Such is the need to come up with something new I guess, it aint easy unless you have an ongoing relationship with a major labels back catalog, you never know he may inadvertently break some news type sounds while he's piling through unknowns, I know I've chased a couple things I've heard, but he is stretching it into MOR and the plain weird in some cases.
Now he's on volume 3, I cant help remembering a comment Ted Massey made, when his first was put up, he said its not very Now, or words to that effect, well after a bit it becomes now doesn't it? were all talking about these pod casts, Ian did the 100 club, so he may not have the Arthur Willis and the soulful dynamics record, which is over a decade old now anyway, but he is stirring things up which can only be a good thing..
I go along with most of what you say Pete, But Crossover is not Junk!! You need to be in your car with the sun roof down, Gurning about how sunny it is to fully appreciate it, I guess the sun doesn't ever shine Wombourne..
Mel.B