What artist/band are you glad existed because of their influence?

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I think it's pretty self-explanatory. A lot of times bands are criticized for their horrible influence over music (Pearl Jam yield thousands of shitty bands), but what bands/artists had a positive impact upon music in their influence?

― James Morris, Friday, 30 August 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Predictable, maybe, but the Velvet Underground, the Stooges and the Ramones.

― Alex in NYC, Friday, 30 August 2002 01:20 (twenty-four years ago)

Felt and the Go Betweens

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 30 August 2002 01:24 (twenty-four years ago)

Influence doesn't exist!
In another universe where it does exist, I'll nominate the Beach Boys. For: harmonies, beautiful songs, pop experimentalism done well.

― lyra (lyra), Friday, 30 August 2002 01:27 (twenty-four years ago)

kool herc

― boxcubed (boxcubed), Friday, 30 August 2002 01:30 (twenty-four years ago)

DAMN YOU. That was my answer. Now I'll have to look all predictable and say Kraftwerk.

― Nate Patrin, Friday, 30 August 2002 01:36 (twenty-four years ago)

Dolphy.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 30 August 2002 02:28 (twenty-four years ago)

The Monkees

― Arthur (Arthur), Friday, 30 August 2002 03:54 (twenty-four years ago)

New Order. Even just Hook.

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 30 August 2002 03:56 (twenty-four years ago)

yay for Hooky

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 30 August 2002 04:01 (twenty-four years ago)

Harry Nilsson.

― Jody Beth Rosen, Friday, 30 August 2002 06:19 (twenty-four years ago)

Woody Guthrie.

― paul cox, Friday, 30 August 2002 06:26 (twenty-four years ago)

ABBA. As far as I know every band that has claimed an ABBA influence have put out at least one good record.

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 30 August 2002 06:35 (twenty-four years ago)

Mark S. and the Influettes.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 30 August 2002 06:49 (twenty-four years ago)

Steve Forbert.

― Jody Beth Rosen, Friday, 30 August 2002 07:23 (twenty-four years ago)

Bowie, Roxy Music, PiL, Can.

― dave (Dave225), Friday, 30 August 2002 10:41 (twenty-four years ago)

pat boone DO YOU SEE!!??!!

*sigh*

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 30 August 2002 10:46 (twenty-four years ago)

Always figured you were more of a Perry Como fan, Mark S.

― Lord Custos Alpha (Lord Custos Alpha), Friday, 30 August 2002 11:18 (twenty-four years ago)

Custos do you have a big team helping you not get it?

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 30 August 2002 11:24 (twenty-four years ago)

don't think Forbert influenced anyone, he just analogizes along w/folks pretty well.

Curtis Mayfield, for whom we have to thank not just some of hip-hop's finest beats (and in some cases, thinkers, i.e. those who took his sardonic stance toward everything except love), but Jamaican harmony groups galore (who took his awestruck stance toward love to the motherfuckin' BANK). Pete Scholtes, holler on me!

― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 30 August 2002 11:26 (twenty-four years ago)

mark: that's a tough one to get.

Is it because influence flows backwards and he ripped everyone off?

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 30 August 2002 13:27 (twenty-four years ago)

ATC.

― Graham (graham), Friday, 30 August 2002 13:38 (twenty-four years ago)

sterl, a clue: ethos = "i'll do anything for wuv but i won't do that"

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 30 August 2002 15:20 (twenty-four years ago)

Devo, because they influenced Boards of Canada

― Keith McD (Keith McD), Monday, 2 September 2002 07:05 (twenty-four years ago)

Atomic Kitten

― Kiwi, Monday, 2 September 2002 07:36 (twenty-four years ago)

"Custos do you have a big team helping you not get it?"

!!!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 2 September 2002 11:08 (twenty-four years ago)

i'll second the kool herc. big time.

― cybele, Monday, 2 September 2002 11:54 (twenty-four years ago)

Eno, for the early experimental stuff, and Roxy Music.

― matt riedl (veal), Monday, 2 September 2002 18:58 (twenty-four years ago)

James Brown! A big part in soul, funk, disco, hip hop and house!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 09:54 (twenty-four years ago)

Louis Armstrong.

― Burr, Tuesday, 3 September 2002 15:30 (twenty-four years ago)

I thought the joke was that influence in the way it is used is just a magic wand which means whatever vague notion the user wishes it to mean therefore make up any old notion and pat boone, yes, could be the most 'influential' artist ever? Am I lost?

― david h (david h), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 15:38 (twenty-four years ago)

The Pistols, duh. Matos: word.

― Pete Scholtes, Friday, 13 September 2002 02:33 (twenty-four years ago)

Jacques Brel. Anthony Newley. Sidney Bechet. Jacquie & Carrie.

― Charlie (Charlie), Friday, 13 September 2002 02:57 (twenty-four years ago)

Eno, Motorhead, Dead Can Dance, AC/DC, The Ramones, MC5, Slayer, DRI, Black Sabbath, Sven Vath & Eye-Q/Harthouse, Dr. Motte/Westbam, DJ Hell, The Sex Pistols, Velvet Underground, and Elvis?

― Siegbran Hetteson (eofor), Friday, 13 September 2002 06:56 (twenty-four years ago)

Robert Zimmerman. VU. Television. Bert Jansch. Neil Young. Throbbing Gristle. Don Van Vliet. Marcel Duchamp. Keith Rowe. Jimi Hendrix. The Byrds.

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Friday, 13 September 2002 08:04 (twenty-four years ago)

eight months pass...

MC5, VU, Rallizes Denudes, Stooges, Ramones, Television, Doors, Sun Ra, Coltrane

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Thursday, 29 May 2003 14:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Alex Chilton.
Paul Westerberg.
Bob Mould.
Miles Davis.
Hank Williams.
Bill Monroe.
Prince Paul.
Massive Attack.
Sugarhill Gang.
Melle Mel.
Ultramagnetic MCs.
The Clash.
Fela Kuti.
Pavement.
Gram Parsons.
Gene Clark.
Gang of Four.
Parliament.
Marvin Gaye.
Tom Waits.
Run DMC.
Nick Drake.
The Mekons.
The Isley Brothers.
The Kinks.
Al Green.
The Who.
Love.
The Meters.

― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Friday, 30 May 2003 06:33 (twenty-three years ago)

umm David Bowie hasn't had a mention .. yet surely he has influenced a lot of folks over the years.

― mark e (mark e), Friday, 30 May 2003 07:15 (twenty-three years ago)

me list -- if they made this list, it's because i like most of what they inspired (even if they also inspired some shit):

bowie -- kraftwerk -- the velvets -- cybotron -- gary numan -- brian eno -- black sabbath -- the sex pistols -- the jesus and mary chain -- biggie smalls -- sonic youth -- the pixies -- the cocteau twins

on the fence (cause the great-to-crap ratio is closer to 1:1 than the above-mentioned):

the kinks -- the rolling stones -- frank zappa -- neil young

― Tad (llamasfur), Friday, 30 May 2003 07:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Can, Public Image Limited, Jesus & Mary Chain, Gary Numan, Cabaret Voltaire, James Brown, Throbbing Gristle, Suicide, Metal Urbain, Wire, Devo, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Howlin' Wolf, Eno, Pere Ubu.

― Jrvision (visionjr), Friday, 30 May 2003 08:59 (twenty-three years ago)

"ABBA. As far as I know every band that has claimed an ABBA influence have put out at least one good record. "

including ace of base?

― AaronK (AaronK), Friday, 30 May 2003 12:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh, of course.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 30 May 2003 12:43 (twenty-three years ago)

AFRIKA BAMBATAA

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 30 May 2003 12:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Ace of Base > Abba x1000000

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 30 May 2003 13:10 (twenty-three years ago)

''Rallizes Denudes''

few have heard them.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 30 May 2003 13:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Roky Erickson

even if he didn't exist, we would have to invent him.

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 30 May 2003 14:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Low + Spacemen = Labradford, Mogwai, Bardo Pond

― Leee (Leee), Saturday, 31 May 2003 06:46 (twenty-three years ago)

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