IMOP, Diki has valid points to me, as I try to keep an open mind about backing tracks. We know my viewpoint on cheating, but that doesn't mean that you can't play over tracks with both hands: I do. We all have different ways of doing things, but if I can find a better way to get a song across, I will use it if I am visibly playing, and that particular song needs some background help.

I respect the other viewpoints that have been expressed here, and they are perhaps right for them, but I don't believe in being an absolutist. We all know Diki is our technical guru and I could never pull off the more technical parts of his treatise, but will use what I can with the ability to look my audience in the eye with no guilt.