[quote]I have always had diverse tastes but it's just the general lack of musicianship I am lamenting more than anything and I think that is partially down to music "commercialisation". Playing ability is absolutely secondary now to marketability/image.
But getting away from the commercial music scene, where are the great players?[/quote]
I think at the minute the music scene is just exploding if your into it, there are some really talented players coming about with huge skill levels! Protest the hero are all great players. There are plenty of great bands coming about that are only just being noticed - Your Demise, Dead Swans, Architects. I have seen all of these and they are also amazing live. There are good bands out there
But thats only on my concerned genre, the rest seems to be dying a death - as mentioned the jonas brothers, Miley Cyrus, Metro Station. It really is all about marketing now and how disney or any others concerned can sell an image to kids