Bands that faggot hollow man @YellowSnow neglected to include:
Joy Division[/b] (1970's) - spawned New Order and post-punk pioneers
Happy Mondays[/b] (1990's) - Manchester 90's MDMA rock (24 Hour Party People)
Afrika Bambaataa[/b] (1970's) - dude basically invented hip hop
Beastie Boys[/b] (1980's) - do I need to explain this one?
Bauhaus[/b] (1980's) - basically the first Goth band, way more metal than you might think
Human League[/b] (1970's) - listen to "Being Boiled" and recognize that when they wrote it they did the synth sounds by loosening and tightening tubes - they built their own synths and couldn't afford keyboards yet
Smashing Pumpkins[/b] (late 1980's/early 1990's)
Sex Pistols[/b] (1970's) - first big-time "punk" band
DEVO[/b] (1970's - 1980's)
The Smiths[/b] (1980's)
Gang of Four[/b] (1970's)
Kraftwerk[/b] (1970's)
on communist Polish TV, no less
Gary Numan/Tubeway Army[/b] (1970's) - They and Kraftwerk essentially invented electronic music, which, like it or not, revolutionized how we make and listen to pop music now
Daft Punk[/b] (1990's - present)
Donna Summer[/b] (1970's) - "I Feel Love" is one of the most influential singles of all time
Gorillaz[/b] (2000's - present)
Chemical Brothers[/b] (1990's - present)
Massive Attack[/b] (1990's - 2000's) - leaders of influential Brixton scene
Fatboy Slim[/b] (1990's - 2000's) - ditto
Prodigy[/b] (1990's) - made probably the best music video ever
Dead Kennedys/Black Flag/Suicidal Tendencies[/b] (1980's) - California Punk Rawk at its best
The Specials[/b] - the best of the ska bands that grew up in the slums of London. Everyone else is just a pale imitation (looking at you, English Beat and Madness).
Amy Winehouse[/b] - The 21st Century Janis Joplin. Lord only knows how great she could have been.
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