Proto Prog-Metal

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   What about the who's "generation" ? cream's "sunshine of your love" ? Hendrix' 'Purple haze' ? Iron Butterfly's "evil temptation" ? the kinks' "louie louie" ? the troggs' "wild thing" ?
All these songs pre-date the ones you listed and probably influenced hard-rock bands to come as well as the bands you listed for their "hard rock" songs.

Poll Question: Which Song Was Most Influential in the Burgeoning Metal/PM Genre?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
The Beatles - Helter Skelter	7	[14.89%]
Pink Floyd - Nile Song	2	[4.26%]
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man	36	[76.60%]
Genesis - The Knife	2	[4.26%]
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lucas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 06 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 8138	Posted: October 25 2009 at 18:24
	What about the who's "generation" ? cream's "sunshine of your love" ? Hendrix' 'Purple haze' ? Iron Butterfly's "evil temptation" ? the kinks' "louie louie" ? the troggs' "wild thing" ? All these songs pre-date the ones you listed and probably influenced hard-rock bands to come as well as the bands you listed for their "hard rock" songs.
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The Sleepwalker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 03 2009 Location: The Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 15141	Posted: October 25 2009 at 17:58
	I think Helter Skelter must have had the most influence on Metal simply because everybody knows The Beatles and not everybody knows KC, PF's More and Genesis's Trespass (not sure how popular trespass really was actually). The question which was the most influential on prog metal is much more difficult... I think Helter Skelter would also be it here, but I am not sure about it at all, as many prog metal bands also are influenced by PF, Genesis and KC. No vote for now, maybe I'll vote when I have thought about it for a while.

J-Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826	Posted: October 25 2009 at 17:55
	I would say Helter Skelter didn't have a direct influence on progressive metal. It had a more direct influence on hard rock and heavy metal. I would say 21st Century Schizoid Man had an influence on the two genres mentioned above, as well as prog metal. -Jeff
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The Doctor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 23 2005 Location: The Tardis Status: Offline Points: 8543	Posted: October 25 2009 at 17:51
	I consider all four of these to be early metal, even though none of the bands involved were metal bands. Which one do you think had the most influence on metal overall and in particular prog-metal? Not which one do you like the best. I'm hard-pressed to choose between The Beatles and KC. While The Knife is my favorite of these, I don't think you can deny the influence of Helter Skelter and Schizoid Man on the new metal genre.
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