who are your inspirations
Okay this question is for song writers guitarists etc.
which bands and musicians inspired you to start writing songs and playing guitar drums or what ever instrument you play?? |
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I'm probably forgetting a few, but here are the ones I thought of...
The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Pink Floyd The Doors Jimi Hendrix Led Zeppelin Frank Zappa/Mothers Captain Beefheart/The Magic Band Cream Link Wray Dick Dale Deep Purple David Bowie The Allman Brothers Band King Crimson ZZ Top Howlin' Wolf Muddy Waters John Lee Hooker Hound Dog Taylor Hubert Sumlin Grand Funk Railroad Johnny Cash Creedence Clearwater Revival Neil Young Lee Hazlewood Chuck Berry Little Richard Jeff Beck John Coltrane Bo Diddley Burt Bacharach Hal David Jerome "Jerry" Leiber Mike Stoller The Ventures Booker T. & the M.G.'s Donald "Duck" Dunn Steve Cropper Edgard Varese Jerry Cole |
here's some of mine
Bands: dethklok cradle of filth marilyn manson murder dolls/ wednsday 13 mindless self indulgent's the Beatles steely dan slipknot avenged sevenfold guitarists matt tuck toki wartooth skwizgarr skwigelf synyster gates mick thompson eric clapton jimi hendrix |
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This thread isn't in the "Artists Corner" section, so I'll venture to expand it a little.
Jim Morrison - my only idol among the musicians (not for his music, though). His philosophy, his lifestyle, his love-life (not the popular belief that he had laid every woman that he had seen. He had a girlfriend through all his life and loved her very much, he had cheated but very rare and, due to his alcohol and drugs-related life I believe that he wasn't sober when he had done that). Everything that this man did and said fits my comprehensions of life. He isn't my main idol, though. |
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My list as follows: The Doors Pink Floyd Rolling Stones Bob Dylan Black Sabbath Iron Maiden The Clash Jimi Hendrix Bon Iver Neutral Milk Hotel The Velvet Underground Gun Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats |
For me as a bass player, it was Geddy Lee/Rush, the "Hemispheres" album and later on,
the early Iron Maiden albums that were big inspirations to take up the instrument. Plus, I quit smoking at the same time, so I had a lot more disposable income to spend on musical gear! |
Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top are two that are definetly on my list. Other than those, Jimi Hendrix,Eric Clapton,Jimmy Page, and Stevie Ray Vaughn are also great inspirations.
Also, I would like to mention Neil Young. I love his guitar playing. There's just something about it. Not many people can sing and play the guitar at the same time as good as he can. He would also have to be one of my inspirations. |
An x girlfriend was the inspiration behind the first song I ever wrote. Then I wanted to be able to put music with it so I learned guitar. Since then I've just kept on learning but instrumental wise SRV and Hendrix probaly play the biggest role in my technique and style now days as my playing has progressed. I listen to a lot of Tab Benoit and older country music. Some classic rock bands in there as well but im just being lazy and not taking the time to name them all.
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my biggest inspiration lies outside the field of music
and he is, in fact, Malcolm X for aspiring to be all I would want to be, but couldn't be |
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Randy Rhoads - Black Sabbath
Zakk Wylde - Black Label Society Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top James Hetfield - Metallica Stevie Ray Vaughn Jimi Hendrix Neil Young Eric Clapton - Cream Dave Mustaine - Megadeth |
I play a variety of instruments; all self taught (save for alto sax), but I think my main inspiration for playing or listening to rock/metal at all is the wonderful outlet it is. There are literally no limits to what you can achieve, and it is my one and only anti-depressant. That said, as far as technique and style goes, my list are as follows:
Bass guitar (my favorite to play): Larry Graham for slap technique, and Flea of RHCP. Meshell Ndegeocello is also a major inspiration as far as "mood" is concerned. I do believe Marcus Miller influenced my love of bass being the "lead" of some tracks. Rhythm guitar (fun to play): Keith Richards is, of course, going to be on this list. Nasty Suicide purely for providing a "structural" blueprint (for me, at least). Dr. Know of Bad Brains for "style" influences as well as technical aspects. Lead guitar (new to it): I'm partial to Sabastian Reichl as well as Tosin Abasi; the latter resulting from finally completing a "basic crash course" of how to create and implement progressive harmonics. Paul McGuire has lent a hand for my comprehension of the chromatic scale, and I absolutely adore Adam Dutkiewicz's style. When it comes to lead guitar, my knowledge is very little as it's still quite new to me (in the context of playing.) Drums (oh, the joy!): My favorite is, and always will be, *drumroll* Louie Bellson. Gotta give credit where credit is due. Notable mentions include Hellhammer (of course), Svein Sander, and much respect to Horde. I have a lot of love towards Norway and it's black metal drummers. Alto Sax (first instrument I learned how to play): Charlie Parker and David Sanborn. I know they aren't metal, but I draw my art from many different genres and somehow mesh it together to work. You'd be surprised how well a funky sax melody fits with chuggy staccato, mutes, and blast-beats! You can only take so much from others, though, and realize that inspiration comes from within ;). |
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