simply to drown them out, so that there is less competition for their 'good' and more expensive bands. Everybody knows that if you're a band about to sign a contract, you'd better read all of the fine print! While I cannot site any examples at the moment (and would be very interested if any of you could), based on the boy bands/spears clones/branch crew, I would not be surprised if this were the case. While I still listen to some bands that are currently signed with large companies, I think that most of the bands that I've been listening to recently are signed with smaller labels. I think there may be a reason for this, not coincidence!