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I know what you're saying K-Wise, but really it is all horses for courses. People mention the Beatles as changing music and in varying contexts they did. But the 2 minute pop song rooted in the 1-4-5 chord progressions preceded them with the likes of Paul Anka, Elvis etc,.. so they to could be seen as just a natural progression from what preceded them also.

And record companies didn't just start cloning acts recently like those after Britney to follow and to capitalize on her successes. Dick Clark was doing that in the 50's with the help of record companies and usually on a weekly basis. When music is static and gets to saturated it has a shelf life. As someone said before music is cyclical, it all comes back. You're right enough though for me to give you points. Britney didn't really change music but was at the starting gates to get the teen thing going again just like I can argue the Beatles didn't change music but was the natural progression from those preceding them.

It is interesting that no one mentioned (I don't think) Les Paul, Charlie Christian or even Robert Johnson. But did they really change music or just add to it?

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Or how about Shoenberg and his 12 tone series? Now that changed a couple of hundred years of 1) introduction 2) development 3) recapitulation and 4) conclusion in the standard form of classically based music.

And I don't want to offend. This is a good topic to see a variety of artists that have influenced the world of music but in the end it shouldn't be seen as something as banal as,...who is the best guitarist, or drummer or whatever,...ever.

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