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Originally Posted by Igster
Completely disagree. See? Some people think so while others don't. I do believe they are groundbreaking and have had a huge influence on the industry and music in general. They are a significant band IMO.
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Actually, whether or not a band is significant in the musical landscape is not an opinion based thing. It just is or isn't.
The Beatles, Elvis, the Rolling Stones, Jay Z, Talking Heads, Nine Inch Nails, Beastie Boys, U2, Bob Dylan, etc.
All bands that can be called significant or ground breaking.
There are plenty of bands that are in fact "significant" and have a tangible effect on music in general. LP wasn't one of them. They did what other bands were doing and they made a career out of it. Was their impact on music significant? No. Did they break ground? No. Whether they're good or not is entirely subjective of course, but that's obviously not what I'm talking about.
There are plenty of bands I love, some in particular that have been around longer and put out more albums than LP. Would I call them significant or groundbreaking? No. And that's OK.
Maybe it's just semantics and a difference in how the phrase is being used, but I'm just looking at it from the most objective angle.