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Certain things like Steve Miller and
Lynyrd Skynyrd will always resonate with some people, and that will always be
so.
But are they influential? Well, in
some ways, they might cause some kids to pick up a guitar and want to
play. But as in the case of Santana: what he does now (which is just an
essence of what he's always done, no?) is probably no more or less
influential than it was in '69. But back then it was unusual and so may
have jolted more people. I don't hear many guitarists appearing lately
that cop a lot of his playing style.
Some wise person said we don't buy drills
to have drills, but rather to make holes. Have you ever heard someone
described as the 'latest Steve Miller'?
I think the 'influential' tend to come
from the outsides or fringes, the weird and unusual. Eventually a style
(or musical language, if you like) works its way into the mainstream - at that
point it's easy to see how the word 'influential' is justified.
Certain music might inspire people to do
things - but does it inspire them to do them
differently?
Kevin
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