'Psychocandy'

The biggest problem with not witnessing the entirety of popular music since its inception (you know, 100 years ago) is that as a youth, you typically do not pick up on all the bands that came before. Maybe it's because it's too much, too hard or you're too dumb to know that everything out today was inspired from something yesterday or 50 years ago.

I listened to bands like Starflyer 59 and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club thinking they sounded like they did by some magic accident.

In fact, they were just ripping off The Jesus and the Mary Chain.

So, is The Jesus and Mary Chain more influential than they were good?