saw an interesting post on a blog i read ('radiobutt').
http://www.arancidamoeba.com/mrr/problemwithmusic.html
i'm not sure if i believe their quantitative analysis, but i agree with the spirit of the argument (go to 'major labels homepage' to see other articles).
very interesting. I know next to nothing about this stuff, though :).
phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Steve Albini is the man! Best producer working today.
... just thought I'd throw that out there.