Right now my favorite musicians are from places like New York, Toronto, Long Island, various Scandinavian countries, England...all around the world. Many of them are dead. Most of them are more talented than whatever local bands I'd see in a pub.
We're in an increasingly globalized world where I can enjoy things created by people around the world, and you think we should give that all up for local pub bands?
Not at all, maybe I was unclear. Recorded music is pretty much freely available now, so you can enjoy it as much as you like from the whole range.
I'm really into New Orleans Jazz at the moment, so I'd really like to visit there one day to see some live.
What I do think is that the age where you can record a few songs on a CD, and live off the profit for years, is coming to a close. Recorded music will likely just be advertising to get people to come see the live show.
We're in an increasingly globalized world where I can enjoy things created by people around the world, and you think we should give that all up for local pub bands?