AT Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 19:18:39 Bill wrote:

><<<Not to keep this stupid Top 10 thread going too long, but I thought this 
>was an interesting excercise. Perhaps a ranking of the most INFLUENTIAL 
>BANDS/ARTSITS in rock n roll?
>Who am I missing?>>>
>
>Quickly off the top of my head:
>
>Chuck Berry
>Muddy Waters
>Everly Brothers
>THE KINKS!!!!!!

Okay. I've seen the Kinks mentioned over and over again...particularly as a 
substitute in the initial post about MSNBC's 'Greatest Of All Time" list.

But, I have an honest question here that maybe someone can answer....I love 
the Kinks and Ray Davies has written some spectacular pop songs -- but, 
really, WHO have the Kinks actually influenced?

I'd truly like to know because I can't think of one act from the '70's 
through the '90s who've broken through the mainstream to declare themselves 
'Children Of The Kinks' (and Van Halen doesn't count...cause covering ones 
songs doesn't necessarily mean you were influenced by said artist). Maybe 
there's a subtle case study I missed, but I'm truly baffled by this one.

Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye

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