Comments on: Top 15 Influential Musicians

By: Cammie

Cammie — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:15:13 +0000

I fail to see how Bob Dylan only came in at number 11, he should definitely by in the top 5. I also fail to see how Lou Reed/The Velvet Underground didn’t make the list.

By: Slap

Slap — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:24:25 +0000

Hard to take this list seriously when Kiss is included and Jimi Hendrix is absent.

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By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:52:21 +0000

@Natalie (298): Why?

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:30:04 +0000

change the name of this post Top 15 influential rock groups, not musicians.. mj would have to be somewhere on this list!

By: Maybelline

Maybelline — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:56:04 +0000

Very cool list. I would alter a few things here and there, but otherwise pretty good! I agree with the idea that many of these guys like Bob Dylan didn’t start a genre. He did make a lot of breakthroughs with the folk genre though!

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:08:32 +0000

It is quite disappointing that Kraftwerk aren’t there and equally disappointing that barely any of the comments here have mentioned them.

Oh no, they didn’t do much. Apart from of course single-handedly ditching all rock-oriented instruments and making the melodies and beats entirely electronic and influencing italo disco, synthpop, hip-hop, house, detroit techno, electro, trance and post-punk (to name a few) all of which wouldn’t exist had it not been for them as well as stylistically influencing a great number of indie bands. The 6 albums released between 1974 and 1981 made an staggering change which was key to the boom in electronic music in the 1980s (a lot of which was unfortunately poor, some gems though) and which developed in the 1990s and 2000s.

Looks like there’s a lot of prejudice for electronic music which can range from the rather dated, camp Stock, Aitken and Waterman productions to brilliant stuff from the likes of New Order, Massive Attack and Carl Craig. Very versatile.

David Bowie and Genesis should probably be up there too. I also agree with whoever said Abba, who are geniuses in the art of cheesy pop music, which no music snob should deny.

By: Rayan

Rayan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:25:08 +0000

and johnny cash I forgot : )

By: Rayan

Rayan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:23:53 +0000

where the Hell is Michael Jackson ?!
he’s one of the most influential musicians in history !

and I think the Jackson 5 should be included ..

smokey Robinson is cool : )

and Ray Charles MUST be listed ! he’s the king of R&B

By: ilovemusicx123

ilovemusicx123 — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:13:29 +0000

Uhhh, WHERE IS MICHAEL JACKSON?
This is INSANE. He is THE MOST INFLUENTIAL pop artist EVER! You must live under a rock not to put him in the Top FIVE!

Otherwise, good list. But you should have had Michael Jackson. He is the KING OF POP.