Band that influenced the most bands

who is the one band that has influenced the most amount of bands, personally I think it's Motorhead, without Motorhead there would be no Metallica, no Slayer, no Megadeath, even no Nirvana, the list just goes on

queen? the beatles?

The Beatles did without a doubt.

the beatles no doubt.

if you wanna get technical with it as well add the ratpack too, since a lot of bands from that era influenced the birth of rock and roll.

[Insert arbitrary beatles answer here]

Led

Rush

The Who

quite a few bands imo

uhmmm...

The Beatles?

The Beatles. Anyone who says otherwise is ignoring or has little knowledge of music history over the past few decades.

The Smiths

Joy Division

Led Zeppellin

The Smiths

Joy Division

Led Zeppellin

CUDGEdave

The Smiths and Joy Division? Seriously? A case could be made for Led Zeppelin, but those other two? Nah.

The Smiths

Joy Division

Led Zeppellin

CUDGEdave

I agree with THe Smiths, and I guess Led Zeppelin but what did Joy Division really influence besides possibly some modern punk and gothic rock? :?

You'd be suprised.

the beatles no doubt.

if you wanna get technical with it as well add the ratpack too, since a lot of bands from that era influenced the birth of rock and roll.

dragonfly110

You'd be suprised.

CUDGEdave

Do I doubt that they've influenced bands? No, of course not. One of my own favorite bands, Neurosis, claims to have been influenced by Joy Division. But influenced the most bands? Hardly.

[QUOTE="dragonfly110"]

the beatles no doubt.

if you wanna get technical with it as well add the ratpack too, since a lot of bands from that era influenced the birth of rock and roll.

kfjl

and if you want to get even more technical you need to go further back to a slave sitting in a shed beating on a drum :P

The Beatles, definitely

Robert Johnson. Without him, the entire modern music industry wouldn't have ever existed. He was the person who subtly inspired the rock and roll movement, which in turn developed into all its sub-genres (pop, metal, punk, country, etc.). Without him and his meagre discography of him playing a guitar in front of a microphone, nothing would be the same today. And I bet 99 out of every 100 people have never heard of him.foxhound_fox

He may have had the most impact early on, but I'm thinking more in terms of numbers. Robert Johnson may have influenced bands that influenced bands, but how many were directly influenced by Johnson himself?

Robert Johnson. Without him, the entire modern music industry wouldn't have ever existed. He was the person who subtly inspired the rock and roll movement, which in turn developed into all its sub-genres (pop, metal, punk, country, etc.). Without him and his meagre discography of him playing a guitar in front of a microphone, nothing would be the same today. And I bet 99 out of every 100 people have never heard of him.foxhound_fox

I'd say 9/10, I have a bit more faith in mankind then that.

Pixies.

Pixies.

MarioRPGer

Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

[QUOTE="CUDGEdave"]

The Smiths

Joy Division

Led Zeppellin

dragonfly110

I agree with THe Smiths, and I guess Led Zeppelin but what did Joy Division really influence besides possibly some modern punk and gothic rock? :?

Muddy Waters and Delta Blues men are by far the most influential

Then comes The Beatles, and everything else is after that.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Robert Johnson. Without him, the entire modern music industry wouldn't have ever existed. He was the person who subtly inspired the rock and roll movement, which in turn developed into all its sub-genres (pop, metal, punk, country, etc.). Without him and his meagre discography of him playing a guitar in front of a microphone, nothing would be the same today. And I bet 99 out of every 100 people have never heard of him.dragonfly110

I'd say 9/10, I have a bit more faith in mankind then that.

He may have had the most impact early on, but I'm thinking more in terms of numbers. Robert Johnson may have influenced bands that influenced bands, but how many were directly influenced by Johnson himself?worlock77

The Beatles. Unquestionably.

I know a few Were inspired by alot of 80's techno artists.

I hope none were inspired by the beatles.

Judas Priest influenced a ton of bands.

[QUOTE="MarioRPGer"]

Pixies.

DavidianMH

Black Sabbath. They basically created heavy metal.BrianB0422

The Beatles created heavy metal :) . Helter Skelter is first heavy metal song

And I bet 99 out of every 100 people have never heard of him.foxhound_fox

Nope. Most people know who Robert Johnson is, you can see his entire discography on sale whenever you walk in to a store selling music. The Rolling Stones covered his songs as did many other artists. He is mentioned consistently in the likes of Rolling Stone magazine, and artists constantly claim him to be an influence even now. It sounds like you're late to the party, and you think everyone else is lagging behind you when in reality they were already there.

[QUOTE="BrianB0422"]Black Sabbath. They basically created heavy metal.nikola96

The Beatles created heavy metal :) . Helter Skelter is first heavy metal song

Velvet Undergroundkfjl

The Velvet Underground

Sex Pistols

The Stooges

Black Sabbath. They basically created heavy metal.BrianB0422

I'd say Motorhead created heavy metal, I'm not sure what year both were created but motorhead brought metal heads and punk rockers together

The Beatles.

There's also the Everly Brothers.

:)

The Beatles and The Ramones...

[QUOTE="BrianB0422"]Black Sabbath. They basically created heavy metal.Lazyplayer-187

I'd say Motorhead created heavy metal, I'm not sure what year both were created but motorhead brought metal heads and punk rockers together

[QUOTE="BrianB0422"]Black Sabbath. They basically created heavy metal.Lazyplayer-187

I'd say Motorhead created heavy metal, I'm not sure what year both were created but motorhead brought metal heads and punk rockers together

Either The Beatles or The Stones...

The Beatles comes to my mind