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Most important Music Legend Still Alive

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    #32
    brendansmith
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    Led Ceplind


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    #33
    Wagon
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    Jack Bruce
    Bob Dylan
    Tino
    tino.jpg


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    #34
    galwayrush
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    MoominPapa wrote: »
    Poor, neglected ol' Alex Lifeson:(

    :o Totally silly of me, Alex is a God.:cool:


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    #35
    ShawnRaven
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    MoominPapa wrote: »
    Poor, neglected ol' Alex Lifeson:(

    He's used to it. ;)


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    #36
    Peyton Manning
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    Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson.


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    #37
    Fallen Buckshot
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    wot ? No Shane Macgowan


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    #38
    Alanstrainor
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    Patricide wrote: »
    Les paul....

    Massive +1.


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    #39
    rednik
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    Jimmy Page
    Eddie Van Halen
    Robbie Robertson
    David Gilmour
    Roger Waters


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    Mr. Presentable
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    Dylan, Bowie, Brian Wilson. Some suggest McCartney, but the quality of his work has been inconsistent at times, and dead dodgy at others.

    Little Richard.


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    #41
    Pi^2
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    W. Axl Rose


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    #42
    Dr. Nick
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    Bruce Springsteen, but don't tell anyone.........a very cynical friend of mine who likes all music from Clash to Crosby Stills went to the RDS last summer and said it was 'the best rock concert I've ever been at'. He only went because of the hype.

    Personally I think it's better that some people don't get it, makes it simpler for fans. I don't want to ram it down people's throats. Anyone who has seen him in concert will have the same opinion.


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    #43
    Mr. Presentable
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    Dr. Nick wrote: »
    Bruce Springsteen, but don't tell anyone.........a very cynical friend of mine who likes all music from Clash to Crosby Stills went to the RDS last summer and said it was 'the best rock concert I've ever been at'. He only went because of the hype.

    Personally I think it's better that some people don't get it, makes it simpler for fans. I don't want to ram it down people's throats. Anyone who has seen him in concert will have the same opinion.

    He's the most important to me, but I doubt he is to music - I mean, would rock be appreciably worse off without him?


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    Latchy
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    Robert Plant/Jimmy Page, Bob Dylan, Brian wilson ,McCartney ,Bowie ,Stevie wonder ,Mary wilson Clapton CSNY, Taylor ,Mcguinn etc .

    It's because of these people and quite a few more i am still in love with music today, as i was when i could first walk, and when i first heard them .:)


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    #45
    Dr. Nick
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    nipplenuts wrote: »
    He's the most important to me, but I doubt he is to music - I mean, would rock be appreciably worse off without him?

    see your point, depends how the original question is interpreted i suppose, but he remains still alive, a music legend and very important.


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    #46
    Dr. Nick
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    Al Green's on now - real class.

    edit: ooops - completely wrong forum!


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    Shryke
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    David Bowie, John Fogerty, Chuck Berry, Paul McCartney... most other names I'd bother to mention have already been said.

    Out of everyone I'd go with Bowie as most important still alive not just because of his own fantastic output but also other projects he had involvment with. Notably the two albums he produced with Iggy Pop, Transformer with Lou Reed, and his musical influence on others.


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    #48
    Scubadevils
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    Some electronic representation from over the years...

    Juan Atkins (Model 500, Cybotron etc)
    Derrick May
    Kevin Saunderson
    Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream - been many other members though)
    Klaus Schulze
    Brian Eno
    Brian Dougans/Gaz Cobain (Future Sound of London + many aliases)
    Richie Hawtin
    Paul Hartnoll & Phil Hartnoll (Orbital)
    Richard D James (Aphex Twin)
    Derrick May
    Michael Golding & Steve Rutter (B12)
    Jimmy Cauty (of The KLF) and Alex Paterson (The Orb)

    To name a few! :pac:


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    #49
    Kold
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    Thom Yorke and Richard D James for me.


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    Placid_Casual
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    Brian Wilson all the way for me.

    Don't think there's been any women mentioned yet, so i'll throw in Joni Mitchell and Patti Smith.


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    Nailz
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    Placid_Casual wrote: »
    Brian Wilson all the way for me.
    I second that actually.


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    ShawnRaven
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    On the subject of women, and i'm probably gonna get slated for this. But i'd have to also give their genre credit for this. Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin. Both of them pretty much stepped down to pass the torch onto the next generation instead of p*ssing away their legacy like the likes of Witless Houston.


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    #53
    John
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    MoominPapa wrote: »
    Neil Young - without a doubt

    Thread over. Neil Young forever.


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    #54
    todolist
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    Can't believe in 53 posts nobody mentioned PRINCE.


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    Fanny Cradock
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    Tom Waits, anyone?


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    #56
    ShawnRaven
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    Fanny Cradock wrote: »
    Tom Waits, anyone?

    He can keep waiting before he falls into this category! :D


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    #57
    galwayrush
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    Vangelis deserves a mention.


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    #58
    Shryke
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    Aretha Franklin? Absolutely. Good mention.


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    #59
    Sea Devils
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    Carlos Santana should be mentioned


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    #60
    hamsterboy
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    Ian Fraser Kilmister.....aka LEMMY!!!!!

    HB


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    #61
    HalloweenJack
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    nipplenuts wrote: »
    Some suggest McCartney, but the quality of his work has been inconsistent at times, and dead dodgy at others.
    That can be said for most artists, in fairness.

    Anyone who's been making music for 20+ years is hardly going to release a classic album every single time. However, there's no denying the influence of the Beatles on modren day music. Imo, McCartney hasn't had as much influence.

    For me:

    David Bowie is up there. The man's released a dozen great albums and has shaped music so much.

    Prince too, another one who's shaped music for so many people.

    George Clinton is one who hasn't been mentioned yet. He is a musical genius. He perfected an entire genre and also influenced millions of artists.


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