Who was/is the best musical artist in the world?

..and I'm not talking about deaf piano players. Something modern please. :)


I think my inner communist votes for Lennon. I dig the music still.

:rokk:

Beatles

lennon is way up there for me also

Hank Williams Sr. :salute:

How do you qualify best?

I don't think there can be a best, you may have favorites, what reaches to you

That's one of the the things that gets me about musical appreciation, when you try to name the "best" whatever - there is no best, just what moves you and hits your groove so to speak

That other thing that cracks me up is when someone will say so and so musician is terrible and they suck - just because you don't care for their musical stylings doesn't mean they lack talent

You'll find great players in every genre of music

For my personal favorite .... Aerosmith - they're everything a rock band should be - great guitar sound, catchy turn of phrase of lyrics, big drum sound, solid bottom end and they've lived an um ... interesting life

and they opened up the NFL season this year and they are opening the Super Bowl in 10 days

and this thread shows why it's about personal taste
While I can appreciate the contributions and talent of John Lennon
I don't care for the music of Lennon or the Beatles

you are a bigger perve than I originallyt thought
;-)))

In best Elvis Voice

Thank ya, thank ya very much

Beethoven

Sorry, but even though he tried to disqualify Beethoven i gotta agree with Buff! :o What he did was simply amazing! :okthumb:

If he had asked who was the best rock and roll artist or some such thing then I might feel compelled to say something different like Elvis! :rokk: But he didn't.

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This is Oprano -- if someone asks for you to name anyone but X, X will be named -- although surprisingly, not first in this case, which is unusual.

Hendrix could play a mean tune.

Led Zep wrote some pretty impressive songs.

J.S.Bach could wack out a superb organ riff.

and Animal from the muppets wins hands down on the drums.



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Now there is a unqiue talent

britney spears is good

Do you have pics to prove that allegation? :P

I'm still wondering what makes any one musician "best"?

How do you qualify "best"? what is the criteria?

Because you enjoy their work more than others?

Is there a technical criteria?

Yup , Yoko is very talented

;-)))

Oi! its Radical Posture... I mean, Leonard Cohen - no wait... Cliff Richard.....

..... facist bullyboy bastards.....

"Neil, your bedroom's on fire...."

Agree totally about it being personal taste - I'm one who loves Lennon AND Aerosmith and throw a bit of Skynard, Eagles, AC/DC, & Johnny Cash into the mix. (ok, so I'm a 'music mutt' - I admit it lol)

But ya know, NO ONE I've ever heard can belt out a scream (screech?) like Steven Tyler - I will recognize that voice when I'm 90 and damn near deaf - no doubt. And much of what my generation calls 'classic' (whether it's rock or country) is being heard and appreciated by our kids.

I have one kid who thinks Aerosmith & Toby Keith should rule the world, another kid who thinks it should be Britney Spears, Shania & Journey and a third who can't decide if it should be Eminem, Queen or Chicago.

Ok, I'm raising music mutts too lmao

Oooo! I forgot about Freddy Mercury, he was a damn animal!
On my top 5.

Got some blues on that FTP of yours, by any chance? All my blues is on vinyl.


Anyways. I couldn't choose one person, but for the last couple of years, i've been extremely impressed with John Williams. He's a classical guitarist.

In the modern department, when we're talking creative musical geniuses, I would have to say:

Trent Reznor
Beck
and
The Beastie Boys

honorable mention to Billy Corgan

One of their common trait is originality and diversity.

You judge any artist by their influence and their body of work.

Personal taste means nothing.

Was : beatles, elvis
Is : coldplay, ani difranco

really?

Coldplay is like "Radiohead Lite"

ok then...

one would be frank zappa.. not only HIS music, but the number of musicians he gave the chance to shine and move on to bigger things...

Bowie... his influence on 'staging' a rock show...

this could go on for ever... :P

really?

Coldplay is like "Radiohead Lite"[/b][/quote]
Coldplay's music is less abrasive and more comforting than radiohead's has ever been.

Coldplay's music is less abrasive and more comforting than radiohead's has ever been.[/b][/quote]
Ok, than we agree.

can't beleive noone has mentioned 2pac :ph34r:

Andrew Lloyd Webber :)

Wang Chung!

I can't believe someone would. :blink:

He's nothing without Sarah Brightman with him!! ;-))))

You judge any artist by their influence and their body of work.

Personal taste means nothing.[/b][/quote]
Nice try ....

.... but then how do you measure the body of work produced by Bach to the body of work produced by The Rolling Stones

Both are influential

and when asking "best" - personal taste seems to mean a lot to many

example - some one may find John Coltrane works amazing while someone who is not a Jazz aficionado wouldn't care for his work and wouldn't consider Coltrane the best

(Coltrane being used as an example, there are many Jazz greats - including many largely unknown players - see the players working everyday in the French Quarter, there's a woman who does scat and plays clarinet and she absolutely blows me away every time I hear her - and she's playing for next to nothing and has immense talent)

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!!!

I've always thought scat is shit.

;-)))






Last edited by Nickatilynx at Jan 22 2004, 07:01 PM

See Ella Fitzgerald .... he he he

One of my favorite recordings of her is Ella doing "Mack the Knife" live in Berlin and she forgets the words and has to ad-lib and scat out of the song - really nice piece

I have to confess that I'm also a music mutt like Snoops. My tastes are frighteningly varied, but the ONLY music I can't seem to warm up to is jazz, though there are SOME (and by SOME I mean a handful) jazz songs I can sit through. But scat just bores me to tears. :(