MOST INFLUENTIAL ROCK MUSICIANS OF ALL OF THE 20TH CENTURY

[chillywilly]

me and the tier-mieser have complied a list of the most influential rock musicians of the 20 th century. we have-


the beatles, the cars, the police, the doors, billy idol, (combo of) blink 182 and green day, nirvana, aerosmith, metallica, beastie boys, U2, kiss, (combo of) clash and the cure, johnny cash, hendrix, joan jett, (combo of) led zepplin and pink floyd.

if you can think of any more, or disagree with any, post about it. lets keep this smart

[Moogy]

Looks about right to me.

[Brainmaster07]

I would agree on you with the beatles, but they aren't rock :O.

[Moogy]

No, they are hardcore jungle underground hiphop.

[chillywilly]

they were rock/pop. more rock. they still kick ass.

[VxDx]

the beatles-yes
the cars-no
the police-no
the doors-yes
billy idol-yes
(combo of) blink 182 and green day-no
nirvana-yes
aerosmith-yes
metallica-yes
beastie boys-yes
U2-no
kiss-yes
(combo of) clash and the cure-yes (why combo?)
johnny cash-no
hendrix-yes
joan jett-no
(combo of) led zepplin and pink floyd-yes(again, why combo? zeppelin and pink floyd were nothing alike)


the rolling stones
queen
motorhead
ACDC
Iggy Pop
Black Sabbath
^^my additions, though it might be helpful to narrow it down a bit.

[Anticrombie0909]

Ok on some of them, but you forgot AC/DC, the godfathers of rock, and pretty much all of Vx's additions (except for Iggy Pop). You idiot.

Also, The beatles arn't rock, and blink 182, green day, the police, the cars, U2, pink floyd, definitely no. They arn't influential in any way, just bestselling. The backstreet boys are bestselling and their music is the **** of this earth.

[Feuergeist]

Black Sabbath has Randy Rhoads. Nuff said.

[jewpinthethird]

JOURNEY!!!

[DJ_Weasel]

Essex Downfall!!!! It's not the 20th century is it...:( o well...still...ESSEX DOWNFALL! http://www.essexdownfall.com

Im just saying this to help my brothers band :),anyways..how bout.uhh....Cypress Hill...cuz im insane...in the membrane...

[Anticrombie0909]

Black Sabbath also had Ozzy.

Ozzy=teh awesome.

[makaveli121212]

GUNS AND ROSES you ****s!!!!

[IAMTHEEVILBEAN]

Blink 182 sucks

[makaveli121212]

oh and you have to include iron maiden...so crazy...theyre music is great, especially the guitars, but what puts them over the top is their incredibley poetic, epic songs...it just sets them apart from the bland, tasteless rock we so often see today

[VxDx]

their incredibley poetic, epic songs

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"...had one drink but no more...' hahahahahahha
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yeah right
hahahahahahhahahahhahaa

[Anticrombie0909]

Best song evah: Alcohal by BNL

"Alcohal my permanent accessory...
Alcohal my partytime neccessity...
Alcohal alternative to feeling like yourself
Oh alcohal, I still drink to your health
I....loooove you more...
Than I did the week before...
And would you please ignore...
When you found me on the floor...
I thought that alcohal was just for those with nothing else to do
I thought that drinking just to get drunk was a waste of precious booze
But now I know that there's a time and there's a place where I can choose
To walk the fine line between self control, and self abuse...
chug chug chug chug chug chug chug chug....

[hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX]

AFI all the way.

[VxDx]

AFI all the way.

yeah, all the way to Sucksville.

[Anonymous]

if you can call them rock, definatly kraftwerk would be on the list (in their day the music they made was called space rock)

[eyespewgreekfire]

guest= me

[heyhey11]

the beatles-yes
the cars-no
the police-no
the doors-yes
billy idol-NO
(combo of) blink 182 and green day-no
nirvana-yes
aerosmith-yes
metallica-yes
beastie boys-yes
U2-no
kiss-yes
(combo of) clash and the cure-yes
johnny cash-no
hendrix-yes
joan jett-no
(combo of) led zepplin and pink floyd-yes


the rolling stones - yeah
queen - HELL YEAH
motorhead - no
ACDC - yes
Iggy Pop - no
Black Sabbath - YES

[thebox]

AFI all the way.
how is afi influencial, they started im the late 1990's if im not mistaken?

And anticrombie iggy pop is influencial, i dont like him but he started a whole genre when he was with the stooges

[heyhey11]

what about millie vanillie

[makaveli121212]

vanilla ice

[heyhey11]

Yes brought white rappers

lol white rappers

[Freak83]

Elvis Presley and possibly even ABBA. They even got a stageplay just for them.

[makaveli121212]

the mommas and the pappas

[Anonymous]

the mommas and the pappas


what about millie vanillie


vanilla ice


not rock!!!

[Destruction]

who is this guest Stating the blatently obvious. ^^^^^^^

[Master_of_PARANOiA]

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o wait a sec... INFLUENTIAL ROCK MUSICIANS... aah... i thought it was controvercial white-boy rappers... for rock musicians id have to say...


A Flock of Seagulls (new age rock)

they wrote 'I Ran', its on the gta vc ost. it pwns joo. it pwns me. it pwns your great aunt sally whos falling out the window right now.

[XsmurfX]

hrmm.. top influential rock artists.. hrmm.. i would say definately metallica would be number one.. you know how many die hard metallica fans there are out there?? it's kinda scary.. but in a good kinda way.. -_-''' ....uhm.. i can't think of any that wern't mentioned allready.. definately nirvana and definately ac dc ... i know this isn't exactly "rock" but, if were were counting all genres , definately the ramones, and definately the sex pistols..

[Laharl]

Angus Young is one of the most identifiable musicians in all of rock for more than just the goofy clothes. Songs like "Thunderstruck" don't come around very often.

As for groups, then yeah, Metallica comes to mind, although they didn't really do anything that any other band at the time wasn't aiming for. They were just good at it. I'd say Van Halen set more of a milestone than did Metallica.

If you're talking about heavy rock, then there isn't a single band more influential than Black Sabbath, period. A lot of influential bands in hard rock credit them as their inspiration to get started.

[Anonymous]

yeah but it's not the best song or whatever, it's the most influential

[CapedCadaver]

well, Ozzy is my choice.

OzzFestBlack SabbathReunion TourBookoos of albumsThe Osbournes seriesRandy Rhoads TributeCrazy Train / Pat Boone

need i list more?

[Scarlette]

The only band I like on that list is Beastie boys...

Kiss are devil worshippers,
they need to die.

[Laharl]

yeah but it's not the best song or whatever, it's the most influentialVan Halen changed the face of hard rock with one song: Eruption. You can't deny it.

Besides, that wasn't my point. I was giving an example.

[jewpinthethird]

JOURENY!!!!!

[TheChuck0]

you all forgot RUSH for metal, they all thought they was the devil back then. and STYX. Berlin's another good one, Red Hot Chili Peppers had to contribute something. Aerosmith introduced that crazy fusion of rap and rock. (Walk This Way) Steve Miller Band for new age. Twisted Sister, and cross dressing.

[ralphiej]

you have to be kidding me! cross dressing and rock and roll have been together since the early seventies. ever heard of the new york dolls? T rex? david bowie??? twisted sister was just a pathetic attempt to bring that all back.

here are my pick for ten most influential artists:
(if you want to contend them im ready to argue)
1. the beatles
2. the rolling stones
3. the velvet underground
4. led zeppelin
5. the ramones
6. nirvana
7. bob dylan
8. elvis
9. chuck berry
10. robert johnson

[chillywilly]

that looks about right. replace chuck berry with jimi hendrix, and there you go

[Anonymous]

no way man chuck berry is more influential than jimmi!

[BluE_MeaniE]

Yeah, that sounds good, Ralphie.
You know, he registered just to post in this topic, because it's amazing what a lot of you guys think about music...

[Laharl]

Kiss are devil worshippers,
they need to die.K.I.S.S. is actually "corporate" rock in all it's glory. The members of that band got together and thought of all the things they always wanted in a rock show when they went to see them as kids. So they create some over-the-top name (Knights In Satan's Service, if somehow, someone here didn't know that already), did crazy face paint, and made lots of stuff blow up during their concerts. It's all a show, and they do that very well. None of them actually worship the devil, and all the stuff they say about the women they have sex with all the time is more or less an image thing.

If you want a devil worshiper, look no farther than Manson. THAT is a guy that needs to die, if any musicsian does.

[Anonymous]

THAT is a guy that needs to die, if any musicsian does.


idk man, justin timberlake is high on my list...

[RobbyZero]

There's tons.

Ozzy,Black Sabbath,Joan,Alice Cooper,CCR,Guns N Roses,Aerosmith,Foreigner,The Scorpians,Queen,SuperTramp, and a hell of a lot more. I have a buttload of old rock cd's and records.

[Anonymous]

There's tons.

Ozzy,Black Sabbath,Joan,Alice Cooper,CCR,Guns N Roses,Aerosmith,Foreigner,The Scorpians,Queen,SuperTramp, and a hell of a lot more. I have a buttload of old rock cd's and records.sabbath and perhaps areosmith are influential but the rest are very iffy.
(why is alice in bold? hes not very influential...)

[BluE_MeaniE]

He's influential, but come on! Not nearly as influential as, say, the Rolling Stones, or others...

[Anonymous]

perhaps as a shock rocker, but tere are plenty of other bands that were shocking before him

[BluE_MeaniE]

Very true.