NNJohn,

Oh! How could you have lumped the wondrous ABBA in with those other non-groups. And at least most of the people in KC, etc COULD actually play their instruments and both they and ABBA produced - okay it was bubble-gum but at least it was ORIGINAL bubble-gum - original pieces of music, some of which of ABBA's was quite sublime. (I fear I may have blown whatever credibility I may have garnered here up to now. D'OH!)

It's a sad reflection on our times when one must appreciate originality over quality rather than the endlessly rehashed offerings from boy/girl/IT-bands. By that I mean, even Hansen's "Mm-bop" was an original piece, and the lads CAN play their instruments. And of course I recognise that ALL music is derivative of earlier work all the way back to the cavemen "banging the rocks together, guys." :smile:

Stay cool, stay Floyd!
Byron

"I stood very still, by the windowsill..."

p.s. What a surprise: I had to edit this darned post as well.
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