That's interesting, we have gone through almost opposite journeys. I was in bands as a teen and in my early 20s, solo electronic in my late 20's and then again

That's interesting, we have gone through almost opposite journeys. I was in bands as a teen and in my early 20s, solo electronic in my late 20's and then again in my mid 30's, finally back to being in a band in my 40's. I agree with your sentiment relative to being free from compromise, in my previous comment I should have added that there are shortcomings to being in a band and the struggle over creative direction is the biggest one IMHO. At least over the years I have gotten better at quickly working out whether or not a band is for me, and if it's not I can get out of it before making too many commitments. As opposed to my teens where I kept playing, for a long time, in bands I didn't like just because my mates where there.