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Originally Posted by chairman of the bored
originality is a continuum...name one band/composer/musical artist who doesn't have any point of reference as far as traceable influences...i haven't been able to think of one and i listen to alot of diverse music
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That really depends what you mean by "point of reference". If you mean recognizable musical influence from other musicians, I would say Wesley Willis is pretty hard to peg. Certainly he was influenced by pop culture as a whole, but he didn't ever sound the slightest bit like anyone else I can think of.
Jandek is also pretty hard to trace any direct influences to. You could say "influened by the blues" or "influenced by folk music" but you won't hear a direct reference to a single other artist in his music.