It's a bit disheartening to squeeze 50 years or so of history into a measly poll, but I figure I included enough (including a gag answer) to capture the essence. What do you say?
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Most important event in Rock History
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What's your pick for most important event?
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Robert Johnson records (1930's) 1 (5%)
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Elvis appears on Ed Sullivan (1956) 2 (9%)
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Beatles arrive (British Invasion)(1964-1966) 3 (14%)
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Beach Boys release Pet Sounds (1966) 0 (0%)
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Summer of Love (Sgt. Pepper, etc.) (1967) 0 (0%)
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First VU album (1967) 0 (0%)
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Syd Barrett leaves Pink Floyd (1968) 0 (0%)
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The Who release "Tommy" (1969) 0 (0%)
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David Bowie/T. Rex (Glam rock) (1972-1974) 1 (5%)
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Punk, 1976-1978 4 (18%)
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Post-Punk, New Wave (1977-1980's) 4 (18%)
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Ian Curtis dies (1980) 2 (9%)
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John Lennon shot (1980) 0 (0%)
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"Blue Monday" (1983) 1 (5%)
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Eddie Murphy releases "Party All The Time" (1980's):p 1 (5%)
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Live Aid (1985?) 0 (0%)
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Grunge Rock (1990's) 0 (0%)
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Kurt Cobain dies (1994) 0 (0%)
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Radiohead release OK Computer (1997) 0 (0%)
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Other 3 (14%)
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again, i'm not voting. at the end of the day, you can't really rank things like this. everyone will disagree and not to mention the fact you'd be blinded by your taste and will never pick objectively. this is the stuff music journalists do for fun...and sell it to you for five bucks.
Originally posted by Snucker again, i'm not voting. at the end of the day, you can't really rank things like this. everyone will disagree and not to mention the fact you'd be blinded by your taste and will never pick objectively. this is the stuff music journalists to for fun...and sell it to you for five bucks.
Damn, you unmasked me....I am really Paul Morley! 
Please, help me feed myself! I haven't had money since the royalty checks for Frankie Goes To Hollywood stopped pouring in......
(I just love picking on Paul Morley. He's such an easy target with his overdone prose...)
Originally posted by Snucker who's Paul Morley?
He used to play fer Aston Villa along with Arnold J Rimmer and Peter Withe.
ON TOPIC.... Where's Dylan goes Electric at the Newport Folk Fest? There are a few others as well, but this along with Elvis on ES were pretty important.
Originally posted by Paul Roy I'm going to go as far and call Robert Johnson the most influential artist of all time.
that's only because he sold his soul to the devil, you know....
Originally posted by AgentWood > Originally posted by Paul Roy> I'm going to go as far and call Robert Johnson the most influential artist of all time.
that's only because he sold his soul to the devil, you know....
so, he instigated selling your soul for Rock n' roll??
The things you learn on this here forum...amazing...
Originally posted by The Happy One > Originally posted by AgentWood> > > > Originally posted by Paul Roy> > I'm going to go as far and call Robert Johnson the most influential artist of all time. >
that's only because he sold his soul to the devil, you know....
so, he instigated selling your soul for Rock n' roll??
The things you learn on this here forum...amazing...
didn't they even bury his body at a crossroads because they were so sure of his pact with beelzebub (how else could someone be so talented, they thought)? crazy people, crazy times.
now robert johnson, i don't know about. celine dion...i think so (but in her case it was for world domination). 
No one is really sure where Robert Johnson is buried. There are two locations where it's suggested he's buried. Robert may also been the first to womanize and booze it up for Rock N Roll.
His music is quite amazing, at times it sounds like there are two gee-tarists playing but it's just him.
we may not realise it for another 1000 years but eddie murphy's "party all the time" is the greatest song ever!!! c'mon now the clapping!!!!, rick james pre-crack and kidnapping!!!! you cannot beat that
Originally posted by frank smarra we may not realise it for another 1000 years but eddie murphy's "party all the time" is the greatest song ever!!!c'mon now the clapping!!!!, rick james pre-crack and kidnapping!!!! you cannot beat that
Maybe Rick James was pre-kidnapping at that point, but I doubt he was pre-crack (this was the Eighties, after all).
PARTY ALL THE TIME 
yeah but it was early '85 i think he was only using heroin, cocaine, pills ect , im sure if i know my rick james history that he didnt use crack until at least september 85
Originally posted by frank smarra yeah but it was early '85 i think he was only using heroin, cocaine, pills ect , im sure if i know my rick james history that he didnt use crack until at least september 85
My mistake. You see why I was such a lousy person to be setting up this poll! (I stand by my original list, though I might include the introduction of LSD in 1943...very important!)
I'm somewhat of a music nut, and for my own purposes have been trying to figure out when "rock got serious". I have heard alot about the influence of VU; it was obviously a big influence on JD and the legendary David Bowie, who himself has influenced so many. So was it VU that moved us away from the bubble-gum pop of the Beatles and blues-influenced rock of Elvis? Or was it the Doors? ANd who came first, VU or the Doors? Any thoughts??
Originally posted by Mr. Streak I'm somewhat of a music nut, and for my own purposes have been trying to figure out when "rock got serious". I have heard alot about the influence of VU; it was obviously a big influence on JD and the legendary David Bowie, who himself has influenced so many. So was it VU that moved us away from the bubble-gum pop of the Beatles and blues-influenced rock of Elvis? Or was it the Doors? ANd who came first, VU or the Doors? Any thoughts??
The Doors' chronology dates back to late 1964/early 1965, about the same time as the Velvets. But there's no question that the Doors came first when it came to gaining mass appeal, selling records more, etc. I've read that the Doors weren't as big in England as they were here in the States, so I think it's more likely the VU had a bigger following there, thanks to Bowie. In short....Doors first (at least in the States) but probably VU first in the U.K.
Interesting poll, T7....
I picked Elvis on Ed Sullivan. It's kind of a "chicken/egg" question and I sum up my rational like this: Elvis was the right person at the right time playing the right music on the right (and infant) medium.
There was greatness before him amd greatness after him but neither the former nor the later could have flourished without the middle event.......IMHO :D
