Romanitc Warrior absolutely ruined me while I was still in my single digits. In many ways, I have never recovered and likely never will. Though I never stopped listening to other music, for quite a long time afterwards I held a good chunk of contempt and disdain for "lesser" musicians/"lesser" composers (especially outside of the jazz and classical arenas). The prowess of the musicianship along with the compositional aspect of, in particular, Chick's pieces just wiped the floor with so many who were praised in the music media, routinely. Typical r&b, rock, pop and funk of the day (which I was also into)... forget about it. Lesson learned and retained.Originally Posted by AJSki2fly
As I grew, I realized not all musicians/composers/songwriters aspire to the same goals and it's perfectly okay, even imperative to "do what you do" (a music library of only Return to Forever and the Elektric Band "I" and II would be sad, very sad, nor did the art of electric fusion guitar stop with Al DiMeola (not by a long stretch)... George Clinton is just as relevant as George Russell. Wayne Newtown is just as relevant as Wayne Krantz. Gil Scott-Heron is just as relevant as Gil Evans and so on it goes.
But, dayyum... in 1976... RTF set the "jazz fusion bar" so high they (in my opinion) had no where to go for their next one Musicmagic... and it showed, despite liking that album for different reasons. Similarly, albums like Birds of Fire, Thrust, Enigmatic Ocean and Black Market all had me wondering for a while why anyone gave a **** about Sonny and Cher! (Full disclosure: I own several Sonny and Cher albums, now.)
...just my two cents off the top of my head... No offense intended to anyone.
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