A single musician =/= a band
So Elvis, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and so on don't count in this thread.
So Elvis, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and so on don't count in this thread.
Most influential band ever
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Maiden anyone?
oh well... yeah, I guess The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash and Elvis were important.
oh well... yeah, I guess The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash and Elvis were important.
I think the ones everyone knows like Elvis and the Beatles have been mentioned pleanty, and I also see Pink Floyd's contribution in that they invented their own style and it became famous for years. I will add Metallica, maybe not influential to music as a whole, most of the major Metal bands list Metallica as an influence. I feel Bob Dylan was highly influential but I can't put my finger on exactly why, his songs are amazing despite the fact he can't sing.
Well then shouldn't these artists be put down as sayLukeje said:
Bob Dylan's Band
Johnny Cash's Band
Instead of just them sleves in a thread called "Most influential band ever"
Yes, but when you think of Johnny Cash, you think of the distinctive guitar picking of Luther Perkins. It's kind of implied (although I will agree, people should be saying electric Dylan if they want to add him to this thread).TheGhostOfSin said:
And I'm gonna say David Bowie now (and by that I also mean the Spiders from Mars).
Johhny Cash
Elvis
The Clash
The Sex Pistols
The Beatles
The Kinks
The Beach Boys
Joy Division
The Smiths
Blondie
New York Dolls
Siouxse and the Banshees
The Cure
Blur
Oasis
Sonic Youth
Nirvana
Rage Against The Machine
The Libertines
The Strokes
The Cribs
Bloc Party
Elvis
The Clash
The Sex Pistols
The Beatles
The Kinks
The Beach Boys
Joy Division
The Smiths
Blondie
New York Dolls
Siouxse and the Banshees
The Cure
Blur
Oasis
Sonic Youth
Nirvana
Rage Against The Machine
The Libertines
The Strokes
The Cribs
Bloc Party
If we are talking bands rather than act there can be none but the Beatles. Each decade since has spawned new bands that themselves have immitators but the Beatles was the first, and so if we are tracking influence rather than worth I don't think there can be any dispute.
The Beatles were themselves brought into existence by Elvis, so he has to have the ultimate accolade but, as pointed out, not a band. But he's not called the King for nothing.
This leaves aside the question of worth, however. A number of black musicians can lay claim to inventing rock music, along with Jerry Lee Lewis. However due to the racism of the times they would never have been heard without Elvis, so for influence he still wins. I am open to arguments of quality, however.
The Beatles were themselves brought into existence by Elvis, so he has to have the ultimate accolade but, as pointed out, not a band. But he's not called the King for nothing.
This leaves aside the question of worth, however. A number of black musicians can lay claim to inventing rock music, along with Jerry Lee Lewis. However due to the racism of the times they would never have been heard without Elvis, so for influence he still wins. I am open to arguments of quality, however.
Ummm, just no.curlycrouton said:
There were others that shouldn't be in this thread from your list but these two are just so wrong it's unbelievable.
Why?TheGhostOfSin said:
Blur were extremely innovative, they wrote "Song 2" for one thing, and "Parklife", a satirical masterpiece. And have you seen what Damon Albarn has got up to recently?
Bloc Party used to be a rock-ish kind of band (even then they were influential) but are taking music into completely new areas with their new electronic material. I mean, have you heard "Talons"?
Elvis, Beatles, Buddy Holly, Sex Pistols, Clash, Deep Purple, Cure (maybe not for music but theirhic style and Bob Dylan for reasons already stated by others.
Kraftwerk for influence on modern electro music (the 80's music scene as we know it wouldn't exist if it weren't for them).
The Smiths for their undeniable influence on modern pop music (the whole Britpop scene of the 90's would never have happened without them).
Kraftwerk for influence on modern electro music (the 80's music scene as we know it wouldn't exist if it weren't for them).
The Smiths for their undeniable influence on modern pop music (the whole Britpop scene of the 90's would never have happened without them).
Oh yes the lyrical masterpiece that is-
<spoiler=song 2>
[Excessive "woo hoo-ing has been removed"]
I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasnt easy
But nothing is, no
When I feel heavy metal
And Im pins and Im needles
Well I lie and Im easy
All of the time but Im never sure when I need you
Pleased to meet you
I got my head done
When I was young
Its not my problem
Its not my problem
When I feel heavy metal
And Im pins and Im needles
Well I lie and Im easy
All of the time but Im never sure when I need you
Pleased to meet you
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Oh, yeahYes very impresive
Oh and of corse Parklife, a song they refused to sing themselves.
<spoiler=song 2>
[Excessive "woo hoo-ing has been removed"]
I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasnt easy
But nothing is, no
When I feel heavy metal
And Im pins and Im needles
Well I lie and Im easy
All of the time but Im never sure when I need you
Pleased to meet you
I got my head done
When I was young
Its not my problem
Its not my problem
When I feel heavy metal
And Im pins and Im needles
Well I lie and Im easy
All of the time but Im never sure when I need you
Pleased to meet you
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Oh, yeahYes very impresive
Oh and of corse Parklife, a song they refused to sing themselves.
The Neon Boys...
Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine's first band which garnered the attention of future Sex Pistols manager, Malcolm McClaren (who was briefly managing the New York Dolls at the time). This band was the first template of a Punk Band in terms of sound, style, and swagger. McClaren actually offered to manage them but was turned down and then later fired by the New York Dolls. His encounter with Richard Hell and the New York punk scene would inspire the punk style fetish wear look that he would later sell at his store in London, Sex.
Sex is where the Sex Pistols formed... Verlaine and Hell then formed Television which went on to inspire the New Wave, Post Punk, and No Wave movements. Richard Hell left Television to form the Voidoids.
Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine's first band which garnered the attention of future Sex Pistols manager, Malcolm McClaren (who was briefly managing the New York Dolls at the time). This band was the first template of a Punk Band in terms of sound, style, and swagger. McClaren actually offered to manage them but was turned down and then later fired by the New York Dolls. His encounter with Richard Hell and the New York punk scene would inspire the punk style fetish wear look that he would later sell at his store in London, Sex.
Sex is where the Sex Pistols formed... Verlaine and Hell then formed Television which went on to inspire the New Wave, Post Punk, and No Wave movements. Richard Hell left Television to form the Voidoids.
Although he is a singular entity (and thus is/is not fair game on this thread?)-I agree. Buddy Holly left a void that was damn near unfillable.Slycne said:
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Yep. He needs to be in there (although the link did say BANDS, not individuals). Ditto to John, Paul, George, Ringo, and the guy that filled in for Ringo while he was out. Ditto to Elvis. YES, the Rolling Stones count. But I am appalled that none of these bands have been mentioned yet, (and some have been around as long or longer than what you have mentioned):BallPtPenTheif said:
1) Earth, Wind, and Fire
2) Chicago
3) Kool and the Gang
4) The Cars
5) Boston
6) K.C. and the Sunshine Band
7) The Eagles
8) Aretha Franklin
9) The Temptations
10) Diana Ross and the Supremes
11) The Rat Pack
12) Donna Summer
Yeah, Lukeje, forgot about The Jam - still stand by my original point though. Never said the Smiths were the pioneers of witty catchy pop tunes.
Radiohead has got to be another hugely influencial band. Maybe not a good thing (Don't think much of Coldplay or other bands like them).
Radiohead has got to be another hugely influencial band. Maybe not a good thing (Don't think much of Coldplay or other bands like them).