I'd like to hear whom the people of this forum consider, what I like to call, musical genuises.

This isn't who you favorite artist or band is (although they can often be the same), but rather your view of the people you think truely have changed the world of music and made a profound impact. I personally find music as one of the most important things in my life. Here are a few people that I think deserve recognition as musical genuises.

Stevie Wonder (obviously)- single most amazing musician I've ever had the pleasure of seeing, listening to, and researching. He's talented beyond words. If you have never spent alot of time listening to his music....pick up a CD....it will change your life for the better.

Sting
Santana
Elton John
Lionel Ritchie
Dr. Dre

Just to name a few.

OH I almost forgot Clay Aiken....naw just playin.

I don't know much about music. I have never heard of Stevie Wonder. I like his last name though. I will try to find his music and listen to it. You said his music will change my life for the better. I can't wait to hear his music then.

wyclef would probably be over dre. althoguh i dont think i would call either of them musical genusies.

jimmy hendrix was the ****ing man, clapton is god, i gotta give props to my man cobain and of course john lennon.

wyclef would probably be over dre. althoguh i dont think i would call either of them musical genusies.

jimmy hendrix was the ****ing man, clapton is god, i gotta give props to my man cobain and of course john lennon.


All good names. Wyclef is very good, but Dre has been doing it longer and in a very volatile hip hop culture.

Cobain I don't agree with you on, but hey.....this isn't a debate just an opinion thread.

We did forget Bob Marley.........he's probably in my top 5.

Sevendust and Audioslave.

Minutemen, Mozart, Tomita, Beatles, Mahler, Can, Beethoven, Slayer, Wagner, Meat Puppets, JCS-Evita era Rice & Webber, Stereolab, Amon Duul, Bach, The Misfits, Schoenberg, Beach Boys, Ash Ra Tempel, Flatt & Scruggs, Kraftwerk, Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht, Tubeway Army, Skrewdriver, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Deadsy, Roy Orbison, Mohd Rafi, Elvis, Husker Du, Wailers, Buddy Holly, Apples In Stereo, Del Shannon, Orff, any roots style Bluegrass etc etc etc etc etc

cobain made a huge impact in nirvana's time, not to mention he really started the whole grunge era. nirvana was huge all around the world and cobains voice and lyrics were one of a kind. they were genuis. just look at how big a tragedy it was considered when he died, thats impact. also, you might not like them but i think the beatles should be up here to.

Minutemen, Mozart, Tomita, Beatles, Mahler, Can, Beethoven, Slayer, Wagner, Meat Puppets, JCS-Evita era Rice & Webber, Stereolab, Amon Duul, Bach, The Misfits, Schoenberg, Beach Boys, Ash Ra Tempel, Flatt & Scruggs, Kraftwerk, Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht, Tubeway Army, Skrewdriver, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Deadsy, Roy Orbison, Mohd Rafi, Elvis, Husker Du, Wailers, Buddy Holly, Apples In Stereo, Del Shannon, Orff, any roots style Bluegrass etc etc etc etc etc

I have listened to Schoenberg. He writes music that sounds strange. It almost scares me. I like the composers you wrote. I didn't know we could write classical composers. I love George Gershwin and Rhapsody in Blue. I love Pyotr Tchaikovsky!

Cobain didn't invent or start grunge and he actually lifted whole melodies from other artist's songs...he was talented but obviously a BIG BIG Pixies & Killing Joke fan. JMHO.

Cobain didn't invent or start grunge and he actually lifted whole melodies from other artist's songs...he was talented but obviously a BIG BIG Pixies & Killing Joke fan. JMHO.


I agree, the media and the surge to grunge music made Cobain an instant legend. I don't personally think it was his incredible mind for music.

insane clown posse
sean paul
barry manilow
brittney spears
12 girl band
just a few
:p

hey, what do yall think about queen. i think they should be up here.

I don't really care for Queen but Brian May & Roger Taylor are right up there in talent.....

It's hard for me to give entire bands such praise......I don't know enough about Queen to give them that much credit, but they did have some music that was one of a kind.

[QUOTE=abdiel2k3]insane clown posse
sean paul
barry manilow
brittney spears
12 girl band
just a few
:p[/QUOTE


Barry Manilow is pimp! "I write the songs that make the whole world sing".

Barry Manilow is pimp! "I write the songs that make the whole world sing".

Bruce Johnson of the Beach Boys wrote that......if you speed it up while maintaining it's original pitch (time scaling) it sounds fairly rockin'.

Bob Schneider
Harry Connick Jr.
Dean Martin
Billie Holiday

cobain made a huge impact in nirvana's time, not to mention he really started the whole grunge era. nirvana was huge all around the world and cobains voice and lyrics were one of a kind. they were genuis. just look at how big a tragedy it was considered when he died, thats impact. also, you might not like them but i think the beatles should be up here to.

I couldnt agree with you more Yoko. He was one of a kind in voice, lyrics and guitar. He started a whole new era of music and by many will never be forgotten. He was so much more intelligent than alot of people give him credit for; he had a remarkably high I.Q. He had alot to say and made alot of people view alot of thing's differently. Just my opinion. ;)
There will never be another person anything like him.

Pantera, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Sex Pistols, Prince, Ten Benson!

I couldnt agree with you more Yoko. He was one of a kind in voice, lyrics and guitar. He started a whole new era of music and by many will never be forgotten. He was so much more intelligent than alot of people give him credit for; he had a remarkably high I.Q. He had alot to say and made alot of people view alot of thing's differently. Just my opinion. ;)
There will never be another person anything like him.
Yea, id go with that. Although he didnt start grunge, Nirvana certainly popularised it. Cobains influence can be seen in nearly every band out there today. Its unfortunate most are so ****! lol

They say that the term "genius" is over-used.
Boy! You guys prove it! Britney Spears? Husker Du?
Stevie Wonder probably rates as does Hendrix and Lennon ( though I personally think that Lennon/McCartney together did "genius" level work and that individually they fell short).
The word genius gets watered down when you apply it so liberally.

Genius? Bach, Beethoven, Mozart. Among current folks, Chick Corea, Brian Wilson, a smal handful of others.

Barry Cantaloupe? ***** please!

I wonder if you even know what/who Husker Du is? :rolleyes:

Of all time I gotta go with

Waylon Jennings
Bob Marley
Elvis
Dr Dre

I wonder if you even know what/who Husker Du is? :rolleyes:


And why wouldn't I, asswipe? I was a professional musician for over 35 years.......I keep up and enjoy all kinds of stuff...from Rampal to Johnny Cash to Yellowjackets to Beatles to Maroon 5 to Mozart to Motown.
Don't try to act like you know me. If you lived the next block over, we wouldn't hang, loser.

I noticed that in your entire indignant blowhard monologue that you never answered my question. Funny that. ;)