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Who influences you musically?
« on: April 25, 2006, 03:03:46 PM »

This is just a thread for who influences you musically and in what area. For me, it's this:

Melody/Instrumental wise: The Beatles
Vocals: Joan Baez, Linda Ronstadt, Ronnie Spector
Lyrics: Bob Dylan, Nellie McKay, Cole Porter
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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2006, 03:08:48 PM »

Something I put up on myspace.

Sir George Martin, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, James Brown (&; most affiliates), Jimi Hendrix, Miles, Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, John Williams, Gustav Holst, Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra &; Zappa, Curtis Mayfield, Sly &; The Family Stone, Larry Graham, Nina Simone, Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Prince, The Meters, Gil Scott Heron &; Brian Jackson, Jackson 5, Carol kaye, Massive Attack, Tricky, Wynton, Branford and Ellis (Whose the other one?) Marsalis, George Benson, Gordon Sumners (earlier), Terry Callier, Roy ayers, Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango, Soul II Soul, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Kinks, NWA, MAW, Ninjatoonz, DJ Shadow, Public Enemy, Paul Weller, Radiohead, Supergrass, Gomez, Beasties, Zero 7, D-Note, Lamb, Take 6, Jazzmatazz, Blaxploitation, Giles Peterson, Nuyorican Soul, Gershwin, Homesick Aliens, Hammerstein &; Rodgers, Jhelisa, Blackaliscious, Slick Rick, Pharell, Trevor Horn, A Tribe Called Quest, Canadian Racer, Jurassic 5, The CHANCERS (www.thechancers.webeden.co.uk), Chas n Dave, The Bee's, Motion Pictures, The Jackson Analogue, Paul Armfield, Cooley Haste, Randy Bones,.....

I will add and re-jiggle as life goes by. I have obviously missed some corkers.....where do youstop????!!! ;)
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2006, 03:09:39 PM »

Wow, that's a long list. I have more musical influences myself but the ones I posted are the main ones.
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2006, 03:13:55 PM »

It's all a big melting pot for me...Beatles being the most enduring from all aspects.
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2006, 05:36:36 PM »

I missed Homesick Aliens there, Apps... ;D
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2006, 05:44:24 PM »

Rectified... ;)
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2006, 11:56:54 AM »

Thanx. ;D

Influenced by all kind of sixties bands (Beatles, you know), The Police, The Jam, U2, Radiohead, The Presidents Of The United States Of America, The Chancers, that kind of stuff.
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2006, 12:58:21 PM »

Everything I've ever heard.

But myself really, whatever noise comes out of me is the noise that I make.
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2006, 02:54:21 PM »

My favorite songwriter is Brian Wilson, but he mostly just demotivates me. Every time I listen to Pet Sounds or Smile, I get the feeling it's useless to make music myself because nothing I could ever write could possibly come even close to his music.

Currently my influences are mostly The Beatles, Elliott Smith and Cat Stevens for the acoustic songs I write at home, and No Use For A Name and Good Riddance for the music I write for my band.
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2006, 02:56:58 PM »

Oh, and it's not like I'm trying to say that the music I write does come close to what the Beatles, Elliott Smith or Cat Stevens did, but at least their music's fairly two dimensional. Writing something Beatle-ish isn't impossible. But Pet Sounds is just so incredibly deep and overwhelming that I just don't believe I (or pretty much anyone else for that matter) could be mentally capable of coming up with something similar.
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2006, 03:47:34 PM »

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Something I put up on myspace.

Sir George Martin, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, James Brown (&; most affiliates), Jimi Hendrix, Miles, Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, John Williams, Gustav Holst, Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra &; Zappa, Curtis Mayfield, Sly &; The Family Stone, Larry Graham, Nina Simone, Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Prince, The Meters, Gil Scott Heron &; Brian Jackson, Jackson 5, Carol kaye, Massive Attack, Tricky, Wynton, Branford and Ellis (Whose the other one?) Marsalis, George Benson, Gordon Sumners (earlier), Terry Callier, Roy ayers, Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango, Soul II Soul, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Kinks, NWA, MAW, Ninjatoonz, DJ Shadow, Public Enemy, Paul Weller, Radiohead, Supergrass, Gomez, Beasties, Zero 7, D-Note, Lamb, Take 6, Jazzmatazz, Blaxploitation, Giles Peterson, Nuyorican Soul, Gershwin, Homesick Aliens, Hammerstein &; Rodgers, Jhelisa, Blackaliscious, Slick Rick, Pharell, Trevor Horn, A Tribe Called Quest, Canadian Racer, Jurassic 5, The CHANCERS (www.thechancers.webeden.co.uk), Chas n Dave, The Bee's, Motion Pictures, The Jackson Analogue, Paul Armfield, Cooley Haste, Randy Bones,.....

I will add and re-jiggle as life goes by. I have obviously missed some corkers.....where do youstop????!!! ;)


wow fuking reallllllyyyy nice list you got there apple..i'd bassiclie pick the same artists, not one i dislike!
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2006, 03:58:13 PM »

I forgot John Williams, John barry aswell. :D lol Chrs LL.  Who are those chancers Bobber....thers some connection to Homesick Aliens there isn't there? hehehehe
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2006, 03:59:46 PM »

Cat Stevens has an incredible voice.
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2006, 04:01:01 PM »

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Cat Stevens has an incredible voice.

His voice is OK, but I mostly admire him for his songwriting skills. He's great with melodies.
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« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2006, 04:24:34 PM »

I've seen him make strong men cry with that voice. lol

 I gotta admit I don't know loads of Yusef Islam. I must put on his album...His voice I remember as striking and beautiful though. lol
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« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2006, 05:02:25 PM »

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His voice is OK, but I mostly admire him for his songwriting skills. He's great with melodies.

Cat Stevens...what a legend...

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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #16 on: April 27, 2006, 06:50:17 AM »

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wow fuking reallllllyyyy nice list you got there apple..i'd bassiclie pick the same artists, not one i dislike!

I'm glad you also know and like Homesick Aliens.
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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2006, 03:47:01 PM »

oh but i dont
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« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2006, 04:13:13 PM »

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Re: Who influences you musically?
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2006, 05:44:54 PM »

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oh but i dont

It's just...you said there's not one you dislike... And this band was in the list too. Never mind.
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