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What are your influences?

Mine:

Kurt Cobain
Timo Tolkki
Jens Johansson
Vivaldi
J.S. Bach
Chopin
Beethoven

Mostly my fingers. They come up with the stuff I play and I pick the things that sound good, bad sounding things I don't pick then I guess, I play them with legato.

But of course Hendrix, Yngwie, Satriani and even some traces of Tolkki as I started shredding along Stratosongs. Yes and from Romeo I got my way of tapping. Though my playing sounds very different from any of these, maybe closest to Satriani, weird in the same but different way. See, I do all the tricks without whammy bar

Singing influences... Hmm, every good singer I've heard, too many to mention.

Jaakko wrote:
Mostly my fingers. They come up with the stuff I play and I pick the things that sound good, bad sounding things I don't pick then I guess, I play them with legato.

Same here. Tolkki used to be the one that got me into guitar playing, but nowadays I just play what comes to my mind.

kiko loureiro

Rachmaninov
Bach
Vivaldi
Wagner
Tolkki
Malmsteen
Mustaine
Denison
Herbie Hancock
Box & Hensley

Those are some of the musicians that influence me a lot. I could go on forever.

here I am.....
I'm a keyboardist, so...
-JENS(harpsichording, soloing is just too much for now)
-derek sherinian(attitude)
-pinnella's pianoing
-some yngwie's runs
yeah...

Jens Johansson
Vivaldi
Timo Tolkki
Mike Romeo
Janne Warmen
Tuomas Holopainen
Mikko Harkin

A former saxophone teacher of mine told me his influences.
The three great German B's
Bach
Beethoven
and Beer

Funny the three "B" influences.

Mine are:

Malmsteen
Malmsteen
Malmsteen
(and somehow Tolkki and Kirk Hammet)

tolkki
kiske
tempest
sammet
frank

My influences are mostly these guys here:
Timo Tolkki
Hugo Mariutti
Kiko Loureiro
Yngwie Malmsteen
Nuno Bittencourt
and a little bit of the Malice Mizer guitarist, Mana (musical influence! not visual! People who have seen a pic of him know what I'm talking about)

Influences:
Timo Tolkki
Kerry Livgren
Steve Walsh
and most importantly...
A WHISKY & SOUR!!!

Bach
Tolkki
Jens

myself

Dream Theater
King Crismon
Porcupine Tree
Tony Macalpine
Helloween
Stratovarius
Control Denied
Ozric Tentacles
Death
John Patitucci
Carcass
etc...

I play drums so let's say :
Jason Rullo for sure
Jörg Michael
Nick Mason

Tollki
Romeo
Galder
pettrucci
Herman li
alexander
lahio
gus g.

davv wrote:here I am.....
I'm a keyboardist, so...
-JENS(harpsichording, soloing is just too much for now)
-derek sherinian(attitude)
-pinnella's pianoing
-some yngwie's runs
yeah...

Hey I'm also a keyboardist so
-Jens the best soloplayer for me
-Tuomas Holopainen for songwritting
-Beethoven for the fastest piano song's ever (try moonlight 3rd part)

But also for musical influences :
-Helloween
-Stratovarius
-Iron Maiden
-Angra
No I don't like speed metal

I play guitar, but one of my biggest influences is a bassist:
Steve Harris

Other guitarists, and there are many, would include:
NOT in any order

• Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray / Iron Savior / Helloween), Steve Vai, Tony MacAlpine, Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden), Dave Murray (Iron Maiden), Jeff Waters (Annihilator), Andy LaRocque, (King Diamond), Brian May (Queen), Jesper Stromblad (In Flames), Bjorn Gelotte (In Flames), Henjo Richter (Gamma Ray), Michael Weikath (Helloween), Hank Shermann (Mercyful Fate), James Hetfield (Metallica - up to and including ...And Justice for All), Jon Schaeffer(sp?) (Iced Earth), Johnny Ramone (Ramones), Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein (MiSfItS), Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish), Rockin' Ralf (Running Wild), Fredrik Olsson (Lost Horizon), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Chuck Schuldiner (Death), George Lynch (Dokken / Lynch Mob), Balsac: The Jaws of Death (GWAR), Oscar Dronjack (sp?) (HammerFall), Mille (Kreator), Dave Mustaine (Megadeth / Metallica), Zakk Wylde (BLS / Ozzy), Warren DeMartini (Ratt), Max Cavalera (Soulfly / SEPULTURA), Frank Blackfire (Sodom / Kreator), Jack Black & Kyle Gass (Tenacious D), Eric Peterson (TestAmenT)... ya know, I could keep going, but that would take up even more space.

bands:
Iron Maiden
Children of Bodom
Warmen
Stratovarius
Opeth

composers:
Mozart
Bach
Sibelius

mine
stratovarius
kiske
racer x
helloween
silvio rodriguez

I am a drummer so:
Thomas Stauch
Mike Portnoy
Ingo Schwichtenberg
Mark Prator

mine are:

stratovarius
helloween
iron maiden
van halen
rolling stones
led zeppelin

but my most important influence it's STRATOVARIUS they change my life...

Bands presumably: Efenstor, Nightingale (Dan&Dag Swanö), Otyg, Enigma, Axel Rudi Pell, Dragonland, Iron Savior, Antichrisis, Aesma Daeva, Tuatha de Danann, Pink Floyd, Kings Galliard, the Dalriada Brothers, the Blarney Lads (Waxies Dargle) and a bunch of others in lesser degree.

Composers definitely: Rugiero Leoncavallo, Carl Orff, J.S. Bach, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Edward Grieg.

And DEFINITELY writers: E.T.A. Hoffmann (also musically), H.G. Wells, J.R.R. Tolkien, Thomas Malory, Charles Dickens.

I'm a bassist so :

Steve Harris : the first and the best one
Cliff Burton : he was amazing...RIP
John paul jones : the unknown bassist of led zeppelin...sooo good !
Stu hamm : Joe satriani's bassist !
Robert Trujillo : With Ozzy, not Metallica
Nirvana's bassist Chris Novoselic : Good one !
The Rolling Stones
Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath !
John Muyng...sooo goood !!