Right. I wasn't saying it was the ONLY way, but it was certainly a help for many, including me.
The Black Crowes were another one in the early 90's, turned me on to the Faces, Stones, etc.
DM
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Glenn Poorman [mailto:glenn.poorman@autodesk.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:35 AM
>>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>>Subject: RE: Slash Matters/cat 5 guitar leads
>>
>>> > For an old fart like you, maybe it was just an obvious ripoff.
>>> > But for kids at the time, his "look" and influences
>>helped millions
>>> > of kids (like myself at the time) delve into those older records,
>>> > influences, etc.
>>>
>>> I would love to see anyplace where Slash ever talked about anything
>>> about his influences, or for that matter encouraged anyone
>>to look up
>>> the people who did the work he picked up on.
>>>
>>> > Granted, he may not have been an originator, but he definitely
>>> > helped keep the originators' influences alive and made
>>them relevant
>>> > and "cool" to kids like me.
>>>
>>> In order to do that, again, he would have had to tell
>>people what his
>>> influences are.
>>
>>I would argue that that's not necessarily true. I'm not a fan
>>of Slash or G&R and probably fall more into the "old fart"
>>category myself. But ... people who find themselves seriously
>>getting into the stylings of particular musicians have a
>>habit of sniffing out the influences on their own.
>>
>>We all have friends, parents, siblings right? How many times
>>have any of us heard "if you like that, you should check this
>>out". Tis what makes the world go round ... thankfully.
>>
>>Glenn
>>