Most meaning full Musician ever.

**C Mac D** · 07-15-2009, 04:26 PM

"VikingMike" wrote:

"shockzilla" wrote:

Case in point - DEVO has been covered by many artists including Nirvana and Soundgarden (I think).

And they were the pioneers of the music video - MTV ripped them off; forget the Buggles, it was D-E-V-O.

That said, I would have to go with Dylan, but for me personally it was Led Zeppelin.

My only knock on Zeppelin is that a lot of their music is just stolen from old blues players who never really made it to the spot light...

Not saying Zeppelin isn't great, they just stole a lot of material: http://www.warr.org/zep.html

**slinkey** · 07-15-2009, 04:40 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJOuTr0BXb4

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**Purple Floyd** · 07-15-2009, 06:12 PM

Re: Most meaning full Musician ever.

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**BadlandsVikings** · 07-15-2009, 07:08 PM

Tiny Tim

**marstc09** · 07-15-2009, 07:11 PM

Something for everyone.

1. The Beatles

2. Bob Dylan

3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4. Jimi Hendrix

5. Led Zeppelin

6. The Rolling Stones

7. Ledwig van Beethoven

8. Johann Sebastian Bach

9. Pink Floyd

10. Paul McCartney

11. Miles Davis

12. Queen

13. Eric Clapton

14. Michael Jackson

15. John Lennon

16. The Doors

17. Elvis Presley

18. Pyotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky

19. Elton John

20. Johnny Cash

21. Frank Sinatra

22. Bruce Springsteen

23. The Who

24. Bob Marley

25. Tupac Shakur

26. Marvin Gaye

27. David Bowie

28. AC/DC

29. Ray Charles

30. Stevie Wonder

31. Prince

32. Nirvana

33. The Grateful Dead

34. The Beach Boys

35. Aretha Franklin

36. Willie Nelson

37. U2

38. Tom Waits

39. Frank Zappa

40. Radiohead

41. Pearl Jam

42. George Frederic Handel

43. Antonio Vivaldi

44. Dave Matthews

45. Louis Armstrong

46. Aerosmith

47. Dr. Dre

48. Lynyrd Skynyrd

49. Muddy Waters

50. Billy Joel

51. Johannes Brahms

52. Simon and Garfunkle

53. Van Halen

54. The Ramones

55. The Eagles

56. Eminem

57. Sam Cooke

**DiehardVikesFan** · 07-15-2009, 08:11 PM

Buddy Holly is a pioneer for rock and Johnny Cash obviously for country and rock.
Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper were the foundation for metal.

**VikingMike** · 07-15-2009, 08:24 PM

"C" wrote:

"VikingMike" wrote:

"shockzilla" wrote:

Case in point - DEVO has been covered by many artists including Nirvana and Soundgarden (I think).

And they were the pioneers of the music video - MTV ripped them off; forget the Buggles, it was D-E-V-O.

That said, I would have to go with Dylan, but for me personally it was Led Zeppelin.

My only knock on Zeppelin is that a lot of their music is just stolen from old blues players who never really made it to the spot light...

Not saying Zeppelin isn't great, they just stole a lot of material: http://www.warr.org/zep.html

That's correct and a very valid point...certainly many of the old blues guys should have been credited. If I recall correctly,
Willie Dixon and maybe Robert Johnson get credits, but there are many more. I have a great CD entitled "The Early Blues Roots of Led Zeppelin", songs by Memphis Minnie, Sonny Boy Williamson, Josh White, Blind Willie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Sleepy John Estes, Bukka White, Blind Roy Fuller, Leadbelly, Arthur Crudup, John Lee Hooker, Oscar Woods and St. Louis Jimmy Oden.

Not an excuse, but Zeppelin threw things together so fast and before they knew it they were very successful and on the road touring. They didn't have time to put an album together and they "borrowed" from these old blues guys, but should have credited them.

I actually like the 3rd, 4th and 5th albums best. But either way, Zeppelin and the Vikings have defined my life for the past 40 years.

**Vikestand** · 07-15-2009, 08:44 PM

"marstc09" wrote:

Something for everyone.

1. The Beatles

2. Bob Dylan

3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4. Jimi Hendrix

5. Led Zeppelin

6. The Rolling Stones

7. Ledwig van Beethoven

8. Johann Sebastian Bach

9. Pink Floyd

10. Paul McCartney

11. Miles Davis

12. Queen

13. Eric Clapton

14. Michael Jackson

15. John Lennon

16. The Doors

17. Elvis Presley

18. Pyotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky

19. Elton John

20. Johnny Cash

21. Frank Sinatra

22. Bruce Springsteen

23. The Who

24. Bob Marley

25. Tupac Shakur

26. Marvin Gaye

27. David Bowie

28. AC/DC

29. Ray Charles

30. Stevie Wonder

31. Prince

32. Nirvana

33. The Grateful Dead

34. The Beach Boys

35. Aretha Franklin

36. Willie Nelson

37. U2

38. Tom Waits

39. Frank Zappa

40. Radiohead

41. Pearl Jam

42. George Frederic Handel

43. Antonio Vivaldi

44. Dave Matthews

45. Louis Armstrong

46. Aerosmith

47. Dr. Dre

48. Lynyrd Skynyrd

49. Muddy Waters

50. Billy Joel

51. Johannes Brahms

52. Simon and Garfunkle

53. Van Halen

54. The Ramones

55. The Eagles

56. Eminem

57. Sam Cooke

The fact that Chuck Berry isn't on this list and not in the top 5 just shows how twisted our world is. Chuck Berry was a pioneer of Rock and Roll, yet nobody remembers him.

IMO Johnny Cash should be top five as well...

**BloodyHorns82** · 07-15-2009, 08:48 PM

"Vikestand" wrote:

The fact that Chuck Berry isn't on this list and not in the top 5 just shows how twisted our world is. Chuck Berry was a pioneer of Rock and Roll, yet nobody remembers him.

IMO Johnny Cash should be top five as well...

I love Johnny Cash but I don't see him being top 5.
He played folk/country/rock - wrote good rhythm songs but most had more of a poetic than deep meaning IMO.