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Originally Posted by darklord700
I'm going to throw Lennon into the mix. To me, Lennon occupies a pedestal all by himself in British rock because him and the Beatles started it all. His unfortunate death at his prime only helps solidify it.
Anyone thinks Bowie should rank alongside Lennon?
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I think Bowie is unique as his influence was not really musical as much as cultural, musically Bowie was not groundbreaking, he couldn't be as he was a performer rather than musician, what he did was take styles and influences and make them accessible to other artists, as well as the public.
Without him Kraftwork and Eno where still doing groundbreaking synthesizer work, but Bowie translated it to a post punk audience that then threw up Depeche mode and heaven 17, Gary Numan and ultimately Nine Inch Nails.