and several of those are more useful than the ones we never used except in a macroed skill-up rotation, like herb or Goblin, Oph. I would think adding those would be more of a priority for career bards than a highly situational spell that is generally trumped by the utility of something else.

Although I must admit, I do find utility in the Carol spells, 2 Carols and a bar element spell and you are about as invulnerable to a single element as a rune, handy against Cerbs and bombs and the like, Astral Flows, etc., especially if your pt has geared solely for offense. And even that kind of thing is highly situational.