there really are many "points" of music as you say.
which one are you trying to hit on?
there are so many commercial bands out there for instance, Fall Out Boy or rather Sell Out Boy.
rock isn't just about enjoying yourself.
my saying, "MUSIC = LIFE" is true.
music is the only thing that keeps me going and if you've been through life you'll know that you definitely do not enojy yourself always.
ilove bass.
bass players don't get enough credit in bands.
one of my favorite is Between the Buried and Me.
judas preist he can shred.
you said that you were trying to get a band that was in it for the music well it's not the band it's the band's players.
i read Guitar World and one issue way back when had a quote in it that i loved it said, "nothing ever truly dies in music, it may fade out a bit but the people that love it keep playing it and it may not come back but it's still always there."