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The Human Q-Tip said:
Not picking on you here Keys because I know that you know your shit musically. What bothers me is that someone lesser-known (in the U.S., anyway) like Kate Bush may indeed get in as a Chick category/British makeup. The truth is that she was innovative/original as hell, and the only answer to "who influenced Kate Bush's music" is really "nobody". She got a lot of her lyrical inspiration from novels, but her music/sound were pretty unique to her at the time. But she wasn't as popular in the U.S., and she very much did not kiss the ass of any musical establishment so she doesn't really have the connections to be appreciated by a lot of musical poobahs.

Reminds me -- do you think it might be a good idea if currently enshrined acts were made some part of the voting process? Probably too hard to execute given that we're often talking groups instead of individuals, but it still would be nice to know who impresses them.
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Kate Bush is an artistic prodigy. If you don't know much about her, I'd listen to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd talk in this five minute clip of how he discovered her and lobbied for her in the music business.

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She had 40-50 songs ready to record at age 15, songs good enough to blow David Gilmour away. That's incredible.
 
KevinLoveFan said:
I didn't realize King Crimson isn't in the HOF. They are my 2nd favorite prog band after Yes, and just ahead of Porcupine Tree. The Red album in particular is a masterpiece IMO.

Yes I'm one of five women into prog. I used to post to the alt.music.yes newsgroup in my teenage years.
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Speaking of covers, most of the attempted covers of King Crimson are pretty lame. But Les Claypool did a really great cover of Thela Hun Gingeet - although the opening guitar bit is kind of "off":

 
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The Oi said:
Was just goofin. Nobody knows Tortoise. Good song though.
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Benway said:
Well whaddya know, I think I'll just plug some Tortoise into my post-rock Pandora station.
Turns out they're right in my wheelhouse!
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I didn't know Tortoise either, but I'm digging it. It was really hard to find music that wasn't mainstream in rural Ohio as a 90's kid. This is the kind of stuff that I was missing.
 
Arketebel said:
I didn't know Tortoise either, but I'm digging it. It was really hard to find music that wasn't mainstream in rural Ohio as a 90's kid. This is the kind of stuff that I was missing.
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We shouldn't talk about rural 90s without a plug for Reverend Horton Heat. The invention of Psychobilly is a beautiful thing, and they are currently on tour.

 
bronko said:
I was never a Hall & Oates fan, but Daryl's House gave me a huge appreciation of their musicianship. Great show.
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Not sure why I love them so much, I think its their blend of R&B and Rock and it reminds me so much of my childhood.

Hall has an amazing voice live, not just good, amazing. But they were a bit too "Pop" for some and i get that, just always liked them
 
Arketebel said:
I didn't know Tortoise either, but I'm digging it. It was really hard to find music that wasn't mainstream in rural Ohio as a 90's kid. This is the kind of stuff that I was missing.
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If you and @Benway like Tortoise, you might like REM’s album Up. It went totally under the radar and it is really unique. Some of that pop feel that REM always does for sure, but has some of that electronic feel that Tortoise does.

If you like post rock and non mainstream stuff, you might also like And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and Sigur Ros.

This all means you probably like experimental music and instrumentals and…

@The Human Q-Tip can take over from here. :rolleyes:
 
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Lee said:
Not sure why I love them so much, I think its their blend of R&B and Rock and it reminds me so much of my childhood.

Hall has an amazing voice live, not just good, amazing. But they were a bit too "Pop" for some and i get that, just always liked them
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I'm not a fan of the group because of that high "pop" quotient, but Hall is definitely a talent and keeps them from being forgettable. It's like he wasn't far from taking a more Bowie-like approach and being much more unique.

Saw them and ELO - played at my school in a double-bill back in the 80's.
 
Randolphkeys said:
Kate Bush is an artistic prodigy. If you don't know much about her, I'd listen to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd talk in this five minute clip of how he discovered her and lobbied for her in the music business.

David Gilmour talks about discovering Kate Bush | Ghostarchive

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She had 40-50 songs ready to record at age 15, songs good enough to blow David Gilmour away. That's incredible.
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Bush was also a huge influence on Tori Amos' earlier work. So many women in pop/rock tend to be just singers/vocalists rather than songwriters or proficient with instruments, but they were talented for sure, writing their own stuff.
 
KevinLoveFan said:
Bush was also a huge influence on Tori Amos' earlier work. So many women in pop/rock tend to be just singers/vocalists rather than songwriters or proficient with instruments, but they were talented for sure, writing their own stuff.
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Oh, I heard Amos before I heard Kate Bush. Once I heard Wuthering Heights, I was amazed. Tori Amos jacked her sound and style 100%.
 
To me, Kate Bush is right up there with Joplin in terms of blazing a musical trail. Management wanted her to be mainstream, and she fought back and did it all her own way with her unique music, dancing...the whole thing. Completely uninhibited. It's a real shame that she's never gotten the recognition in the US that she's deserved. You don't have to be a fan of a particular type of music to recognize creative genius.
 
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Something about Tori Amos is completely unlistenable to me.
 
The Oi said:
Something about Tori Amos is completely unlistenable to me.
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I fee the same way about Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen.

Imagine living with the secret that I love Hall and Oates and hate Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen knowing how most music buffs feel about that, lol
 
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