Influence-wise, I'd give more props to The Velvet Underground, The Residents and Captain Beefheart than Zappa on the avant-garde side of things. But then again, If I had to stretch my arm out broadly, I'd say Jimi Hendrix (his whole damn career), King Crimson (20th Century Schizoid Man and the titular In the Court of the Crimson King were both landmark tracks) and Pink Floyd had more influence on rock than The Beatles by a landslide.
Actually, why even mention The Beatles at all in a thread like this when there are more interesting groups out there?
Last edited by Anteater; 12-05-2008 at 05:57 PM.
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