I agree with most of whats been said,.. I did all the rock stuff in 3 bands in the past,. Deep Purple - Led Zeplin - etc etc. . but although I still love some rock, I got rather tired of all the long drawn-out lead breaks most obviously are improvised!
But these days I'd rather sit down with a couple of guys/girls, and do accoustic stuff with 3 nice voices.. but thats just me,.. in answer to your question,.. The pubs have quite a few rock bands.. great live music.! thing is these days, it's good looking, sexy singers that are taking the limelight,.. for eg. .. 'Take That' .. 'Boy Zone' .. 'Westlife' .. 'Girls Allowed' .. 'Spicegirls',.. Now it's 'One Direction' .. to mention just a few,... I don't think any of them play instruments... grrrrrrr.. but they get the girls/boys..lol
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