Most influencial Albums/Bands of last thirty years?

Question

I kinda don't want this filling up with the same albums people tend to put whenever someone asks this questions so PLEASE try to mention albums released after 1977

Answer 1

metallica-master of puppets
metallica-metallica
anything by trivium and the ramones

metallica is definitely up there for jumpstarting the metal movement
ramones cant not be up there as the pioneers of modern punk

Answer 2

1. Trans-Europe Express (1977) and The Man-Machine (1978), Kraftwerk - These two albums were Kraftwerk's best, and had a huge influence on the use of synthesizers and other "electronic" music that followed. New Wave, synth-pop, early rap, even some metal acts - they all were influenced by the groundbreaking work done by Ralf and Florian.

2. Master of Puppets (1986) ...And Justice for All (1987), Metallica - The music industry snubbed them, most radio stations wouldn't play them. Metallica didn't care, and neither did their fans. Metallica played hard, and ran roughshod over convention, succeeding despite the odds and sending shockwaves through the music industry.


3. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977), Sex Pistols - Brought the punk genre to the attention of the mainstream, and inspired young punks everywhere.

4. Nevermind, by Nirvana - Yeah, it was overhyped in its day, and a number of the songs are more than a little derivative of Killing Joke and the Melvins. But the fact remains, this was *the* album people thought of when you said the word "grunge." It was the face of the Seattle music scene, and Kurt was the epitome of the alternative rocker image - the angsty, scruffy, tortured artist.

5. Paid in Full - Eric B. and Rakim. Though they never made it that big themsevles, these two-old school rappers had an enormous effect on rap music. They were one of the first acts to really incorporate jazz sound and rhythms into their songs, and Rakim's complex rapping style and use of imagery inspired a whole generation of rappers.


6. Straight Outta Compton - NWA (1987). I didn't like this one when it came out, and I still don't. But there's no denying its impact. This is the album that brought "gangsta" rap into the mainstream, paving the way for the careers for many gangster rappers (real and wannabe) afterwards.

Answer 3

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours {77}
FM - Tusk {79}
FM - Tango in the Night {87}
Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna {80}
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell {77}
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms {85}
Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood {77}
JT - Heavy Horses {78}
Mike Oldfield - Incantations {78}
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes {92}

For just artists / bands {no particular albums, and some before '77}, I'd say :~

Sting / The Police
Queen
Pink Floyd
Nick Drake
Led Zeppelin


* I've tried to avoid putting any 'Best Of's' or 'Greatest Hits', as, for me, it should be original studio albums doing the influencing!

Answer 4

August 15, 1979 In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppelin
January 6, 1976. Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton
March 9, 1987, The Joshua Tree by U2

Answer 5

U2- The Joshua Tree, War, Actung Baby
Anything from the cure
Anything from The Clash

Pre 1977 - The White Album

Answer 6

Just a quck note for Matt W... dude, Metallica was a long way away from jumpstarting the metal movement. It was already firmly established before they ever dreamed of forming a band. If you want to talk about bands that established metal, you've got to go back to Sabbath, Maiden, Priest, and even Deep Purple. Metallica may have been instrumental in getting thrash / speed metal on the up and up, but they weren't even the first ones to do that.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Well, since you have it posted as either/or I'll stick with bands more so than albums I'm not very good w/albums but bands I can help you with. I'm sure others will chime in with better answers. AC/DC " Back in Black", Fleetwood Mac " Rumors", ELO "Strange Magic: the best of electric light orchestra", Queen " Greatest Hits 1,2,3 The Platinum Collection", No Doubt " singles 1992-2003", Meatloaf "Bat out of Hell",
Bands: Prince, Nirvana, Kiss, Blonde, Clash, Ramones, Cure, Depeche mode, Eagles, Run DMC, Areosmith, countless others. You didn't mention a certain genre of music so, hope I answered your ? correctly. good luck! take care.

Answer 9

The Feeling - everyone saw them get crushed by a selfish Bob Weir, Bill Kurtzman of the Grateful Dead. The drummer committed suicide after Kurtzman ran off his mouth infront of his stupid selfish fans. Everyoine in Catalina saw Weir give the guitar player a doped up cigarrette and proceed to commit homosexual acts on an unwilliing victim - everyone saw Weir steal the 19 year old kids note book with the intent of giving them away to his deadhead freinds....influential more than anyone because all of the old farts paniced when they realized the younger generation was going to make them look like a bunch of old fart morons like they are!!

Answer 10

In my opinion, music has basically been regurgitating itself in one form or another for the last 30 years or so. Merging one genre or style with another over and over until some easily impressed teenybopper thinks it's something new and original.
Most bands that came out in the 80s were influenced by bands from the 60's, 70's, 80's etc (unless they didn't listen to music at all).
And it's safe to assume that all bands that have come since have been influenced by everything that's happening currently, right back to the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's 00's.
To me, much of the music released after 1985 or so seems rather redundant and boring, with some exceptions of course.
So much more happened in the 60's and 70's, as far as originality and creativity are concerned. A wave of truly original music, or a new sound hasn't happened in 30 years, so I say why even bother? We'll never hear a truly original sound again. It's sad, but true.
There's been plenty of decent music in the last 30 years, but I'd hardly call it influential, with the exception of some late 70's Punk/New Wave, electronic experimental, or NWoBHM bands. Since 1980 or thereabouts many bands have just been rehashing the same old ideas and sounds, and in some cases fusion of the three aforementioned genres.
So the only influential bands/albums I would include would come from between 1977-80;
Bands like Television, Random Hold, U2, This Heat, Gang of Four, Buzzcocks, Clash, XTC, Talking Heads, Sex Pistols, Dead Boys have really influenced all of the neo New Wave/EMO and punk crap you hear today.
While other groups like;
Rainbow, Tygers of Pantang, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Saxon, AC/DC, Judas Priest and many more really influenced the Metal we've heard the last couple decades.
I could list many more, but why?
As far as Hip-Hop and Rap are concerned, that can be traced back to the grandfather of the genre, 'Kool Herc' back in the early 70's. The idea of lifting breaks, using two turn tables etc all comes from that man. What's funny is so many people that call themselves fans of the genre known as Hip-Hop are unaware of this fact. He has influenced everyone in this genre whether they're aware of it or not.

Answer 11

Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Black Flag - Damaged
NIN - The Downward Spiral
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Metallica - Kill 'em All
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Elliott Smith - Either/Or