aspiring musicians: list your most influential bands/singers

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15 Feb 2011, 9:26 pm

mine i kinda have to think on right now, but some include alicia keys, paramore, rihanna and tori amos.
top yours from 1 to 10, do whatever. state why. let's get this party started!

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15 Feb 2011, 9:35 pm

Nobuo Uematsu! I love him. He's a composer, but he's super good, and actually alive, unlike Bach or Grieg or Mozart. :lol:

Also, this guy is pretty inspirational for me, since I'm learning the accordion.

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15 Feb 2011, 9:38 pm

Quite a few guitarists... Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour, Joe Satriani, Alan Holdsworth, any guitarist who played with Steely Dan... I've had way too many influences to name them all. Beethoven and Paganini are two others who I keep in mind when I write

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15 Feb 2011, 9:56 pm

SIGUR EFFING RÓS. And John Entwistle. Why? Because John Entwistle is the best bass player to ever live(in my opinion), and Sigur Rós doesn't just create music, they create emotion.

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16 Feb 2011, 10:16 am

I tend to write songs and sing, since while I dabble in music, I have trouble moving my fingers on an individual level. My inspiration for lyric writing is Jim Morrison, and I wish I could write music like Ray Manzarek, but alas, that is simply not my gift.

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05 Mar 2011, 3:28 pm

The Swans period

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05 Mar 2011, 4:40 pm

The Kinks and in particular, Mick Avory. What a Sweet Pea. :razz:

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05 Mar 2011, 4:43 pm

Mike Shonda & Dave Grohl are the two most influential for me!

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06 Mar 2011, 12:58 pm

My Most Influential Bands/Singers:

1. Eminem
2. Weird Al
3. Queen
4. Linkin' Park

Eminem is my most influential singer because I can relate to a lot of the themes mentioned in his songs (i.e. his lousy childhood, relationship with his mom, similar background).

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06 Mar 2011, 8:34 pm

The White Stripes
The Kills
The Black Keys
The Foo Fighters
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix

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07 Mar 2011, 7:01 pm

Garth Brooks
Eminem
and all of my musician friends....

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02 Aug 2015, 11:41 pm

Primarily Patsy Cline and Joan Baez. But I also like what Tori Amos does with the piano.

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