I don't listen to much modern composition.
Coltrane would do what you'd get a Roland Pro Tools module to do but with a group of jazz musicians.
Motion Picture Soundtrack on Kid A was another Coltrane inspiration.
The guitar is a much more efficient machine than a computer. More responsive.
The thing about rock is that people are not just interested in bands because of where they want to go. It's where they want to escape from that matters.
I mean, I'm in a band, we're reasonably successful, I've got a very nice suit - I'm not even a bad person- so why can't I get a shag?