Hmmm...

Scott - those are very broad brush strokes you are making there...and I have to say I do not share your sentiments.

I have two sons aged 8 and 10 and a 41 year old wife who surround my life in "Modern Rock" - Linkin Park, Creed, Nickleback to you and me. Not my favorite.

Both my sons have chosen to learn "conventional" musical instruments - Sax and Acoustic Guitar. And both really like it. I never pushed them into these instruments and I was prepared to essentially allow them to learn any instrument they wanted. Their music-school, run by the local council, has a waiting list for the sax, flute, piano and guitar.

I, on the other hand, have the PSR 2000 keyboard...

I think that it's hard to generalise.

Jerry
Amsterdam