most influential rock stars

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  • tonadax
    tonadax Posts: 594
    Randy rhoads...
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    tonadax wrote:
    Randy rhoads...
    My first rock concert was one of his last ones..............what a freaking talent.
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  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    tonadax wrote:
    Randy rhoads...
    the name rings a bell....who was he? ozzys guitarist who died in a heli accident.........
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    elmer wrote:
    the name rings a bell....who was he? ozzys guitarist who died in a heli accident.........
    Ding Ding Correct answer........not a heli, but an aeroplane crash.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    has anyone here ever heard of elvis presley???
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  • suffragette
    suffragette Posts: 253
    I would say that Janis Joplin opened the door for women and Stevie Nicks kept it open.
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Chuck Berry. :)
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  • BrainOfJD
    BrainOfJD Posts: 242
    wolfbear wrote:
    Chuck Berry. :)

    Now that's a legitimate answer to the question. Yes, you may like Randy Rhoads or Dave Grohl, but there's a big difference between "enjoyable" and "influential." Without Chuck Berry, there may not have been Elvis, The Beatles, or the Rolling Stones. Without Randy Rhoads, there may not have been... some admittedly killer guitar solos on a couple of Ozzy records.
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  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    lou reed. this man is a legend. shame he is always overlooked.
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  • seanw1010
    seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    PRfCTlYUNkPTCLtHs wrote:
    Springsteen.
    yep, and, even tho you dont think if him as obviously, Nils Lofgrin. even bruce admitted nils was a better guitarist than him(btw i forget how to spell his name-nils lofgrin i think)
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
  • movingfinger
    movingfinger Posts: 117
    Frank zappa
    Grateful Dead
    Meat Puppets
    Sound Garden
    Faith No more (mike patton in general)
    Talking heads
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  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    Robert Johnson
    Mark Lanegan
  • maesey
    maesey Posts: 6
    Jeff Buckley
    Pixies
    Thom Yorke
  • floyd1975
    floyd1975 Posts: 1,350
    Jeff Beck
    Mission of Burma
  • edpearson
    edpearson Posts: 331
    A few people mentioned John Lennon. I think if you have him, you need to include Paul McCartney. Lennon/McCartney songs were gold mines!

    Also, I know it's reggae, but he tends to fall more into the rocker crowd, but how about Bob Marley.

    And although I'm not an Elvis man (I'm a Beatles man), Elvis probably should be considered as an influential rock star. And Buddy Holly, too (the Beatles at least were influenced by him)!

    Shit, nobody mentioned Stevie Ray Vaughan!

    However, Jimi Hendrix deserves to be at the top of the list in my opinion (and should be on top of everybody's list!!!!).
    Rock on!
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  • danielson
    danielson Posts: 25
    jdonelson.nyc wrote:
    Now that's a legitimate answer to the question. Yes, you may like Randy Rhoads or Dave Grohl, but there's a big difference between "enjoyable" and "influential." Without Chuck Berry, there may not have been Elvis, The Beatles, or the Rolling Stones. Without Randy Rhoads, there may not have been... some admittedly killer guitar solos on a couple of Ozzy records.


    I like this post - well written and true.
  • allsacredfromyouth
    allsacredfromyouth Posts: 39
    I agree with most of the artists already mentioned. There's of course the usuals like Hendrix, Young, CBGB's 70's scene, etc... I'll also add Husker Du, given that they influenced many late 80's/early 90's bands...But they seem overlooked when compared to The Pixies, Sonic Youth, etc...

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