When I started as an executive producer for Fashion projects, I got involved with designers and trend gurus. We chatted about creativity, how fashion influences in music rule a new collection and vice versa. In one of these conversations, I heard something that put me on alert and sent me into deep cultural research. The hypothesis was That Fashion and cultural trends are recycled every 20 years. A new cultural version repeats some points of lifestyle.
Is the hypothesis true? I don’t know. Also, in music, there is a fine line between influence or reference and hardcore copy.
Let’s start our musical brainstorm of ideas, but FIRST OF ALL, thanks to AC/DC for our title inspiration.
Let’s get back to our central theme: WHO MADE WHO? WHO MADE YOU?
The godfather of Nu-metal, the psycho brain of Mr. Patton, Faith No More has been updating the creative insights since the mid ‘80s. Like a devoted student, their first fusion was with funk and rap music – REALLY EPIC!
Boom! Rap Metal was born. Then, during his puberty, the insane Patton, with his ideas and the rhythm of the Gould/Bordin brothers, created a masterpiece: Angel Dust.
The year following Angel Dust put FNM in an unsustainable creative status. Moreover, the riffman Jim Martin left the band. It was terrible for the band, and Patton lost his faith in FNM.
1995 put the band in a new position in the creative process, Patton became the focus, and he tried to divide insane ideas going to his solo project, Mr. Bungle and the most digestible concepts of FNM.
WAIT A MINUTE! WHO WILL BE THE GUITARIST?
Hopefully, the band finds their faith again, and another breakpoint in the music industry is born – welcome, Nu-metal; this is the “King for a day…fool for a lifetime.”
AND WHO WILL BE INSPIRED BY THIS ALBUM?
A bunch of Armenian boys started putting their ideas and their conception of being immigrants in the USA into music, headshot, crazy, wake-up table!
Yes, the name of this band is System of a Down. And they listened to a lot of FNM – 3 letters for both, right?!?!
Our next guest for our subject came from the NY scene (actually, both came from the Big Apple). In the craziest of fairy tales about lead singers, he was invited to substitute Jim Morrison for the Doors after Jim’s death!
OMG!
But…Yes, a lot of buts. Ray Manzarek and his crew gave up before he was able to sing a song.
By the way, the young fella thought about improving his performance and being more intense and original than Jim Morrison – Yes, I know, how can it be possible!
Simple! Let’s do this rehearsal completely naked!
Ladies and gentlemen, here is one of Iggy Pop’s myths! Yes, baby, we have been talking about Iggy Pop and the Stooges, one of the most dangerous bands on the planet – aka: Punk Godfathers!
And who would imagine that the Stooges’ inspiration would be reborn in the late 90s? It is a fact! A middle-class band from NY was responsible for this. Moreover, they gave new life to black leather jackets, faced song censorship in their hometown, and controlled the whole world with their debut album. Is this it, right?
Yes, I think so.
S T R O K ES !
Oh! Both bands start with ST, right?
Our simple hypothesis was answered. Let us move on!
Below MY list by Who Made Who – I would love to know about your list, be my guest on the blog comments.
Who Made Who Playlist:
XTC X Franz Ferdinand
AC/DC X The Cult
Florence + The Machine X The Killers
Black Sabbath X Soundgarden
Anthrax / Public Enemy X Rage Against the Machine
Black Crowes X The Faces
Vanusa X Black sabbath
Tom Petty X Red Hot Chili Peppers
Led Zepellin X Planet Hemp
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