Most Influential Rock Artist Ever

Jester · 11-26-2009, 07:17 PM

The way he interjected humor into his work and exercised (arguably) more genres than any other composer, the fact that he was a huge figure in fighting censorship, and if Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band can be considered a concept album, then Freak Out! is the first concept album. He wrote hooky, funny pop songs to crazy, fucked up avant-garde jazz/rock, and has some odd, odd lyrics. He was an excellent satirist, and he was probably the most prolific record maker of his time. Maybe. His ideas are DNA for all sorts of stuff.

In short, he broke down a lot of genre barriers, wrote some of the best records, was an excellent satirist, and stood for freedom of speech more than anyone else.

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%
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11-26-2009, 07:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jester Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 752	The way he interjected humor into his work and exercised (arguably) more genres than any other composer, the fact that he was a huge figure in fighting censorship, and if Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band can be considered a concept album, then Freak Out! is the first concept album. He wrote hooky, funny pop songs to crazy, fucked up avant-garde jazz/rock, and has some odd, odd lyrics. He was an excellent satirist, and he was probably the most prolific record maker of his time. Maybe. His ideas are DNA for all sorts of stuff. In short, he broke down a lot of genre barriers, wrote some of the best records, was an excellent satirist, and stood for freedom of speech more than anyone else.