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View Poll Results: The Most Influential Rock Artist
The Rolling Stones 12 3.74%
The Beatles 152 47.35%
The Who 12 3.74%
Led Zeppelin 28 8.72%
The Kinks 4 1.25%
Bob Dylan 41 12.77%
Jim Hendrix 37 11.53%
The Velvet Underground 35 10.90%
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Old 06-11-2011, 01:28 PM   #441 (permalink)
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All Right Now is the probably the worst thing to happen to them, as this is the only song that people seem to remember by them.
If it hadn't been for All Right Now, they would've been virtually unknown. I don't think it hurt Paul Rodgers career at all, if anything it helped his notoriety with Bad Co.(But I know what you mean, they were a good band).
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Old 06-11-2011, 02:34 PM   #442 (permalink)
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If it hadn't been for All Right Now, they would've been virtually unknown. I don't think it hurt Paul Rodgers career at all, if anything it helped his notoriety with Bad Co.(But I know what you mean, they were a good band).
They were mostly remembered for All Right Now and its album "Fire and Water" and probably for the "Heartbreaker" album as well and also for Paul Rodgers fame with Bad Company, but the Paul Kossoff link was another factor as well. It was only years after his death that Paul Kossoff started to get mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Hendrix, Page and Blackmore. Hell...even boring old Eric Clapton was cited as asking Kossoff how he did certain things with the guitar, probably in an attempt to spruce up his boring old guitar act.
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Old 06-11-2011, 03:25 PM   #443 (permalink)
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I goggled Paul Kossoff, and it seems Clapton was impressed enough to ask Kossoff to demonstrate his vibrato technique to him. Kossoff's guitar playing was also much in demand for session work. He was ranked 51st in Rolling Stone magazine list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. I think I need to renew my "Free" collection. Their bassist Andy Fraser was also very renowned by other musicians back in the day, (if I remember correctly he played a fret-less bass). regardless, he had a very unique sound and was an outstanding bassist.
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Old 06-11-2011, 04:03 PM   #444 (permalink)
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I goggled Paul Kossoff, and it seems Clapton was impressed enough to ask Kossoff to demonstrate his vibrato technique to him. Kossoff's guitar playing was also much in demand for session work. He was ranked 51st in Rolling Stone magazine list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. I think I need to renew my "Free" collection. Their bassist Andy Fraser was also very renowned by other musicians back in the day, (if I remember correctly he played a fret-less bass). regardless, he had a very unique sound and was an outstanding bassist.
Kossoff ranked 51st only! I know they have Rodgers only ranked about 55th as best male vocalist! I suppose Rolling Stone`s lack of knowledge says it all and yer Andy Fraser was pretty much held in high esteem as well.

I`d rank the Free albums like so and the first three are must haves:
Fire and Water> Tons of Sobs> Heartbreaker> Free> Highway> Free at Last

Don`t bother with the Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit album its a dud.
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Old 07-23-2011, 10:07 AM   #445 (permalink)
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For rock you have to go with the Beatles it's that easy but go back to some of the old Blues guys and that's where you'll find the greatest influence
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Old 08-08-2011, 09:27 PM   #446 (permalink)
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I do believe that the Beatles have much influence. but not as much as this pole is giving them. Its hard to say which is the most influential, due to the fact that not all have influenced the same styles of music.
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Old 08-09-2011, 12:14 PM   #447 (permalink)
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The answer is t-bone walker. He was one of the first people to ever record with an electric guitar, he invented electric blues and in the process he inspired bb king, chuck berry, albert king, jimi hendrix.

You'd have to throw elvis in there. From the people listed here, id have to go with the beatles and bob dylan.
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Old 08-09-2011, 01:14 PM   #448 (permalink)
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I would say its hard to pick between Jimi the Beatles , led zepplin and Bob Dylan.Because they have all kinda spawn there own subgenres.I would say the most influential to me would be TJHE, even though i don't play guitar.
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Old 09-02-2011, 11:30 PM   #449 (permalink)
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Hey man I voted the kinks as well.. They were simple but really great. Im not sure what the name of the song was ...'Paranoia' maybe.. Great tune.
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Old 09-05-2011, 12:00 PM   #450 (permalink)
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Elvis Presley.
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