I have one of the most diverse CD collections imaginable... you would not believe the diversity!! (In one portion alone of the P section of my CD wall I have- alphabetically- Jim Peterik and World Stage followed by Oscar Peterson followed by The Pet Shop Boys!!) I am anything but close-minded. What I'm advocating is a CONCENTRATION on certain bands that don't get a lot of attention elsewhere. You can turn on MTV and watch SR-71 or Sum 41 or whatever.. but are you going to see House of Shakira rocking out between videos by Ten and Two Fires?? Hell, no! That's why I say leave the Top 40 to the outlets that specialize in that stuff and let's zero in and keep this site a pure authority on melodic rock (and let's not play semantic games here- you know as well as I do what is construed by the term "melodic rock". It's the '70s and '80s styled AOR and metal-influenced hard-edged rock. End of discussion!!)

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