> I think you're missing the point. It's not that non-commodified music
> was "better" in terms of virtuosity. But people did have a different
> relationship to it than they do now. Instead of being either an
> aspiring producer of songs that sell in an anonymous market, or a
> passive consumer, people were consumers and producers at the same
> time. This added a different, "organic" dimension to the entire
> process.
Yeah, I miss punk rock, too.
John A