I was listening to Sabbath before I had bum fluff (Masters of Reality was one of the first albums I ever bought) but I was well and truly over them before I had my first shave. So, no I don't think he should be knighted. However, to give him his due Sabbath were one of the few bands that started a whole new musical genre. That is rare. Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys are widely accepted as having founded bluegrass and perhaps In the Court of the Crimson King was the first prog album (though that is open for debate).
If you were going to hand out awards for seminal music, however, I would give my first gong to Brian Eno for 'no pussyfooting' and 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts' both of which introduced techniques that have been widely copied, often these days by people who have never heard of Eno. I would also consider a gong for Kraftwerk for founding electro-pop.
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Originally Posted by Rob_K
Yep, if knighthoods were a democracy he'd get my vote!: thumbsup: He's also played an immense social role that goes unrecognised - he's the guy you point to and say "See kiddies, that's what happens when you take drugs"!  |
Pete Townsend's daughter once said that her parents made sure she had no interest in taking drugs. Perhaps Pete should also get a gong for talking Jim Marshall into building guitar amps.
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be knighted its beneath him. 
