[erroxiainsona]

Hello nicmead and welcome to the forum.
I interpret your thread as a change to make the band more commercial. I know of plenty of small local band who have done this to keep alive. The birthday parties pay the costs, leaving them to play the sort of music they really want to in the less well paying venues. Also remember that one mans meat is another mans poison. What might Pink Floyd have ended up sounding like if things had worked out differently. Some people will never sell out, we have some one on the forum like that, but if you are not successful do you then give up. or give the people what they want?

teddy