What do you think is the most influential album ever produced?

Question

Ha Ha Charade, the reason why I wrote this question was I want an album that influenced other genres, as well as their own. Something that transcended boundaries.

Answer 1

chris cornell, most influential??? wtf?
i'd go with the beatles too, but not white album. sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band. it's not my favorite beatles records by any means, but this one really opened the door for modern rock music. it was the first record to be recorded on multi track tapes. before this most songs were recorded live or on only 2 tracks.
it was the first time a rock band used an orchestra, the first album to include extensive liner notes (the original cut outs are worth a ton of money now in good condition).
sgt pepper's was so anticipated by fans and music lovers across the world, the day the album came out, jimi hendrix ran out and bought it. he learned the title track that day and played it live that night with the experience. i don't think anyother record is more highly regarded in rock music history.

Answer 2

Aerosmith's early albums influenced rap look at Run DMC.

Nirvana was influenced by Creedence Clearwater Revival and on the other end of the spectrum Black Flag.

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails was influenced by Gary Numan.

But there is one band that spawned an entire subculture.

A lot of bands now in the alternative vein of Evanescence, Travis, Counting Crows, Smashing Pumpkins and so forth have listed Disintegration by The Cure as a major influence on their writing style not so much as their music but lyrically. Disintegration is regarded as their best album along with Bloodflowers and Pornography. The Cure pretty much gave birth and rise to an entire genre "goth" even though the band dismisses the term and considers themselves a rock band. Other bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, etc. are listed as contributors to the goth subculture but it was really The Cure that stood out above everyone else and is ,besides Morrisey, the only one of the original goth artists that still does music today.

If it wasn't for The Cure there would be no Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, etc. Even though their styles are vastly different it was The Cure that spirited the Goth movement through the 80's and into the 90's.

Answer 3

I agree with Flyer with 1 exception.

Black Sabbath (first album), Led Zeppelin (fourth album). Beatles White Album. And I'm not really that much of a Beatles fan, and might decide on Floyds Dark side of the moon on a different day

Answer 4

The Beatles White album.

Answer 5

I can't say definitively for everybody else, but for me it was "City Kids" by Spyro Gyra featuring Jay Beckenstein. My father taught me how to play saxophone at a young age, and "City Kids" was the album that inspired me to be a good sax player. I have learned every song on that album and I even play a few selections when I'm performing with my band.

Answer 6

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - David Bowie

Answer 7

The Beatles (aka The White Album)

Musicians still refer to it when talking about bold moves.

Answer 8

Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon

Answer 9

Bob Dylan-Bringing it all back home, shook up the music world and changed pop music to this day, a real turning piont for the whole industry

Answer 10

Chris Cornell's Euphoria Morning. He's a genious.