I totally wasn’t going to go there.
I guess it is a mentality issue. I can recognize the “big” names of any “big” genre from any “big” era. I may not be an authority on them, but I can at least hold the conversation.
It’s not like we are talking about Brantley Gilbert, who is only recognizable today by followers of a current genre but has no history and no future. Nor is it like we are talking about Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu by Dicky Doo & The Don’ts, or the cover version by Bad Manners. Garth is a fairly recognizable name.