Re: Are the Who important? Is ROCK important?

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

>Here's the deal the way I see it. Rock isn't nearly as relevant as it used 
>to be. Enter hip-hop, the club scene, pre-fab teeny-boppers, etc. They're 
>more relevant today (not waying they're better, just more timely). As far 
>as importance, rock isn't important, but rock bands are as important as 
>they try to be. For example, U2 are important because they have grand 
>aspirations and are doing things that matter. They put their money where 
>their mouths, are. Plus they still make music. The Who are important for 
>their contirubtions to rock, but that's a long time ago...

Is that forgotten already?