The Band w/ the biggest impact (indie, metal, punk, rock)

MercyTribe · 02-01-2006, 02:38 PM

Since the 60s I think there have been many bands that changed the face of rock or suprised a lot of people.

Which band out of the following do you think had the most impact:

The Beatles
The Who
The Sex Pistols
Black Sabbath
Led Zepplin
Motley Cure

Nirvana
Pat Boone

Although I think Black Sabbath/The Who/Led Zepplin were some of the pioneers of hard rock music, I don't believe they had the impact that Nirvana had. Nirvana pretty much killed the careers of Poison, GNR, and all the other hair metal crap that the late eighties is famous for.

This is just my opinion of course.

Expletive Deleted · 02-01-2006, 02:42 PM

I'll go with The Beatles.

However, I'm baffled by the fact that you thought Nirvana had enough of an impact to make the list and that you put The Sex Pistols instead of The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, or any other Proto-Punk band.

MercyTribe · 02-01-2006, 02:52 PM

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I'll go with The Beatles.

However, I'm baffled by the fact that you thought Nirvana had enough of an impact to make the list and that you put The Sex Pistols instead of The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, or any other Proto-Punk band.

Good point on the The Velvet Underground/Stooges. Although Kurt quoted some of his influences to be some of the early punk bands (& Blackflags), I still think Nirvana had more of a musical impact because they really didn't fit into a musical genre. Again, just my opinion.

Expletive Deleted · 02-01-2006, 03:14 PM

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Good point on the The Velvet Underground/Stooges. Although Kurt quoted some of his influences to be some of the early punk bands (& Blackflags), I still think Nirvana had more of a musical impact because they really didn't fit into a musical genre. Again, just my opinion.

I think everyone can pretty much agree that Nirvana just ripped off the Pixies and got really famous for doing so.

MercyTribe · 02-01-2006, 04:13 PM

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I think everyone can pretty much agree that Nirvana just ripped off the Pixies and got really famous for doing so.

Dude... no way. I grew up listening to the Pixies and I really don't see a lot of similarities. The Pixies are/were a product of The Smiths or The Stooges.

Nirvana took a lot of musical influences and added some personality. The only bad thing that came from the Nirvana years was Courtney Love (ugh).

Expletive Deleted · 02-01-2006, 04:49 PM

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Dude... no way. I grew up listening to the Pixies and I really don't see a lot of similarities. The Pixies are/were a product of The Smiths or The Stooges.

Nirvana took a lot of musical influences and added some personality. The only bad thing that came from the Nirvana years was Courtney Love (ugh).

Kurt Cobain admitted that he stole half his stuff from Pixies, so don't act like the Nirvana/Pixies comparison is unheard of.

~~bungalow~~ · 02-01-2006, 04:17 PM

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I think everyone can pretty much agree that Nirvana just ripped off the Pixies and got really famous for doing so.

Oh God, don't diss Nirvana, MIsfits, boo boo, and every other Nirvana obsessed person here will jump all over your back

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"How can you say Nirvana ripped off the Pixies? Nirvana is the greatest and Kurt is the best songwriter ever! If you disagree, you are an idiot"

Raine · 08-27-2006, 11:48 PM

Zepplin
The Stooges
Metallica

Music Man · 08-30-2006, 11:10 PM

Of those mentioned on the list---the Beatles.

Even if you hate him, Elvis Presley should've been on the list. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones have both admitted that their bands would've never been if it hadn't been for Elvis.

"Before Elvis, there was nothing."--John Lennon

Merkaba · 02-01-2006, 02:47 PM

I don't like them the most but how can you not say the Beatles?

02-01-2006, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
MercyTribe Groupie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: US/Washington Posts: 18	The Band w/ the biggest impact Since the 60s I think there have been many bands that changed the face of rock or suprised a lot of people. Which band out of the following do you think had the most impact: The Beatles The Who The Sex Pistols Black Sabbath Led Zepplin Motley Cure Nirvana Pat Boone Although I think Black Sabbath/The Who/Led Zepplin were some of the pioneers of hard rock music, I don't believe they had the impact that Nirvana had. Nirvana pretty much killed the careers of Poison, GNR, and all the other hair metal crap that the late eighties is famous for. This is just my opinion of course.

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Music Man Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 202	Of those mentioned on the list---the Beatles. Even if you hate him, Elvis Presley should've been on the list. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones have both admitted that their bands would've never been if it hadn't been for Elvis. "Before Elvis, there was nothing."--John Lennon __________________ "Paranoid is just like an anchor. It really secures everything about the metal movement in one record. It's all there: the riffs, the vocal performance of Ozzy, the song titles, what the lyrics are about. It's just a classic defining moment." --Rob Halford of Judas Priest

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Expletive Deleted Dancing Machine Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,100	I'll go with The Beatles. However, I'm baffled by the fact that you thought Nirvana had enough of an impact to make the list and that you put The Sex Pistols instead of The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, or any other Proto-Punk band.