MuzikTyme Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I'm certain that there are many Songfactors intrigued by this subject. Also, there are many choices that qualify. But, to me, this is a very wonderful example! In my very humble opinion, no band envoked passion like Black Sabbath. They are my all-time favourite band besides Elvis, Pink Floyd, ZZ Top, the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Aerosmith...lol What says you regarding influential pioneers of ANY musical genre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 "ANY musical genre"? Be careful what you ask for, I might bore you to death with The Hawaiian Music Renaissance of the 1970's. The Sunday Manoa, consisting of Peter Moon, Robert & Roland Cazimero, turned locals away from Rock and toward Na Mele O Hawaii. When Peter Moon left, The Brothers Cazimero took up the culture cloak. A short time later, The Peter Moon Band took local music on a roller coaster ride from Rock to Blues to R&B to Jazz. Gabby Pahinui & sons rowed offshore for "The Rabbit Island Music Festival," which encouraged West Oahu musicians like The Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau to play all over Honolulu. Then there's the tale of Cecilio Rodriguez and Henry Kapono Ka'aihue, who made the most Hawaiian sounding Rock/Pop without singing in Hawaiian. I could go on, but I hear you snoring loudly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I mean, In my opinion: The Beatles are the greatest band to ever walk this earth Led Zeppelin is a close second, built together with some of the greatest skilled men at their craft that have ever played rock music Bob Dylan is the greatest songwriter to ever live Ten Years After is the best blues rock band to ever play Black Sabbath is the greatest, and first, metal band in existence (and Tony Iommi has written just about every cool riff you can imagine) Ricky Skaggs is the best mandolin player I've ever heard The Stanley Brothers are the greatest bluegrass band ever No man plays with more passion through a guitar than David Gilmour (though Mark Knopfler is a close second) Igor Stravinsky is the greatest classical composer of the last century, though Beethoven would have to be all time for me "Nessun Dorma" is the most beautiful piece of music ever written Jay-Z is the best rapper I've ever heard and his Black Album is some incredible hip-hop music John Coltrane is the best jazz saxophonist to ever grace music with his presence Bueno Vista Social Club is about the best latin band I've ever heard Streetlight Manifesto is the best ska band out there And that's about all the genre's I can think of. But that's my opinion on the best of about every genre of music I listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 The Beatles are the greatest band to ever walk this earth Four (+2) magicians that changed the course of music, art, lifestyle, everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Four (+2) magicians that changed the course of music, art, lifestyle, everything! My thought is the Beatles never walked the earth; they hovered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 But Elvis made youth trendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Elvis had everything but happiness. Tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I mean, In my opinion: The Beatles are the greatest band to ever walk this earth Led Zeppelin is a close second, built together with some of the greatest skilled men at their craft that have ever played rock music Bob Dylan is the greatest songwriter to ever live Ten Years After is the best blues rock band to ever play Black Sabbath is the greatest, and first, metal band in existence (and Tony Iommi has written just about every cool riff you can imagine) Ricky Skaggs is the best mandolin player I've ever heard The Stanley Brothers are the greatest bluegrass band ever No man plays with more passion through a guitar than David Gilmour (though Mark Knopfler is a close second) Igor Stravinsky is the greatest classical composer of the last century, though Beethoven would have to be all time for me "Nessun Dorma" is the most beautiful piece of music ever written Jay-Z is the best rapper I've ever heard and his Black Album is some incredible hip-hop music John Coltrane is the best jazz saxophonist to ever grace music with his presence Bueno Vista Social Club is about the best latin band I've ever heard Streetlight Manifesto is the best ska band out there And that's about all the genre's I can think of. But that's my opinion on the best of about every genre of music I listen to. But did they really "change the course of music" because they were/are the best bands in their genres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 But did they really "change the course of music" because they were/are the best bands in their genres? Maybe they did becaue they were stronger somehow. The Sex Pistols also changed the course of music... MC5 were the first punks... David Bowie made glam officially massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Cliff Richard & The Shadows surely changed the course of British music in the late 50's and early 60s. Cliff turned 70 last week! He was born on Oct 14 1940 just 6 days after John Lennon's birth. In 1958 he released his first single, "Move It". The single went to No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Music critics Roy Carr and Tony Tyler wrote that it was the first genuine British rock classic, followed by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates' "Shakin' All Over". John Lennon was quoted as saying that "Move It" was the first English rock record and "before Cliff and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Prior to 1957, American pop, fledgling rock and do wop (all of which added their influence to the European youth music scene) normally consisted of a lead singer telling the song's story, with background vocals adding depth. Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, young James Brown, Carl Perkins, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison and others sang alone or like the Five Satins, with backing vocals consisting of gospel-style two-note-major separated harmonics of the "Ooo waa la la" type. Then the Everly Brothers made the pop charts with Bye Bye Love . Everything changed. Refining and polishing the angsty sounding harmonic minor thirds and fifths they borrowed from bluegrass influences such as the Delmore Brothers, the Carter Family and their own parents, the brothers' stylings of word for word harmonies changed forever the way artists approached harmony in pop music. Their influence is heard in acts from the Beatles (who idolized the Everlys) to Simon and Garfunkel with each progessive derivative owing to the original sound from the Everly Brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I'm glad you posted...Ron (S2V) Your words mean more to me than I think you'll ever know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 This is how rock and roll was born. This is how rock and roll grew up. And this is how rock and roll was perfected. At least, that's my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 This is how rock and roll was born. This is how rock and roll grew up. And this is how rock and roll was perfected. At least, that's my opinion. That's hard to argue with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 the Lizard said . . . "This is how rock and roll grew up. And this is how rock and roll was perfected. At least, that's my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Somewhere in-between there you'll find Bob Dylan changing the way songs were written. Yeah, there was still boy finds girl, boy loves girl, boy loses girl, etc. But Dylan influenced social comment in rock. I loved doo wop and rock-a-billy and soul and even pop. I loved hard driving rock. But then came music that actually said something. TY Bob Dylan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Somewhere in-between there you'll find Bob Dylan changing the way songs were written. Yeah, there was still boy finds girl, boy loves girl, boy loses girl, etc. But Dylan influenced social comment in rock. I loved doo wop and rock-a-billy and soul and even pop. I loved hard driving rock. But then came music that actually said something. TY Bob Dylan. Very true, UJoe. Dylan influenced a generation of songwriters. His own influences included Woody Guthrie, Jimmy Rodgers and Pete Seeger. Those three were musical commentary pioneers, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Dylan is the poet laureate of our generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I've always considered Dylan a poet in our midst. You said that! Thanks for your thoughtful reply, Bluesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Bob Marley and the Wailers brought Reggae to a worldwide stage and forever changed the course of that genre and opened doors for countless Reggae artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I don't think we can have a discussion of influential musicians without at least mentioning Robert Johnson. Just the amount of covers alone that he inspired in the formative years of blues and rock merits his inclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I don't think we can have a discussion of influential musicians without at least mentioning Robert Johnson. Just the amount of covers alone that he inspired in the formative years of blues and rock merits his inclusion. ^ Agreed. And Leadbelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 ^ Agreed. And Leadbelly. Absolutelly. Add Goffin/king, Spector, Sedaka, Bacharach... they invented pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Not a exactly a "band", but Stevie Wonder's work from the 70's seems to never stop influencing R&B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Add Goffin/King, Spector, Sedaka, Bacharach... they invented pop. But none of these are bands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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