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Thread started 06/14/16 12:08pm

Shawy89

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An intresting list: The 100 Most Influential Artists, according to NME

100. Deerhunter
99. The Cure
98. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
97. Iceage
96. Country Teasers
95. Dirty Projectors
94. Richard Hawley
93. Black Lips
92. St. Vincent
91. Foals
90. Flying Lotus
89. Simple Minds
88. Oneohtrix Point Never
87. Billy Bragg
86. The Triffids
85. Black Flag
84. Nine Inch Nails
83. The Jesus and Mary Chain
82. Massive Attack
81. Animal Collective
80. Dusty Springfield
79. Suicide
78. Stevie Wonder
77. Best Coast
76. Vampire Weekend
75. The Wedding Present
74. Slint
73. Wu-Tang Clan
72. Grimes
71. Rilo Kiley
70. Pharrell
69. Nick Lowe
68. The National
67. Jay Z
66. The Slits
65. Diplo
64. The Zombies
63. Talk Talk
62. The Stooges
61. DJ Shadow
60. DJ Rashad
59. Chic
58. Black Sabbath
57. James Blake
56. Happy Mondays
55. The Chills
54. Aphex Twin
53. The Fall
52. Nas
51. Television
50. Sufjan Stevens
49. Death From Above 1979
48. Bat For Lashes
47. The Cars
46. Wiley
45. T Rex
44. Bikini Kill
43. New Order
42. PJ Harvey
41. Led Zeppelin
40. Tame Impala
39. Brian Jonestown Massacre
38. Dr. Dre
37. Kraftwerk
36. My Bloody Valentine
35. TV on the Radio
34. Depeche Mode
33. The Knife
32. Pavement
31. Bjork
30. Bon Iver
29. Bruce Springsteen
28. Beck
27. The Stone Roses
26. Fleetwood Mac
25. Nirvana
24. Queens of the Stone Age
23. Burial
22. Sonic Youth
21. Hole
20. Prince
19. Neutral Milk Hotel
18. Aaliyah
17. Blur
16. The Velvet Underground
15. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
14. The Clash
13. Joy Division
12. The Breeders
11. The Smiths
10. The xx
09. Nick Cave
08. Kate Bush
07. The Gun Gun Club
06. The Flaming Lips
05. The Strokes
04. The White Stripes
03. Kanye West
02. David Bowie
01. Radiohead

What do you think of it?

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Reply #1 posted 06/14/16 12:18pm

MickyDolenz

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Shawy89 said:

What do you think of it?

That whoever made the list wear Doc Martens and a Bauhaus t-shirt. razz

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #2 posted 06/14/16 12:59pm

RodeoSchro

That list was made by someone that grew up in the 90's.

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Reply #3 posted 06/14/16 1:05pm

duccichucka

RodeoSchro said:

That list was made by someone that grew up in the 90's.


Basically.


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Reply #4 posted 06/14/16 1:10pm

Graycap23

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I fell asleep after te top 5

FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent.
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Reply #5 posted 06/14/16 1:56pm

SoulAlive

half of those people,I've never even heard of

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Reply #6 posted 06/14/16 2:08pm

Ellie

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I seriously don't know any successful band directly influenced by Radiohead. Why are they above Bowie? God, they're obsessed.

Oh shit, just saw Kanye West at 3. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Reply #7 posted 06/14/16 2:36pm

Cinny

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Shawy89 said:

60. DJ Rashad

Rest In Peace and everything but this list has like only ten black acts on there and I wouldn't consider DJ Rashad among the top ten influential black artists.

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Reply #8 posted 06/14/16 2:45pm

duccichucka

Cinny: bringing the heavy as usual.

Gray: thanks for the chuckle.

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Reply #9 posted 06/14/16 3:32pm

EmmaMcG

I've never seen such a bullshit list in my entire life...
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Reply #10 posted 06/14/16 3:55pm

smoothcriminal
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Facile, inaccurate list.

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Reply #11 posted 06/14/16 4:33pm

mk456

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1. ive always thought radiohead were a complete load of ole dreary shite and that whatever they had they ripped off from folks that came before - maybe i missing something ? but i just dont like them and literally cringe if i hear them or see them on tv

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so having radiohead at the top of the list imho is a complete load of b***** - dont mean to offend anyone thats a radiohead fan that just what i think

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2. Theres a lot of influential artists not even on the list !

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3. i do think about one third of the list has 'some' relevance (as without analysing it too much cos i dont have the time) these artists were influential to greater and lesser extents imho -

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The Jesus and Mary Chain
Massive Attack

Stevie Wonder
The Wedding Present
Wu-Tang Clan

Talk Talk
The Stooges
Black Sabbath
Happy Mondays
The Chills
Aphex Twin
The Fall
Television
T Rex
New Order
Led Zeppelin
Kraftwerk
My Bloody Valentine
Depeche Mode
Pavement
The Stone Roses
Fleetwood Mac
Nirvana
Sonic Youth
Prince
The Velvet Underground
The Clash
Joy Division
The Breeders
The Smiths
Nick Cave
Kate Bush
David Bowie
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but theres load of influential artists not on the list !

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4. i used to buy nme back in the 80s when it was pretty good - but todays music press is a sad reflection of the corporate packaged forumulaic music industry...im not gona waste any more time on this thread and nme's bullshit - bye for now...

God Bless Prince
(I've been on prince.org on and off since 1998. This is my 3rd or 4th username as I forgot passwords. Previous usernames were mgck01, sledgemcpeak. Peace to all here)
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Reply #12 posted 06/14/16 5:04pm

MotownSubdivis
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Garbage list that stinks of (90's) rock critic hipsterdom.
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Reply #13 posted 06/14/16 5:07pm

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MotownSubdivision said:

Garbage list that stinks of (90's) rock critic hipsterdom.

nod

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Reply #14 posted 06/14/16 7:08pm

duccichucka

smoothcriminal12 said:

MotownSubdivision said:

Garbage list that stinks of (90's) rock critic hipsterdom.

nod


Yo; are you the same dude who had a music career going? If so, what's new with you? I
bought your EP or album once. I think it's on my old laptop somewhere. I liked it.

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Reply #15 posted 06/14/16 10:46pm

mjscarousal

The fact that Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, and James Brown is not on the list makes this list total bullish!!!

They have Prince at number 20 BUT place Aaliyah above him? I love Aaliyah but she most certainly should not be placed above Prince!!! eek eek eek

Then they have Stevie Wonder at number 78 whofarted

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Reply #16 posted 06/14/16 11:30pm

MattyJam

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So Aaliyah is more influential than The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Stevie Wonder? LMAO.

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Reply #17 posted 06/15/16 1:43am

EmmaMcG

Any list based purely on "influential" artists that doesnt include Michael Jackson, Sly Stone, James Brown or George Clinton but DOES feature Kanye West is obviously either done for a laugh, or by someone who has no idea what the term "influential" means. How can Dr. Dre be here if George Clinton is not. Without George Clinton's "influence", Dr. Dre would not exist. Michael Jackson, love him or hate him, would have to be at least in the top 3 along with Elvis and the Beatles. I hate the Beatles but their influence on the music that followed is undeniable. Elvis is one of the main guys who is credited with bringing black music to a white audience and like it or not, is extremely influential to acts that followed. Springsteen often names Elvis as an influence. Michael Jackson helped shape the modern pop music with music videos, live performances and dance moves that have been imitated ever since. Ask pretty much any modern pop star who their biggest influences are and I bet most of them name Michael Jackson.


Fucking Radiohead. The list is a joke. It has to be some sort of publicity stunt. I've never even heard of half the people on it.
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Reply #18 posted 06/15/16 5:06am

NorthC

At least it's a change! These "best ever" lists always have The Beatles or Bob Dylan at # 1, so at least it's different. And I like it that they have Kate Bush at # 8. cool
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Reply #19 posted 06/15/16 7:14am

madhattter

I'm of the suspition that this "list" was put together as a joke and we should take the high road and just laugh.

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Reply #20 posted 06/15/16 11:20am

Cinny

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Shawy89 said:

88. Oneohtrix Point Never

It does look like they made a list of people with a lot of their own style and originality, and maybe the frontrunner or pioneer of more recent sounds.

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Reply #21 posted 06/15/16 11:22am

Cinny

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Shawy89 said:

52. Nas

"I am the truest / Name a rapper that I ain't influenced."

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Reply #22 posted 06/15/16 11:28am

Cinny

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EmmaMcG said:

Any list based purely on "influential" artists that doesnt include Michael Jackson, Sly Stone, James Brown or George Clinton

Those are the most glaring omissions for me, especially as James Brown is the foundation of the hip hop sound.

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Reply #23 posted 06/15/16 12:46pm

Ingela

Ha ha.
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Reply #24 posted 06/18/16 7:44am

SoulAlive

mjscarousal said:

The fact that Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, and James Brown is not on the list makes this list total bullish!!!

They have Prince at number 20 BUT place Aaliyah above him? I love Aaliyah but she most certainly should not be placed above Prince!!! eek eek eek

Then they have Stevie Wonder at number 78 whofarted

crazy list,isn't it? smile

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