garybrun Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) Going on my topic on a pervious thread... Pink Floyd!!! - The Coffee House v2.0 - Cakewalk Discuss | The Official Cakewalk by BandLab Forum What are your greatest musical influences' and why??? Looking forward to reading your replies. Edited February 8, 2021 by garybrun
user905133 Posted February 8, 2021 Posted February 8, 2021 Frank Zappa; because he took conventions of "traditional" music and time-honored musical structures / building blocks and showed how to do creative and fun things with them. 2 1
Bapu Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) Influence, imo, generally informs ones style and approach. Yet many of the things I loved listening to did not necessarily inform my style (at least consciously). My listening "range" my not be very wide compared to Pedro or CraigB but for me it was somewhat diverse over the years. The Beatles (and much of the English Invasion) Genesis/Gentle Giant/Yes/Tull Joe Pass Return To Forever Ray Charles Hendrix Cream (and all of the spinoffs) Chicago/Blood Seat and Tears Stevie Wonder Elvis Zappa Edgar/Johnny Winter Primus ELO .... and so much more, that's a just a small sample. Edited February 9, 2021 by Bapu 2
Gswitz Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) While I've loved listening to tons of music, my largest influencers have been my teachers. I had a drum teacher in 4th grade who taught me to read time in sheet music which has proved very handy over the years... He was a teacher at Virginia Commonwealth University but I no longer know his name. I had choir directors and a bass teacher in grade school. I had a great guitar teacher, Ed Rudman, in Boulder Colorado for around 4 years who started me on Real Book tunes in 1993. Lots of friends along the way urged me to learn one song or another. 2 ArtistWorks teachers (Dave Stryker and Andreas Oberg) have helped me stretch in new directions. Watching live music like Yonder Mountain String Band or Dave Matthews Band or the Grateful Dead also had a big impact on me. Edited February 9, 2021 by Gswitz 2
Shane_B. Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) I'd have to say the ones who influenced me the most were The Beatles. They motivated me to pick up a guitar and sing, particularly McCartney's harmony parts. The very first song I learned to play without the music in front of me was Misery. I learned to play guitar from The Pocket Beatles For Guitar and a huge book called The Beatles Complete or The Complete Beatles. Can't quite remember now. I can't find it anywhere online now. It had a red cover with stripes across it at the bottom iirc? If I had to pick a top 5 (In order of importance to me): Elvis & The Beatles The Everly Brothers Hank Williams Sr. Chuck Berry There are a lot of others that I learned from. There are too many to mention from the 50's and 60's on the country and oldies chart, but none had the same impact on me the way those 5 groups/people did. Edited February 9, 2021 by Shane_B. 3
Bapu Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 Possibly subtle influences on mu guitar playing were many country stars that my father listened to: Roy Acuff Hank Williams Sr. Chet Atkins Buck Owens Case in point: In my 8th grade cover band our lead guitar player said I strummed guitar like a cowboy. Shortly after that I switched to bass. 1
craigb Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 Wow. I have no idea where to even start! Might be a fun mind game when I have the time.
PhonoBrainer Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 Level 42, Talking Heads, Level 42, Dire Straits, Level 42, Thomas Dolby, Level 42, Oingo Boingo. And Jon Hopkins. 2
Wibbles Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) Hardfloor/Dadamnphreaknoizphunk Orbital Underworld The Orb Roland TB-303 Memories of pharmaceutically-enhanced nights out Edited February 9, 2021 by Wibbles
msmcleod Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 These are artists I'm pretty sure have influenced me (as opposed to ones I just like): Genesis (and solos - mainly Hackett/Collins/Banks) Rush Yes It Bites Camel ELO Pat Metheny Group / Lyle Mays Pink Floyd Bruce Hornsby The Eagles / Don Henley Chet Atkins Marillion Spock's Beard 1
marcL Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 I profited by a broad music background from school and classic guitar education. With my preferred styles I've stuck somehow in the 60s and 70s the most, but there is also a lot of influence from the 80s when we were playing intensively in our band. In that time I learned to estimate my fellow's play on the Jupiter 8 synth. For playing lead guitar Eric Clapton had the most, almost unique influence. Bands (more or less in order of importance): The Beatles T.Rex (Marc Bolan) The Kinks Little Richard Alice Cooper The Rolling Stones The Who CCR Queen Status Quo The Sweet Chuck Berry Sheryl Crow Lenny Kravitz Bonnie Tyler Eurythmics ... 1
Xoo Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 There's a lot of prog bands here, which is definitely no bad thing in my book! 1
Cristiano Sadun Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 Ah! Literally everything. I am happy to jump from Mozart to 80's Italopop passing via Metallica, Madonna, Herbie Hancock, some blues, Eminem and a detour in country land to end up with some R&B and hip hop. So long there's a good melody and some groove I dig it and it inspires me. The sound of my band and my writing and playing as a songwriter and guitar player is the direct consequence of that. Though I've never listened much to current stuff, in any era. I just let the passing of time filter away the 99% of crap and leave the 1% to which is worth listening. So in about 10 years I'll discover some good stuff from 2020 to get inspired from. 2
craigb Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Cristiano Sadun said: ...So in about 10 years I'll discover some good stuff from 2020 to get inspired from. There was SOMETHING good from 2020??! Wow! ? (And I'm not just referring to music!) 1 1
Zargg Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 I'm influenced by everything from Beethoven to KoRn, and everything in between. It depends on the day and the setting. Some free jazz however, I can find tiring/exhausting though. 2 1
Guest Fret Flintstone Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) The Rolling Stones The Who Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd Deep Purple Black Sabbath AC/DC Kiss Queen (early to mid) Def Leppard Judas Priest Iron Maiden There is probably others but they would be the main ones. mostly Black Sabbath though I would say. Edited February 10, 2021 by Fret Flintstone
Bruno de Souza Lino Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 I'm not even sure I have influences. While I can tell you which music, bands and artists I used to listen when I was young and growing up, I never aimed to imitate or become any of them in any way shape or form. 2
RobertWS Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 John Tesh and Yanni.... ,,,influenced me to NEVER make music like they do! 2
Wibbles Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Bruno de Souza Lino said: I'm not even sure I have influences. While I can tell you which music, bands and artists I used to listen when I was young and growing up, I never aimed to imitate or become any of them in any way shape or form. Being "influenced" by is not the same as copying. So we'd probably all say the same. 1
Bruno de Souza Lino Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 41 minutes ago, Wibbles said: Being "influenced" by is not the same as copying. So we'd probably all say the same. Yes, but what I mean is that I can't name drop artists and bands like others have done and talk things about them in such a manner. 1
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