there's far far more to music than trad vs singer songwriter

Of course, but neither Faust nor National Health have dropped in on Chorlton lately (and if they did it wouldn't be a quid on the door).

When I say I like traditional music what I mean is I like more of it than I do of most types of music.

Since that's exactly what I said about my own tastes, I'm not sure how to argue with that.

But you're wrong about Wizzard. See My Baby Jive, in particular, demonstrably and objectively is the, oh, second or maybe at a pinch third greatest single ever made.

Glueman: since I write songs myself and even occasionally sing them in front of other people, I'll consider myself excluded from whatever group of people it is that's annoyed you so much. Good - they sound horrible.