Music Vote: Which musical artist would you choose?

[fresh_42]

There is something of a morbid coincidence that Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Jim Morrison were all 27 when they died. Poor Buddy Holly was only 22.

+ Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse.

 

[DennisN]

But honestly, the reason they were chosen is most likely part of a scheme to collect data that might be useful for advertising or other purposes.

Hmm, I did not think of that. And it wouldn't surprise me if it was true.

(Edit: Recently I noticed two suspicious ads for me on facebook. One time it was an ad for binoculars from a company called AstroSweden, just a day after I had talked about binoculars and telescopes in a mail (Gmail) with my friends. Next time it was an ad for the beer Staropramen a couple of days after I had sent a test photo with a Staropramen beer to my friends on Gmail.)

 

[Jarvis323]

Hmm, I did not think of that. And it wouldn't surprise me if it was true.

(Edit: Recently I noticed two suspicious ads for me on facebook. One time it was an ad for binoculars from a company called AstroSweden, just a day after I had talked about binoculars and telescopes in a mail (Gmail) with my friends. Next time it was an ad for the beer Staropramen a couple of days after I had sent a test photo with a Staropramen beer to my friends on Gmail.)

Yeah, I don't know for sure. Sometimes these types of posts might be mainly designed to go viral. Sometimes they are designed to gather information about people. You often see a bunch of those in facebook asking people fun/silly questions that give away peoples personal info. Basically everything you do on the internet is scraped by data collectors I think.

 

[symbolipoint]

They're all popular artists who died young. But honestly, the reason they were chosen is most likely part of a scheme to collect data that might be useful for advertising or other purposes.

I looked through the list of emoticons because I like your comment response, but I do not see one for "interesting!"

 

[symbolipoint]

There is something of a morbid coincidence that Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Jim Morrison were all 27 when they died. Poor Buddy Holly was only 22.

For most of those you just listed, that is why someone extracted the term, "The Twenty-Seven Club".

 

[fresh_42]

For most of those you just listed, that is why someone extracted the term, "The Twenty-Seven Club".

There are more tragic cases outside 27 besides Buddy Holly. Eva Cassidy (33), Melanie Thornton (34). It's not always drugs and Rock'n'Roll.

 

[PeroK]

Another coincidence is that the two famous drummers to die young, Keith Moon and John Bonham, both died at 32.

 

[rsk]

Hmm, I did not think of that. And it wouldn't surprise me if it was true.

(Edit: Recently I noticed two suspicious ads for me on facebook. One time it was an ad for binoculars from a company called AstroSweden, just a day after I had talked about binoculars and telescopes in a mail (Gmail) with my friends. Next time it was an ad for the beer Staropramen a couple of days after I had sent a test photo with a Staropramen beer to my friends on Gmail.)

I sometimes wonder about the companies who pay for this targetted advertising based on spying.
Do they realize you always see the ads just AFTER you've already bought the item in question?

 

[pinball1970]

Well, Whitney was the only one in the collection who could actually sing.

She could sing but I always used to rather that she would not have.

 

[pinball1970]

Hendrix was the easy choice for me.

There are so many lost legends I would forcefully introduce. Just imagine a jam between Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman, EVH, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Also, Randy Rhoads and Bon Scott.

We always forget Terry Kath. Hendrix rated him apparently.

 

[pinball1970]

So, this musician dies and goes to hell. All the great musicians go to hell. The devil meets him there, and introduces him to his band - on guitars are Brian Jones and Duane Allman. Bass is John Entwistle, "but sometimes Jaco Pastorius sits in". Keyboards is Keith Emerson.

Our musician is wondering "Who's the drummer? John Bonham? Ginger Baker? Maybe Moon? Sure...got to be Keith Moon"

In comes a skinny girl, sits at the drums and she says, "All right everybody. Rainy Days and Mondays, in E-flat".

Alternative ending to that.
As all the great drummers are arguing who should take a seat at the kit Everyone hears this incredible drumming above them.
John Bonham says, "that sounds like Buddy Rich!"
St Peter appears and says, "Nah, it's god. He just thinks he's Buddy Rich."

 

[fresh_42]

She could sing but I always used to rather that she would not have.

I like coloratura soprano.

 

[pinball1970]

I like coloratura soprano.

I did not have you down as one of those guys.

 

[fresh_42]

I did not have you down as one of those guys.

It doesn't prevent me from liking Lemmy, too. I believe that music is a Western way to influence our autonomic nervous system on purpose, i.e. manipulate moods. A cheap trick to cut short the long education to a Tibetian monk. So the bandwidth of music I like or don't like is pretty large. I observed that I like songs with a total tacet, a pause for a few notes. I have no idea why.

 

[pinball1970]

It doesn't prevent me from liking Lemmy, too. I believe that music is a Western way to influence our autonomic nervous system on purpose, i.e. manipulate moods. A cheap trick to cut short the long education to a Tibetian monk. So the bandwidth of music I like or don't like is pretty large. I observed that I like songs with a total tacet, a pause for a few notes. I have no idea why.

Yes, more like that guy.

 

[PeroK]

To continue the morbid theme, Motorhead and the Jimi Hendrix Experience are the only really famous groups where they are all gone.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Meat Loaf is touring without Meat Loaf. Kind of vegetarian meatloaf.

 

[symbolipoint]

I believe that music is a Western way to influence our autonomic nervous system on purpose, i.e. manipulate moods. A cheap trick to cut short the long

That is ONE of the uses, but it is not the most important use.

I observed that I like songs with a total tacet, a pause for a few notes. I have no idea why.

The meaning and effect of Rhythm. Too, many people feel a fascination with changes in rhythm.

 

[Klystron]

There is something of a morbid coincidence that Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Jim Morrison were all 27 when they died. Poor Buddy Holly was only 22.

Buddy Holly and fellow passengers including rising star Ritchie Valens; Ricky Nelson and bandmates; and music promoter Bill Graham died in separate aircraft accidents anent to concert travel; apparently an occupational hazard of that business.

(I linked Bill Graham to wikipedia for disambiguation of his assumed name. While famous among rock fans after mid 1960's in the San Francisco Bay Area, Graham and the Family Dog probably are not well known elsewhere (and elsewhen).)

 

[Astronuc]

Hendrix is my first choice, Marley my second.

Of course, if the list was expanded, I'd pick James Dewar with Robin Trower. I'd love to hear "Bridge of Sighs", "A Tale Untold", "For Earth Below" and "About to Begin".

 

[DennisN]

Of course, if the list was expanded [...]

For fun, I tried expanding the list for me, and here is how it went:
(Edit 1: I did not think of only deceased, I thought of all my favorite bands I've never seen)

Other artists I wish I would have seen live are R.E.M., Pink Floyd (with Roger Waters present), Guns N' Roses (when they were good), Soundgarden, Eurythmics (at ca 1983-85) and Alanis Morissette (Jagged Little Pill tour; regrettably she canceled a concert I was planning to go to).

Among these, I don't know which one I would buy a ticket to, it would be a VERY hard choice for me.
Hmm, let's cut it down to four:

• David Bowie
• R.E.M.
• Pink Floyd
• Eurythmics

From there it's almost impossible for me to choose only one of them!

Ok, scrap Pink Floyd, they can be rather depressing. Please note I am a huge fan, though .

Ok, David Bowie, R.E.M., Eurythmics...

Darn, they all got so many good songs each of them.

It hurts a lot, but I think I scrap Eurythmics.

Ok, David Bowie versus R.E.M..

Let's try listing five awesome songs with each one:

David Bowie: Life on Mars, Heroes, Ziggy Stardust, Rock 'n' Roll Suicide, Let's Dance.
R.E.M.: The One I Love, Get Up, Drive, What's The Frequency, Kenneth?, Losing My Religion.

Do I really have to choose only one of the artists? It's like torture!
First I thought I would go for R.E.M., but then I listened to the five songs by Bowie above.
Again, I choose David Bowie as number one. The songs are just fantastic.

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Luckily I have seen a lot of my other favorites live, among them Pixies (2004 Reunion), The Cure (Disintegration tour 1990), U2 (Achtung Baby tour) and Massive Attack (Mezzanine tour) which are among the most memorable live concerts I've been to.

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Edit 2: I forgot two of the really big ones, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, which of course I also would have loved to see. Other bands I wouldn't mind seeing is Swedish ABBA (of course!)*, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and some of the famous funk bands/funk artists.

* Three awesome ABBA songs of many:

• Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (it is SO well composed, in my opinion, and even Madonna used it)
• The Winner Takes It All (fantastic)
• The Visitors (awesomely haunting, and it's about dissidents in the Soviet Union, Poland maybe, I don't know)

 

[Astronuc]

which are among the most memorable live concerts I've been to.

My memorable concerts were in the 1970s with Spirit, Santana, Yes, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Rush, . . . .

The most memorable was Yes 1978.

 

[BillTre]

Interesting post @DennisN!

It would not surprise me if everybody had a list of favorites many of which would be different or unique.
For example, I really like the band Little Feat (1970's New Orleans-ish funky rock and blues band with fun lyrics).
They were big in the DC area where I regrew up, but mostly southern region:


There several other less popular performers I really like.
As well as some I have seen a lot of.
However, with respect to the original question, some of these guys I have seen a lot of and therefore would be less of a draw for a viewing, compared with seeing some completely different performance(r).

I guess some of this would be age related; what music was current when one's favorites were developing?

Never seen Yes, but I like them!
Did they put on a good show?

 

[Vanadium 50]

DC area where I regrew up, but mostly southern region

DC is the south. The Mason-Dixon Line is the northern border of Maryland.
And, ironically, Lowell George died in the DC area.

 

[BillTre]

DC is the south. The Mason-Dixon Line is the northern border of Maryland.

Culturally, but not politically and with a mixed history.

 

[DennisN]

Little Feat (1970's New Orleans-ish funky rock and blues band with fun lyrics)

I've never heard them before, but they sound very good! I love that kind of groove, and also the musical setup on stage. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[pinball1970]

My memorable concerts were in the 1970s with Spirit, Santana, Yes, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Rush, . . . .

The most memorable was Yes 1978.

That would have been something, I would have liked to have seen Yes in the 70s

 

[PeroK]

The first band I saw live was Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow in Edinburgh in 1980 (my last year at school):

https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/rainbow--4

The last band I saw was King Crimson at the London Palladium in 2018. Despite the band's age (Robert Fripp is 75 now), they were on stage for nearly three hours. They were utterly brilliant.

 

[Astronuc]

Jimi Hendrix, Little Wing

 

[Klystron]

My memorable concerts were in the 1970s with Spirit, Santana, Yes, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Rush, . . . .

The most memorable was Yes 1978.

Not to foment jealousy, but Carlos Santana formed his blues band and performed all over the San Francisco Bay Area from 1966 onward. I could not count the number of times I heard him and various bandmates play live. Santana opened for other Bay Area bands at fairs and parks, often playing to distracted audiences who came early expecting to hear some popular band.

"Who are these (people)? What are they doing onstage? Checking sound levels?"

Local Santana fans would patiently explain and quiet people down to listen to the great music. Santana provided innovation and mixed genres adding something different each live performance. When Santana opened nights for the Santa Clara County fair circa 1969, each show sounded unique. The first audio cassette tape I owned featured Santana's first album. Carlos would later lament on stage how they missed the early days.

"Now they all want to hear "Jingo Va"; and it better be note perfect to the recording on their album at home lest they complain."