[ScottAltiz]

Tchad,
Of course, thank you for doing this. I must admit, I had no idea you worked with Soul Coughing and phish until this forum, and they have been two of the more influential bands in terms of sound and direction for me.
Anyway, a few buddies and I get together every few weeks and record/talk about music. Time and time again, the topic of music becoming too stagnent, too commercial, uninteresting..etc.. comes up. While the majority of us have no problem finding good music, we feel it is unfortunate that the general public is no longer subjected to bands like zeppelin, the dead, doors, hendrix, and so on on a regular basis.
Do you feel the same way? If so, and definatly being a leading engineer/producer in terms of experimentation and downright bad-assery, do you feel as if at some point, music in general is going to explode again some day and be full of creativity? I feel as if it has already begun to happen on a small scale, with many bands going back to doing live recordings as opposed to constant ODing until everything is absolutely perfect. I'm just curious if you (or anyone for that matter!) feel the same way!
Sorry for the relatively confusing and long post. Just thought it would be cool to talk to you about music rather then specific ways to achieve sounds or settings! It's all about experimentation, right?
Cheers,
Scott