If you could remove one outside influence from an artists work?

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For me its either the Maharishi from the Beatles, Heroin from Johnny Thunders or Nancy from Sid

― SplendidMullet (iamamonkey), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 15:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

Removing West African drumming from James Brown's work would probably have been the best for music.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 16:33 (twenty-one years ago) link

Food from Marc Bolan...

― M Specktor (M Specktor), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 16:37 (twenty-one years ago) link

Food from Marc Bolan...

Calum now has an alter-ego...

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 16:39 (twenty-one years ago) link

Jeff Lynne from everything except ELO (which is brilliant)

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 16:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

Donald Duck from George Jones.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 16:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

Stalinism from Manic Street Preachers.. they'd still be a wonderful band, they still are, but even a hard-core lefty like myself can't listen to the lyrics of "Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children" without gritting his teeth a little.

And, on that note, Nicky Wire from Manic Street Preachers.

― justin s., Wednesday, 2 April 2003 19:34 (twenty-one years ago) link

the Guitar Center blowout-sale inventory from Peter Gabriel's backing band

(i blame hstencil for basically making this exact joke last night at the bar, where we were watching a Gabriel concert DVD)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 19:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

Removing West African drumming from James Brown's work would probably have been the best for music.

West African drumming? Are you sure you're listening to the same James Brown that is the actual James Brown?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 19:57 (twenty-one years ago) link

I would make sure Rush never ever came across the written works of Ayn Rand.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 19:58 (twenty-one years ago) link

Geir gets confused between JB and Fela. Oh, that Geir...

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 20:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

The entire notion that music doesn't need a melody comes from West African musical traditions.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 21:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

(could Geir, occasionlly, be removed from melody?)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 21:47 (twenty-one years ago) link

Easy, Liz Phair - marriage and kids.

― Carey (Carey), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 21:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

L'u Re:d shld lose the literature

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Wednesday, 2 April 2003 21:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

The entire notion that music doesn't need a melody comes from West African musical traditions.

The earliest music in all of mankind's history came from West Africa (and also Southeast Asia, but that's a whole other can of worms). And you know what? Years before the first hide was stretched over a log and hit, THEY. WERE. SINGING. NOTES.

All I ask is that, before you make these sorts of ignorant generalizations, do a little research.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 3 April 2003 11:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

If only John Lennon had skipped Yoko Ono's art show that night, Yoko might be praised today on the level of a Patty Waters.

― mike a (mike a), Thursday, 3 April 2003 14:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

Take Genesis, subtract Genesis, and you'd really have something there.

― Neudonym, Thursday, 3 April 2003 16:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

The Clash from Rancid. Oh, wait...

― scott m (mcd), Thursday, 3 April 2003 21:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

The Lord of The Rings from Led Zeppelin.

― Ian Johnson, Thursday, 3 April 2003 22:21 (twenty-one years ago) link

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