This thread was started before I became a member here, but as of right now I guess you could say that I am the "majority shareholder" here, so I want to weigh in on the concept of off topic posts.
I love them! IMO the whole point of this thread is to get people thinking. Whether it is about the music, the artists, something musical similar, or anything else that pops into your mind after reading a post I welcome all comments.
If a particular off topic comment starts to spur a lot of discussion then perhaps we should move it to a thread of its own. But I have not seen that happen all too often and it is easy enough to deal with if it does happen.
I would rather deal with splitting a thread once in a while than have people hold back their thoughts simply because they don't think they belong here.
Post away!