johnezz Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Bruce Springsteen. No questions asked.Shut up.Bruce Springsteen can still sell out stadiums 10 nights a row. Axl can't even fill one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevdo242 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Too many people ignore the sub-title of the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleber Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 (edited) ElvisBeatlesFreddy mercury(why so underated in this thread btw?!)Jimi hendrixLed ZeppelinBlack Sabbathdeep purplejudas priestBob Dylanand the stones and bruce springsteen.And sinatra and pavarotti deserve a mention also of course. Edited December 28, 2006 by kleber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bax Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Elvis kicked the door open for sure,Tom Parker - his snake oil salesman manager actually orchestrated a LOT of Elvis' initial exposure and success.It was cool for whitey to listen to the black man's music all of a sudden.Fast forward a few years (I'll skip the extended diatribe),big business,religious groups,government etc. etc. all tried to muzzle rock and roll.The industry itself cashed in and basically homogenized it down to the point where the airwaves were full of Fabians and Franky Avalons.Elvis went in the army,Little Richard found God,Jerry Lee married his 13 year old cousin and killed his career,Buddy Holly died.Things were looking dire,and the Beatles came along...armed with amazing talent,clever song writing skills that improved with each release,and most importantly...a sound unheard of at that time.As Tom Petty said "they were a gift from God".It's stunning how many famous rockers were inspired by the Beatles' appearance on Ed Sullivan to become a musician.The Beatles paved the way for the British Invasion in North America,they held the door open for the Stones.Rock and Roll blossomed as a culture at this juncture and yes,John Lennon was right...at that time the Beatles were more popular than Jesus (at least to that generation).Elvis got the ball rolling perhaps,in terms of popularity...but the Beatles knocked it out of the ball park culturally.By far the biggest influence on modern music goes hands down to the Beatles.Great post-I can't add a thing except to say you are 100% correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 My personal favorite is Van Halen. GnR is second.Overall.............The Beatles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Bruce Springsteen. No questions asked.Shut up.Bruce Springsteen can still sell out stadiums 10 nights a row. Axl can't even fill one He did it in europe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axingn'r Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) Duke Ellington can be considered as the greatest musician of the 20th Century. Edited December 30, 2006 by Axingn'r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingwillie Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) no one will know them but i think that Chumbawamba is the greatest band, altho they had a one hit wonder f it werent for them the NRL wouldnt have its trademark songEdit: Men At Work Edited December 30, 2006 by kingwillie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankwhite Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 no one will know them but i think that Chumbawamba is the greatest band, altho they had a one hit wonder f it werent for them the NRL wouldnt have its trademark songEdit: Men At Worktub thumping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldwideboss Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Bruce Springsteen can still sell out stadiums 10 nights a row. Axl can't even fill one He did it in europe....Guns N' Roses didn't even play stadiums in Europe, so there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnan Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 They didn't even play stadiums in North America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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