Re: Do you even know the definition of the word influential?!

[Greg Waltzer <gwaltzer@optonline.net>]

Kim Flint wrote:

> Thanks Chris! I'm amazed at how perfectly you just proved my point while
> trying to argue against it.
>
> In case you haven't noticed, the 80's really did end. 1982 really was
> decades ago. The rest of the world has moved on. Sorry about that. My
> childhood heroes are old and dusty and unpopular now too.

There must be something wrong with me. I still enjoy music that was created
more than 10 years ago. Does something have to be currently popular to be
considered relevant? Many artists with significant long term impact were 
not
popular during their lifetimes, or while they were producing a particular
style.
After all, if you are trying to do something new and different, it is not
likely to be popular.