starrynight

There's a big difference though between what you call 'cult' and being one of the most famous records of the year. And really what does 'relevant' mean? Hip? I don't care if something is hip or not, fashion changes every few years anyway. Same with influence. It's importance is something which is ephemeral and so not that important to me.

Rainard Jalen

Relevant as in it defines a genre or a movement or the like. Relevant to the progression, evolution and development of a scene or tide within the musical arena.

Important as in it's generally remembered and not forgotten.

I do appreciate the points you are making and at times might have put forth the same sorts of arguments myself. Since value is such a subjective notion of course it is easy to say that no one thing is inherently any better than another. It's just what people decide to attribute to it. Quite right, quite true. Still, I think it misses the wider point and isn't really what I'm trying to get at when I speak of relevance, importance and whatnot.

I make my points in full consideration that there's no real inherent value to albums, bands etc. For the meanings I'm using for the adjectives I'm using, however - and I do believe they are widely accepted meanings - I think my usage is correct.

On the same token, I do respect your right to see importance, relevance and whatnot in a different light.