What are your top 5 musical influences?

Arya Stark · 12-05-2009, 01:16 PM

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Atomic Dove · 12-05-2009, 08:12 PM

The Beatles
Bob Dylan
The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
Prince

Mikey13 · 11-09-2010, 08:36 AM

Avenged Sevenfold, Van Halen and Green Day have influenced me a lot.

ThePhanastasio · 11-10-2010, 03:38 PM

1.) Phish - For their interesting live performance ideas, improvisational nature, and cross-genre influences.
2.) Leonard Cohen - For lyrical purposes. Also, interesting guitar.
3.) Frank Zappa - Mostly for the guitar.
4.) Queen - Song structure and showmanship.
5.) Tiny Tim - Seriously.

ravenRAWRRR · 11-10-2010, 09:20 PM

Of Machines
Ice Nine Kills
Woe Is Me
Chiodos
Bring Me The Horizon

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Fatt Matt · 11-10-2010, 10:06 PM

Metallica
Jimi Hendrix
Hank Williams Sr
Steve Miller Band
Biggie

The Bullet · 11-11-2010, 07:25 PM

1) My guitar teacher. He literally taught me almost everything I know, as well as being a great person, and teaching me how to apply theory to rock 'n roll
2) My older brother. I'm not gonna get into it.
3) My parents for the same reason as everyone else. They buy me stuff, cheer me on, and drive me places.
3) Buckethead for being my idol, and for teaching me how to make some good guitar-oriented music. He taught me what to do with nothing but a guitar and Sony ACID. Not nessicarily my favorite act of all time (there's many, MANY in front of him), but he taught me a lot. Electric Tears is still the album I throw on to calm me down when I'm nervous.
4) Guns 'N Roses. One of my favorite bands of all time, quite possibly my favorite. They got me into music. They also taught me how good music can really be. Up until then, I never had a song make me borderline cry like Estranged. I never heard an album that had a closer that was absolutley amazing, even perfect, but at the same time, make you want to say goodbye to the album, like Rocket Queen. I had never heard a song that made me go from relaxed to so revved up, I felt like I was a marionette, being forced to go absolutely crazy, like for most of Appetite for Destruction.
5) Muse. Even though they sound like Queen and Radiohead, there's still a third, pure, truly uninspired sound that you will only get from Muse and no other. (Ayo, from those of you who've only heard songs from their latest, I ORDER you to listen to Map of the Problematique) A sound that would be there if Matt had never heard music before. Muse taught me that no matter how great my music is, and how much I love other bands, I need to have my on sound like they have theirs. I need to work my riffs until it doesn't matter what music I listen to, because it's the sound I'm born with. Like an entire genre that isn't done by anyone else. THAT'S where the best music comes from. Not inspiration from bands, inspiration from life.

deafmute · 11-12-2010, 02:16 AM

1. nirvana
2. the jesus lizard
3. the stooges
4. every band i've ever seen that had a front man who just stood there and sang. i remember all of you. you suck.
5. fugazi

ChrisForte · 11-14-2010, 12:48 AM

1. RUSH
2. Pink Floyd
3. Godsmack
4. Opeth
5. Dream Theater

Insane Guest · 11-14-2010, 12:30 PM

1. Iron Maiden - The main reason I listen to metal.
2. Led Zeppelin - The band that made me realize that what I was listening to at the time was complete ****.
3. Black Sabbath - No Reason Needed.
4. Children of Bodom - The band that got me into Death Metal.
5. The Misfits - The band that got me into punk.

11-10-2010, 10:06 PM	#26 (permalink)
Fatt Matt Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 48	Metallica Jimi Hendrix Hank Williams Sr Steve Miller Band Biggie __________________ Fatt Matt Remember That “One good thing about music, when it hits- you feel no pain” - Bob Marley

11-11-2010, 07:25 PM	#27 (permalink)
The Bullet Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 454	1) My guitar teacher. He literally taught me almost everything I know, as well as being a great person, and teaching me how to apply theory to rock 'n roll 2) My older brother. I'm not gonna get into it. 3) My parents for the same reason as everyone else. They buy me stuff, cheer me on, and drive me places. 3) Buckethead for being my idol, and for teaching me how to make some good guitar-oriented music. He taught me what to do with nothing but a guitar and Sony ACID. Not nessicarily my favorite act of all time (there's many, MANY in front of him), but he taught me a lot. Electric Tears is still the album I throw on to calm me down when I'm nervous. 4) Guns 'N Roses. One of my favorite bands of all time, quite possibly my favorite. They got me into music. They also taught me how good music can really be. Up until then, I never had a song make me borderline cry like Estranged. I never heard an album that had a closer that was absolutley amazing, even perfect, but at the same time, make you want to say goodbye to the album, like Rocket Queen. I had never heard a song that made me go from relaxed to so revved up, I felt like I was a marionette, being forced to go absolutely crazy, like for most of Appetite for Destruction. 5) Muse. Even though they sound like Queen and Radiohead, there's still a third, pure, truly uninspired sound that you will only get from Muse and no other. (Ayo, from those of you who've only heard songs from their latest, I ORDER you to listen to Map of the Problematique) A sound that would be there if Matt had never heard music before. Muse taught me that no matter how great my music is, and how much I love other bands, I need to have my on sound like they have theirs. I need to work my riffs until it doesn't matter what music I listen to, because it's the sound I'm born with. Like an entire genre that isn't done by anyone else. THAT'S where the best music comes from. Not inspiration from bands, inspiration from life. __________________ http://soundcloud.com/zachary-steuer

11-12-2010, 02:16 AM	#28 (permalink)
deafmute Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 10	1. nirvana 2. the jesus lizard 3. the stooges 4. every band i've ever seen that had a front man who just stood there and sang. i remember all of you. you suck. 5. fugazi __________________ of course i did it on purpose.

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Atomic Dove Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	The Beatles Bob Dylan The Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin Prince

11-09-2010, 08:36 AM	#23 (permalink)
Mikey13 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 24	Avenged Sevenfold, Van Halen and Green Day have influenced me a lot.

11-10-2010, 03:38 PM	#24 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	1.) Phish - For their interesting live performance ideas, improvisational nature, and cross-genre influences. 2.) Leonard Cohen - For lyrical purposes. Also, interesting guitar. 3.) Frank Zappa - Mostly for the guitar. 4.) Queen - Song structure and showmanship. 5.) Tiny Tim - Seriously.

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ravenRAWRRR Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: In a car under water... Posts: 82	Of Machines Ice Nine Kills Woe Is Me Chiodos Bring Me The Horizon <3

11-14-2010, 12:48 AM	#29 (permalink)
ChrisForte Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 2	1. RUSH 2. Pink Floyd 3. Godsmack 4. Opeth 5. Dream Theater

11-14-2010, 12:30 PM	#30 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	1. Iron Maiden - The main reason I listen to metal. 2. Led Zeppelin - The band that made me realize that what I was listening to at the time was complete ****. 3. Black Sabbath - No Reason Needed. 4. Children of Bodom - The band that got me into Death Metal. 5. The Misfits - The band that got me into punk.