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Thread started 08/29/02 1:14pm

IceNine

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Influences?

Who are your biggest influences?

Mine:

Paul Westerberg / The Replacements
Elvis Costello
Buddy Holly
The Ramones
The Pixies
Joe Jackson
Ritchie Valens
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Reply #1 posted 08/29/02 1:35pm

JDODSON

George Clinton
Prince
Bootsy Collins
James Brown
Larry Graham
David Byrne

Top 6. In order.

Peace,
JD
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Reply #2 posted 08/29/02 2:26pm

VinaBlue

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Prince
Tori Amos
Bjork
Duran Duran
Sting
Depeche Mode
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Reply #3 posted 08/29/02 4:06pm

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Hendrix
James Brown (he changed my life)
Prince
Randy Rhoads
Jimmy Page
Black Sabbath
Lenny Kravitz
Jeff Beck
Ritchie Blackmore
Black Flag
The Stooges

Pretty much in order.
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Reply #4 posted 08/29/02 6:30pm

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God, Prince, Donny Hathaway, Tracy Chapman, Sly & the Family Stone, Miles Davis, D'Angelo, Blackstreet, Boyz II Men, James Brown, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Parliament/Funkadelic, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Ray Charles, BB King, The Yellow Jackets, Steely Dan, Angie Stone & The Beatles 2 name but a few
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Reply #5 posted 08/30/02 1:31am

manki

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sly & the family stone
prince
david bowie
larry graham
ohio players
parliament/funkadelic
miles davis
duke ellington
aretha franklin
debussey
astor piazolla
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Reply #6 posted 09/01/02 2:11pm

feltbluish

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prince
stevie wonder
reggae music (in general)
sly and the family stone
smashing pumpkins (not vocally)
bjork
led zepplin
jane's addiction
fugazi
nina simone
hip hop (in general)
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Reply #7 posted 09/02/02 11:22am

snugit

u gotta check this bassist out. his name is RODNEY CURTIS. he used to play for p-funk. they call him "skeet" he now plays for maceo parker. try to find p-funk live ot the beverly, aqua boggie, bernie worrels "all the woo in the world". if u hear him with maceo you wont be impressed, but if you can find any of the mentioned albums/cds, you will be.i heard him at a soundcheck for p-funk and he played jacos "a portrait of tracy",note for note. skeet aside, others include JACO, Jimmy Haislip, Bootsy, Louis Johnson, Greg Howe, Ray Brown, Francis Rocco Pristia, Billy Sheahan, Victor Wooten, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Les Claypool, Geddy Lee, Will Lee, Wilbur Basccomb, Anthony Jackson, Stanley Clarke, and Prince, just to name a few.
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Reply #8 posted 09/03/02 12:21am

MightBQueen

VinaBlue said:

Prince
Tori Amos
Bjork
Duran Duran
Sting
Depeche Mode


totally!
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Reply #9 posted 09/03/02 12:22am

MightBQueen

leonard cohen, too.
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Reply #10 posted 09/03/02 7:59am

JDODSON

Rodney Curtis is the bomb. I love the bounce in his bass.

Cordell "Boogie" Mosson was good also.

Peace,
JD
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Reply #11 posted 09/03/02 8:59am

milty

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in no particular order:

Steve Winwood
Prince
Tony Banks (Genesis keyboard player)
Stevie Wonder
Bob Marley and Ziggy Marley
Living Colour
Meshell Ndegeocello

and somebody else...i dunno...Oscar the Grouch?
Bruce Lee
John Lee Hooker
U2
etc...etc,,,etc...
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