Re: Nu Metal vs. Steve Vai vs. Santana

[cram@panix.com]

> >Our esteemed leader, Kim wrote:
> 
> >"well duh. Santana is great, but he's old news. Everybody who was going 
>to
> >be influenced by Santana already got influenced 25 years ago. The "nu 
>metal
> >jerk" probably reaches far more people today than Santana has in years."
> 
> 
> >I agree with your take on Vai, Steve, but I think you are dead wrong 
>about
> >Santana.
> 
> >Remember, he had a number one hit this last year and sold some 7 million
> >copies of the record it came off of.
> 
> >The numbers speak for themselves.  I heard of an interview with him 
>where he
> >was talking about how many young fans were at his concert who had 
>brought
> >their parents along (or vice versa).
> 
> >You just can't rack up those kinds of commercial numbers without having 
>an
> >effect on the culture at large.
> 

What about Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy" or "The Macarena"?  In the end 
the 
effect of large sales might only be novelty impact, of no lasting 
significance or 
value.  "Where's the beef?"

Of couse Santana is no flash in the pan.  He's a guitar legend who was 
repaid for 
his devotion to exploring the fusion of latin/african, jazz, and rock 
musics, with a 
carefully calculated and designed commercially viable product.  No mystery 
here.
Just wonderful execution.

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