swim

You can't choose to influence bands. White Stripes are less popular than Radiohead or Tool and sound nothing like Lynard Skynard.

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Inuzuka Skysword

If you make music that is innovative, you are bound to influence bands. The White Stripes are not less popular than Tool. They are a bit more popular. Radiohead is less also and even if they were more their talent is not argueable.

Sneer

what a load of bull. so the stripes have 'sold out' because they havent changed their sound? Firstly, you need to familiarize yourself with the meaning of 'sell out', secondly, saying they haven changed their sound shows how little you know. the difference between their first and latest album is there for all to see. And lynyrd skynyrd? EH? their is a big difference between blues and southern rock, the stripes do have influences yes, the stooges, son house, leadbelly etc, but their sound is unique. Your going to have to do alot better than bloody lynyrd skynyrd. Alot of bands have a 'bluzzy sound'. Thats not the be all and end all of their music. And over here for sure the stripes are a lot more popular then tool.

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A_Perfect_Sonnet

I don't see why any of this matters anyway. The Beatles are going to take this poll.

TheBig3

I don't undersand why we're entertaining the argument "the white stripes stole their sound from Lynard Skynard" (who by the way put their song up for use in a KFC commercial speaking of sell outs).

You could line a million White Stripes hating *******s up and ask them who the stripes stole their sound from and none of them would say Lynard Skynard. I mean, lets not even address the fact that the blues have been a part of rock music since the outset of the genre, to assume:

1. Lynard Skynard started it
2. That no one prior to their existance did it
3. The stripes owe them anything

is ridiculous. This statement belies the notion that whoever made this argument doesn't know what he's talking about.

The sellout thing, not only a misnomer, but that word is forever being applied to bands people don't like, not bands who actually sold out.

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MoonlitSunshine

Yeeeaaahhh definately the beatles

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The Unfan

I voted Beatles as I have more interest in them.

White Stripes aren't too terribly bad, or even sell outs. I think they're a decent band that was marketed well. Nothing over the top amazing but they know what they're doing well enough to release a listenable record.

sleepy jack

This is pissing me off, its spelled bluesy damnit.

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sleepy jack

The Beatles win.

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