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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
If records sold is proportional to influence in music, then Britney Spears in more influential than Bob Marley, the Backstreet Boys are more influential than Led Zeppelin, Eminem is more influential than BB King, the Red Hot Chilipeppers were more influential than Lou Reed, Sum 41 was more influential than the Fugs ... you get me drift.
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Well, see... mass media today is much stronger and diverse than it was in the 60's and 70's... ergo, more distribution = more people introduced to the music = more people influenced and inspired.
Sorry for the bad humor but here it comes... MJ exposed himself to more people especially teens during the 80's and was unrivalled for record sales world wide for the 80's 90's 2000's thus far.
As for Music appreciation, it comes down to an individuals likes and interests. Most people who are music LOVERS would agree that Bob Marley, Led Zeplin, Lou Reed and so on were better musicians but their exposer is limited to north america for the most part.
MJ has influenced culture much more than any of those artists as he benefitted from mass media.