> Since this is a forum, the obvious retort would be "well, why don't
> you make more posts about the music you are interested in?" And, this
> is an excellent point, except that some people are probably scared of
> the (witty?) sarcasm that we have seen exorcised time and time again..

The sarcasm doesn't seem to stop you from popping up now and again to sell 
your used CDs here, Rick, so I would hope that it doesn't scare you from 
posting about the bands you like that make the music. So answer that 
question for yourself...are YOU scared? As for the others...well, each has 
to decide on their own. And I know some people are put off by the sarcasm 
and the spats, but why someone would want to stay on a list where they 
weren't interested in the topics _and_ were afraid to participate is beyond 
me. It's a big Internet out there. If you (not YOU Rick, but "you" in 
general...although that *might* include you) are not ever posting...what are 
you bringing to the table to make the list better? No, it doesn't all have 
to be confrontational. I see plenty of "check these guys out " messages and 
usually, I do.

I *love* to read posts about new bands and if/when I have time I'd like to 
post more emails like that myself. I was hoping the "best of 2006" lists 
would spark more discussion about WHY people chose the bands they did. 
There's a lot of new music out there that's GREAT...and when I finally 
settle the rest of my list I will post mine with comments in the hope that 
it starts the ball rolling about ANY of them.

But when you have bands that have made an indelible mark and whose songs 
continue to resonate and inspire new artists, you're going to see the names 
Beatles, Kinks, Stones, etc. a lot.  Frankly the industry is so different 
now that a band may never have that kind of lasting global impact again. But 
that's a problem for 2037 or 2047 listgroups, not this one.

cheers
b