Re:Indie Artists (Score 1)

I like to believe that there is *literally* such a thing as "good" music. Britnee whomever can come along for the ride if that thing is there. It's probably measurable by galvanic skin response or some other physiological indicator. An anal probe might be useful, except that the measuring instrument itself would wreck the experiment. [jeez,shut up,Acher.] You know what I mean!

This same approach could (should!) be used to measure not "did you/would you buy this," but rather "would you like to hear it again?" I get this feeling all the time. Rufus Wainwright's "Oh what a world"

As a fairly grey-haired listener and player and composer, I have to agree with b-b-m: The music is out there. Don't look to commercial radio.

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