i didn't read the whole thing because it was sooooo long but if it hasn't been said already a little known band called: MUSE

I'm not 100% whether they should be here or not but Soundgarden were pretty damn inventive. Incredible use of time signatures and tunings as well as a couple of great guitarists.

Also, how did Matt Bellamy make the list but Tom Morello didn't?!?!?

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You must be joking Tom Morello has had mentions on every other page I am sure.

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you figure it might happen by 2012?

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Some of these might not fit as intovative but here is a list of the top of my head

Flipper
Ink & Dagger
Harvey Milk
Molly McGuire
YOB
Isis
Fantomas
Today Is The Day
Captain Beefheart
Halo Of Flies
Boredoms
Tomahawk
Pharaoh Overlord
Swans
Stinking Lizaveta
PJ Harvey
Wooden Shjips
Buried At Sea

Stranger things have happened.

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Well, what are Muse then? Bellamy stole a lot of his stuff from Morello.

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They fall under the general umbrella of progressive rock IMO.

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Aw hell, this thread is too long to read (and it's so old I've probably posted before and don't remember).
But the initial post fails to mention ROXY MUSIC.

So I feel justified in posting my list of bands that I find innovative that MAY HAVE BEEN overlooked:

Ike Turner
Carl Perkins
Chuck Berry
Booker T & the MGs
The Pretty Things
The Monks
The Zombies
13th Floor Elevators
T Rex
****ney Rebel
Roxy Music
Kraftwerk
NEU!
The Cramps
Suicide
The Dead Boys
E.L.O.
Tom Waits
The Ruts
Bad Brains
D.R.I.
Jane's Addiction
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Grifters
Guided By Voices
The Dirtbombs/ /The Gories

Props go to whoever brought up Polvo. And I think people say "Wilco" they really mean "The Replacements"

What exactly are we discussing here?

I think i missed something.

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haha.

they are, beyond metal.


and has do make say think been mentioned? anyone?

BoyEcho was making a sarcastic joke about the fact that this thread was originally started by Guitargeek in 2004 as research for a project that has yet to materialise.

Since then however the original idea has long sice been forgotten and now people just read the title and add the names of random bands they think are innovative because they have an asymetric haircut...

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