02-07-2008, 14:50
I think that understanding the impact that some of the bands on your list had at the time they broke through helps to appreciate why they are revered.
Many of them are now well past their prime (or in some cases, dead), and may not measure up now. But, in the case of The Stones, The Clash, Springsteen, & Hendrix, at the time they all had a huge impact.
Taste is all very objective, but I find that the more music I listen to, slowly but surely, the more music I tend to embrace. Even stuff that I used to hate. Either that or I'm just getting old !!
I started to try and put a list together of major influential artists that I find over hyped, and my list just consisted of rubbish like Bryan Adams, so I guess I must like most of the revered acts !!
Goos thread though, gets to the heart of why musical taste is such a mysterious subject.
Many of them are now well past their prime (or in some cases, dead), and may not measure up now. But, in the case of The Stones, The Clash, Springsteen, & Hendrix, at the time they all had a huge impact.
Taste is all very objective, but I find that the more music I listen to, slowly but surely, the more music I tend to embrace. Even stuff that I used to hate. Either that or I'm just getting old !!
I started to try and put a list together of major influential artists that I find over hyped, and my list just consisted of rubbish like Bryan Adams, so I guess I must like most of the revered acts !!
Goos thread though, gets to the heart of why musical taste is such a mysterious subject.