Most Influential Rock Artist Ever

Penny Lane 64 · 01-27-2014, 12:47 PM

No doubt in my mind it is The Beatles.

GreenEyes67 · 04-01-2014, 01:54 PM

I went with Bob Dylan...but it's a tie for between Dylan, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin...of course I'm biased because they're my favorites..but how could it get any better?

AndrewZealand · 09-13-2014, 06:19 PM

To me, like it or not, the answer is The Beatles. It just seems that most people, be it other musicians or just people in general, could not ignore what The Beatles were doing. I think even some bands who hated The Beatles would've ended up being influenced by them in some way.

My feeling is though, that Jimi Hendrix sort of got away from the Beatles a bit and then moreso Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, especially Sabbath because Sabbath almost never sung about sex or romance.

**Frownland** · 09-13-2014, 06:57 PM

Vitne Eveille · 09-15-2014, 08:36 PM

Had to go with the Beatles. Not my fav either, but as far as influence, it runs wiiiiiiiide

Madda · 10-27-2014, 09:23 AM

I voted Velvet Underground. I don't appreciate them that much anymore, but there's no doubt "Velvet Underground & Nico" was decades in the future compared to other 1967's albums. Avant-garde rock, punk, post-punk and so everything that came after that until now, including non-Rock music, owe that album a lot.

Chula Vista · 10-27-2014, 10:30 AM

Led Zeppelin hands down.

Hard Rock?

Soft Rock?

Punk?

Grunge? (light verse heavy chorus)

90's alt rock? (Janes Addiction anyone?)

Unknown Soldier · 10-27-2014, 10:44 AM

Good examples, nearly every rock-genre post Led Zeppelin was influenced by them in some way or another.

GD · 10-27-2014, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Punk?

Meh, I'd definitely say that song is more of a proto-metal one than Punk. Also, punkier songs had been released years before. I can't really see any of the bands of the original punk scene (or many later, really) listing Led Zep among their main influences.

Moss · 10-28-2014, 11:16 AM

I love Led Zeppelin to my very soul. But no way they belong in the most influential category. They didn't really change rock music like some of the others mentioned. Bands like the Jeff Beck group, Free, deep Purple, etc... were doing similar things, just not as well.

Although I do think Robert Plant's vocals were very influential, maybe more than the band.

View Poll Results: The Most Influential Rock Artist
The Rolling Stones	12	3.74%
The Beatles	152	47.35%
The Who	12	3.74%
Led Zeppelin	28	8.72%
The Kinks	4	1.25%
Bob Dylan	41	12.77%
Jim Hendrix	37	11.53%
The Velvet Underground	35	10.90%
Voters: 321. You may not vote on this poll

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Led Zeppelin hands down. Hard Rock? Soft Rock? Punk? Grunge? (light verse heavy chorus) 90's alt rock? (Janes Addiction anyone?) __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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01-27-2014, 12:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Penny Lane 64 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Maryland Posts: 25	No doubt in my mind it is The Beatles.

04-01-2014, 01:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
GreenEyes67 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 26	I went with Bob Dylan...but it's a tie for between Dylan, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin...of course I'm biased because they're my favorites..but how could it get any better?

09-13-2014, 06:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
AndrewZealand Groupie Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 14	To me, like it or not, the answer is The Beatles. It just seems that most people, be it other musicians or just people in general, could not ignore what The Beatles were doing. I think even some bands who hated The Beatles would've ended up being influenced by them in some way. My feeling is though, that Jimi Hendrix sort of got away from the Beatles a bit and then moreso Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, especially Sabbath because Sabbath almost never sung about sex or romance.

09-15-2014, 08:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vitne Eveille Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 64	Had to go with the Beatles. Not my fav either, but as far as influence, it runs wiiiiiiiide

10-27-2014, 09:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Madda Groupie Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 46	I voted Velvet Underground. I don't appreciate them that much anymore, but there's no doubt "Velvet Underground & Nico" was decades in the future compared to other 1967's albums. Avant-garde rock, punk, post-punk and so everything that came after that until now, including non-Rock music, owe that album a lot.

10-28-2014, 11:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
Moss Scuttle Buttin' Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boulder Colorado Posts: 972	I love Led Zeppelin to my very soul. But no way they belong in the most influential category. They didn't really change rock music like some of the others mentioned. Bands like the Jeff Beck group, Free, deep Purple, etc... were doing similar things, just not as well. Although I do think Robert Plant's vocals were very influential, maybe more than the band.