I realize that there are experimental groups out there today. I was not trying to lump them in with the Top 40 stuff. You are correct, though, in saying that I don't know much about them. My point was that the vast majority of people who listen to pop music don't know about the experimental stuff floating around the fringes today anymore than they did when KC and the Sunshine Band and Donna Summer were the big charttoppers in the 1970's. I used the examples I did because they were the ones with which I was familiar. Perhaps I was too heavyhanded, however, and I apologize to the Digest members for seeming "holier than thou." My second point was that the vast majority of people today don't want to expend the effort to try to understand either experimental pop or classical. Even within the classical world, there are places where you'll pack many more people into a concert featuring Beethoven and Brahms than one featuring Webern, Corigliano, and Nielsen (I would go to either, btw.) I should expend more effort myself to explore some of the newer stuff that's worth something. In my area, though, it's difficult to find. In fact, there is NO classical music station in the Detroit area except CBC Radio 2 in Windsor, and that's only half the time. (I live in Sarnia, Ontario). Anyway, enough rambling on my part. Have a good day, all. Charles L. L. Dalmas [log in to unmask] http://www.winternet.com/~davion ICQ: 5420025