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CMJ Lists the 25 Most Influential Artists
"What is this list then? Simply put, it's the 25 artists who've made the biggest impact on college and non-commercial radio since the first CMJ gathering of the community 25 years ago."
1. REM
2. NIRVANA
3. SONIC YOUTH
4. PIXIES
5. PUBLIC ENEMY
6. PAVEMENT
7. THE SMITHS
8. VIOLENT FEMMES
9. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
10. SLAYER
11. Check out the full list with commentary at CMJ's site. It includes what artists influenced these artists and whom these artists influenced.
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what a Spin mag spin-off. interesting though.
Posted by julseas | September 26, 2005 1:55 PM
funny funny bv.
Posted by Anonymous | September 26, 2005 2:18 PM
what about the dave matthews band? they certainly influenced a lot of (college) bands.
Posted by wes | September 26, 2005 2:37 PM
maybe they are not 'cool' enough for the list
Posted by wes | September 26, 2005 2:38 PM
oh! and green day? they spawned a whole slew of pop punkie bands in the college circuit
Posted by wes | September 26, 2005 2:39 PM
DMB is not 'whatever' enough for indie folk.
Posted by ryan | September 26, 2005 2:50 PM
if this were a list of the "top 25 bands that influenced college students to experiment sexually" very few of these bands would be on there.
Posted by arv | September 26, 2005 4:37 PM
Since next to nobody listens to college radio, there should be a list of the top bands on college campuses. DMB would be on it. So would Steve Miller, Bob Marley and Pearl Jam. I've always noticed a huge difference between what the station is playing and what the students are playing. There have been a lot more bands on campuses that were influenced by Rush and the Grateful Dead than were influenced by, for example, Slayer.
Posted by Glenn | September 27, 2005 11:28 AM
yeah, why do people always equate "influential" with "original" and/or "even remotely interesting"? geddy lee's influence on non-commercial radio simply cannot be underestimated.
Posted by arv | September 27, 2005 11:53 AM
Sup, the most influential college band of all time is obviously, and everyone knows it, The StuzzyMcQues. Their influence can not be underestimated. They influenced Elvis even though he's dead. John Lennon also sites the StuzzyMcQues as his foremost influence when he was around 30 years prior to them. Just before he siad the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, he also said these words, "The StuzzyMcQues, will be my foremost influence".
Posted by StuzzyMcQue | October 8, 2007 2:19 AM