Most influential band in rock
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Topic: Most influential band in rock
Posted By: aapatsos
Subject: Most influential band in rock
Date Posted: December 08 2005 at 18:58
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well for me it's The Beatles, but Sabbath would come after that as favorites. Excuse my inexperience if there is someone BIG missing... Enjoy |
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Posted By: Rust
Date Posted: December 08 2005 at 19:15
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Beatles without a doubt. If it were not for them then none of the listed bands would sound the same at all, and some of them probably wouldn't exist. Just listen to how much 60's work sounds like it is trying to be The Beatles. ------------- We got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart Its astart What we need is awareness we cant get careless Mental self defensive fitness Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be |
Posted By: Hemispheres
Date Posted: December 08 2005 at 19:51
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The Who were difently important they influenced Prog,Punk,Metal same with Zappa ------------- [IMG]http://www.wheresthatfrom.com/avatars/miguelsanchez.gif">[IMG]http://www.rockphiles.com/all_images/Act_Images/TheMothersOfInvention/mothers300.jpg"> |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: December 08 2005 at 19:55
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Beatles followed by Byrds, Stones, The Who, Animals, Hollies, Doors, Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues & Deep Purple. The two last and The Beatles have fundamental influence to prog-rock as a whole. Some individuals are worthy: Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Frank Zappa, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 08 2005 at 20:04
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In Rock, of course The Beatles, that's a fact. Even when guys like Chuck Berry and Little Richard should be here, because they even influenced The Beatles, they were the real pioneers and the guys who invented Rock Iván I guiess this thread soon will be moved to the Non Prog Polls section. ------------- 
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Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: December 08 2005 at 20:11
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I'd say as The Beatles drift future into the past, Zep will take the reigns, then possibly Metallica.
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Posted By: Vulkan
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 01:18
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mmm... The Beatles without a question... it is HARD for me to admit that!!! I ACTUALLY HATE THEM??? but... finding smeone who hates the beatles is like finding someone who has never seen the Simpsons, nor heard of them I know... I am one of a kind... Whoever voted Pink Floyd or Yes... PLEASE GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR MADNESS ------------- Why are we never too sure till we die or have killed for an answer... ...Though names may change each face retains the mask it wore |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 01:37
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THE BEATLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -------------  |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 02:58
| The Beatles. Surely the most influential band. |
Posted By: lunaticviolist
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 03:15
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Definitely the Beatles!
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 03:35
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I say Bill Haley (dont know how to spell his name) and The Comets, withought them rock n roll would just have been a footnote in history. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 04:06
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The Beatles indeed ------------- Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005 |
Posted By: Ultaigh
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 04:14
Easy, The Beatles!
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Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 04:38
Well like you I have voted for the Beatles as well and I also don't really like them either so your not alone. I think most straight rock bands would name the Beatles as their inspiration and influence. I suppose Cream could of been there as an influence to a lot of bluesy/jam type bands ie: LedZep , even some prog bands? Early Floyd are mentioned by alot of artists into trippy/pyschedelic/space rock including a lot of the krautrock & electronic bands. ------------- http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309" rel="nofollow - Humanism |
Vulkan wrote:Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 04:57
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Obviously The Beatles - love them or hate them (and I rather like them, though they're not my fave band), their influence on ALL genres of rock cannot be denied. Then I'd mention Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath for their influence on hard rock and heavy metal. |
Posted By: A'swepe
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 06:29
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Without a doubt, its got to be the boys from Liverpool!! Fav Album of all time: Abbey Road ------------- David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light. http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa |
Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 06:36
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Has to be The Beatles. Although they're good, did you really mean to include Black Sabbath on a list of the most INFLUENTIAL bands??!! |
Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 06:37
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i voted for zep, because the beatles to me were more
of an influence to pop. led zeppelin to me created all the moves and "rockisms" that seem to have influenced everybody to this day. besides, I'm slowly but surely getting sick of having the greatness of the beatles shovelled down my throat at every occasion  anyone care to agree?------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 07:08
| How could anyone pick another band than The Beatles? They are not among my favourites but you've got to admit that they were by far the most influential band ever! |
Posted By: Gentle Tull
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 07:10
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How can you say that Pink Floyd is more influencial than The Beatles or Led Zeppelin? ------------- 
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 09:49
You forgot ELVIS PRESLEY : "the truck-driver who invented rock" ; He recorded in the famous MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE (SUN RECORDS) "THAT'S ALL RIGHT" (a blues song written and recorded by ARTHUR CRUDUP in 1947) and "BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY" ( a remake of BILL MONROE 's waltz). This happened in july the 5th 1954. |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 09:49
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definitely |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 09:51
that's why I said more influential band and not person |
Posted By: Korova
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 10:03
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the beatles..it's obvious ------------- La Speranza della coscienza è forza La Speranza del sentimento è schiavitù La Speranza del corpo è malattia (G.I. Gurdjieff) |
Posted By: Olympus
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 10:25
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Most rock seems to be based on either Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or the Beatles
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 19:44
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The Beatles obviously. But hey, where is the Velvet Underground  ------------- 
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 19:58
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^ They aren't that influential, by the way. The Beatles, no doubt about it |
Posted By: CryoftheCarrots
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 20:03
| I voted for the Beatles but think you'd have to include The Velvet Underground as a huge iinfluence. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 20:34
Gotta be Beatles. They even influenced LZ. I still don't like them much though ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Dazo
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 21:14
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You are right, of course, I can definately here The Beatles influence on the 1st Black Sabbath Album. ------------- Call that an argument? That was never an argument. |
Posted By: Destrio
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 21:33
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Beatles without a doubt |
Posted By: Legoman
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 23:03
| Voted for The Beatles because... well... duh. But I honestly think that Pink Floyd has influenced more creative ideas and more Prog bands were probably modeled after Floyd than the Beatles. However... everyone and his brother has had some dumbass musical thought in his head that somehow was inspired by Revolver or Rubber Soul. Definately gotta give mad props to The Beatles. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 23:34
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Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: December 10 2005 at 10:27
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Beatles revolutionalized the music industry. Everywhere from how an ablum is made and produced, to the writing its self. Pop, Rock and Roll, Prog, they hit it all ------------- 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: Deliriumist
Date Posted: December 10 2005 at 10:46
| Yup...It's the Beatles alright. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 10 2005 at 11:38
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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: December 10 2005 at 11:49
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Posted By: moodyxadi
Date Posted: December 10 2005 at 12:06
| The Beatles made it all. They're the most influential goup of artists of the XXth century. |
Posted By: penguindf12
Date Posted: December 10 2005 at 12:45
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You can hear Chris Squire in Paul's bass playing, you can hear Gentle Giant and Yes in their vocal harmonies, you can hear Gentle Giant (especially "The Edge of Twilight") in "Because", you can even hear Captain Beefheart in the two-part guitar harmonies sometimes. The Beatles popularized the mellotron with "Strawberry Fields Forever", epics with "A Day in the Life", concept albums with "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts", odd time signatures with such things as "Happiness is a Warm Gun", "Strawberry Fields", "Within You, Without You", "Good Morning", and song suites with the B-side of Abbey Road. Well, by Abbey Road other epics had already appeared, so that's probably less influential. Others may have beat the Beatles in all of these categories, but only the Beatles use of them was influential. Any and all prog rockers of the 70s quote the Beatles...Roger Waters, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Peter Gabriel... In fact, the Beatles still hold direct influence today. Radiohead was quoted as saying their epic "Paranoid Android" was inspired by "Happiness is a warm Gun" |
Posted By: TheLamb
Date Posted: December 11 2005 at 09:33
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Its completly ridiculous that Jethro Tull would be compared to The Beatles in terms of 'which is more influential'... The Beatles all the way.
My vote goes to Jethro Tull though... Only because I found it so ridiculous that they are on this list that I had to vote for them.. Dont know why... ------------- 
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Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: December 11 2005 at 09:42
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The Beatles without question. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big"> 
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Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: December 11 2005 at 09:49
| Other, Jimi Hendrix. Maybe the Beatles influenced more people, I just thought Jimi Hendrix should definitely be on the list. Hendrix influenced me much more than the Beatles. |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: December 11 2005 at 14:09
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agree with Hendrix but the poll states 'most influential BAND'. we are talking about group work... Hendrix did it on himself... or am I wrong? |
Posted By: NELMOMEDELPROG
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 15:48
| I THINK ROLLING STONE. bUT THE KINKS... |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: December 13 2005 at 10:10
| THE BEATLES |
Posted By: RaúlGuate
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 18:01
| Sadly, I'd have to say Nirvana. Sure these guys on the list pratically defined rock, but Nirvana changed the direction of everything. I don't think they're bad, but then gazillions of bands started to copy their style and didn't succed at doing it. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 18:14
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Hmmmmm... i hade to vote for The Rolling Stones yust look at any rock band to day and you will see the stones was and now more then ever is a big influens on look and sound, the beatles did some nice experiments with sound and styles but not many band now days sounds like em, many sounds like the stones. ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 18:20
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hahahha this is a hard one...
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Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: May 31 2006 at 23:16
| The Beatles, without a doubt. |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 01:11
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Hmmm, ya ya ya, she loves ya, sure, but then we have Elvis, and The Beach Boys. Oh, and I almost forgot. Crosby Stills Nash and Young. Manfred Mann comes to mind as well. Gee and not to mention Zappa of course, but he is more of a musicians musician. The Stones of course must be mentioned. I think it really depends on the music. Personally I think that the Blues and Jazz have had the biggest influence on "rock" music. You ask for a band though, hmmmmm.
I will go with Elvis Presley and his band.
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 02:08
Rolling stones Together With Zeppelin 
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Posted By: Toon
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 02:42
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The Beatles of course!
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Posted By: Under
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 06:32
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The Beatles of course. I do not understand why The Stones are that low. They were a solid influence of rock. Not hard rock, but just rock with firm and steady drumms at the back of the band. Far from Prog, close to Rock. |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 07:44
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I am not even a big Beatles fan, but I have to vote for them anyway. I
do wish you had included the Velvet Underground though. I think they
were incredibly influential.
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Posted By: tarkus2112
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 09:43
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I would say Zeppelin.
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: June 01 2006 at 11:11
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Where's Frank Zappa? Pretty much every genre of music to come after 1966 was predicted by the album 'Freak Out'. But since he wasn't there I voted for the gods of rock, Led Zeppelin.
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Posted By: Jester
Date Posted: June 11 2006 at 09:51
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No Elvis? No Vote.
Elvis did everything before anyone did anything.
Without Elvis, we have no: Chuck Berry, Beatles, Sabbath, Zeppelin, Zappa, etc, etc etc....
Once again:
Elvis did everything before anyone did anything.
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Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: June 11 2006 at 13:39
I voted for Elvis!
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