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The Rez · 11-01-2005, 12:57 AM

"Influential" has been more important than "Popular" across the years - arguably . . .

Goin' by memory here:

Paul Butterfield fits that bill - great harp - even greater band. Died way too soon.

Mike Bloomfield (also of Electric Flag) - standard setting guitar slinger, up there w/ Clapton, who died way-way too soon.

Iggy & The Stooges set up the American music world for Punk - which has been around longer than Rap, btw. No Iggy - No Black Flag, et. al.

Joe Tex set the mark for "Sweet Soul Singers" back in the 60s. Not the Motown kind, but the kind that endures today - even in R. Kelly

Sir Douglas (Doug Sahm) was pretty well the first American band to capture the British Invasion sound, setting the Tombstone on the Grave of Surf Music, which was dug by The Beatles. I am eternally glad for that (even though Surf paid the bills for a time.)

Right w/ ya, Borderstone, from Mellencamp thru Patti Smith.

Dave Clark Five . . . I dunno . . . Guilty Pleasure? They did a fine cover of Bobby Day's Over & Over, though. (Bobby got much bucks & credit - both of which he deserved. Same-same w/ Rockin' Robin.)

Sex Pistols - yeah. The "Influence" thing. In there w/ The Stooges on that measure.

It's rough sometimes acknowledging someone's LARGE influence in a field you don't really dig. Chic, Grandmaster Flash, and Black Sabbath each did that in their fields.

J. Geils Band was cool, but I never saw any big effect on other players or the direction of music. For me, that's the test: The effect on other musicians and the very direction of music - whether I enjoy that direction or not.

Again . . . from memory . . . which tells me The Band did the Dylan honors at Newport Folk.

Gord would know - he preceded Dylan on that Bill, as I recall.

I've geen AWOL a while. Good to be back w/ y'all. I'll ask for your kindness if I got anything wrong on the "from memory" stuff.

Or . . . like a Politician . . . I could always deny having said "it." LOL!!!

Adios,

The Rez

11-01-2005, 12:57 AM	#7
The Rez Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Balboa, CA, US of A Posts: 598	"Influential" has been more important than "Popular" across the years - arguably . . . Goin' by memory here: Paul Butterfield fits that bill - great harp - even greater band. Died way too soon. Mike Bloomfield (also of Electric Flag) - standard setting guitar slinger, up there w/ Clapton, who died way-way too soon. Iggy & The Stooges set up the American music world for Punk - which has been around longer than Rap, btw. No Iggy - No Black Flag, et. al. Joe Tex set the mark for "Sweet Soul Singers" back in the 60s. Not the Motown kind, but the kind that endures today - even in R. Kelly Sir Douglas (Doug Sahm) was pretty well the first American band to capture the British Invasion sound, setting the Tombstone on the Grave of Surf Music, which was dug by The Beatles. I am eternally glad for that (even though Surf paid the bills for a time.) Right w/ ya, Borderstone, from Mellencamp thru Patti Smith. Dave Clark Five . . . I dunno . . . Guilty Pleasure? They did a fine cover of Bobby Day's Over & Over, though. (Bobby got much bucks & credit - both of which he deserved. Same-same w/ Rockin' Robin.) Sex Pistols - yeah. The "Influence" thing. In there w/ The Stooges on that measure. It's rough sometimes acknowledging someone's LARGE influence in a field you don't really dig. Chic, Grandmaster Flash, and Black Sabbath each did that in their fields. J. Geils Band was cool, but I never saw any big effect on other players or the direction of music. For me, that's the test: The effect on other musicians and the very direction of music - whether I enjoy that direction or not. Again . . . from memory . . . which tells me The Band did the Dylan honors at Newport Folk. Gord would know - he preceded Dylan on that Bill, as I recall. I've geen AWOL a while. Good to be back w/ y'all. I'll ask for your kindness if I got anything wrong on the "from memory" stuff. Or . . . like a Politician . . . I could always deny having said "it." LOL!!! Adios, The Rez __________________ I came to Love the Music Before I came to Be [Psalm 139:13]