Most important Music Legend Still Alive

JLemmon

Based on influence on music, acheivements, Quality of material Released,
standing amoung his\her peers.

I would suggest Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and Brian Eno to Start.

Karl Hungus

David Bowie.

mountainyman

Elvis Presley by a mile.

ShawnRaven

mountainyman wrote: »

Elvis Presley by a mile.

I laughed!
Since Sir Hungus took David Bowie, i'll have to go with Eric Clapton.

MoominPapa

Neil Young - without a doubt

stovelid

Bowie

Stevie Wonder

Paul Mac

Reed/Cale

Nailz

Robert Plant/Jimmy Page, Bob Dylan, Mike Patton, Tony Iommi, Bruce Dickinson/ Steve Harris, "Weird Al" Yankovic (without him, nobody in music would have a sence of humor), Kerry King, blah blah blah...

Rigsby

Nailz wrote: »

Robert Plant/Jimmy Page, Bob Dylan, Mike Patton, Tony Iommi, Bruce Dickinson/ Steve Harris, Frank Zappa, "Weird Al" Yankovic (without them, nobody in music would have a sence of humor), Kerry King, blah blah blah...

Frank Zappa I knew he was a genius, but I did n't think it stretched as far as returning from the dead !


I would suggest BB King, Buddy Guy plus Donald Fagan and Walter Becker of "Steely Dan".

noby

Phil Spector

studiorat

George Martin, Bowie, Dylan, Lou Reed.

pinksoir

Ray Davies?

christeb

Hands down its got to be the Guv'nor....

Brian May

1966

Jason Donovan

KrazeeEyezKilla

What about Kraftwerk? I'm not an expert on their music but their achievements and infuence were huge.

Other than that Bowie, McCartney, Jimmy Page, Chuck Berry and Grandmaster Flash.

Nailz

Rigsby wrote: »

Frank Zappa I knew he was a genius, but I did n't think it stretched as far as returning from the dead !


I would suggest BB King, Buddy Guy plus Donald Fagan and Walter Becker of "Steely Dan".

Oh yeah, I forgot the point of the thread halfway through writing it! Fixed now.;)

Dancor

David Bowie

Slash

blow69

Michael Jackson.

Brian

Marshall Mathers.

Nailz

I was about to shrug my sholders and go off to another thread when I seen Michael Jackson, but now I'm glad I stayed to see you say Marshall Mathers so I can burst me bollox laughing at the sheer crapiness and stupidity of that statement, no offence to the poster...

Patricide

Les paul....

Brian

Nailz wrote: »

I was about to shrug my sholders and go off to another thread when I seen Michael Jackson, but now I'm glad I stayed to see you say Marshall Mathers so I can burst me bollox laughing at the sheer crapiness and stupidity of that statement, no offence to the poster...

He's not the most important musician to me, that would be Thom Yorke or Mark Knopfler; but he's certainly shaped music.

Rigsby

Another that springs to mind is Brian Wilson.

KnifeWRENCH

Rick Astley

/end of thread.

enda1

Louis Walsh

Rigsby

enda1 wrote: »

Louis Walsh

:rolleyes:

Pighead

Mr J Lennon.
A legend forever.

galwayrush

very few can match Geddy Lee on Bass, or Neil Peart on Drums
Steve Wilson for Lyrics.

delbertgrady

John Barry
Tony Bennett
Philip Glass
George Martin
Michael Nyman
Jimmy Webb
Brian Wilson

Da Funky Munky

+1 on Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney and Grandmaster Flash.

And Im adding George Michael.

Rockshamrover

Robbie Williams:D

MoominPapa

galwayrush wrote: »

very few can match Geddy Lee on Bass, or Neil Peart on Drums
Steve Wilson for Lyrics.

Poor, neglected ol' Alex Lifeson:(

brendansmith

Led Ceplind

Wagon

Jack Bruce
Bob Dylan
Tino

galwayrush

MoominPapa wrote: »

Poor, neglected ol' Alex Lifeson:(

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

ShawnRaven

MoominPapa wrote: »

Poor, neglected ol' Alex Lifeson:(

He's used to it.

Peyton Manning

Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson.

Fallen Buckshot

wot ? No Shane Macgowan

Alanstrainor

Patricide wrote: »

Les paul....

Massive +1.

rednik

Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen
Robbie Robertson
David Gilmour
Roger Waters

Mr. Presentable

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.

Pi^2

W. Axl Rose

Dr. Nick

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.

Mr. Presentable

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?

Latchy

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 .:)

Dr. Nick

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.

Dr. Nick

Al Green's on now - real class.

edit: ooops - completely wrong forum!

Shryke

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.

Scubadevils

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:

Kold

Thom Yorke and Richard D James for me.

Placid_Casual

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.

Nailz

Placid_Casual wrote: »

Brian Wilson all the way for me.

I second that actually.