Hi Oliver

This is a really interesting idea for a style set. I was wondering about a couple of things. How about "mid period" Bruce Springsteen, not Born to Run which is too bombastic, but how about Thunder Road or the Ties that Bind. I know that Norton have a "Dancing in the Dark" style, but there's nothing from his earlier period. Following this, how about some later period Steve Earle, something like "The Revolution Starts Now".

I think that there is also a gap for rock with horns - think "10th Avenue Freeze Out" or almost anything from Van Morrison (or even Amy Winehouse!). Some of the "soul" horn parts in BAIB styles do a job in rock, but something like "10th Avenue Freeze Out" is almost a constructor kit for great horn fills. This is something I've suggested a couple of times before - maybe its time will come!

I think there is also a gap for the sort of "waves of sound" rock - things like Melissa Etheridge (e.g. "Breakdown") or Sara MacLachlan (e.g. "Building a Mystery"). Masses of 12 strings, synths etc.

Finally, over here, you can't escape from catchy, guitar driven pop/rock - some of our best bands are now cracking the US charts. Bands like the Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand and the Fratellis have all had US top 40 albums in the last few months. Problem is, they'd be very hard indeed to capture in a style - try Jacqueline by Franz Ferdinand or Baby Fratelli by the Fratellis - lots of tempo changes, key changes, style changes, riffs stolen from Led Zepplin etc etc ... Much more challenging than the "alt-rock" styles from 3 or 4 years ago.

Hope this helps.

Brian