I feel like this rant applies to me, and so I will step up and defend myself. I am one of the 'coffeehouse' types... I go to a lot of trouble to find things to say that i think will interest my audience, but honestly, once I get started, I talk and play, talk and play... my personal opinion is that producing music is the key... if you are staging an entire band, good for you... if your thing is (like me) a mic and a guitar, that is good too... if you sing to tracks, good for you... sing your heart out... there are track singers that I absolutely adore... we are all individual musicians... and there is plenty of room for everyone... just my two cents.