Rolling Stone‘s 10 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time

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Originally Posted by CCIP

I don't think he hates today's music, or favours old music specifically

And to be fair, it is supposed to be an "all time" list - which to me implies that anyone on it has to have made music that's been around for a while and is still influencing people and considered worthwhile.

For the same reason, most "All Time Great Movies" lists don't usually have many (or any) recent films in them. "Of all time" implies a classic, and that implies an element of timeless value and appeal, which can only be assessed after a certain amount of time has passed.

The worlds of art, music, film, etc., are littered with the cast-off remains of stuff that was briefly considered OMG AWESOME for a month, year, or decade and then faded into obscurity. Somebody could release what looks to us like another "Citizen Kane" tomorrow, but it won't be a classic unless it's still regarded that way 50+ years from now.