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Originally Posted by boo boo
Bands like The Beatles, The Stones, Zeppelin, Sabbath, etc have had consistant influence generations of bands, and their influence is still quite powerful today, the influence of early rock n roll pioneers like Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and others have faded in the past couple of years, while that by NO means takes away from their greatness, its also a good way to measure direct influence, and most bands today dont credit them as influences.
Thing is, every decade thousands of bands tip their hats to The Stones and The Beatles, their influence on young musicians hasnt faded a bit.
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A lot of the bands I listen to also cite The Beach Boys, VU, The Stooges and other Proto-Punk bands, early Hardcore bands, etc., etc.
Oh, but wait, none of those bands are famous and most are American, so I guess they don't mean s
hit.