Post your top 10 musical influences outside of EDM

[Yep.]

You'll go far kid!!

Thanks!

[wrong chris]

The Beatles
Pink Floyd
The Beach Boys
Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Queen
James Brown
Beastie Boys
Tribe Called Quest
The Pharcyde

[PeteWoods]

Jimmy Cliff-I'm a big reggae fan and the amount of times i've just sat and got stoned to the Harder They Come soundtrack is incredible, the mans voice is just unbelievable, a real inspiration for me, because i aspire to produce something as timeless as his music.


Rolling Stones-I grew up listening to them, my dad is a big fan and the first record i ever played on 12"(on my dads TT when i was 6) was an original Aftermath with the Decca Label


Rory Gallagher- I play the guitar and used to work in a guitar shop for strings and accessories, i trained myself as a blues musician and, being from ireland, Gallagher was always a big influence on me. i dont play as much now as I should but Gallagher still inspires me.


Stevie Ray Vaughan-Same as above, loved Vaughan since i started playing the guitar, can play Scuttle buttin' note for note


Fresh Prince-Used to watch the show as a kid, and loved the rap music but never was allowed to listen to biggie or any of the newer stuff that was hitting it big when i was around 11(50 cent etc) so the fresh prince, although before my time, was a big love of mine. Big willy style is one of my favorite albums


Blondie-Mum was a big fan, the first REAL dance song i heard was the Tall Paul remix of Atomic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt01uyfFMlA

started it all for me


Pearl Jam-was never a big fan until i saw them live last year, they really showed me how to get a crowd going and how to put on a PROPER show. 3 hour long set, 45 minute long encore, 30 minutes past their curfew. didnt matter to them. best gig i've ever been to, and even out-does my first time as a Gurner.


My Chemical Romance-When i was 12 i started to get into metal and rock, and Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge had just came out, massive massive band for me when i was younger, and still are. I used to get a lot of slagging for being emo, and My Chemical Romance kinda got me through it. I was being bullied badly and was suicidal, self harming etc, but when i listened to their songs i felt like i wasnt alone, there were other people felt my pain and understood me. to be honest the reason i'm still here.


Iron Maiden-my introduction to metal, a massive band for me around the time of MCR as well, because they opened my eyes to the world outside 'popular' music, and really inspired me to 'crate dig' and look for new music that was like nothing i'd ever heard before.

i really cant pick any more, there are so many!

[JonathanBlake]

The Smiths - Each one is a soundtrack to a part of my life

Man, I so want to go back and include The Smiths in my list.
I am finding these lists fascinating - and I am astounded by the influences cited by the young 'uns.

[photojojo]

I am astounded by the influences cited by the young 'uns.[/COLOR]

Good evidence that when music was harder to make there was better music made.

[Kinetik]

Clint Mansels film scores are amazing

Agreed.

I Am a big fan of film scores and classical music

(kinda wanna change my whole list now though)

[JonathanBlake]

Good evidence that when music was harder to make there was better music made.

Great statement Chris - you should use that in your next show (IMHO).

[Tom2501]

Does Coldcut count as EDM? Well in case it does, in no particular order...

Steinski - Made the Lessons trilogy with Double Dee and still manages to come up with amazing mixes. Listen to the Nothing to Fear mix if you can.

Roots Manuva - British hip hop legend.

Beastie Boys

Herbie Hancock

Jurassic 5

Dj Shadow

Michael Jackson

David Axelrod - I didn't really know about him until a couple of years ago but then I found out that he has had a hand in so many great records, either through his production or from being sampled.

Yoko Kanno - A pianist/composer who has made many an anime soundtrack and seems to be able to make any style of music (everything from, pop, enka, blues and rock to jazz, funk, gospel and classical) brilliantly. Plus it's not every composer who gets remixed by the ninja tune label and some very select friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apayc...eature=related

Digable Planets - Still the best fusion of jazz and hip hop I've ever heard.

[safefire]

Tool
Nine Inch Nails
Stevie Wonder
Bob Marley
Rage Against the Machine
Grand Master Flash (Does this count?)
Harry Gregson Williams
Jimi Hendrix
Miles Davis
Leonard Cohen

I guess I'm still quite too young to have some of the really old stuff up there.
There is so much more stuff up there that is much older than I, which I love and listen to, but this is the stuff that I grew up listening to, so given that is what has influenced me the most.

[Luconia]

Mostly 80's band that influenced me to play musical instruments, & some of the recent alternative rock bands.

Europe
Dokken
Cutting Crews
Fleetwood Mac
Roxette
Limp Bizkit
Linkin Park (2002 & older tunes)
Rage Against (just discovered them, wow i loved this kind of music when it comes to non EDM stuff...hard with meaningful lyrics)
Crash Diet (known them from my sister, hard sleaze rock up there)
Muse (of course!)