Quote Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod View Post
I did read correctly, if you had read correctly you would know that the point I was trying to make is that even the the greatest most influential bands/artists have influences themselves. But according to your argument their influences must have been better, but they're not.
Nice try but if you noticed at the beginning I said if you look at it from an all arounders point of view. Through out my whole argument I was in that same point of view so from that POV, the influenced barely really touch the influences.

Quote Originally Posted by Cz View Post
Then again, I'd probably disagree with your belief that rock and roll music is getting worse, too. I suppose we're just approaching the premise very differently.
You like the mainstream? Ugh. I can't stand it. Only some exceptions though. lol


Quote Originally Posted by OdaiseGaelach View Post
Same roots, different bands. Is Greenday better than Clash? No. Is Manic Street Preachers better than Clash? Well, that's debatable. For some people they might not be, but for some they might.
So, I never brought up two bands with the same likings. I said a band and their idols. Of course everyone can't sound a like.

Quote Originally Posted by OdaiseGaelach View Post
What you're trying to do is to judge a large chunk of the next generation without even hearing any of it yet.
Actually taking a hypothesis of my theory of how bad it is already, most would say.