I got a cool gift this weekend. Some CD's of ealry BBC recordings of Led Zeppelin. It is very revealing to listen to them now, 30 years after they were recorded. There is no over-production. The music is heard straight and raw as it was delivered in the studio with an audience. No after processing and messing with it. It occured to me that it would be great if we could get more music delivered this way. Most recordings today are over-produced and manipulated to the point of non-recognition. The problem with delivering the music straight and unadulterated is that many so-called artists would have to find alternative carrers since they have no ability or talent and are not musicians at all, merely products of a marketing machine in LA or London or somewhere else. Live music is wonderful, but hard to carry with you and to listen to again.