Greatest All-Around Musician of All Time

Dotoar · 01-11-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

So would Milli Vanilli get a vote from you as well then?

I'd say! He did it even better by doing less!

blackboab · 01-19-2011, 01:14 PM

if we are talking pop and rock.....stevie wonder has to get a mention...a brilliant multi instrumentalist but....there is only one man in popular music who kills on every instrument you can think of....someone who plays and sings and does almost everything on his recorded work....its prince ....no one comes near him for sheer god given talent....

rocksann · 01-19-2011, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by beatleszeppelin

Agreed. IMO, none of The solo efforts by The Beatles stood up to what they made together. Not Imagine, not All Things Must Pass, not Band On The Run.

I think that both John and Paul went on to make fantastic solo music. People make the mistake of wanting them to still be The Beatles, when they are not the Beatles when they are not collaborating. I love both of thier solo works. Especially Paul's Ram, and John's Imagine.

avalonblues · 01-19-2011, 07:55 PM

Didn't read through all 12 pages. Has anyone mentioned Roger Waters? Driving creative force behind one of the best bands of all time, basically invented genre of progressive rock as well as composing (with some help from Gilmour) some of the greatest albums of all time. I'm not a huge Pink Floyd fan, but try taking some sort of hallucinogen and listening to Dark Side of the Moon and tell me it doesn't blow your mind. Plus, now he's writing operas. Not a flashy bass player, but what he did in terms of experimenting with song structure, tempo, soundscapes etc. in a rock setting was pretty amazing

I saw some people mention Zappa too. He's incredible. So was Lowell George. Jeff Beck is pretty good at the guitar as well, and has done stuff in a lot of different genres. Mozart was ok too

Tops · 01-20-2011, 09:04 PM

Lauryn Hill!!!!!

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 01-20-2011, 09:11 PM

Has anyone mentioned Zorn? I mean, I think he's explored every single compositional style known to man, and may be a bit too avant-garde, and hit and miss for some people's taste. But when it comes to eclecticism, he's very comparable to Zappa, and in his own way just as boundary pushing, if not more.

Danny88 · 11-13-2011, 01:43 PM

Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven. Unless you mean the best instrumentalist ever.

NEWGUY562 · 05-04-2012, 09:52 PM

I guess i'll have to go with prince since he can play 27 instruments.

RLLC · 05-05-2012, 01:24 AM

My choice is Willie Dixon; vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer; proficient on both the upright bass and the guitar. He was an important link between the blues and rock and roll and his songs were covered by some of the biggest artist of recent times.

Neapolitan · 05-05-2012, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RLLC

My choice is Willie Dixon; vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer; proficient on both the upright bass and the guitar. He was an important link between the blues and rock and roll and his songs were covered by some of the biggest artist of recent times.

He played bass on Chuck Berry's early hits - they both recorded for Chess Records. His songs were covered by Cream, Led Zeppelin, & the Rolling Stones.

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01-19-2011, 07:55 PM	#114 (permalink)
avalonblues Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11	Didn't read through all 12 pages. Has anyone mentioned Roger Waters? Driving creative force behind one of the best bands of all time, basically invented genre of progressive rock as well as composing (with some help from Gilmour) some of the greatest albums of all time. I'm not a huge Pink Floyd fan, but try taking some sort of hallucinogen and listening to Dark Side of the Moon and tell me it doesn't blow your mind. Plus, now he's writing operas. Not a flashy bass player, but what he did in terms of experimenting with song structure, tempo, soundscapes etc. in a rock setting was pretty amazing I saw some people mention Zappa too. He's incredible. So was Lowell George. Jeff Beck is pretty good at the guitar as well, and has done stuff in a lot of different genres. Mozart was ok too

01-20-2011, 09:04 PM	#115 (permalink)
Tops Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 3	Lauryn Hill!!!!!

11-13-2011, 01:43 PM	#117 (permalink)
Danny88 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 17	Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven. Unless you mean the best instrumentalist ever.

05-04-2012, 09:52 PM	#118 (permalink)
NEWGUY562 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 429	I guess i'll have to go with prince since he can play 27 instruments.

05-05-2012, 01:24 AM	#119 (permalink)
RLLC Groupie Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 15	My choice is Willie Dixon; vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer; proficient on both the upright bass and the guitar. He was an important link between the blues and rock and roll and his songs were covered by some of the biggest artist of recent times.