Most Influential Artist of the Decade

CashAndFlash · 12-21-2010, 07:48 PM

I was originally going to title this "most influential album," but I'm too lazy to look up sales figures (no, I'm not basing it solely on that), so here goes:

1950s:Elvis. The King of Rock and Roll; ushered in a new direction in popular music.

1960s: Beatles The first boy band, and the only one with decent music.

1970s: Zeppelin. The world was falling apart; they remain one of the most influential bands in rock today, and if you listen to Achilles Last Stand, you can hear heavy metal being born.

1980s:Madonna and MJ. The two biggest pop artists at a time when glitz and glamour were king.

1990s:Nirvana. After the excesses of the 80s, Nirvana epitomized the "grunge" movement which would set a new direction for rock.

2000s

I don't know. I can't think of any band that was just huge in the 2000s, and the three biggest sellers to have come out of the late 90s or the 2000s were Backstreet Boys, Linkin park, and Lady Gaga- who has only been active for two years. If I had to pick one, I'd say Linkin park, because ***** rock seems to predominate among the younger kids these days, but to me, the 2000s were pretty much a musical void.

12-21-2010, 07:48 PM	#1
CashAndFlash Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 30 miles from Paradis Posts: 602 Blog Entries: 1	Most Influential Artist of the Decade I was originally going to title this "most influential album," but I'm too lazy to look up sales figures (no, I'm not basing it solely on that), so here goes: 1950s:Elvis. The King of Rock and Roll; ushered in a new direction in popular music. 1960s: Beatles The first boy band, and the only one with decent music. 1970s: Zeppelin. The world was falling apart; they remain one of the most influential bands in rock today, and if you listen to Achilles Last Stand, you can hear heavy metal being born. 1980s:Madonna and MJ. The two biggest pop artists at a time when glitz and glamour were king. 1990s:Nirvana. After the excesses of the 80s, Nirvana epitomized the "grunge" movement which would set a new direction for rock. 2000s I don't know. I can't think of any band that was just huge in the 2000s, and the three biggest sellers to have come out of the late 90s or the 2000s were Backstreet Boys, Linkin park, and Lady Gaga- who has only been active for two years. If I had to pick one, I'd say Linkin park, because ***** rock seems to predominate among the younger kids these days, but to me, the 2000s were pretty much a musical void.
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