Name the band you think has had the most impact on music.

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   shazwellynposted 15 years ago

   Let me start .. Joy Division, because of unique sound.  There really wasnt anything like it at the time and since. Many bands model themselves on them and they are thought of as highly influencial.  If it werent for Joy division, there may not have been Editor and Interpol, for example.

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      dutchman1951posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Buddy Holly, if its historical you are looking for
      not sure
      
      Jon

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         shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Im looking for major influences... yes Buddy Holly has had a great impact on music! x

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      Drew Breezzyposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      hate to say it but the beatles

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      steve1717posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Beatles without a doubt.

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   Sufidreamerposted 15 years ago

   Has to be 'The Pixies'.
   
   They saved us from atrocious big hair rock

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   wesleyacarterposted 15 years ago

   As for modern rock bands. Tool. there is no band that hasn't been influenced by them one way or another.
   
   Each musician sets a standard and their messages are extremely involved, dynamic and intelligent.
   
   if we are looking for historical, then I would say that its between the beatles and probably frank zappa.

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      yes.. this is good.. they have both helped music evolve into many different genres.

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   hudsonj1994posted 15 years ago

   The Fray I love that band

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   SimeyCposted 15 years ago

   The Beatles probably had the widest influence - then there's Led Zepplin.....and of course....ABBA *grin*

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      Jeffrey Nealposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I'm surprised it took 6 posts before someone mentioned Led Zepplin.

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      God.. yes.. Abba - very melodic with great chorus and hook lines x

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   pioneer_writer5posted 15 years ago

   The Rolling Stones had a great impact on Rock music.

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      They would have to form part of the trunk in my tree example.. i think,

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   SimeyCposted 15 years ago

   I should also mention Rush. They always seem to be the forgotten rock band...but they influenced so many...Tool for one....and they were also voted the best musicians of the 70s (I think!) - OK so I am very biased - but a lot of the rock bands of the 70s such as Floyd, Sabbath, Zepplin, Rush, Scorpions, Rainbow, Deep Purple really brought Rock to the forefront and have influenced modern day rock...

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Another branch here.. psychodelia into metal..so who influenced them?

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   LEWJposted 15 years ago

   As for the times of and beyond the 1960s, I'd offer the Beatles for that designation.   Why?
   Because soft Rock,  heavy metal,  70s punk (which sometimes resembled a hybrid child of heavy metal),  chamber instrument Rock (like  the string work in Eleanor Rigby), Eastern instrumentation (Harrison pieces) and newly experimental Rock, all began inside the Beatles.
   These styles were either suggested in their work or definably started.   Helter Skelter is credited as the first clear sample of heavy metal in Rock music.  Through effective experimentation, they helped Rock music to grow up, in a sense, beyond its doo-wop period.   Then they proceeded to build on the growth they'd spawned, causing it to go in new directions.
   
   The above musical forms diverged and morphed over the following decades but are recognized by aware music folk as being Beatle innovations.
   The Beatles also took the lead in breaking the 3-minute studio record barrier by introducing some hugely popular "long"  songs like Hey Jude and A Day In The Life, which started to get radio airplay.  That changed the radio airplay format.                A  formidable accomplishment.
   This change can be traced by a comparison of studio song length up to the time of the appearance of certain of their songs.
   
   The Beatles broadened the type of song themes that could be included in Rock music, and in the process actually got teenagers to listen to and love music they could'nt dance to-!                A revolutionary achievement in itself....
   They introduced sudden and occasionally radical yet enjoyable changes in song tempo, chord progression and tonal imagery.   
   The boys from Liverpool are also credited with introducing the  "concept"  album  to Rock music.
   They did all this, and they did it prolificly.   Who did they influence and musically inspire?   Some of everybody then and that came after them on the pop scene, including the contemporary Beach Boys after they heard the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
   By the time they broke up they had to their credit a large collection of art, a lot of it good, much of it excellent, and some of it truly great.

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Yes... and it was skiffle that influenced the beatles... (Now I think my tree is starting to form roots). x

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   Jon Greenposted 15 years ago

   Definitely The Beatles - just ask any band, they are always acknowledged as the most creative. LEWJ has done such a good job, I'll just agree!

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    shazwellynposted 15 years ago

    Kraftwerk----

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    zadrobiposted 15 years ago

    Among others, Chuck Berry.

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       would you say Bill Hayley?  Elvis... now we are moving into the realms of Gospel, arent we?

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    Sufidreamerposted 15 years ago

    Bo Diddley has to be one of the roots - one of the first to really experiment with electric guitars
    
    EDIT: Kraftwerk is a good shout - Gary Numan, too - a big influence upon industrial metal.
    
    If you are looking for branches, Bathory were at the forefront of black metal etc.

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       could we put him into skiffle?  Or does he merge into folk?  We do need some folk influences here..

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    Pearldiverposted 15 years ago

    The Bumble Town Council Men's Room Quartet!
    
    These guys were responsible for the introduction of Tuber sounds into the orchestral movements of the mayor and his councellors.
    
    The Quartet also went on to be major contributors to the musical development of Whoopee Cushions.

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       LOL .. we had someone like that play at the Glastonbury Festival last year... hehehe... I wonder if Neil Young liked them!

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    Sufidreamerposted 15 years ago

    Diddly was blues/rock - ZZ Top cited him as their biggest influence!
    
    Folk: Django Reinhardt and Planxty. Not sure about the US folk scene

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    shazwellynposted 15 years ago

    Going back... Paul Robeson - a great baratone vocalist who championed the cause for black people through music.  C1930s!

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    LEWJposted 15 years ago

    Historically speaking, Blues, Jazz, and Country pre-dated and influenced skiffle.
    The Beatles were deeply influenced by Blues music after they dropped skiffle.
    Blues and Jazz are something like the Poppa of 20th century musical influence, enclosing even skiffle.    Blues and Jazz influenced the development of Rock Music, as history again shows.
    And if somebody ever gets the notion to hear an orchestral version of the roots of Rock n' Roll and Pop Music, all they have to do is quietly take in Stravinsky's  La Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring, 1913).

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    tony0724posted 15 years ago

    Hands down The Beatles as they revolutionized and changed the face of Modern Rock and Roll . You have to Include Led Zep and The Ramones as well . Both were heavy Influences on modern music as It Is done today . Rage against the Machine was probably one of the Bigger Influences on modern rock In the last 20 years .

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       agreed, ... what about punk? THE CLASH 'London Calling'! Later, the style merged into dub

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    TimTurnerposted 15 years ago

    No band influenced the entire music spectrum.  You would have to pick bands in different genres that influenced the entire genre.
    
    I would think Elvis had more of an influence on rock, country and blues over the Beatles.
    
    But it's hard finding one artist that affected music in all genres.

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       tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Yes there Is , The Beatles ! 40 years later they have a guitar hero game named In their resume !

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          TimTurnerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Elvis inspired the Beatles

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             sannyasinmanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             So did Chuck Berry, but The Beatles took things to a completely new level.

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                LEWJposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                Exactly....I think that if the overall radius and scope of impact on music is confined to ONE BAND (as originally asked in this forum's title), after all is said and done the journey would lead right back to The Beatles, so long as the time-frame of the impact involves the 60s and beyond in the category of popular music.

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                   shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Yep.. see my  like comments on thinking music genre like a tree... x

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    prettydarkhorseposted 15 years ago

    Papa Elvis, Led Zep and Rolling Stones

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    topgunjagerposted 15 years ago

    I'm sure it was that group of cavemen who invented the drmus=)

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    topgunjagerposted 15 years ago

    No seriously, I think it's lil kim, she inspired all the whoress running around in the world today, she made being a biznatch seem cool=)

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    zampanoposted 15 years ago

    Minor influencies are important also.
    King crimson
    Gentle giant
    Yes
    Pink floyd
    Genesis
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3BFuxBayxg

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       tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Nice choice on Gentle Giant they had to be one of the most Interesting prog/rock groups ever !

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Genesis...ummm... Peter Gabriel!

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          Uninvited Writerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Definitely Peter Gabriel...

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             shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             well.. he was the original lead singer in Genesis! hehehe x

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                Uninvited Writerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                But he has done so much more since. He has influenced so many musicians and he continues to help up and coming musicians.

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                   shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                   Absolutely... what with 'Real World' music.  WOMAD. bringing traditional music from all over the world to the masses.  He lives near me... has a studio outside of Bath x

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    sannyasinmanposted 15 years ago

    No need to look very far, its the Scousers of course.
    Never heard of them? Try the lads from Liverpool . . .otherwise known as
    . The Beatles.

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       rebekahELLEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       a band? Beatles, I agree. they have so many different styles that have influenced music. Woody Guthrie, although he's not a band also was a huge influence to music.

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          shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Guthrie influenced Joe Strummer of the Clash!!! This is great guys!

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    Pr0metheusposted 15 years ago

    Beatles
    
    Pink Floyd
    
    Radiohead
    
    Tool
    
    Tiesto
    
    Deadmau5
    
    Britney Spears (Yea, she was influential, as much as her music sucks.
    
    Madonna
    
    Michael Jackson
    
    Garth Brooks
    
    Rage Against the Machine
    
    Deftones
    
    Elvis
    
    2Pac
    
    Tech N9ne
    
    Biggie Smalls
    
    Hell, there's a ton more.  They all have huge influences on music in their own genre (and some create new genres), and contribute to music as a whole.

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       theageofcakeposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Good, comprehensive list.  I would add:
       
       N.W.A.
       
       Diana Ross
       
       U2
       
       The Beach Boys
       
       The Velvet Underground
       
       (the latter two had a huge influence on indie rock - I'd say its certainly comparable to the Beatles' effect on mainstream pop)

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       RADIOHEAD .. KEWL!  I met Thom Yorke, but that is another story!  Suprised no one has mentioned the Smiths tho!

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          tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Uhhh , UnInvited writer did .

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          Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Radiohead - Thom Yorke refused to allow The Pixies to open for Radiohead and insisted on playing before them.
          
          Has anybody mentioned Bowie, yet? Or Johnny Cash?

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             shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             Early Bowie (after he was David Jones - remember ha ha ha he he he... Im a laughing gnome) ziggy stardust etc - inspired 'the new romantic' generation, especially with the fashion and male makeup.  Johnny cash was more a rebel tho.  Much of the style was similar to the day, I wouldnt say he inspired great change in music.. except for the hue and cry over the prison sessions. x
             p.s. kudos to R/head.. didnt know the pixie fact

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                Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                I'm just an old punk - Cash was the first punk...
                
                ...unless you count Mozart
                
                Got to say Hawkwind, but that is only because they were the first to have naked Amazonian women dancing on the stage...and they gave Lemmy his break

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                   shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                   Od to memories of yesteryear, eh?! lol

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                      Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                      Not quite - I am too young and missed out on all the good hippy stuff
                      
                      Still, I didn't completely miss out on seeing a bunch of big painted girls prance about on stage. There was always Poison...

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                         shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                         I live in Glastonbury, believe me this is a normal occurrance!  What about Can as an influence?  Can were an experimental rock band formed in West Germany in 1968. One of the first "krautrock" groups, they rejected American influences and incorporated strong minimalist and world music elements into their often psychedelic music.
                         Major artists working in the post-punk genre such as The Fall, Public Image Ltd., Siouxsie & the Banshees, Joy Division and other acts like David Bowie, Talking Heads, The Stone Roses and Primal Scream have cited Can as an influence. Brian Eno made a short film in tribute to Can, while John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers appeared at the Echo Awards ceremony, at which Can were awarded the most prestigious music award in Germany,[11] to pay tribute to guitarist Michael Karoli.
                         
                         
                         Can constructed their music largely through free improvisation and editing, which bassist Holger Czukay referred to as "instant compositions".[1] They had only occasional commercial success, with singles such as "Spoon" and "I Want More" reaching national singles charts. However, through albums such as Tago Mago (1971) and Ege Bamyasi (1972), the band exerted a considerable influence on avant-garde, experimental, underground, ambient, new wave and electronic music.[2

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                            Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                            Lucky you - I have only been there twice (beautiful place) and to the festival once, although it was when Bowie and Nine Inch Nails played, so all was well with the world
                            
                            I have heard of Can, but never heard anything by them, so will have to check them out.
                            
                            You are giving me too much homework, Miss

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                               shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                               Dear Pupil.. have you checked this link out.  It might help you with your homework.... www.music-map.com 
                               *wink*

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                                  Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                                  That's a good site - I put Bathory in and it found some good bands.
                                  
                                  It had never heard of 'Doctor and the Crippens,' though.
                                  
                                  Cool - Ozric Tentacles and MuslimGauze are on there, too! I am supposed to be going to bed, but this is far too much fun
                                  
                                  I will blame you for the sleep deprivation

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    Uninvited Writerposted 15 years ago

    Depeche Mode was a major influence in the 80s, and the Smiths.

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       tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I do love the Smiths ! By the way Morrissey collapsed on stage In London yesterday . But It looks like he will be OK though .

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          Uninvited Writerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          I read that on wossy's Twitter yesterday. Glad to hear he is okay; he's my favorite manic depressive

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             tony0724posted 15 years agoin reply to this

             LOL ! Oh cmon Morrisseys an optimist !

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       CONGRATULATIONS...I wondered how long it would be before someone mentioned the Smiths.  Depeche Mode was influenced by Kraftwerk and  Joy Division, although DM brought this music to the mainstream x

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    Rick Marlowposted 15 years ago

    How about Ernest tubbs?

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    Rick Marlowposted 15 years ago

    Hey guys,seriously,how about some of the old black rythmn and blues guitarists of the 30`s and 40`s like PINK ANDERSON from which PINK FLOYD took their name?

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Yep babes... I mentioned Paul Robeson! x

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       theageofcakeposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I've got one for you, Rick.  Robert Johnson.
       
       Not only was he influential musically - he also added an interesting element to music legend.  He's said to be the first alleged victim of the "27" curse. 
       
       Its often considered a kind a rite of passage for the musically brilliant to die at the age of 27 - Robert Johnson, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and at least a dozen others, are said to be members of this elite "club." 
       
       But beyond that cheesy bit of supernatural sensationalism, some of Johnson's recordings are absolutely heartbreaking.

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          shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Mark Bolan, I believe.  Nick Drake died in his 27th year! x

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             theageofcakeposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             Nick Drake was 26.  Bolan was 29.  Close, but no cigar.

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                shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                bugger... oh well, it was an average!  I was about to mention R Johnson, but you beat me to it! hehehe x

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                   theageofcakeposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                   Eh, its an honest mistake.
                   
                   Hey, I just realized that John Bonham and Keith Moon both died at 32.  We should refer to them as the 32 dead drummers club, since they were both fiercely gifted and died young. 
                   
                   2 isn't enough though.  If only we could go back in time and kill Neil Peart and Danny Carey at 32 - that way they would be arbitrarily greater than all other drummers in existence!  Yeah!

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                      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                      LMFAO Great one, mate!

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          rebekahELLEposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          wow, nice to hear his name. I used to listen to him a lot.
          and yes, he did influence so many musicians and music itself.

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    Cheri Schultzposted 15 years ago

    Bon Jovi

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    shazwellynposted 15 years ago

    John William "Trane" Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967[1]) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.
    
    Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz. He was astonishingly prolific: he made about fifty recordings as a leader during his recording career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. As his career progressed, Coltrane's music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. His second wife was pianist Alice Coltrane, and their son Ravi Coltrane is also a saxophonist.
    
    He influenced innumerable musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in jazz history. He received many awards, among them a posthumous Special Citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board in 2007 for his "masterful improvisation, supreme musicianship and iconic centrality to the history of jazz."

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    Valerie Fposted 15 years ago

    The Les Paul trio.

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    shazwellynposted 15 years ago

    the Monks are often referenced as forerunners of the later punk movement
    
    At the beginning of 1965, Dave Day and Roger Johnston, on a whim, got their heads shaved into monks' tonsures. The rest of the band followed their lead, and to complete the image, the band took to wearing a uniform - all black, sometimes in cassocks, with nooses worn as neckties. Eddie Shaw later claimed in his band autobiography Black Monk Time that the nooses were symbolic of the metaphorical nooses that all humanity wear. His explanation exhibited a literal translation of gallows humor. The same attitude seems to be exhibited by the blunt lyrics of the band. Of course the brazen attitude toward sensitive subjects was not well met. They received confused audience reactions at concerts: One attendee attempted to strangle Gary Burger at a show in Hamburg, presumably for perceived blasphemy.
    Influence
    Artists to have acknowledged the Monks as an influence include The White Stripes, Henry Rollins, the Beastie Boys and Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, as well as The Fall. The latter covered both "I Hate You" and "Oh, How to Do Now" on their 1990 album Extricate (under the titles "Black Monk Theme Part I" and "Black Monk Theme Part II", respectively), as well as the song "Shut Up!" on their 1994 album Middle Class Revolt. The Fall have also covered "Higgledy-Piggledy" for the Monks tribute CD Silver Monk Time. The White Stripes named The Monks as one of their key influences, noting that "their melodies were pop destructive

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    Sufidreamerposted 15 years ago

    Going to check the Monks out - they sound very interesting.
    
    Thanks for the tip

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    shazwellynposted 15 years ago

    The first has to be... drum roll......
    
    Bach!

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       Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Sebastian?!?

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    Cheeky Girlposted 15 years ago

    I nominate The beatles, Abba and U2. And for some darn reason I have a yen for Kenny Rogers and The Bee Gees. But that's just me! : ) When I was a kid, I had to endure the Carpenters being played constantly by my grand parents. Now I love em! If it moves me enough, yes, I can come to like that music...

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