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The Top Ten Musicians Of Our Time
***READ THE WHOLE THING BEFORE POSTING*** Well hello there, and welcome to *ahem* The Top Ten Musicians Of All Time (as told by 4llurb4s3) Before i get to the list there are a few things i would like to say. 1. These are my opinions, if you have a different one please say so kindly in a post. 2. This thread is protected by an anti flame shield, NO FLAMING. 3. The musicians in this thread are from the 50s and forward, no classical musicians will be mentioned in this thread. With that out of the way, lets get to the list shall we? 10. Jimi Hendrix Best Work - Little Wing Star Spangled Banner Purple Haze Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Voodoo Chile 9. George Harrison Best Work - Strawberry Fields Forever Let It Be Hey Jude Yesterday Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 8. Thom Yorke Best Work - Paranoid Android Karma Police Just Reckoner No Surprises 7. Bono Best Work - Beautiful Day One City Of Blinding Lights With Or Without You Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 6. Bob Marley Best Work - Three Little Birds No Woman, No Cry Jammin' Don't Rock My Boat I Shot The Sheriff 5. Robert Plant Best Work - Stairway To Heaven Black Dog Battle Of Evermore Over The Hills And Far Away Rock And Roll 4. James Brown Best Work - I Got You (I Feel Good) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine Night Train Cold Sweat 3. Freddy Mercury Best Work - Bohemian Rhapsody Don't Stop Me Now Killer Queen Somebody to Love We Are The Champions 2. David Gilmour Best Work - Comfortably Numb Another Brick In The Wall (Pt 1 and 2) Money Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pt 1 - 9) Wish You Were Here Ok, now before I post my number one choice, i must remind you again not to mess your pants in anger, as this is my opinion. 1. Damon Albarn Best Work - Stop The Dams For Tomorrow Kingdom Of Doom The Universal Out Of Time And there you have it. My list. Please Discuss and feel free to post your own lists as well. Tell me who i was forgetting, anyone who convinces me to alter the list in any way gets a free cookie. |
The List
10. Patrick Wolf 1. Penzance (The Libertine) 2. The Gypsy King (Wind in the Wires) 3. Augustine (The Magic Position) 9. Richey James 1. 4st 7lb (The Holy Bible) 2. Die in the Summertime (The Holy Bible) 3. Faster (The Holy Bible) 8. Nick Drake 1. Fly (Bryter Layter) 2. Things Behind the Sun (Pink Moon) 3. Northern Sky (Bryter Layter) 7. Thom Yorke 1. How to Disappear Completely (Kid A) 2. Lucky (OK Computer) 3. Idioteque (Kid A) 6. Morrissey 1. Asleep (Louder Than Bombs) 2. Late Night, Maudlin Street (Viva Hate) 3. There is a Light That Never Goes Out (The Queen is Dead) honorable mention: Seasick, Yet Still Docked (Your Arsenal) 5. Elliott Smith 1. King's Crossing (From a Basement on the Hill) 2. True Love (Unreleased) 3. I Didn't Understand (XO) 4. Efrim Menuck 1. Storm (Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven) 2. God Bless Our Dead Marines (Horses in the Sky) 3. This Gentle Hearts Like Shot Bird's Fallen (Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward) 3. Jeff Mangum 1. Two Headed Boy Part 2 (In the Aeroplane Over the Sea) 2. Song Against Sex (On Avery Island) 3. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (In the Aeroplane Over the Sea) 2. Stephin Merritt 1. Busby Berkeley Dreams (69 Love Songs) 2. I Don't Want to Get Over You (69 Love Songs) 3. All My Little Words (69 Love Songs) 1. Daniel Johnston 1. True Love Will Find You in the End (1990) 2. Ain't No Woman Gonna Make a George Jones Outta Me (Hi, How Are You) 3. Some Things Last a Long Time (1990) Honorable Mentions: Tom Waits 1. Blue Valentine (Blue Valentine) 2. Anywhere I Lay My Head (Rain Dogs) 3. I Don't Wanna Grow Up (Bone Machine) Will Sheff 1. So Come Back, I Am Waiting (Black Sheep Boy) 2. Last Love Song For Now (Black Sheep Boy Appendix) 3. For Real (Black Sheep Boy) Phil Elverum 1. I Felt Your Shape (The Glow Part II) 2. The Glow (It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water) 3. My Roots Are Strong and Deep (The Glow Part II) Isaac Brock 1. Edit the Sad Parts (Interstate 8) 2. Trailer Trash (The Lonesome Crowded West) 3. 3rd Planet (The Moon and Antarctica) Nick Cave 1. Into My Arms (The Boatman's Call) 2. Cry (Prayers On Fire) 3. Where The Wild Roses Grow (Murder Ballads) Conor Oberst 1. The Difference in the Shades (Letting Off the Happiness) 2. You Are the Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet and Hold the Earth In Place (Oh Holy Fools, The Music of Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes) 3. Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh (Fevers and Mirrors) Bob Dylan 1. Idiot Wind (Blood on the Tracks) 2. 'Cross The Green Mountain (Unreleased) 3. I Want You (Blonde on Blonde) |
I have no idea what you want us to post...Are you talking musicianship, songwriting...I don't get it.
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You are forgetting someone?
Elliott Smith – Truly brilliant songwriter and lyrisist, best work – King’s Crossing, Biggest Lie, Pretty (Ugly Before), Rose Parade etc etc, I think he deserves to be counted on this list AND Patrick Wolf - Extremley diverse and talented musician, best work - Wind In The Wires, Bluebells, Tristan, the Libertine etc etc |
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And i never said NO JAZZ, as long as that Jazz was written after the 40s. |
Ok.
10. Jimi Hendrix Best Works: Voodoo Chile Voodoo Child Fire 1983(A Merman I Should Turn To Be) All Along The Watchtower 9. Thom Yorke Best Works: Reckoner Paranoid Android Idioteque Everything In It's Right Place Pyramid Song 8. Steven Wilson Best Works: Shallow Radioactive Toy Anesthetize 7. Patrick Wolf Best Works: Magpie Overture Wind In The Wires A Boy Like Me Tristan 6. Nick Drake Best Works: Place To Be Way To Blue At The Chime Of A City Clock Time Has Told Me When The Day Is Done 5. Elliott Smith Best Works: Waltz #2(XO) Say Yes Demo Version Speed Trials Independence Day Coast To Coast 4. Chuck D Best Works: By The Time I Get To Arizona Bring The Noise Fight The Power Welcome To The Terrordrome 911 Is A Joke 3. Blockhead Best Works: Daylight None Shall Pass No Splash Save Yourself No Regrets 2. Ian Bavitz: Best Works: Daylight Citronella No Splash Save Yourself No Regrets 1. Robert Fripp: Best Works: Fallen Angel Starless 21st Century Schizoid Man Red Lark Tongues In Aspic Pt. 1 |
I think i might make a runner up list too.
Robert Fripp and Elliot Smith are both great too. hmm.... |
Robert Fripp (King Crimson): Pure genius and I don't use that word lightly. This guy really doesn't get enough credit for reinventing the way a guitar is played.
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth): This guy is up here because he's a great guitarist, a brilliant songwriter and quite a good vocalist too (both clean and harsh). Also because I simply identify with him more than anyone else - I share his love of obscure psychedelia and prog. Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree): Now Steven Wilson is an interesting one. I'd say it's better to call this guy an overall musician rather than a guitarist/vocalist. He seems to be particularly adept at writing for multiple instruments and has a great feel for the overall mood of a song... he's a great producer. He's a competent vocalist - I do like his vocals/lyrics but he does have a bit of a sterile voice. John Frusciante (RHCP): Pure emotion really... everything that a guitarist should be... one of the few who can truly channel Hendrix's spirit without cloning him. Aside from his RHCP work, his contributions to Mars Volta and his solo work are great (especially Niandra Lades), and his work with Ataxia is brilliant. Flea (RHCP): Two members from RHCP o.O - bite me... well that makes up for Kiedis I guess. Seriously though, I play bass and Flea is my favourite bassist - simple as that. He can improvise well, write mad funk lines, write more 'mature' lines, play for Mars Volta, do session work etc. Not to mention he's a hell of a trumpet player too (which he contributed to MV). Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk etc...): I think the very best vocalists tend to do something more than sing. Even if they are only on vocal/lyrical duties, they should truly influence the way a band sounds. And Patton is known for all his crazy projects because he can do this. He is a remarkable vocalist too - incredibly versatile with a great set of pipes. Valfar (Windir): Valfar is the man behind Windir. I love him for his musical vision within black metal. He is another musician who can evoke the greatest of emotion within me. Herbie Hancock: I actually consider Herbie Hancock to be a brilliant musician. Quite the accomplished pianist, flautist and composer. He is great as a bandleader too, venturing into more experimental areas, funk jazz and pioneering in general. I saw him live and it's the greatest show I've ever been to. David Bowie: Yes, I am a Bowie fanboy... the guy is amazing. He's one of the most prolific musicians around. He knows how to write music and who to recruit for his ideas. Great vocalist with a unique voice too... a true musical chameleon. And good-looking enough to send any guy down another path. :D Andy Latimer (Camel): Another multi-instrumentalist with a divine sense of songwriting. He's a great guitarist (often compared to Gilmour), he makes the flute the most badass instrument around and he's a competent singer (not brilliant, but he has a nice voice). Yet another person with an extraordinary sense of musical emotion. Nick Drake and Paul McCartney just missed out. :( |
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