Who are your music idols

the doors, pink floyd + syd barrett, jefferson airplane, mountain, canned heat, uriah heep, ten years after, deep purple, joan baez, bob dylan, neil young, the who, donovan, black crowes, scorpions, stevie ray vaughan....

 

oh! i completely forgot led zeppelin! they're great!

 

john lennon, brad nowell, srv, and jimmy page

 

jimmy page, robert plant, john paul jones, john bonham, bob dylan, duene allman, dickey betts, jimi hendrix, eric clapton,jim morrison, donovan, david bowie, john lennon, pete townsend... that's it i guess.

 

Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungGrateful Dead
Pink Floyd
Blondie
The Who
The Beatles
Ozzie / Black Sabath
Yes

Syd Barret was before my time, seems like he has influenced a lot of members
my earliest Floyd album is meddle. Any recomendations?

 

omfg how has no one mentioned avril lavigne yet

her guitar playing is so inspiring, its so intricate and brilliantly executed, truly phenomenal

she puts Yngwie J. Malmsteen to shame

 

no comment, viking...

jimi hendrix

john lennon

janis joplin

jim morrison

robert plant

joni mitchell

etc.

 

Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Larry "Ler" LaLonde, Robert Fripp, David Gilmour, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Django Rheinhardt, Al Di Meola and I believe thats it.

 

omfg ur not punx! gud charolete are soooo much better than avril, they make steve vai, john petrucci and yngwie j malmsteen's guitar playing look like crap, lol!

 

as a musician i feel no need for music idols, rather, music icons. icons of what to strive for.

lennon (while i like mccartneys music he was only good in the beatles really and because of the beatles too), bowie, and then other big musicians like marley and hendrix (though in the sense of their achievement and not their music) and

 

john coltrane, miles davis, thelonious monk, chuck berry, jerry garcia, john cipollina, howlin wolf, muddy waters, johnny cash, beck, and syd barret...

 

mine would have to be.....
pinkfloyed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
michael jackson
jimi hendrix
stevie ray vaughn
kansas
A.F.I.
metallica
dire straits

 

Neil Young

 

Influences and heroes, not idols... To idolize someone/thing is to place it on a pedestal above scrutiny and criticism, and no musician/artist/human is that good. Some of my favorites then as a musician:

People who hit things that make noise: Bill Bruford, Christian Burchard (Embryo), Pierre Moerlen (Gong), Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Prevost (AMM), Billy Higgins, Brain, Peter Leopold (Amon Düül II), Trilok Gurtu, Chris Cutler (Henry Cow), Robert Wyatt, many more...

Those who play black and white keyed contraptions (especially the ones with little knobs and sliders): Rick Wright, Terry Riley, Herbie Hancock, Hi T Moonweed (Gong), Franke/Froese/Baumann (early Tangerine Dream), Klaus Schulze, Tony Banks (Genesis)

Those who don't fall into either of the above categories but I still think are cool: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Steve Reich, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Steve Hillage, Peter Gabriel, Simon Posford, J.S. Bach, Frank Zappa, George Crumb, Goro (greatest one man band in the world!)

PS: Rush is most definitely NOT a jamband.

 

Don Cherry and Steve Howe. I think Don Cherry felt and understood music better than anyone ever has or will.

 

lmfao that shit was out there.

I know they're not, lmao, I like fuckin with people.

 

no longer under the influence of stupidity:

Noel Gallagher, Brian Jones, Syd Barrett, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Iggy Pop, Frank Zappa, George Harrison, Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, Liam Gallagher, Mick Jagger, Lou Reed, Shannon Hoon, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Lee, Michael Franti, Nico, hmm that could be it.

 

Dylan, George, Erin Smith, Keller Williams, Trey Anastasio, Hank Williams, Jack Johnson.

 

Guitar - Tony Iommi, Slash, Robby Krieger, Dave Gilmour, Jimmy Page


Vocals - Ville Vallo, Jim Morrison, Buck Dharma

APOCALYPTICA: Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lotjonen, Perttu Kivilaakso (Cello metal is god!)

 

For singers:
Janis, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison, Dave Matthews, Eddie Vedder

For guitar players:
Carlos Santana, Trey, Eric Clapton,

For Bands,
Allaman Bros, Dave Matthews Band, Santana, Greatful Dead, Pink Floyd, Led Zep.

Style:
Dylan, Prince, Talking Heads

All have inspired me to do different things in music, but i have to really thank Dave Matthews for giving me a creative start.