perfecty articulated. amos lee, amy whinehouse, modest mouse, john mayer,toni price and kathleen edwards a couple that come to mind. sooooo hard to find anyone with real talent. even a good "3 chords and the truth" rock band is hard to come by.I played music for a career. Started in the 60's, retired in 02' . . . I rarely listen to any music anymore. I'm sure there's still great music in all genres out . . . it's just so much harder to sort through all the BS to find what one likes. All the bands I like have lost members to death . . . I mean, how do you replace "The Band" in your soul?