hey Tobi...
yes, i had some Ultimate Spinach records when I was in high school, yeah, not you average hard rock! hahahaha! as i know you for about 20 years i always witnessed your ability to not give a fuck what was hip and cool and do your own thing. i have always been proud of your for that! your theory about the 'new sound' is true to an extent. i feel like since the hit of 2000 now all we can do is mash all these international styles together to make anything 'new'. and it still ends up sounding like something we've heard... oh well, next life - next planet - next frequencies!