Who is your favorite musical figure of all time?

[jpgray]

Mine would be a tie between these two guys:

[Jamastiene]

1. These three are my all time most favorite musicians ever.

Joan Jett
Deborah Harry
Chris Stein

I don't have any pictures to post at the moment, sadly.

[Richard Steele]

2. I'm partial to this one:

But "musical figures" are a very personal thing;
your mileage may vary.

[jpgray]

3. 1st inversions suck ass

:P

I choose to see this as a B minor augmented.

[Richard Steele]

5. "B-Minor augmented" ? BLASPHEMOUS Infidel! You have given OFFENSE!

Now we must FIGHT!!!!!

[regnaD kciN]

6. From somewhere on the net...

A C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says: "Sorry, but we don't serve minors." So the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them.

After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished: the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough.

A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second."

An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor.

Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims: "Get out now. You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight."

The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a three-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says: "You're looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development."

This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au naturel.

Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility.

On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless.

The bartender decides, however, that since he's only had tenor so patrons, the sopranout in the bathroom, and everything has become all too much treble, he needs a rest - and closes the bar.

;-)

[begin_within]

13. Wow - wonder who composed that?

[Guava Jelly]

4. here we go

Frank Sinatra
Chrissie Hines
Freddie Mercury
Merle Haggard
Carol King

[mark414]

7. you beat me to the punch...woody guthrie for me

he's the only musician ever in my entire life whose songs i could relate to 100%...i've done a lot of 'hard travelin' like woody...hitchhiking and hoppin trains and seein the beauty of america for what it really is...no matter where i was or what i was doing or what was happening, i could always sing a verse from a woody song that would fit my situation perfectly...(and i'm headin back out on the road in 6 weeks time! i'm recovering from an injury at the house of some family...)

there's definitely other names that find themselves at the top of my list but woody tops them all.

[enigmatic]

8. 3

Peter Laughner:



http://www.handsomeproductions.com/petersstory.htm

Mark Eitzel:



http://www.furious.com/Perfect/markeitzel.html

Joy Lynn White:



http://www.joylynnwhite.com/

[tjwmason]

9. Too easy - stands head, shoulders and much else besides above the rest

J.S.B.

[underpants]

20. Aaaaah BACH!

[fishwax]

24. I'm partial to the fugue

:rofl:

[Arkham House]

10. Mozart, Ravel, Gershwin, Pops, Duke, Miles, Dizzy...

...they'll do for starters...

[southpaw]

11. Especially when working together

[unpossibles]

12. tough call

hmm. more or less in order

David Byrne
Duke Ellington
Beethoven
Mississippi John Hurt
Etta James
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Cliff
Elvis Costello

honorable mentions:
David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Kate Bush, Miles Davis, Joe Jackson, Joan Jett, Joe Strummer, Stevie Wonder, Andrew Bird, Rufus Wainwright, Joni Mitchell, Taj Mahal, Toots Hibbert, Paul Simon, The Police (but more as a unit than solo), Mike Patton, Bach, and about a hundred more.

I love music - every genre has good and bad, imo, and some I love more than others, but... it's such a sublime art form that is also easily experienced for anyone.

[ghostsofgiants]

14. Dennis Lyxzén, perhaps...

(Refused/The (International) Noise Conspiracy/The Lost Patrol)

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Monk

He's influenced everything i've ever done on both piano and guitar.
The Professor

[XNASA]

16. We are the 801.........

...We are the central shaft
And we are here to let you take advantage
Of our lack of craft.
Certain streets have certain corners
Sooner or later, we'll turn yours

[Magrittes Pipe]

21. Looking for a certain ratio

Someone must have left it underneath the carpet
Looking up and down the radio
Uh-oh, nothing there this time
Looking for a certain ratio
Someone said they saw it parking in a car lot
Looking up and down the radio
Uh-oh, nothing there this time
Going back down to the radio
Uh-uh--uh-oh-oh-oh, here we go!

[graywarrior]

17. :)

[acmavm]

18. Lennon, Dylan, Baez, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash

for starters

[livetohike]

19. The favorite since 1967

[Magrittes Pipe]

22. :

[Joe Fields]

23. Jon Lennon, Elvis and Dylan

[fishwax]

25. woody for me as well

though I'd have to put dylan up there as well :)

[Phillycat]

26. Prince

Always.