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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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6. Agreed

Reply to SonOfNebanaube (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:06 AM

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Their appeal escapes me.
I've been a musician for almost 65 years & I don't hear the musicianship their fans extol.
I also don't hear "tight". And, the vocals are marginal at best.

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