You couldnt get a better report card from a more honest and sincere readr of yours John!!! A+ my dear mentor!!!! I couldn't agree with you more. There have been new singers who have actually shined but whose musical creativity doesnt rhyme in tune with th listeners....meaning theyve been commercialized. I agee I listen to a lot of commercial stuff. I could never hear narayan gopal riyaaz.....but from what my dad told me....who actually went to college with udit narayan....(and boy did my dad bully him. He is on the list of one of the distinction students and top DADAs of oscal...)....he told me that even though udit never compared or even got close to his contemporary singers....his dedication was what made him stand out eventually.... and dedication is prevelant even in the most bitter songs a singer sings. I am guilty of actually supporting these everyday sukulgunda bands and singers but I guess ive been bought out....like the rest of us. Now I fully understand the movie Matrix.