What's Your Major Influences...

[countrykidanthony]

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What band or bands that you were really influenced by so much to the point that their sound will always reflect in one way or another in your songwriting, playing, stage presence, etc.?

Me, it's Elvis, then came Eraserheads, Oasis, Blur, Petra ( circa 1995-199,and Weezer.

Then pag 1998 that's when i unintentionally started wearing my influences on my sleeves. And there are only three bands that inspired me to pick up the guitar and pen:

1. The Moffatts

Yes they might be boybands atfirst but atleast they were real musicians too. It was their album Chapter One: A New Beginning that made me realized that a simple guitar playing could create catchy tunes. Then later i was glad that their second major album (5th overall including the three country albums when they were really young kids) sounds like a mizture of Oasis and Bryan Adams and was produced by Metallica's producer Bob Rock.

2. Jars of Clay

i heard their debut Flood earlier but didn't knew who they were yet until i heard Five Candles. It was that song along with Tea and Sympathy that introduced me to the band. And i consider the album (was tape at that time) Much Afraid as the most influencial (although If I Left the Zoo is much better).

in 2004, i got the chance to see them live at Bright Academy....


3. Bob Dylan

Yup i heard him first before Hank Williams. It was my friend Luther who introduced me to this guy when he let me loaned his pirated MP3 with bunch of classic rock songs in it including The Band and Bob Dylan..
All I really Wanna Do and blowin' In the Wind are my faves....



but now i have lots of favorites and some new influences including Nickel Creek (and all their side projects), Fleet Foxes, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, and Starflyer 59....

But those three above were the cornerstones....

[prukutung]

nice... maminaw niya ko ani nila... ^^

[krayziebone]

first the beatles, then sa 80's GNR n Scorpions...
90s - present ky incubus.....

[countrykidanthony]

hehehe yah klaro jud incubus. nindot ang incubus cause they have elements of jazz and world beats.

[jakeass]

blink 182-punk
nirvana, gin blossoms, pearl jam and more-alternative
311-ska
beatles, the cure-karaan
hahahaha

[noigwen]

punk
alternative rock
ska and reggae
@jakeass: ska diay na ang 311?? hehehe

[countrykidanthony]

311 sauna ky naa man element sa Ska. but dili jud sila SKa band. its hard to pigeonhole them ky one moment they're playing rap-rock (im very sure its not rap metal though although heavy sya coz not all heavy music are metal) the next thing you know raggae then the next thing like what made them famous in the mainstream is the "island rhythm" type. dunno what to call it. just used the term for lack of a better one.

[EZRA]

I really like Starflyer 59 .... tagsa ra kaayo nang Shoegaze sa Christian Rock.
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Main influence nako kay The Smiths.. but not on my drumming. Sa akong pagka drummer, main influence gyud nako is Neil Peart pero after a few years, murag na pul-an nasab kog rock drumming so I branched out to different genres and drummers to look up to.

Sa pag suwat sab ug kanta... dako sab ug influence ang Smashing Pumpkins, Lemonheads, Jesus and Mary Chain, Slowdive, Charlatans UK, Stone Roses, The Sundays, ug Pixies nako.

[depechebox]

Depeche Mode..

martin gore and alan wilder

martin gore - terrific songwriter
alan wilder - siya ang tig polish sa music ni martin gore, he is the only member of the band that has a formal training in music.

alan wilder is responsible for upbeating the track enjoy the silence. which is by the way the bands biggest hit to date.. and covered by failure, lacuna coil, tori amos, keane, HIM etc...

1-2 punch gyud ni ang duha...

[sonikfish]

the carpenters,abba,spiral staircase,the beach boys,the ramones,pavement,the pixies,my bloody valentine,flaming lips,beastie boys...sa guitar playing i really love thurstone moore, elliot smith and dough martsch.