I may be narrow-minded, but "talent" to me is thin with a nice butt. In the music world, to me it varies, but it is clearly being able to do things I could never hope to do. With my limited level of ability, that means there is a whole lot of talent out there. I might not like a particular style of music, but I appreciate talent in all of the arts anyway. I wish I could be an elitist, but then I would have to listen to classical or jazz exclusively and I would be forced to sneer at "pop" music. And I would meet far fewer talented ladies. Jim in Detroit