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Post by rjxsapri® on Feb 10, 2005 0:40:33 GMT -5
Well, who do you think was the most influential artist for rock n' roll? it seems like an easy question, but after you think about a few artists, and their accomplishments...it's not that easy...  I wasn't going to put Aerosmith, but I ran out of ideas... |
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Post by BlackCoven on Feb 10, 2005 6:03:00 GMT -5
I say the beatles but many would say elvis or the stones... Instead of aerosmith, you should have put foghat (j/k I always throw that out there  ) seriously though, i would have put Pink Floyd. |
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Post by SKJTapion on Feb 10, 2005 11:30:19 GMT -5
I voted Led Zepplin. Just felt that they deserved it...
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Post by TheDarkPrince on Feb 10, 2005 12:16:11 GMT -5
It's Elvis, we might as well face it. He is effectively the father of all modern music
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Post by DeLaRocha99 on Feb 10, 2005 16:33:32 GMT -5
It's Elvis, we might as well face it. He is effectively the father of all modern music But...He didn't write any of his own lyrics  |
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Post by SKJTapion on Feb 10, 2005 16:39:20 GMT -5
Elvis was the face. He was the pin-up. But he did his job. He got the kids involved in the music. And some heard the real bands of Rock n' Roll and they were influenced and made their own bands inspired by these Rock n' Roll bands but they added their own flavour and then some of them made it big and some kids heard and where then in turn inspired to... You get the picture.
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Post by BlackCoven on Feb 10, 2005 17:09:00 GMT -5
But...He didn't write any of his own lyrics I second that which is why I didn't vote him. Oh, and I can't stand him ;D |
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Post by SKJTapion on Feb 10, 2005 17:10:37 GMT -5
He is way over-rated.
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Post by YoshikiRose on Feb 10, 2005 17:21:08 GMT -5
Led ZEPPELIN. Learn to spell it right before you vote for them. (Oh yeah, and my dad saw Led Zeppelin back in the day  ) OMG!! THE DOORS!! BY A LANDSLIDE!! |
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Post by SKJTapion on Feb 10, 2005 17:22:21 GMT -5
So I dropped an E, sue me.
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Post by SockPerson on Feb 11, 2005 2:41:21 GMT -5
The most influential artist of Rock n' Roll? It IS Chuck Berry. No doubt about it. He "practically" invented it. I know he didn't literally, but, he was rock and roll.  "Rock's so good to me. Rock is my child and my grandfather." ~ Chuck Berry It was he who found the "perfect fusion of country and blues" (Yes, COUNTRY! AHHHH!!! *likes a lil country*) that you could dance to!. Ok, so you may be asking yourself, "If he is so important to rock and roll, why the hell isn't he worshiped like a god by the masses like The Beatles, or (eww...) Elvis?" That would be, because most people don't care to listen to post -'50s rock. That and, Chuck never really developed his music beyond his early style, a style which is no longer explicitly influential in contemporary music today. Though, he has influenced a sh*t load of people. Heres a few quotes about the guy: "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry" ~ John Lennon "If you wanted to play rock and roll you would end up playing like Chuck, or what you learned from Chuck, because there isn't any other choice. He's really laid the law down." ~ Eric Clapton "There's only one true king of rock n' roll. His name is Chuck Berry." ~ Stevie Wonder "Berry's On Top is probably my favorite record of all time; it defines rock and roll. A lot of people have done Chuck Berry songs, but to get that feel is really hard. It's the rock and roll thing--the push-pull and the rhythm of it." ~ Joe Perry of Aerosmith And The Rolling Stones literally founded their style on his. When Keith Richards inducted Chuck into the Hall of Fame, he said, "It's hard for me to induct Chuck Berry, because I lifted every lick he ever played!" That being said... I voted Led Zeppelin. *shrugs* I'm a Zeppelin fan, plain and simple. |
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Post by SKJTapion on Feb 11, 2005 6:41:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree with Chuck.
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Post by rjxsapri® on Feb 11, 2005 14:34:31 GMT -5
Led ZEPPELIN. Learn to spell it right before you vote for them. (Oh yeah, and my dad saw Led Zeppelin back in the day ) OMG!! THE DOORS!! BY A LANDSLIDE!! Ok Ok...ZEPPELIN...there you go, Mr.Juney...  And yeah...Chuck Berry had to be an option...I'm helplessly stupid!!! |
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Post by Ryuujin on Feb 11, 2005 17:09:43 GMT -5
Bob Dylan! Bob Dylan! Bob Dylan!
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Post by DeLaRocha99 on Feb 12, 2005 13:32:22 GMT -5
Chuck Berry made 'Johnny B. Goode'...That alone is enough to make him a legend  |
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) seriously though, i would have put Pink Floyd.
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