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Originally Posted by Robbie
I can agree with that.
Of course all blues/rock players like Page & Hendrix were heavily, heavily influenced by Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, the 2 Kings, Muddy Waters, etc.
Page's genius was in alt tunings, guitar arrangements on the albums (pure symphonies of parts) and songwriting genius with the music (along with John Paul Jones).
Hendrix is Hendrix. Just from another planet.
The Stones, The Who, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, The Doors...those were some great bands. Some good ones came along a little later: Aerosmith, Queen, Heart, etc.
What I'm saying is...I don't think that today's musicians are able to perform at those levels.
Of course the bands of that time came up playing clubs every night and honing their skills. Today's bands not only don't have any record company or radio support...but there isn't a circuit for them to be able to play and build audiences and learn the art of entertaining people like there used to be.
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The festival circuit is very strong. Glastonbury, Coachella, SXSW, Austin City Limits, Ultra, WMC, Bonnaroo, The Gorge, Jazz Fest (New Orleans) Governors Ball, Pink Pop, Electric Zoo, Newport (still going strong). That's just off the top of my head. Granted, most of those will have big names headlining, but the benefit of that is that the big names draw the crowds to a place where people can learn of the lesser known acts if they so choose. The music is out there, and it's not that hard to find, you just have to WANT to find it and you're likely not going to find it by just passively listening to local radio stations and watching crap like American Idol.