Any smooth jazz fans out there?

Yes Tpreaves of course you are right, we all have the right to state an opinion. But denegrating someone else's taste by calling it "crap" while well within the rights of any individual is still rude. While I realize that rude has taken on an acceptable place in our day to day dialogue I don't feel there is any place for it in this thread based on the question asked. He was looking for feedback from like minded individuals and if you don't like something maybe a little more critical analysis of why would add a little more intelligence to the dialogue than calling it "crap" which is derogatory and uncalled for. That is how I see it.

Isn't it obvious that when I use the term 'crap' that it is my opinion? I am not a professional critic or paid reviewer. This is an amateur venue of people who love audio as a 'hobby', in addition to being music enthusiasts. I assume there is a certain amount of editorial license implicit here, meaning, how can my statements be anything other than 'opinion'? If it isn't, you are really giving me a lot of credit!

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. When it's used to cast a negative view is unproductive when the OP was looking for positive results. This is getting ugly.

Nobody likes to have their feelings hurt... it's not pleasant. Hearing weak, phony, auto pilot musical cliches that mimic jazz can also be pretty unpleasant. It's not hard to see how people who dig great under recognized musicians perceive a foul stench of injustice when subjected to smooth jazz popularity. Quite a few practitioners are highly skilled and manage to sneak in bits that aren't completely tepid or stale, but most recordings that get trotted out as smooth jazz are sort of like plastic flowers, a waste of petroleum and a poor, (or maybe even a crappy) representation of the real thing. If someone who likes Kenny G or the Yellowjackets says Mingus, Tim Berne or Monk sucks, most jazz freaks would probably just laugh w/no hurt feelings at all.

PDN, my apologies if I offended you. I'm sure you did not expect this thread to descend the way it did.