Georgiansilver, I speak as I find. I have been to dozens of clubs over the years and I have seen a marked decline - the better musicians and singers have moved on to other venues, and the regulars get more and more unhygienic and eccentric. Clearly Lincs and Sussex are beacons of excellence (though the list of notable guests featured the same names as could have been seen twenty or even thirty years ago!), but my impression is one of mediocrity and slow senescence.