Most influential Individual in Music (metal, rap, Paris Hilton, member)

Whatsitoosit · 04-03-2009, 12:25 PM

Maybe I'm just an old fart but I have a hunch that nobody in the last 10-20 (maybe 30) years has had enough time to really make a dent when considering THE MOST influential person EVER.

annapurna · 04-03-2009, 12:26 PM

Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Lennon/McCartney, Elvis and Miles Davis.

SATCHMO · 04-03-2009, 12:59 PM

As far as the individual that had the most influence in shaping the history of modern music I would say Louis Armstrong for sure.

lucifer_sam · 04-03-2009, 01:12 PM

Jelly Roll Morton had just as big an impact, if not bigger, on the development of modern music as Armstrong. not suggesting he wasn't influential himself but it really was Jelly Roll that got the ball rolling.

**Janszoon** · 04-03-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Jelly Roll Morton had just as big an impact, if not bigger, on the development of modern music as Armstrong. not suggesting he wasn't influential himself but it really was Jelly Roll that got the ball rolling.

If you're going to put Jelly Roll up there, how about Scott Joplin? He was an extremely influential figure in the shaping of 20th century music and, at least from the sound of his music, a direct influence on Jelly Roll.

spark10036 · 04-03-2009, 01:24 PM

It go with Paul McCartney, cause the way I see it, The Beatles are the most influential group/artist ever, and he was on of the main songwriters to most of their songs, he also sang lead to a lot of them, and unlike Lennon who was always trying to find an excuse to break the band, he was the one who kept them together for the last few years.

Molecules · 04-08-2009, 01:35 AM

Ug the Cro-Magnon was very influential in being the first to grunt and clap his hands in time... but then again there was Og who prefigured cave-beat with his innovative jawbone/rock arrangements?
Music has moved on since of course, but I think everyone from Haydn to Jelly Roll Morton to McCartney would doff their cap to Ug.

Metal Thrashing Mad · 04-08-2009, 03:49 AM

i think were rap/hiphop is concerned i think emenem is worth a shoutout, i remember when i was in school every little bastard tried to be just like him

sweet_nothing · 04-08-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Metal Thrashing Mad

i think were rap/hiphop is concerned i think emenem is worth a shoutout, i remember when i was in school every little bastard tried to be just like him

If we were going to talk about individuals in rap Ice Cube takes a huge shit all over that guy, he wrote most of NWA's songs who are one of the most important groups in rap ever.

But Yeh God Dylan, has my vote.

Kram3r · 04-08-2009, 03:51 AM

For me, in terms of modern music, it comes down to three people.

Robert Johnson: His guitar playing I feel, was the first of it's kind and really turned the guitar into a mean instrument.

Buddy Holly: One of the first real performers to write their own songs. Not only that, he discovered (or was the first the use publicly, I feel, to say the least) just a simple method of writing music that produced so many of his wonderful catchy songs. I really wish I could have seen where he would have gone in time.

Bob Dylan: Even though countless blues artists and folk singers before him did it, he was the first to really capture a generation with songs about real life. I also feel because of how large his audience was/is and how far his music reached he was one of the first to be recognised as making music an art form. I feel that, from seeing a lot of those early variety shows, a lot of people thought music was a somewhat of a novelty, not in the sense of a fad, just something you grow out of once you're an adult. I feel that Bob Dylan was somewhat responsible for changing that perception a lot. Again, I really want to stress I'm not saying he's the first, but at least one of, if not the face of, many to do so. In doing what he did, he influenced countless singer-songerwriter including The Beatles.

04-03-2009, 12:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Whatsitoosit Bringer of Carrots Join Date: May 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 648	Maybe I'm just an old fart but I have a hunch that nobody in the last 10-20 (maybe 30) years has had enough time to really make a dent when considering THE MOST influential person EVER. __________________ "It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face."

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lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Jelly Roll Morton had just as big an impact, if not bigger, on the development of modern music as Armstrong. not suggesting he wasn't influential himself but it really was Jelly Roll that got the ball rolling. __________________ first.am

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spark10036 locomotive power Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: too drunk to remember Posts: 518	It go with Paul McCartney, cause the way I see it, The Beatles are the most influential group/artist ever, and he was on of the main songwriters to most of their songs, he also sang lead to a lot of them, and unlike Lennon who was always trying to find an excuse to break the band, he was the one who kept them together for the last few years. __________________ ...siempre es possible

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Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	Ug the Cro-Magnon was very influential in being the first to grunt and clap his hands in time... but then again there was Og who prefigured cave-beat with his innovative jawbone/rock arrangements? Music has moved on since of course, but I think everyone from Haydn to Jelly Roll Morton to McCartney would doff their cap to Ug. __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

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Metal Thrashing Mad Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 50	i think were rap/hiphop is concerned i think emenem is worth a shoutout, i remember when i was in school every little bastard tried to be just like him __________________ and scream for your cream!

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annapurna Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 63	Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Lennon/McCartney, Elvis and Miles Davis.

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SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	As far as the individual that had the most influence in shaping the history of modern music I would say Louis Armstrong for sure.

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Kram3r Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 12	For me, in terms of modern music, it comes down to three people. Robert Johnson: His guitar playing I feel, was the first of it's kind and really turned the guitar into a mean instrument. Buddy Holly: One of the first real performers to write their own songs. Not only that, he discovered (or was the first the use publicly, I feel, to say the least) just a simple method of writing music that produced so many of his wonderful catchy songs. I really wish I could have seen where he would have gone in time. Bob Dylan: Even though countless blues artists and folk singers before him did it, he was the first to really capture a generation with songs about real life. I also feel because of how large his audience was/is and how far his music reached he was one of the first to be recognised as making music an art form. I feel that, from seeing a lot of those early variety shows, a lot of people thought music was a somewhat of a novelty, not in the sense of a fad, just something you grow out of once you're an adult. I feel that Bob Dylan was somewhat responsible for changing that perception a lot. Again, I really want to stress I'm not saying he's the first, but at least one of, if not the face of, many to do so. In doing what he did, he influenced countless singer-songerwriter including The Beatles.