Who is the greatest artist musical talent of all time

Bobby Dylan. Though argument for davey Bowie is strong

zoe 3619 wrote: »

David bowie spanned many years with different styles of music.Pink Floyd would take some beating.Either would make George Micheal look like ****.(no offence).

It's hard, when you are comparing apples with oranges and it really is down to different choices. I would rate Freddie Mercury and George Michael above Pink Floyd and dare I say it, Bowie.

Freddie Mercury, it is fair to say, is untouchable in terms of talent. He is arguably the best vocalist in living memory.

I watched the rehearsal of George Michael doing his run through of Someone to Love in advance of the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. George Michael walks in and kills it, while SEAL and David Bowie look on. George is the only vocalist who could have sang that and did it justice. George Michael is very underrated in terms of how good he was as a singer and also as a songwriter. The sad thing for George is that he never realised just how talented he was.

A different topic; in relation to Freddie Mercury and smart comments about AIDS, it shows how bigotry still exists many years later, or is it begrudgery, as the reality is, not one of us in our lifetime will possess 1% of that man's creativity or talent.

KathleenGrant wrote: »

Again the question, what has that to do with musical ability?

Nowt to do with ability, but lots to do with his potential musical output, had he lived longer.

If it's lyrical genius you're after, Leonard Cohen is your man.

For sheer musicality, Liam O'Flynn is hard to beat

Elton John or Freddie Mercury

Michael Jackson

Not necessarily of all time but from my lifetime I would choose either Bowie or Prince. Prince wrote many songs that would go on to be hits for others (eg Nothing Compares to You, Manic Monday).

Also Tina Turner, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, are up there for me.

Bowie.

Impossible to answer because there have been so many greats. If I had to pick one, it would have to be Beethoven. To think that he composed his 9th symphony when he was completely deaf says it all about his musical talent. Probably the greatest ever piece of music in my opinion.

If I had to pick a modern artist, I'd go with Bowie.

Phil Collins.

In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s. It's about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. The lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. But I also think Phil worked best within the confines of a group than he did as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. Sussudio is a great great song, a personal favorite.