Topic: Who inspired your music (Read 3625 times)

somedude210 · « **on:** January 15, 2007, 04:09:56 AM »

I'm curious as to who or what has inspired your music.

for me, at first it was beatles and U2. then a brief Ray Charles-esque blues and has more recently gone into a more reflective type of floyd (WYWH) and late johnny cash. i never thought id say this, seriously, never thought that i would, but some of my recent ones (which i will post at some point) do have a religious influence. weird since im thinking about leaving my church

so anyway, please share who inspired your music

andersonCouncill · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2007, 05:16:23 AM »

My prog band:

Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Doors
Eric Clapton

My punk band:

The Dead Kennedys
Black Flag
The Circle Jerks
The Germs
Bad Religion
Agent Orange
Husker Du
Minor Threat
Billy Bragg

Mairi · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2007, 06:19:42 AM »

The Beatles
Joan Baez
Nellie McKay
Bob Dylan
Cole Porter

lennon-legend · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2007, 03:05:24 PM »

The Beatles
Van Halen
Led Zeppelin
Cream
Rolling Stones
The Band
The Doors

andersonCouncill · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2007, 09:00:40 PM »

Does anyone else here play punk? I feel kind of alone right now :-/

raxo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2007, 09:02:38 PM »

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Does anyone else here play punk? I feel kind of alone right now :-/

Ask BiscuitPower ... he may know someone

Joost · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2007, 03:26:27 PM »

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Does anyone else here play punk? I feel kind of alone right now :-/

Yeah. I've been playing in punk and hardcore bands for the last 7 years.

The main influences for my punk songs are currently No Use For A Name, Social Distortion, Lagwagon and Bayside.

For my acoustic songs it's mostly The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Elliott Smith.

And Elliott Smith, Jose Gonzales and Damien Rice are in a way an influences because they showed me that you can make a good record with just a guitar, a microphone and a 4- or 8-track recorder. Which is what I want to do now.

andersonCouncill · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2007, 04:40:42 PM »

Social Distortion was at one point a major influence for me, the way the could combine hardcore with structure without becoming "sell-outs", but not so much anymore.

Joost · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2007, 09:53:24 AM »

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Social Distortion was at one point a major influence for me, the way the could combine hardcore with structure without becoming "sell-outs", but not so much anymore.

When I started getting too busy with stuffing my songs with melodies and riffs and breaks and all kinds of other things that maybe don't really belong in punk rock, Social Distortion reminded me that probably the most important thing in (punk) rock is that the music needs a powerful drive.

Sondra · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2007, 04:16:34 AM »

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The Beatles
Joan Baez
Nellie McKay
Bob Dylan
Cole Porter

What? No Canadians on your list?!? And you have such great ones to choose from! Oh well. Hey, have you ever noticed how funny Joan Baez is? I just watched Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back where she's on tour with him in England, and she just made me laugh so many times. Have you seen it? She's great. I also love when they show her backstage at Woodstock and she's asking about when she goes on. She's like, maybe there'll be some more people showing up by then. I don't like a puny gathering like this. Meanwhile there's like eight billion people in the audience! Cute.

Mairi · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2007, 04:33:04 AM »

I haven't seen Don't Look Back, but I think she is so funny in No Direction Home, especially when she is imitating Dylan and lets out that string of swears. You should read her book, "And A Voice to Sing With". It is really funny and sweet.

Sondra · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2007, 04:44:37 AM »

I rented No Direction Home from Netflix so it should be coming soon. I think she was a great match for Dylan. I've been into reading rock bios lately, so maybe I'll pick hers up. I'm going through a little folk phase right now, so the timing's right. Although I think Joni Mitchell is a little more fascinating at this point. I mean talent wise. Why is it that you seem to not be into her much?

Mairi · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2007, 04:53:21 AM »

I like Joni Mitchell as a songwriter, but her whole attitude kind of annoys me. She's always dissing the artists of her generation all over the place. They're too amateurish, that kind of thing. Maybe they were amateurs, but that's what made them special- that they were amateurs who couldn't read music, yet were able to write these incredibly complex songs.
Also the Canadian media sucks up to her at an amazing level. For some reason, that annoys me too.

Sondra · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2007, 05:10:50 AM »

Hmm. That

Mairi · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2007, 05:25:21 AM »

Yeah, her guitar tuning is so weirdly great. I once tried to play You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio. I thought it would be easy when it was in fact anything but.

I think the thing about Joni Mitchell is that she really acts like a man. I mean in a good way. Whenever Joan is interviewed, she's always talking about how great Dylan was, how great Lennon was, and I'm like, "Woman, give YOURSELF some credit!"

Revolution · « **Reply #15 on:** February 15, 2007, 05:39:28 AM »

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Does anyone else here play punk? I feel kind of alone right now :-/

I love it!!!! Sex Pistols, D.K. Murphys, N.Y. Dolls, Dead Kennedys,............

Revolution · « **Reply #16 on:** February 15, 2007, 05:42:36 AM »

The Beatles, U2 , Stones, The Who, Hendrix, GNR, Sex Pistols,Brian Jones, Brian Wilson.

andersonCouncill · « **Reply #17 on:** February 24, 2007, 12:18:02 AM »

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I love it!!!! Sex Pistols, D.K. Murphys, N.Y. Dolls, Dead Kennedys,............

How about Bad Religion? They're a really big influence on my band, second only to The Dead Kennedys.

Revolution · « **Reply #18 on:** February 24, 2007, 09:17:45 PM »

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How about Bad Religion? They're a really big influence on my band, second only to The Dead Kennedys.

I'm into Ramones, The Damned , Sex Pistols,etc. Never heard alot of B.R. to have an opinion. Clash were so so. Not punk,to me. :-/

An Apple Beatle · « **Reply #19 on:** June 13, 2007, 09:42:48 AM »

Some from my myspace that I once thought of, no particular order and i have obviously missed some corkeres...
Sir George Martin, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder (70's), Bob Marley, James Brown (& most affiliates), Jimi Hendrix, Miles, Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, John Williams, Gustav Holst, Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra & Zappa, Paul Weller, Curtis Mayfield, Sly & The Family Stone, Larry Graham, Nina Simone, Burt Bacharach, John Williams, John Barry, Henry Mancini, Prince, The Meters, Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson, Jackson 5, Carol king n Kaye, Martha Peebles, Massive Attack, Tricky, Wynton, Branford and Ellis (Whose the other one?) Marsalis, George Benson, Gordon Sumners (earlier) heheh, Lenny Kraitz (earlier), Jamiroquai (Earlier), Shuggie Otis, Mother Earth, Terry Callier, Roy Ayers, Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango, Soul II Soul, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Radiohead, U2, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Kinks, NWA, MAW, Ninjatoonz, DJ Shadow, Public Enemy, Beasties, Zero 7, D-Note, Lamb, Take 6, Jazzmatazz, Blaxploitation, Giles Peterson, Nuyorican Soul, Gershwin, Hammerstein & Rodgers, Jhelisa, Blackaliscious, Slick Rick, Pharell, Trevor Horn, A Tribe Called Quest, Canadian Racer, Jurassic 5, Chas n Dave....and on and on

Everyday there is something new to admire.

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