The best musician ever?

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Аляска Jun 30, 2012

Nobody noticed his name?
Tweek Jun 30, 2012

Аляска wrote:
Nobody noticed his name?

Do something about it then, superhero.
༎།SཛཀᎢཇΧ།༎ Jun 30, 2012

The Chef wrote:
Danny elfman, prince, as far as musicians...singers are a different category...Adele is great...as a singer...Steve perry...as a singer...

Danny Elfman is definitely one of the best composers in this modern age. Didn't he compose "Alice's Theme" for Alice in Wonderland?
⚡🏀ʟєցi†ßɑʟʟєʀ🏀⚡ Jun 30, 2012

Eminem dominates rap world, u can't really pick a best musician ever when there are so many genres
Demacia Jun 30, 2012

For JB age... Kid is full of success. My wife qq watching some show about him yesterday... Kid sold out 2 shows.... In 30 seconds. Sure not my type of music but success is success
TheRamb Add: 86 Jun 30, 2012

For me right now anyway(as opinions change and grow) it has to be Tommy Emmanuel.
Ꭱ3V Jun 30, 2012

I wasn't gonna touch this one. It's too debatable.
IMO Bob Marley is one. Not just for his music but for the message he was sending too. One love, one heart.
Skin color doesn't matter. We're all people. We all bleed red. He changed me inside as a person. Listening to his music affected me in a profound way.
I agree with others posted too. Zappa, Miles Davis, John Lennon, and of course Eric Clapton.
B. Rabbit Jun 30, 2012

Michael Jackson
SuperBob Jun 30, 2012

Tom Waits
∆Ƿɦɵɛƞıҳ∆ Jun 30, 2012

Elvis and Cash were pretty good, Hendrix was amazing, Clapton still is, the Beatles together were amazing, Pink Floyd has their good ones, but are not the best compared to Marley, and Cobain was good, but I dont like his songs. Ted Nugent is undeserving of such a title to the one who mentioned it. Many more were good, just very unknown.
∆Ƿɦɵɛƞıҳ∆ Jun 30, 2012

If you are looking at rap, #1 has gotta be Run-DMC. The only rappers who thought of combining their song with Aerosmith. Google it.
thepunk💔 Jun 30, 2012

Even though there is not a real anwser to this question, I would to offer two people that changed the way we looked at music:

Elvis Presley
Micheal Jackson

Each made a mark in their generation that is still felt today.
I think goes without saying that Elvis is one of the greatest icons ever in music. He crossed barriers. Most older people can remember the first time they saw Elvis.

Micheal Jaskson has set so many records that some may never be broken. He crossed barriers too. I bet most of us has at least one MJ album.
Both have impact that cannot be denied.
★MΛΥΗΞΜ★ Jun 30, 2012

Demacia wrote:
For JB age... Kid is full of success. My wife qq watching some show about him yesterday... Kid sold out 2 shows.... In 30 seconds. Sure not my type of music but success is success

And success has no corelation to skill. And as far as "the best", that is a matter of opinion and the subject is to broad. Try to go into a little more detail when picking a subject to discuss, it helps it stay on topic and relative.
ZRAYGO Jun 30, 2012

Paul Simon is up there.

I love Nugent, but best ever, not even close.
aidan two times Jun 30, 2012

Stevie wonder played alot of instruments on his album songs in the key of life which is always up there in public polls
Glock 45 Jun 30, 2012

I'd have to say that John Valby has them all beat. The greatest ever hands down ...
☣ 🎸ӈɪƖƖßıƖƖγ🎸☣ Jun 30, 2012

Brad paisley
Ꭱ3V Jun 30, 2012

🔥The⌖Punk🔥 wrote:
Even though there is not a real anwser to this question, I would to offer two people that changed the way we looked at music:

Elvis Presley
Micheal Jackson

Each made a mark in their generation that is still felt today.
I think goes without saying that Elvis is one of the greatest icons ever in music. He crossed barriers. Most older people can remember the first time they saw Elvis.

Micheal Jaskson has set so many records that some may never be broken. He crossed barriers too. I bet most of us has at least one MJ album.
Both have impact that cannot be denied.

I agree about Elvis definitely. If it wasn't for him rock and roll probably wouldn't exist. He broke the mold for music. He was one of the Beatles biggest influences.
And MJ deserves respect and recognition. He might have been fucked as a person but his contribution to music is undeniable.
Eric. Jun 30, 2012

Micheal Jackson did do some weird things, but he was a great musician.
ꅔꉻꐪ꒩ᵀᴸ Jun 30, 2012

One three letter last name takes the cake for me at least.

Vai.
👊4REAL👊 Jun 30, 2012

Theres so many ....Bob Marley , Tupac to name only 2 !
King Singh Jun 30, 2012

Tupac Shakur. Enough said.
Judging from a perspective of looking at the 90's era.
Zenyoul Jun 30, 2012

Er, for singer it would be Frank Sinatra or Louis Armstrong. For like, musical, Steven Sondheim. For just rock, probably one of the Rolling Stones or Beatles. Sam Roberts also, he's new, but he's amazing.
💀Pingas Jun 30, 2012

Probably Tupac Shakur. I mean the guy changed hip-hop and his lyrics actually have meaning behind them.
🔲ً大Фཀཀ¥།ㄹㅐλИDᎦ🔲 Jun 30, 2012

Frank sinatra
hahax_01 Jun 30, 2012

Tarzan
🌾ᏦᎻᎪᏞ🌾 Jul 1, 2012

Any musician who can write something powerful to give you chills deserves a vote. Bob Dylan's "Hurricane", for example.
『тӈԑ•ʟɛɢɪɵɳ』 Jul 1, 2012

Im surprised nobody has mentioned Johann Pachelbel. Maybe not the greatest ever, but Canon in D is certainly a great song. Pachelbel might win for most influential composer, because when you think about it, just about every song in existence follows the same pattern as Canon in D! Maybe not the same notes, but the same pattern!

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