I too liked the gradiented look a lot, but I'll say having spent a ton of time with the site I love a current look so much more for a music site. Though rather

I too liked the gradiented look a lot, but I'll say having spent a ton of time with the site I love a current look so much more for a music site. Though rather than jumping on some train there was actually quite a few steps that brought me there. I tried a lot of things, but honestly it's just easier and cleaner to strip details when they are unnecessary, and I added some twists on it (I like having the flat bevel on the buttons). Just thought I'd note that the influences often came from multiple not-obvious places and decisions, or even, maybe, just occasionally, perhaps, from me!