well,since I started this thread, I'll jump back in here to sum up my feelings re what has been said..
I think one has to always find a balance:
1)please your audience, but hold to your musical tastes and standards as well--and vice versa. doing just one w/o the other is a slippery slope..
2)it's an art form, but also a vocation..and vice versa.
3)whatever it takes to make music more interesting and
entertaining and meaningful and artisitic is valid. If it's
craftsmanship, fine. If it's not..that's Ok too. If everyone
was born with effortless ability to sing like an angel, that
would make the world a better place, no? Or does it suck because anyone can do it without years of training and practice?
btw..thanks for all the input, guys!!!
MIAMI MO