02-11-2009, 18:05
It's a hard question. Yes I think that most of the big artists in the past decades would have been recognized and famed no matter what decade they would be in. But the music would be totally different, and relate much more to what problems, culture, politics etc. would be present in that era.
Those artists/bands that mean something for a genre will always form as an reaction to another band/genre. Like The Beatles/Stones, then Zeppelin, (lots in between, quick sketch) then Motley Crue/Guns/Def Leppard/Michael Jackson/stuff from the 80's, then Nirvana/Pearl Jam/Soundgarden/Radiohead, then Oasis/Blur, then big record industry sucks up all small niché labels and now look how much good, inspiring, innovative music is made today.................... (NOT!!)
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Those artists/bands that mean something for a genre will always form as an reaction to another band/genre. Like The Beatles/Stones, then Zeppelin, (lots in between, quick sketch) then Motley Crue/Guns/Def Leppard/Michael Jackson/stuff from the 80's, then Nirvana/Pearl Jam/Soundgarden/Radiohead, then Oasis/Blur, then big record industry sucks up all small niché labels and now look how much good, inspiring, innovative music is made today.................... (NOT!!)
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I always thought the good thing about the guitar was that they didn't teach it in school.
-- Jimmy Page
-- Jimmy Page