Influential Music Acts

[Gowienczyk]

Influential Music Acts, from my perspective (most important are mentioned first).


1. Django Reinhardt, for the reasons of influencing complete arts of guitar composition which many rock and metal acts (especially metal) took highly into their guitar construction.

2. Kraftwerk, for constructing electronic music which at the time was merely avant-garde music and forwarding it to a pop styling, which in turn would inspire a entire decade of electronic-influenced pop music: (the 1980s).

3. Muddy Waters / John Lee Hooker, for pioneering their respective fields of blues and taking it to the next direction which would in turn inspire the first rockabilly acts like Chuck Berry.

4. Pixies, for taking their unique style and inspiring many bands who directed a entire generation. Bands such as Modest Mouse, Nirvana, Radiohead, Superchunk and others cite the Pixies as inspiring them and all of these bands are (or will, except maybe Superchunk) inspiring others, as well.

5. Faith No More, for creating some of the most experimental music for hard rock at the time and pioneering even if they didn't want to a entire culture based off their (and Mr. Bungle's) style.


I only listed 5, but I'm sure the intelligent folks will create some additions that I will agree on. Heheheh. I'm surer we'll have some fair share of debates and arguments, too.

[a21schizoidman]

The Kinks - created a new kind of sound that influenced future punk and metal acts

[Gowienczyk]

The Kinks - created a new kind of sound that influenced future punk and metal acts

Better than the Beatles, too.

[afterstasis]

can someone else say "john cage"? i was told i post about him too much.

[a21schizoidman]

Al Di Meola - jazz fusion guitarist who pioneered shredding

[Jhail83]

Rush - Proved a band could become successful through hard work and stay on top and adapt their style whilst staying true to theirselves. Also virtuosos that have influenced alot of other musicians.

[TransdermalCelebration]

Rush - Proved a band could become successful through hard work and stay on top and adapt their style whilst staying true to theirselves.

Sounds like a cheesy 80's movie tagline.

[Jhail83]

Sounds like a cheesy 80's movie tagline.

Just throw in John Cusack, Matthew Broderick, and Corey Feldman and stir.

[Runesmith]

The Velvet Underground: Arguably the first alternative rock band. They also had a heavy influence on glam, post-punk, goth, no-wave, New Wave, and experimental rock genres.

I'd throw art-rock in there, too, but that fake genre was created by amateur Wikipedia journalists according to Gowienczyk.

[afterstasis]

I'd throw art-rock in there, too, but that fake genre was created by amateur Wikipedia journalists according to Gowienczyk.

wikipedia's older than i thought!