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10 MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS? Who do you guys think are the 10 most influential artist of our time? I'm talking from the 50's til now.
I'm going with - The Beatles The Rolling Stones Elvis Billy Joel Elton John Prince Stevie Wonder Miles Davis Bob Dylan Frank Sinatra | |
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althom said: Who do you guys think are the 10 most influential artist of our time? I'm talking from the 50's til now.
I'm going with - The Beatles The Rolling Stones Elvis Billy Joel Elton John Prince Stevie Wonder Miles Davis Bob Dylan Frank Sinatra Apart from Billy Joel and Elton John I think those are all pretty good choices (nothing against either of them I just don't think they necessarily belong in the top ten), and actually I think Prince would probably not be in the top ten either. My picks for the ten most influential artists/bands/acts of the rock n roll era are B.B. King Little Richard Chuck Berry Bob Dylan The Beatles The Rolling Stones Ray Charles James Brown Miles Davis Stevie Wonder | |
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To the ones allready mentioned I would add:
Elvis Queen Michael jackson David Bowie The velvet underground Chet Atkins These are maybe a bit too recent to tell how influential they''l be in 20 years but for now: * Trent Reznor * Jeff Buckley It was not in vain...it was in Minneapolis! | |
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Sly Stone
Stevie Wonder Beatles Jimi Hendrix Muddy Waters Duke Ellington Miles Davis John Coltrane Charlie Parker Prince Michael Jackson Robert Johnson The Wailers Bootsy Collins Bernie Worrell and myself 
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Chico1 said: (Spice Girls were here)
OK we need 10 artists... who are the other 5 most influential artists Chico?  | |
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Bob Dylan
Miles Davis Hank WIlliams The Beatles(as a group) Prince Kurt Cobain(although I don't really understand why) Jimi Hendrix John Lennon Aretha Franklin Elvis | |
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I would say :
Elvis Presley Chuck Berry BB King James Brown The Beatles The Rolling Stones Bob Dylan Sly Stone Aretha Franklin Prince #SOCIETYDEFINESU | |
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Everyone has very good lists but I need to add a very important one for us rock fans....Led Zeppelin. | |
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 <-- Chico | |
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Pagey said: Everyone has very good lists but I need to add a very important one for us rock fans....Led Zeppelin.
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WHAT ABOUT CHER!?  | |
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Pagey said: Everyone has very good lists but I need to add a very important one for us rock fans....Led Zeppelin.
Definitely one I should have added . But there was nobody I could leave off either #SOCIETYDEFINESU | |
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jacktheimprovident said: althom said: Who do you guys think are the 10 most influential artist of our time? I'm talking from the 50's til now.
I'm going with - The Beatles The Rolling Stones Elvis Billy Joel Elton John Prince Stevie Wonder Miles Davis Bob Dylan Frank Sinatra Apart from Billy Joel and Elton John I think those are all pretty good choices (nothing against either of them I just don't think they necessarily belong in the top ten), and actually I think Prince would probably not be in the top ten either. My picks for the ten most influential artists/bands/acts of the rock n roll era are B.B. King Little Richard Chuck Berry Bob Dylan The Beatles The Rolling Stones Ray Charles James Brown Miles Davis Stevie Wonder Actually Prince has more impact on today's artists than all of these guys except maybe The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and James Brown. I'd have to eliminate the Stones-- what've they really contributed musically? Elton John I'm on the fence with and I'd say no to B.B. King and Billy Joel. We're talking influential and not favorite or most critically acclaimed. I'm probably biased a bit towards Miles and Dylan. I'd like to think they've been influential, but I don't hear it in the music that often unfortunately. I'd keep them anyway.  Frank and the King stay as does of Chuck Berry.
So who do we have here? Miles The Beatles Chuck Berry Jimi Hendrix (can't forget him) Elvis Sinatra James Brown Prince MJ Stevie/Dylan Like it or not, MJ has to be up there too. Damn I guess Dylan isn't on the list. Actually I'm gonna put him in a tie with Stevie. Depending on the music you listen to I imagine that they're about the same. I personally just don't hear enough of his influence today. I had to include some of the pioneers- Beatles, J.B., Miles, Chuck Berry-- the icons-- Elvis, Frank, and MJ-- as well as the best embodiments of the various types of music to date-- Stevie, Dylan, Prince, and Jimi. [Edited 2/4/05 14:46pm] |
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musically speaking:
Little Richard James Brown Aretha Franklin Chuck Berry Jimi Hendrix John Lennon Stevie Wonder Prince Sammy Davis, Jr. Michael Jackson | |
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whodknee said: jacktheimprovident said: Apart from Billy Joel and Elton John I think those are all pretty good choices (nothing against either of them I just don't think they necessarily belong in the top ten), and actually I think Prince would probably not be in the top ten either. My picks for the ten most influential artists/bands/acts of the rock n roll era are B.B. King Little Richard Chuck Berry Bob Dylan The Beatles The Rolling Stones Ray Charles James Brown Miles Davis Stevie Wonder Actually Prince has more impact on today's artists than all of these guys except maybe The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and James Brown. I'd have to eliminate the Stones-- what've they really contributed musically? Elton John I'm on the fence with and I'd say no to B.B. King and Billy Joel. We're talking influential and not favorite or most critically acclaimed. I'm probably biased a bit towards Miles and Dylan. I'd like to think they've been influential, but I don't hear it in the music that often unfortunately. I'd keep them anyway. Frank and the King stay as does of Chuck Berry.
So who do we have here? Miles The Beatles Chuck Berry Jimi Hendrix (can't forget him) Elvis Sinatra James Brown Prince MJ Stevie/Dylan Like it or not, MJ has to be up there too. Damn I guess Dylan isn't on the list. Actually I'm gonna put him in a tie with Stevie. Depending on the music you listen to I imagine that they're about the same. I personally just don't hear enough of his influence today. I had to include some of the pioneers- Beatles, J.B., Miles, Chuck Berry-- the icons-- Elvis, Frank, and MJ-- as well as the best embodiments of the various types of music to date-- Stevie, Dylan, Prince, and Jimi. [Edited 2/4/05 14:46pm] I have to disagree with your exclusion of B.B. King. BB may very well be the most important electric guitar player of the twentieth century and probably one of if not THE reason that the blues has remained popular throughout the age of rock n roll. Plus his style was a huge influence on both early rock n roll, and on blues-revisionist rock n roll that gave birth to psychedelia, funk, hard rock and heavy metal. | |
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theVelvetRoper said: WHAT ABOUT CHER!?
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whodknee said: jacktheimprovident said: Apart from Billy Joel and Elton John I think those are all pretty good choices (nothing against either of them I just don't think they necessarily belong in the top ten), and actually I think Prince would probably not be in the top ten either. My picks for the ten most influential artists/bands/acts of the rock n roll era are B.B. King Little Richard Chuck Berry Bob Dylan The Beatles The Rolling Stones Ray Charles James Brown Miles Davis Stevie Wonder Actually Prince has more impact on today's artists than all of these guys except maybe The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and James Brown. I'd have to eliminate the Stones-- what've they really contributed musically? Elton John I'm on the fence with and I'd say no to B.B. King and Billy Joel. We're talking influential and not favorite or most critically acclaimed. I'm probably biased a bit towards Miles and Dylan. I'd like to think they've been influential, but I don't hear it in the music that often unfortunately. I'd keep them anyway. Frank and the King stay as does of Chuck Berry.
So who do we have here? Miles The Beatles Chuck Berry Jimi Hendrix (can't forget him) Elvis Sinatra James Brown Prince MJ Stevie/Dylan Like it or not, MJ has to be up there too. Damn I guess Dylan isn't on the list. Actually I'm gonna put him in a tie with Stevie. Depending on the music you listen to I imagine that they're about the same. I personally just don't hear enough of his influence today. I had to include some of the pioneers- Beatles, J.B., Miles, Chuck Berry-- the icons-- Elvis, Frank, and MJ-- as well as the best embodiments of the various types of music to date-- Stevie, Dylan, Prince, and Jimi. [Edited 2/4/05 14:46pm] Excellent whodknee!...  | |
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Over 900 sampled songs can't go wrong.  Ooh, little darlin' if you're
free 4 a couple of hours (Free 4 a couple of hours) If U ain't busy 4 the next 7 years (Next 7 years) Say, let's pretend we're married and go all night | |
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How about Janet Jackson and Tina Turner, or are they not so influential?>> | |
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UndercovaBrotha said:
Over 900 sampled songs can't go wrong. Say it LOUD | |
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seems most of you don't think women influenced anything 
here are my picks in no particular order...hard getting them down to 10, um i mean 15... 
in happier times... 
5 honorable mentions 
no, this ain't r. kelly... 
the boy from ipanema  [Edited 2/4/05 20:36pm] | |
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-Little Richard
-Elvis -Ray Charles -Frank Sinatra -Beatles -Bob Dylan -James Brown -Jimi Hendrix -Jackson 5 -Michael Jackson -Madonna I would love to put more rock on but rock music is dead right now. so there goes your who, zeps, VH. The person that most Influences todays music right now. 
Nuff Said.. [Edited 2/4/05 22:03pm] | |
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CinisterCee said: Chico1 said: (Spice Girls were here)
OK we need 10 artists... who are the other 5 most influential artists Chico? MADONNA PRINCE JIMI HENDRIX BEATLES ROLLING STONES DAVID BOWIE There's 5 + 1 | |
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althom said: <-- Chico | |
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Bob Marley
Elvis Presley The Beetles John Lennon Madonna Michael Jackson Little Richard Frank Sinatra James Brown Jimi Hendrix | |
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Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Wonder Bob Marley Elvis The Beatles James Brown Led Zeppelin Nirvana Frank Sinatra Michael Jackson Prince RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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Krytonite said: Bob Marley
Elvis Presley The Beetles John Lennon Madonna Michael Jackson Little Richard Frank Sinatra James Brown Jimi Hendrix This is the best list I have seen so far. I have to agree but I would like to somehow squeeze Prince's name in there somewhere. I have one question: Who has Sammy Davis, Jr. and Velvet Underground influenced musically other than the people who mentioned them earlier? | |
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Kraftwerk must be added to this thread. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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roodboi said: Bob Dylan
Miles Davis Hank WIlliams The Beatles(as a group) Prince Kurt Cobain(although I don't really understand why) Jimi Hendrix John Lennon Aretha Franklin Elvis Don't u mean NIRVANA!? | |
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