It was 44 years ago that...

Nobody say a word about Little Feat.

You all seem too traditional. Following your predictable
squared way of thinking why not to mention Frank Sinatra.

The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man" set the stage for folk rock and "Fifth Dimension" combined folk rock and psychedelia sounds.

Well, Machine Head was probably not as influential as DSOTM, I agree.

Van Halen.

Sure DSOTM set all kinds of Billboard Top 200 longevity records and sounds great, but I wouldn't say it altered a genre in any way. It's a slick Sgt. Pepper's style theme album and PF's total sellout effort. But no denying its success. Meddle marks their last art rock album. PF early adopters know the difference between grits and gravy. So here's a vote for Pink Floyd's Saucerful of Secrets, welcome to extended cut space rock.