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Genteel Death

11.08.2009 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

the question is affect on world events, not your favorite band. Which artists have made the largest impact globally? Have been a cultural phenomenon, have profoundly altered events, etc etc?

for example: The British Invasion and in particular the Beatles was a MAJOR catalyst for what happened in the 1960s, people from all across the spectrum were inspired by the Beatles to be themselves and this helped bring a lot of revolutionary change to the world, its impact is almost immeasurable.

Bob Marley wrote a protest song called "Zimbabwe" and three years later he performed it at the first Zimbawean Independence Day celebration in 1980, that is almost mythical!

Now do you get the idea?

Think of artists that have brought about some kind of change, and it can be good or bad..

oh please!

SuchFriendsAreDangerous

11.10.2009 07:14 PM

!@#$%!

11.10.2009 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

this is a question from WorldFocus.

"Which artist/musician has most profoundly affected world events?"

my pick:

1) Michael Jackson

yeah, world events! he definitely made a lot of people aware of the issue of child molestation. WORLDWIDE! think about it. without him, polanski wouldn't have been arrested. ever.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous

11.10.2009 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

yeah, world events! he definitely made a lot of people aware of the issue of child molestation. WORLDWIDE! think about it. without him, polanski wouldn't have been arrested. ever.

hit me up when yr albums drop a billion copies playa

!@#$%!

11.10.2009 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

hit me up when yr albums drop a billion copies playa

what album? im not a musician nor a wannabe musician, nor do i care to be.

about billions, etc: the majority is wrong. macdonalds is the michael jackson of food.

and yeah he was like jesus-- "let the children cum to me" and, what else? oh yeah, juice--jesus juice.

EVOLghost

11.10.2009 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

Think of artists that have brought about some kind of change, and it can be good or bad..

whut you mean like u2?

automatic bzooty

11.10.2009 09:29 PM

yo bono, how many kids didja save in africa?

that's what i thought.

pbradley

11.10.2009 09:44 PM

Music plays a major role in defining social paradigms. It's a bit of snobbery not to recognize that role in providing the backdrop of contemporary life.

infinitemusic

11.10.2009 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

5) Nirvana

In South America and Europe especially Nirvana was huge. They are the beatles of our generation. They brought about the third revolution if you ask me.. lets see if we can keep it kindling.

What exactly did they revolutionize?

EVOLghost

11.10.2009 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitemusic

What exactly did they revolutionize?

stuff.....man.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous

11.11.2009 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitemusic

What exactly did they revolutionize?

they knocks douchebags like this off the radio and magazine covers for a little while ;)

who else dethroned Michael Jackson? Nirvana was like the Beatles, they REVOLUTIONIZED the mainstream music business, changing the perspective of what the suits would sell us. They used to sell us what THEY wanted to hear, after Nirvana there was a revival of selling us what WE wanted to hear.

DeadDiscoDildo

11.11.2009 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

they knocks douchebags like this off the radio and magazine covers for a little while ;)

Definitely.

To an extent.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous

11.11.2009 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadDiscoDildo

Definitely.

To an extent.

well that is true.. history does have a disastrous habit of repeating itself..

Rob Instigator

11.11.2009 06:14 PM

I still say that in the past 50 years it is a tie between Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, and Michael Jackson.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous

11.11.2009 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I still say that in the past 50 years it is a tie between Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, and Michael Jackson.

well, drop Elvis and I agree with you entirely! Marley gave voice to actual revolution worldwide, and MJ gave us a soundtrack we could universally dance too and in small way mutually understand each other on at least the common ground of mass-market commercialism ;)

Rob Instigator

11.11.2009 06:20 PM

ahhh, but Elvis ushered in an the era of YOUTH CULTURE worldwide, before Marley and MJ, and without him there'd be no them.
Not a big fan of his tunage, but respect is due.

DeadDiscoDildo

11.11.2009 06:23 PM

By Elvis you mean Buddy Holly right?

Fuck Elvis.

Rob Instigator

11.11.2009 06:30 PM

actually I meant CHUCK BERRY

wellcharge

11.11.2009 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by akprodr

I just saw a promo on PBS--aparently the Beatles are responsible for the fall of communism. Watch WNET monday night for details.

it's fully true, fighting against the beatles(and alot of other cultural things in general) turned the young the young generation against the government, so they when it was time for them to run it.....

everyone went and got beatles records on the black market anyways, anyone in their 50s will tell you that they hated being a criminal just because they wanted to listen to a stupid pop record

radarmaker

11.11.2009 06:39 PM

Dylan.

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