If you had to name one artist or band as the most influential artist/band of the last 60 years, who would you pick?
Also, why?
If you had to name one artist or band as the most influential artist/band of the last 60 years, who would you pick?
just by sheer #s of bands in their wake
black sabbath
Hendrix
Listen to Are You Experienced and then Disraeli Gears which came out a few months later. That's the leap that was made.
The Beatles, their influence (and by extent the entire invasion) is pretty much what kicked pop music away from bubblegum shit and allowed whites to listen to music inspired by blacks
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Apart from the aforementioned BS and Beatles I'd also say Joy Division.
The fact that...
Probably the Velvet Underground (first to envision rock as "art" music form) or Kraftwerk
Elvis did the same though, and so did Al Jolson. We owe Al Jolson almost all of the music we listen to this day. Almost all the greats were inspired by him, and if not by him, then they were probably inspired by someone who was inspired by Al Jolson
James Brown
The Sex Pistols
Changed the music industry forever and influenced artists out the wazoo.
Kraftwerk, for better or for worse...
Gucci Mane
>influenced most bands
Ramones
>influenced most innovative bands
Frank Zappa (with Velvet Underground being a close second)
hit the nail right on the head
Grateful Dead culture-wise.
Bob Dylan
NWA and Wu tang