Most influential Individual in Music (blues, house, jazz, metal)

LukeM_UK · 02-25-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Bach, Mozart and all those other guys with the funny wigs.

I agree totally...

Before men like them, writing and performing music over 400 years ago, what was there?? - Nothing.

Some of the greatest tunes ever are being copied and played to this day. If that's not influential - I don't know what is.

explosions-in-my-pants · 02-25-2006, 08:54 AM

i think.. if it weren't for the Mama's and The Papa's disco wouldn't have happened.. i mean there nothing alike but really pop turned to disco well some of it (i mean kiss even had a number one disco song) Mama's and the Papa's were pop of the 60's still then being considered rock of the 60's at the time. They were a rather popular band more so because of the movement with the hippies andwhat not, i think this band did have alot of influeince.

JimV · 02-25-2006, 10:48 AM

Mr J Lennon.

jazzfromhell · 02-25-2006, 11:55 AM

It's really an unanswerable question, you could just keep going farther back, but as far as modern, non-classical music is concerned...

...Louis Armstrong is the key figure, and has more influence than any musician of the 20th century.

TrampInaTux · 02-25-2006, 01:45 PM

explosions what do you mean 'even Kiss had a number one disco song'? Even Kiss? You say it as if they are some hardcore rock band. They are glam rock pure and simple. And I would also argue for Elvis Presley. Even though his lyrics were ghost written just look at the following he has. He even re-released a song recently and it topped the charts. Not many artists would be able to do that-not even John Lennon. He re-released Imagine, arguably one of his best songs, and it didn't make number one. And the song Elvis released wasn't even one of his better ones.

explosions-in-my-pants · 02-25-2006, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hobojesus

explosions what do you mean 'even Kiss had a number one disco song'? Even Kiss? You say it as if they are some hardcore rock band. They are glam rock pure and simple.

I know what type of music they did.. but they were not a disco pop band.. but they did have a disco song.. and even they hated it..

TrampInaTux · 02-25-2006, 01:59 PM

I know they weren't but they were very much a pop band. It would be a crime to class them as rock.

explosions-in-my-pants · 02-25-2006, 02:00 PM

when i said rock i was talking about Mamas and the Papas.. go back a re-rend if in fact thats what you have mixed up..

sleepy jack · 02-25-2006, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by hobojesus

I know they weren't but they were very much a pop band. It would be a crime to class them as rock.

If they're pop, then the beatles would be also and another thing influentiality and skill are two totally different things.

explosions-in-my-pants · 02-25-2006, 02:04 PM

mamas and the papas and the beatles have different sounds and connceted to a different group of people. both bands sound like pop bands now yes.. but back then they were considered to be rock bands.. before all the heavy bands.. DUH!

02-25-2006, 08:54 AM	#12 (permalink)
explosions-in-my-pants angel of tragic days Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 901	i think.. if it weren't for the Mama's and The Papa's disco wouldn't have happened.. i mean there nothing alike but really pop turned to disco well some of it (i mean kiss even had a number one disco song) Mama's and the Papa's were pop of the 60's still then being considered rock of the 60's at the time. They were a rather popular band more so because of the movement with the hippies andwhat not, i think this band did have alot of influeince.

02-25-2006, 10:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
JimV Groupie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14	Mr J Lennon.

02-25-2006, 11:55 AM	#14 (permalink)
jazzfromhell SHAKE! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: On the A train. Posts: 210	It's really an unanswerable question, you could just keep going farther back, but as far as modern, non-classical music is concerned... ...Louis Armstrong is the key figure, and has more influence than any musician of the 20th century.

02-25-2006, 01:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,412	explosions what do you mean 'even Kiss had a number one disco song'? Even Kiss? You say it as if they are some hardcore rock band. They are glam rock pure and simple. And I would also argue for Elvis Presley. Even though his lyrics were ghost written just look at the following he has. He even re-released a song recently and it topped the charts. Not many artists would be able to do that-not even John Lennon. He re-released Imagine, arguably one of his best songs, and it didn't make number one. And the song Elvis released wasn't even one of his better ones.

02-25-2006, 01:59 PM	#17 (permalink)
TrampInaTux that's my war face. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,412	I know they weren't but they were very much a pop band. It would be a crime to class them as rock.

02-25-2006, 02:00 PM	#18 (permalink)
explosions-in-my-pants angel of tragic days Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 901	when i said rock i was talking about Mamas and the Papas.. go back a re-rend if in fact thats what you have mixed up..

02-25-2006, 02:04 PM	#20 (permalink)
explosions-in-my-pants angel of tragic days Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 901	mamas and the papas and the beatles have different sounds and connceted to a different group of people. both bands sound like pop bands now yes.. but back then they were considered to be rock bands.. before all the heavy bands.. DUH!