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Poll Question: Who's the most influential artist here on PA?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
11 [15.49%]
4 [5.63%]
15 [21.13%]
1 [1.41%]
0 [0.00%]
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2 [2.82%]
0 [0.00%]
7 [9.86%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [1.41%]
1 [1.41%]
17 [23.94%]
3 [4.23%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
2 [2.82%]
5 [7.04%]
1 [1.41%]
0 [0.00%]
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1 [1.41%]
0 [0.00%]
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 09:02
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

^Le Orme and Triumvirat instantly spring to mind.

Fair enough, I'm not really aware of Le Orme but Triumvirat aren't allowed. My point was I can't think of many bands that mixed up classical music and rock in a 3 piece keyboards dominated format like ELP.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 09:01
I think we're talking all of that. Influence on past, subsequent and modern acts. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 08:58
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

How are Genesis winning this poll? It's about influence on other bands and artists - regardless of the prog tag. Most musicians, that aren't prog fans, have no clue about 70s Genesis, and while the stuff they dished out in the 80s was successful (and pretty damn good), I fail to see how influential it really was on subsequent generations of music makers.
Kraftwerk and Miles were and still are vastly more influential on not just one scene but dozens, literally. The music world doesn't always stop at the prog gates - sometimes we tend to forget that in here amongst the Rush and Genesis fumes.   
 
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But are we talking about influence back in the day or from the 80's on...?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 08:54
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 08:48
^Le Orme and Triumvirat instantly spring to mind.

Edited by Guldbamsen - October 21 2014 at 08:55
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 08:47
Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

Originally posted by Rick Robson Rick Robson wrote:

ELP
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OK name me a band that were influenced by ELP (apart from T********t).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 08:41
Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

I could just pick a favorite here, but if I'm honest, I don't even know how I would begin to quantify the influence each of these artists has had, let alone compare them. 

But rather than simply offer that curmudgeonly answer and walk away, since it is a good question, I will respectfully say this.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 07:41
Pink Floyd
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 06:25
How are Genesis winning this poll? It's about influence on other bands and artists - regardless of the prog tag. Most musicians, that aren't prog fans, have no clue about 70s Genesis, and while the stuff they dished out in the 80s was successful (and pretty damn good), I fail to see how influential it really was on subsequent generations of music makers.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 06:02
Kraftwerk of course
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 03:42
Genesis just over KC 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2014 at 02:36
Rush - they influenced bans/artists from prog to metal to death metal to all genres
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2014 at 23:42
Davis does seem the most obvious.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2014 at 22:22
Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

Transatlantic. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2014 at 22:13
Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

"of any kind..." I would say Rush has influenced more bands over all, of the past 25+ yrs. If you dig hard enough most will include Pink Floyd, who may be #1, but I just think today's bands might say Rush first....and then add Pink Floyd and probably Yes.
 
I would not be surprised if Miles Davis is way up there too..

Rush has said many time Yes was their big influence ---and I think that it begins Yes.Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2014 at 20:39
Yeah, to me Miles is the clear winner here.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2014 at 20:29
Miles by miles (sorry).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2014 at 20:22
Originally posted by tboyd1802 tboyd1802 wrote:

I have to go for interpreting "most influential" in terms of broader audience impact. In this context, Pink Floyd raises to the top.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2014 at 18:03
David Bowie, the Doors, Pink Floyd, Bo Hansson (in Sweden)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2014 at 17:56
"of any kind..." I would say Rush has influenced more bands over all, of the past 25+ yrs. If you dig hard enough most will include Pink Floyd, who may be #1, but I just think today's bands might say Rush first....and then add Pink Floyd and probably Yes.
 
I would not be surprised if Miles Davis is way up there too..
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