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Wazzup
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Location: Australia 
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- Posted: 09/08/2010 18:16
- Post subject: Most Influential Albums
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I really think an album's worth can come from how it influenced other artists. about 99% of all popular (or even not so popular music) wouldn't exist if there wasn't an album or a song or a riff or even a chord which inspired it. What do you think are the most inspiring or influential albums in existence. If you feel the need to say why, do so. Personally I'd have to say:
1: Dark Side of The Moon, Pink Floyd - Ushered in the phase of wide spread popularity of Long songs and Prog rock. Suddenly alternative music was popular. Spawned several smaller bands that tried to create their own Floydesque sound. There have been so many small time bands which would of been influenced from this album, countless. Everyone from Beck to Muse to Radiohead. Plus it popularized the Concept album, making it an almost boorish affair.
2: Hard Days Night, The Beatles - That first Chhuuuuung really changed and controlled the mood of popular rock music for the next decade. The 12 string guitar of Harrison gave The Beatles it's jangly sound and the increasing harmonies of the vocals set the Beatles up as an incredibly influential musical artist in all genres.
3: Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - I don't like the album, but you can't deny its influence. This song put guitar centre stage for Rock music. It bridged the gap between Blues and Rock and defined Rock and Roll.
4: The Velvet Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground - This abum (and the band) spawned so many different genres from just a few tracks. It made music an art form. It wasn't popular in its time but it sure as hell made an impact.
5: Tommy, The Who - This was an album that inspired albums that inspired albums. It pretty much created the Rock Opera genre which influenced massively popular operas in turn. The Wall, Quadrophenia (Also by The Who). This list can go on.
Opinions?
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Norman Bates
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Location: Paris, France 
- #2
- Posted: 09/08/2010 19:17
- Post subject: Re: Most Influential Albums
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| Wazzup wrote: |
3: Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - I don't like the album |
OK, everyone to his own taste, but I really can't understand this.
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cartoken
The Seer
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Location: Paris
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- Posted: 09/08/2010 21:13
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accroding to Time, this is the list of the most influential albums of all time:
1 The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico
2 Beatles, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
3 David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
4 Patti Smith, Horses
5 Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
6 Beatles, Revolver
7 The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced?
8 Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited
9 Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
10 Sex Pistols, Never Mind the Bollocks...
11 Kraftwerk, Trans-Europe Express
12 Michael Jackson, Thriller
13 Nirvana, Nevermind
14 NWA, Straight Outta Compton
15 Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
16 Ramones, Ramones
17 Marvin Gaye, What’s Going On
18 The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Gilded Palace of Sin
19 Bob Marley and the Wailers, Live!
20 Joni Mitchell, Blue
i think that it's a quite good list !
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- Posted: 09/08/2010 21:18
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Interesting. They have an artist at 18 that I never heard of.
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cartoken
The Seer
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Location: Paris
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- Posted: 09/08/2010 21:23
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| an_outlaw wrote: | | Interesting. They have an artist at 18 that I never heard of. |
 , yeah me too. it's seems that it's an influential country rock band (which explains, i think everything)
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- Posted: 09/08/2010 21:23
- Post subject: Re: Most Influential Albums
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| Wazzup wrote: |
4: The Velvet Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground - This abum (and the band) spawned so many different genres from just a few tracks. It made music an art form. It wasn't popular in its time but it sure as hell made an impact. |
Here is one I never personally understood. Many people just like you say things like this, some give bigger claims, so it is obviously influential. I listened to it and couldn't help feel underwhelmed. To albums that came afterwords were better, although I may of thought that because I was going into them with a lot of less expectation (I listened to them first too.) It might also be because they didn't have Nico.
Thinking about it, I have a new idea for a thread. Although I thought about it earlier but reading this has made me want to talk about it. 
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Applerill
Autistic Princess <3
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Location: Chicago 
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- Posted: 09/08/2010 21:58
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| cartoken wrote: |
4 Patti Smith, Horses
6 Beatles, Revolver
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You got that right, dude! But you forgot to add the most influential album ever:
Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath
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cartoken
The Seer
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Location: Paris
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- Posted: 09/09/2010 06:21
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| Applerill wrote: | | cartoken wrote: |
4 Patti Smith, Horses
6 Beatles, Revolver
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You got that right, dude! But you forgot to add the most influential album ever:
Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath |
actually, it's not my list, but published by "Time journal" online.
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ffudnebbuh
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Gender: Male
Location: Boston
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- Posted: 09/12/2010 14:07
- Post subject: Re: Most Influential Albums
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I think that Wazzup's list is a good start and Cartoken is spot on...also, you have to remember that before AOR (Album oriented radio) hit in 1967, 45's were where the evolution of rock was happening so I would include the single "Talk Talk" by Music Machine, 1966, as one of the first punk/alternative records as I heard things from 1960 -1967....and very influential...one could also make a case for "You really got me", 1964, the Kinks as the first punk record.
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RFNAPLES
Level 8
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Location: Durham, NC, USA
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- Posted: 09/12/2010 21:28
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Most influential albums:
1961 Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues Singers
1965 Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited
1966 Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
1967 Beatles, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967 The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico
1971 Marvin Gaye, What’s Going On
1972 David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1975 Patti Smith, Horses
1977 Kraftwerk, Trans-Europe Express
1988 NWA, Straight Outta Compton
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