LUNEDEMINUIT
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here's a hint... nobody is truly original. everyone, including the names of the "original" acts you included, are derivative of earlier acts and influences.
the beatles, along with elvis, were clearly just doing what black r&b artists had already been doing and brought it to the white mainstream. david bowie was highly influenced by musical theater, and brought many of those elements to rock. bob dylan was simply building on the legacies of woody guthrie, pete seeger, lead belly and other similar artists.
the artists who take this influence and make it their own, passing it along by further influencing future generations... these are the artists who will be remembered forever. and u2 are certainly that.
You forget one important element:Longevity. U2 havent sustained their greatness long enough to be mention in the same league as the beatle,Dylan,the Stones,Elvis,Radiohead ect...U2 greatness period is a very small window. 87' to 93'.And that is only 2 album.Before the Joshua tree they didn't influenced anyone one and after Acthung Baby neither.