That'd take him a couple of days. He has over 100!

I think that the voters were looking for the same things as art historians---influence.

An artist's importance is measured by the significance of his/her contribution to following generations. How many practitioners (of note!) owe a debt (and how big) to some one who came before constitutes "a master."

There is an old adage that, in the 20th century, no artist could stand completely clear of Picasso's shadow. It's easy to understand the players who qualify for that moniker. Then there's the unsung, or undersung players a lot of voters included (like Steve Cropper). Then there are the mavericks who are so "out there," that the extent of their identifiable influence is too small to acknowledge.

There really haven't been any guitarists who adopted Steve Howe's playing/ideas, and we all know it. The kid in Dirty Projectors is the only one I can think of that begs the comparison.

It's not Rolling Stone. All lists have these ups and downs. That's why they're fun! It's open season on disagreement!

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