eteled wrote:
So young.
Cobain should never be hailed as a great guitarist. Just a great song-writer. Jimi was both, and he could space out and jam like no other super tall hippie black man. I think Hendrix's main allure was simply all the things that made him unique at the time bundled together.
Before I space out, I should mention that many famous people would never have gotten there had it not been for all the variables in play around them. The decade... societal views and stances on particular issues... taboos of the period. Fashion. Politics. Where would System of a Down have found a niche in the late 80's? Would they have been as famous as they became now because they are phenomenal musicians? Well they wouldn't, and they aren't, but look at what they've done. There are just so many things that affect the outcome of a stars life to sit back so many years later and talk so harshly about people from a time you can't even remember.
For the record, they were both gigantic icons for an entire generation and still getting bigger when they died. Sure it would have fluffed out sooner or later, but they probably would have gone a lot further on down the line and accomplished a whole lot more had they lived. It's what we call a tragedy.
I guess this is as good a time as any for: RIP Dimebag
Gah. Every time someone mentions my age as a way of justifying what I have said as useless, my rage meter increases. Once this hits the top, I will...I have no idea, probably nothing.
I'm looking at the stars from merely a musical standpoint, and not a social one. I just really do not enjoy their music, and thus it irritates me to be constantly reminded of how great it is. Being that I'm a desensitized teenager, I tend to make very harsh statements regarding things I do not like. I'm sorry if I offended you.
I get how these people had huge influences on the population, and how at the time it was unlike anything ever done before. It's just that I don't have the initial effect of "holy fucking shit this is the newest and greatest thing ever" because it's influence is now considered the norm for me. I'm sure that my children will someday be mocking what I find revolutionary now because it's nothing compared to the crazy shit they listen to. And then I'll be in the same position that you're in right now.
So to conclude, I'm sorry I spoke so negatively about dead musicians. I was just in a shitty mood at the time, because celebrities were really pissing me off. They still are, but I've suppressed that anger for now. Friends? Well no, not friends, I have no idea who you are. INTERNET PALS?
