[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Influential rock bands (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 10/28/2011 3:09:22 PM EDT
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Seems to me the majority are British
So lets have a face off On our side we have The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Led Zeppelin Cream Black Sabbath Jimi Hendrix Experience (OK, but they were founded in the UK and the other two were British) There's more, but that'll do for now Who've you got? |
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Quoted: Seems to me the majority are British So lets have a face off On our side we have The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Led Zeppelin Cream Black Sabbath Jimi Hendrix Experience (OK, but they were founded in the UK and the other two were British) There's more, but that'll do for now Who've you got?  On the American side, The Allmann Brothers Band.
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Seems to me the majority are British So lets have a face off On our side we have The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Led Zeppelin Cream Black Sabbath Jimi Hendrix Experience (OK, but they were founded in the UK and the other two were British) There's more, but that'll do for now Who've you got? On the American side, The Allmann Brothers Band.
I disagree with the Allman Bros. Doors have already been mentioned, but I think their influence has waned Most of the others are still cited though |
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Quoted: Seems to me the majority are British So lets have a face off On our side we have The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Led Zeppelin Cream Black Sabbath Jimi Hendrix Experience (OK, but they were founded in the UK and the other two were British) There's more, but that'll do for now Who've you got? All that firepower, and the BBC had to turn to the US to get the theme song for its best show.  |
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Metallica Death Rainbow was pretty influential. You left off three of the most influential British bands of all: Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Def Leppard. These three bands were the cornerstone of NWOBHM. Their music inspired everything from Hair Bands to Thrash Metal and started a form of music that dominated the entire 1980s. |
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Quoted: The Beach Boys The Doors Elvis Presley Chuck Berry Little Richard (whose contributions to rock and roll predate all British efforts, BTW) The Ramones Eddie Cochran Bob Dylan Buddy Holly Bill Haley & The Comets ... off the top of my head Aside from Chuck Berry, I don't really have much respect for anybody on this list. |
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Quoted: I disagree with the Allman Bros. Doors have already been mentioned, but I think their influence has waned Most of the others are still cited though Is that really a qualifier? Certainly the influence of The Who, Cream, Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix on modern rock 'n' roll must be virtually non-existent.
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Quoted: Aside from Chuck Berry, I don't really have much respect for anybody on this list. Whether you have respect for them or not, their influence on popular music in the middle part of the 20th century cannot be overlooked. To wit, I rather abhor The Beatles. I think most of their songs are crap, and George Harrison was the only one with anything interesting and original to say. Regardless, they made a huge impact on pop music, and continue to be an influence today. Hell, they were only together as a band for 10 years.
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Quoted: Quoted: I disagree with the Allman Bros. Doors have already been mentioned, but I think their influence has waned Most of the others are still cited though Is that really a qualifier? Certainly the influence of The Who, Cream, Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix on modern rock 'n' roll must be virtually non-existent. I don't know about Cream and The Who, but there is a whole sub-genre of Heavy Metal called "Doom Metal" which is based entirely on bands who were heavily influenced by Black Sabbath. |
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Seems to me the majority are British So lets have a face off On our side we have The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Led Zeppelin Cream Black Sabbath Jimi Hendrix Experience (OK, but they were founded in the UK and the other two were British) There's more, but that'll do for now Who've you got? All that firepower, and the BBC had to turn to the US to get the theme song for its best show. True 
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Metallica Death Rainbow was pretty influential. You left off three of the most influential British bands of all: Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Def Leppard. These three bands were the cornerstone of NWOBHM. Their music inspired everything from Hair Bands to Thrash Metal and started a form of music that dominated the entire 1980s. I thought about those three but my mind went blank with the first two. Def Leppard were more popular in America than they ever were here Bands that get regularly mentioned on here and get air time in the US are mentioned in my OP I forgot about the Floyd though I could mention Fleetwood Mack also |
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Seems to me the majority are British So lets have a face off On our side we have The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Led Zeppelin Cream Black Sabbath Jimi Hendrix Experience (OK, but they were founded in the UK and the other two were British) There's more, but that'll do for now Who've you got? Muddy Waters Les Paul Elvis Presley Without them you would still be singing Cups and Cakes. Wait, no you wouldn't, Spinal Tap was an American band. Return to your regularly scheduled programming. |
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Quoted: I don't know about Cream and The Who, but there is a whole sub-genre of Heavy Metal called "Doom Metal" which is based entirely on bands who were heavily influenced by Black Sabbath. Every bare-footed douchebag on a university campus quad is basing his uninspired strumming and insipid lyrics on the works of Peter, Paul and Mary. So what? Actually, I think that your point emphasizes mine. Once an artist has influenced a generation, or a sub-genre, or any other faction of popular culture, that artist's influence has been made. The work need not remain influential to perpetuity.
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: The Pixies Blondie The Velvet Underground Black Flag Ramones Iggy Pop & the Stooges Nirvana Metallica The Doors We don't really want to start bragging about them do we? No matter what you think about them they changed rock music. Fortunately, we've been able to change it back. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: The Pixies Blondie The Velvet Underground Black Flag Ramones Iggy Pop & the Stooges Nirvana Metallica The Doors We don't really want to start bragging about them do we? No matter what you think about them they changed rock music. Fortunately, we've been able to change it back.  If only that were true.
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The Pixies Blondie The Velvet Underground Black Flag Ramones Iggy Pop & the Stooges Nirvana Metallica The Doors We don't really want to start bragging about them do we? No matter what you think about them they changed rock music. Fortunately, we've been able to change it back. You probably have, but how many are influencing the next generations |
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Metallica Death Rainbow was pretty influential. You left off three of the most influential British bands of all: Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Def Leppard. These three bands were the cornerstone of NWOBHM. Their music inspired everything from Hair Bands to Thrash Metal and started a form of music that dominated the entire 1980s. Nah, Aerosmith was doing that butt rock shit back in the early 70s. Kiss is another influential band, as is Alice Cooper. |
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Without them, not a single one of the acts on your original list would have existed. Not one.
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Buddy Holly Muddy Waters Robert Johnson Sonny Boy Williams Carl Perkins George Jones Elvis Maybe, but they're not really remembered I agree, but it was the British rock explosion that got us to where we are today....or a few years ago at least. I will say that when I spend time in the good ol' US of A, I really enjoy listening to your stations and wish we had similar here, but will also admit that a good number of those groupds/bands/artists I do hear on American stations are British from years gone by |