You must have stepped on some toes there by bringing in religion, but it’s a solid point overall. A lot of artistic greatness comes down to familiarity, marketi

You must have stepped on some toes there by bringing in religion, but it’s a solid point overall. A lot of artistic greatness comes down to familiarity, marketing, money and luck. It’s possible that experts can determine the difference between one of the best songs ever and other merely great songs, though I suspect it’s largely a matter of opinion and also some measure of self consumed bullshit like with wine snobs or audiophiles. There’s a big difference between bad, competent, and great. I’m not so sure about the various shadings of great, at least objectively. Subjectively I have my own personal favorites that speak deeply to me and that I highly value.