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If you could bring a dead rock star back to life

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  • 17-07-2008 10:08am
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    Mudbugclub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭


    If you could bring a dead rock star back to life for one gig, who would it be?

    John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Kurt Cobain? Or someone else?

    This Day in Music are carrying out a world-wide survey to see which dead rock stars people would want to see again - for one night only!

    Who would you pick? You can see a full list and vote on
    www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/stairway_to_heaven


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    EvolutionNights
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    Hendrix, Cliff Burton and John Bonham in the same band.


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    chin_grin
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    Layne Staley - lead singer of Alice in Chains.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layne_Staley

    Also Dimebag Darrell, guitarist out of Pantera.


    Such amazing talent, gone before their time.


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    NOGMaxpower
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    Bob Marley & Layne Staley


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    Krsnik87
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    Lennon and George, poor fookers :(


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    Dudess
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    Ian Curtis, Janis Joplin.


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    grumpytrousers
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    possibly not *now* as stuff has moved on, but if there was one i could have prevented from dying, it'd be Buddy Holly. Without a doubt. He was the master, and the recorded output that spanned something like 2 years showed progression the likes of which even the Beatles would have had difficulty maintaining. I'm not sure he'd have branched out into psychedelia, him being a good ol' boy from Lubbock, Texas, but then (controversy ahoy) maybe that would have been a *good* thing...


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    Blackhorse Slim
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    Jimi Hendrix, no question. He achieved so much in such a short space of time, it's mind-boggling to think what he could have achieved had he lived at least another 10 years.


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    Parrish_Crooks
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    Tupac Shakur, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson (Technically not dead, but you know what I mean....) ;)


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    berliner
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    Phil Lynott.Gone way to soon.


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    RastaRed
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    Bob Marley, Philo, Ian Curtis, all dead way too soon, so much more to give


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    meditraitor
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    Robert Nesta and Elvis Aaron


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    Juan Pablo
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    berliner wrote: »
    Phil Lynott.Gone way to soon.

    .


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    youcancallmeal
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    Rory Gallagher, best Irish musician of all time!


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    Valeriedoors
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    Definitely Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Buckley would be at the top of my list :)


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    EvolutionNights
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    Valeriedoors wrote: »
    Jeff Buckley

    Good call. Amazing guitarist and excellent vocalist.
    Departed far too early.


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    cournioni
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    Layne Staley (vocals)
    Dimebag Darrell (lead guitar)
    Chuck Shuldiner (rhythm guitar)
    Cliff Burton (bass)
    Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka (drummer)

    Nice little band right there!


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    Nailz
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    Dimebag Darrell, Kurt Cobain, Hendrix, Lennon & John Bonham.


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    drunkmonkey
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    I'd bring back Jim Morrison....the worlds in need of a few rock and roll stars..

    NHR671209-01-5A-FP.jpg


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    PrivateEye
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    Ian Curtis.


    and the voice of the people, who may not have been a rockstar but certainly rocked the foundations a little harder than most of them....

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    Luke Kelly.


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    Sleepsatnight
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    I think Eva Cassidy was fantastic and she didn't get to enjoy being famous so I'd bring her back:)

    Another one is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole who was a cool hawaian dude check him out on you tube his voice is soooo soft!:)


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    Zaph
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    Joe Strummer
    Joey/Johnny/Dee Dee Ramone


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    follow
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    PrivateEye wrote: »
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    Ian Curtis.


    and the voice of the people, who may not have been a rockstar but certainly rocked the foundations a little harder than most of them....

    DUBS_P03_circa1962_350.jpg

    Luke Kelly.

    agreed 100% on ian curtis, i could have enjoyed at least 4-5 more joy division records


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    Mudbugclub
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    Just had a look at the results so far, John Lennon in third, John Bonham from Led Zepp in second and Elvis has the most votes at the moment.

    I would've thought John Lennon would win this no problem? Freddie Mercury is in forth place, Hendrix is in fifth and Kurt Cobain in sixth.


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    Bubs101
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    For me it would be between Bob Marley and Gram Parsons

    Bob Marley was the only ever superstar of Reggae so is an obvious choice. Gram Parsons released two albums and there's not a duff track on either of them. The second one is an utter masterpiece. He was a really big influence on the Stones and U2. The Joshua Tree's cover is the tree where his ashes are spread


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    unreggd
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    Elvis and/or Curt Cobain, just so everyone will STFU about them!!


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    Howard the Duck
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    Elliott Smith

    Joe Strummer

    Joey Ramone ... because his solo stuff was pretty good... the other ramones well only if they made a new ramones album and if Johnny wasn;t such a dick :)


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    grumpytrousers
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    Mudbugclub wrote: »
    I would've thought John Lennon would win this no problem?

    Only if it was a condition that he *had* to work in conjunction/competition with Paul McCartney. Otherwise you're stuck with his 70's output. It had a sod of a lot of stink about it.


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    JerryHandbag
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    youcancallme>al wrote: »
    Rory Gallagher, best Irish musician of all time!
    One of the greatest guitarists ever imo, visited his grave recently...gone way too soon and it saddens me.

    Also Bob Marley, Ian Curtis & John Bonham


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    Rustar
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    Can't believe nobody's mentioned (I always say "can't believe nobody's mentioned" in these threads) Stevie Ray.


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    meditraitor
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    Rustar wrote: »
    Can't believe nobody's mentioned (I always say "can't believe nobody's mentioned" in these threads) Stevie Ray.
    ? who:confused:


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