Most revolutionary bands?
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Topic: Most revolutionary bands?
Posted By: W.Chuck
Subject: Most revolutionary bands?
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 05:24
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I think 2 really revolutionary bands are King Crimson and Watchtower! What's your opinion? ------------- 
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Posted By: Figglesnout
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 05:27
King Crimson is pretty amazing, as is Watchower but not on near as many occasions as King Crimson. You have my opinion.  ------------- I'm a reasonable man, get off my case |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 05:30
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King Crimson and Watchtower were just an example.
Do you know any other revolutionary bands? -------------
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 05:32
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Watchtower was definitely a huge influence on prog metal.I would also grant that distinction to Voivod and Psychotic Waltz and definitely Iron Maiden,who I think played a large part in influencing alot of current prog metal musicians. -------------  |
Posted By: Topographic Oce
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 05:46
| Some may not class them as prog but the first Roxy Music album was totally revolutionary and has influenced millions in the years since |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 06:26
| Touch |
Posted By: silentman
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 06:40
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check Kayo Dot here:
http://www.hxcmp3.com/bands/21740/index.php - http://www.hxcmp3.com/bands/21740/index.php ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cichyczlowiek/?chartstyle=SilverWeekly"> 
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Posted By: Losendos
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 06:47
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King Crimson and The Nice most revolutionary that I know of ------------- How wonderful to be so profound |
Posted By: alatas
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 07:19
Just to be nit-picky and pedantic....definition of 'revolutionary'????  ------------- "Today is yesterday's tomorrow" |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 07:20
| Definitely King Crimson - if ITCOTCK is not revolutionary, then nothing is! |
Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 07:39
| Black Sabbath have influenced virtually every Metal band since. The Beatles influenced the rest (just an opinion, not trying to open up that can of worms again) |
Posted By: edible_buddha
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 07:46
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Its hard to find out who was revolutionary, as with each band that would be nominated, there would be influences in their sound to which even they would find as 'revolutionary'... Im sure even the Beatles felt that way, that to be TOTALLY original would have worked as a snob to some bands that came before them. ...Just throwing a spanner... ------------- I really like this jacket, but the sleeves are much too long. |
Posted By: Jeremy Bender
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 08:27
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The Beatles Pink Floyd King Crimson ELP |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 09:10
I can't believe no one mentioned the Mothers of Invention 
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 09:35
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There are so many... Most obviously the Beatles. Whether or not they owe a huge debt of thanks to the people whose ideas they used, the way they presented the ideas led the entire popular music world for a few critical years in the development of rock and pop music. Less obviously, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Bob Dylan, Grace Slick and the Byrds. More obviously in the late 1960s - early 1970s, Pink Floyd, Zappa, The Who, Hendrix, Blue Cheer (who influenced Black Sabbath), The Nice/ELP and King Crimson. I'd also include Savoy Brown (who also influenced Black Sabbath), Kraftwerk, Queen and Deep Purple around the early 1970s with King Crimson - and I'm tempted to include Gentle Giant, just because they were so different. In the late 1970s, the Sex Pistols and Motorhead. Late 1970s - early 1980s Gary Numan, John Foxx, Twelfth Night and Marillion. Mid 1980s - Metallica, Megadeth and Metal Church (virtually inseparable, although it was Metallica who contributed the most lasting changes in metal). Early 1990s - The Prodigy and The Orb. Late 1990s - Radiohead. ...and everything I forgot...
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Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 09:54
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karl heinz stockhausen, Edgar Varese, Miles Davis, John Coletrane, Thelonious Monk, Velvet Underground, Early Pink Floyd, Captain Beefhart, Zappa, Hendrix, Iggy & the Stooges, MC5, New York Dolls, Faust, Neu!, Kraftwerk, Can I suppose these are the artists that influncened most of the music I've listened to in the past and influenced, if indirectly, music I continue to listen to. (There's loads more I've forgot as well)  ------------- http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309" rel="nofollow - Humanism |
Posted By: Figglesnout
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 10:23
King Crimson, Pink Floyd, and Stevie Wonder were all very influential artists in my mind...though I'm not so sure if I'd call them revolutionary...Pink Floyd just has too many "ok" aalbums, the same goes for King Crimson (although their good stuff never fails to be extremely good). Stevie Wonder is the same way...he has really great "fucnky" songs, and not so great "R&B-ish" songs...I much prefer his upbeat style (if you happen to be a fan for some reason, check out his new album...it's not as dissapointing as I thought it would be!)  ------------- I'm a reasonable man, get off my case |
Posted By: Figglesnout
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 10:31
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*funky ------------- I'm a reasonable man, get off my case |
Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 10:37
| Dire Straits, revolting against the new punk regime!1 |
Posted By: Figglesnout
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 10:41
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Oh and Led Zeppelin...they are not exactly prog so I wouldn't hope to find them on this website (unless they were somewhere in like Prog-related or something on those lines), but they were very revolutionary. ------------- I'm a reasonable man, get off my case |
Posted By: Deliriumist
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 12:31
| I know many guitar players who have been inspired by Fripp's style and also use his tuning. King Crimson has given music a lot of...something. |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 13:07
The Who....................influenced pretty much everyone.  -------------  
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Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 13:21
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zappa? king crimson? ULVER, blood inside is REVOLUTIONAL.. if more people knew about this.. this could give thinking about music a sereous twist! -------------  
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Posted By: ldlanberg
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 18:31
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My favorite band has, for years, been Genesis. But I think that Yes was more revolutionary. Once Yes's unique space-jazz-rock sound came upon the public (this includes when they were beginning with cover songs in '69) it seems that the doors were open for more progressive-minded bands to be accepted. King Crimson...different but not revolutionary. Nobody else wanted to follow their example. ------------- LDL |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 26 2005 at 21:21
| The Che Geuvara combo were definitely the most revolutionary band. |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 03:04
I don't think so! There were lot of bands who made music like King Crimson and I think they were the precursors for the math-prog and their insane style of music definitly influenced many prog bands! -------------
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ldlanberg wrote:Posted By: Plastic Man
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 03:25
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w.chuck, for the love of god change your signature.
------------- I begin to wonder if the points of all the ancient myths are solemnly di-rected straight.. at.. meeeeeeeeee! |
Posted By: Rockin' Chair
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 03:56
| I also think King Crimson |
Posted By: robertplantowns
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 04:03
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amen |
Posted By: Froth
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 12:11
| oddly enough i'd have Gong up there. Though they never hit major commercial success, you just need to listen to flying teapots to realise that they were way ahead of their time. Also, some of the most popular modern proggers aka Ozric tenticles and porcupine tree seem to have Gong as their prime influnce. great as Yes and Crimson were, no one has sounded like them since so you've gotta question how influencial they were. |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 12:14
Starcastle, Glass Hammer? Anglagard, Anekdoten, Lizard, The Mars Volta? |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 12:25
ok I'll put MJR away -------------
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Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 12:40
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Without a doubt The Beatles. ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Posted By: Froth
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 14:09
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well, they influenced alot of prog bands but they weren't at all prog them selves and i was under the impression that this concerned the most revolutionary prog band... or am i wrong? |
Posted By: W.Chuck
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 14:14
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Well I meant every band, no matter if they are/were prog or not. -------------
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Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: November 27 2005 at 17:35
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Ha i was right! just kidding lol.
But in terms of prog bands its deffinatly King Crimson.
Even thoguh not many bands emulate them or sound like them, they were the first to delve into ture prog and their ideas were used by all prog bands, even if it was indirect. ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
