As kinda a side bar, there are also instances where folks might not be better ort worse but into a differrnt sound...

When I used to be a regular at Archie Edwards barbershop In Washington, D.C. I could hang real well with the barbershop groove, which is unmistakable... I'd take solos and all that... No problem... Then about 3:00 Jim Landa would yell out "Time for a little Delta!!!" which meant that he wanted me to "lead a song" in my "Mississpi groove"... Problem is that my Mississippi groove ain't the barbershop groove so Jim would tell people to just listen before attempting to play along... But seems that more often than not someone would jump in and try to highjack my "Mississippi" groove back to the "usual" barbeshop groove... It wasn't really a reflection of better or worse but a reflection of prefernce... But that kinda stuff happens with large groups of players...

I mean, heck, it happens even at the Getaway... That's kinda like why I like to do a "mini" so can pick the band knowin' that the groove won't be infringed upon...

Sorry, it was a little drift but kinda related...

B~