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Topic: Top 5 musicians for each instrument
Posted By: prog61
Subject: Top 5 musicians for each instrument
Date Posted: April 20 2012 at 09:39
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Do you want to express your personal top 5 list of
musicians for each instrument? This is mine: Singers
Keyboard players
Drummers
Guitarists
Bassists
Other instruments
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Posted By: spknoevl
Date Posted: April 20 2012 at 09:58
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First of all, I'm limiting my choices to prog musicians or I'd probably just go with jazz musicians. Guitar - Allan Holdsworth, Robert Fripp, John McLaughlin, Dave Gilmour, Steve HoweBass - Tony Levin, Trey Gunn, John Wetton, Chris Squire, Ray Shulman
Drums - Bill Bruford, Gavin Harrison, Pat Mastelotto, Danny Cary, Billy Cobham
Keys - Jan Hammer, Keith Emerson, Tony Banks, Eddie Jobson, Chick Corea ------------- http://martinwebb.bandcamp.com The notes are just an interesting way to get from one silence to the next - Mick Gooderick |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: April 20 2012 at 15:58
Nice Thread!  Keys: Tony Banks, Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Kerry Minnear, Ray Manzarek Guitar: Alex Lifeson, Steve Howe, Steve Hackett, Robert Fripp, John McLaughlin Drums: Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Bill Bruford, Gavin Harrison, Jimmy Chamberlin Bass: Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Michael Rutherford, Ray Shulman, Stanley Clarke Vocals: Peter Gabriel, Jon Anderson, Peter Hammill, Jon "Jonsi" Birgisson, Jim Morrison ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 21 2012 at 02:07
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Singers
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 21 2012 at 02:56
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drums - Dennis Chambers John Bonham Terry Bozzio Keith Moon Virgil Donati guitar - Jeff Beck Eddie Van Halen Robert Fripp Jimi Hendrix Leo Kottke keys - Keith Emerson Dave Stewart Andy Tillison John Novello Don Airey bass - Chris Squire Steve Harris John Mole John Paul Jones Jeff Berlin voice - Freddy Mercury Robert Plant Peter Gabriel Bono Ozzy Osbourne |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: April 21 2012 at 19:31
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Keys: Tony Banks, Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Patrick Moraz, Jordan Rudess Guitar: Jimi Hendrix, Steve Hillage, Eric Clapton,Steve Hackett, Dave Gilmour Drums: Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Bill Bruford, Ginger Baker, Mike Portnoy Bass: Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, John Entwistle, Pete Trewavas, Paul McCartney Vocals (Male): Carl Wilson, Steve Hogarth, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Neil Finn Vocals (Female): Annie Haslam, Agnetha Faltskog, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Martha Wainwright Various: Mike Oldfield, Steve Winwood, Mel Collins, Ian McDonald, Dick Parry |
Posted By: Nick Dilley
Date Posted: April 21 2012 at 20:06
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Singers
Keyboard players
Drummers
Guitarists
Bassists
Okay, I might want to revise this in 5 seconds.....but here goes. *posting* |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: April 21 2012 at 21:41
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My top fives, not in any particular order Keys-Jurgen Fritz, Keith Emerson, Oliviero Lacagnina, Joe Vescovi, Peter Robinson Guitar-Eddy Marron, John McLaughlin, Leigh Stephens, Tony Bourge, Lee Pickens Drums-Carl Palmer, Peter Giger, Jon Hiseman, Joe Koinzer, Curt Cress Bass-Helmut Koellen, Furio di Castri, Burke Shelley, Wolfgang Schmid, Mark Clarke Vocals-Helmut Koellen, Aldo Tagliapietra, Rudolph Schon, Chris Farlowe, John Gustafson Other instruments-Klaus Doldinger (sax), Thomas Schmidt (violin), Elio D'Anna (flute), Ian Carr (flugelhorn), Peter Giger (assorted percussion) |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: April 22 2012 at 12:00
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Guitar: John McLaughlin, George Benson, Frank Gambale, Shawn Lane, Tony MacAlpine Bass: Jaco Pastorius, Chris Squire, Victor Wooten, Hadrien Feraud, Richard Bona Keys: Keith Emerson, Joe Zawinul, Brian Auger, Chick Corea, Rick Wakeman Drums: Billy Cobham, Tony Royster Jr., Lenny White, Dennis Chambers, Dave Weckl Othes: Jean-Luc Ponty (violin), Trey Gunn (Chapman Stick), Michael Brecker (sax), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Dave Samuels (vibes) |
Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: April 23 2012 at 03:51
------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman |
spknoevl wrote:Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 21:54
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Vocals: 1. Peter Gabriel 2. Geddy Lee 3. Adrian Belew 4. Jon Anderson 5. Peter Hammil Guitars: 1. Alex Lifeson 2. Steve Hackett 3. Andrew Latimer 4. Steve Hillage 5. Steve Howe (Why are all the good guitar players named Steve?) 6. Robert Fripp (Sorry I know its #6 but I couldnt leave him out) Bass: 1. Geddy Lee 2. Chris Squire 3. Mike Rutherford 4. Tony Levin 5. Timo Vuorinen Keys: 1. Tony Banks 2. Pete Bardens 3. Keith Emerson 4. Dave Stewart 5. Mike Ratledge Drums: 1. Neil Peart 2. Bill Bruford 3. Phil Collins 4. Carl Palmer 5. Michael Giles
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Posted By: frippism
Date Posted: April 25 2012 at 23:43
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Singers 1. Nils Frykdahl (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) 2. Robert Wyatt 3. Carla Kihlstedt 4. Tim Smith 5. Captain Beefheart Guitars 1. Fred Frith 2. Robert Fripp 3. Mick Barr 4. Trey Spruance 5. Jon Poole Bass 1. Jesse Krakow (Pak) 2. Joachim Florent (Particularly in Metal-O-Phone0 3. Tim/Jim Smith 4. Rob Wright (Nomeansno) 5. Igor Krutogolov (Kruzenshtern & Parohod) Drums 1. Keith Abrahms (Pak) 2. Bill Bruford 3. Bob Leith 4. John French 5. The dude from Deathspell Omega 6. Guy Shechter (Kruzenshtern & Parohod) Keys hmmmmmmmmmm 1. Mike Ratledge 2. Dave Stewart 3. William D. Drake not too many I've got with keyboard players. ------------- There be dragons |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 01:07
Don't you mean Steve H.'s ?
Do you mean top 5 favorite musicians (probably because of the composition and playing approach) or top 5 people with excellent musicianship?
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 01:25
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Do you want to express your personal top 5 list of musicians for each instrument? This is mine: Singers
Keyboard players
Drummers
Guitarists
Bassists
Other instruments
Iván
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 02:10
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If we mean prog and prog-related and assume that we have to list our favorite musicians, not ones that are excellent musicians, then: Vocals - male: 1. John Wetton; 2. Peter Gabriel; 3. Adrian Belew/David Byrne; 4. Jon Anderson; 5. Ian Anderson -- Honorable Mentions: --
Jeff Lynne Vocals - female: 1. Jacqui McShee; 2. Annie Haslam; 3. Grace Slick; 4. ... oops ... (scratching my head) ... Guitars: 1. Robert Fripp - GOD (Guod Orat Demon strandum); 2. David Gilmour; 3. David Byrne/Jerry Harrison; 4. Steve Howe; 5. Steve Hackett (yup!) -- Honorable Mentions (so as not to lose respect of others): -- John McLaughlin Adrian Belew Allan Holdsworth Daniel Fichelscher Conny Veit Bass: 1. Victor Wooten; 2. Tony Levin; 3. Geddy Lee; 4. John Wetton; 5. Chris Squire Keys: 1. Richard Wright; 2. Rick Wakeman; 3. Keith Emerson (Mellotron is not a real instrument? Go ... ); 4. Tony Banks; 5. Mike Ratledge Drums: 1. Bill Bruford; 2. Buddy Rich; 3. Michael Giles; 4. Billy Cobham; 5. Robert Wyatt |
Posted By: prog61
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 10:15
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Just the own favorite musicians (by personal taste) Franco (Prog61)
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 11:13
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Vocals: 1. Annie Haslam 2. Ronnie James Dio 3. Kate Bush 4. Daniel Gildenlow 5. Roger Daltrey Keyboard: 1. Richard Wright 2. John Greenwood 3. Chick Correa 4. Jan Hammer 5. Kerry Minnear Guitar: 1. Robert Fripp 2. John McLaughlin 3. Jimi Hendrix 4. David Gilmour 5. Steve Hackett Bass: 1. Percy Jones 2. John Wetton 3. Chris Squire 4. Mike Rutherford 5. Ray Shulman Drums: 1. Bill Bruford 2. Christian Vander 3. Jaki Liebezeit 4. Pierre Moerlen 5. Phil Collins |
Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 16:14
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Hmm... Singers
Keyboard players
drummers
Guitarists
Bassists
Other instruments )))))))))
------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 17:23
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Well, then....hewing closely to prog, I'm leaving out some REAL favorites like RJD! Vocals: 1. Jon Anderson 2. Peter Gabriel 3. Greg Lake 4. John Wetton 5. Annie Haslam Keyboard Players: 1. Rick Wakeman 2. Patrick Moraz 3. Tony Banks 4. John Hawken 5. Mike Pinder Drummers: 1. Phil Collins 2. Bill Bruford 3. Carl Palmer 4. Pierre Moerlen 5. Alan White Guitarists: 1. Robert Fripp 2. Steve Howe 3. Steve Hackett 4. Alan Holdsworth 5. John Goodsall Bassists: 1. Chris Squire 2. John Wetton 3. Mike Rutherford 4. Percy Jones 5. Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond ....goodness, that went quickly! |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 18:49
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Singers 1. Demetrio Stratos (Area) 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Russel Mael (The Sparks) 4. Ronnie James Dio 5. Jacqui McShee (Pentangle) Guitarists: 1. Andy Latimer (Camel) 2. Steve Hilage 3. Tommy Bolin 4. Vlatko Stefanovski (Leb i Sol) 5. Brian May Bassists: 1. Tony Levin 2. Ralphe Armstrong (Mahavishnu, Ponty) 3. Tom Jenkinson - Squarepusher 4. John Deacon (Queen) 5. John Paul Jones Synthesists: 1. Peter Bardens (Camel) 2. Tony Banks 3. Mark Joell (Big Block 454) 4. Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers) 5. Joe Zawinul Organists: 1. Keith Emerson 2. Jon Lord 3. Ken Hensley 4. Ray Manzarek 5. Dave Stewart (National Health) Flutists: 1. Ian Anderson 2. Mauro Pagani (PFM) 3. Elio D'Anna (Osanna) 4. Thijs van Leer (Focus) 5. Didier Malherbe Drummers: 1. Billy Cobham 2. Nick Mason 3. Robert Wyatt 4. Carl Palmer 5. Bobby Colomby (Blood Sweat and Tears) Producers: 1. Brian Eno 2. Tom Jenkinson - Squarepusher 3. Biosphere 4. Pete Namlook Backing vocals: 1. backing vocals of Queen 2. backing vocals of Capability Brown 3. backing vocals of Gentle Giant 4. Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple) metalophones, marimbas, Tubular Bells and other mallet stuff: 1. and 2. Mirelle Bauer and Pierre Moerlen (Gong) 3. David Mattacks (Tull) 4. Fadhil Indra (Discus) 5. Dave Greenslade Saxophone: 1. David Jackson (VDGG) 2. Dick Heckstall-Smith (Colosseum) 3. Joe Farrell (Return To Forever, Cobham) ------------- |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 19:37
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John Deacon as Top 5 bassist? Waaa ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: freudiana
Date Posted: April 26 2012 at 22:55
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Vocalists: 1. Peter Gabriel 2. Peter Hammill 3. Jon Anderson 4. Mikael Akerfeldt 5. Derek Schulman Guitarists: 1. Steve Hackett 2. Robert Fripp 3. John McLaughlin 4. David Gilmour 5. Steve Howe Bassists: 1. Jaco Pastorius 2. Chris Squire 3. Tony Levin 4. Allen Ballaud 5. Jonas Reingold Drummers: 1. Billy Cobham 2. Bill Bruford 3. Guy Evans 4. Phil Collins 5. Michael Hazera Keyboardists: 1. Rick Wakeman 2. Keith Emerson 3. Patrick Moraz 4. Tony Banks 5. Jurgen Fritz Flautists: 1. Ian Anderson 2. Ian McDonald 3. Andy Latimer 4. Thijs van Leer 5. Peter Gabriel Saxophonists: 1. Mel Collins 2. Ian McDonald 3. Theo Travis 4. David Jackson 5. Ulf Wallander Violinists: 1. David Cross 2. Jean Luc Ponty 3. Ray Shulman 4. Patrick Hanappier 5. Eddie Jobson Miscellaneous Instrumentalists: 1. Michel Berckmans(Oboe, Bassoon) 2. Cosia(Hurdy Gurdy) 3. Leo Svensson(Musical Saw) 4. Jamie Muir(Percussion) 5. Ruth Underwood(Percussion) |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: April 27 2012 at 06:04
Yes, absolutely. ------------- |
Posted By: ColonelClaypool
Date Posted: April 27 2012 at 07:28
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Singers: Freddie Mercury, Geddy Lee, Maynard James Keenan, Peter Gabriel, Devin Townsend
Bass: Geddy Lee, Les Claypool, John Deacon, Lemmy, John Paul Jones
Guitar: Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, Bob Fripp, David Gilmour
Drums: Danny Carey, Vinnie Colaiutta(sp?), Carl Palmer, Billy Cobham, Neil Peart
Yodeling/Whistling: Thijs van Leer ------------- With magic, you can turn a frog into a prince. With science, you can turn a frog into a Ph.D. and you still have the frog you started with. |
Posted By: dtguitarfan
Date Posted: April 27 2012 at 08:26
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Singers: Tommy Karevik, Jorn Lande, Russell Allen, Jon Anderson, James Labrie Keyboardists: Jordan Rudess, Rick Wakeman, Derek Sherinian, Keith Emerson, Tomas Bodin Guitarists: Tosin Abasi, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Johan Liefvendahl, Mats Haugen Bassists: Victor Wooten, Andreas Blomqvist, Geddy Lee, John Myung, Jonas Reingold Drummers: Mike Mangini, Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, Navene Koperweis, Truls Haugen ------------- http://tinyurl.com/cy43zzh" rel="nofollow - My 2012 List 
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: April 28 2012 at 00:30
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Damn, I forgot to add my chum Ray Bennett from Flash for "Favorite Bassist!" Guess I'll have to drop Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond... Back in the '70s, Ray was right up there with the other Rickenbacker masters (Squire, Camp, Strater come to mind). Since he was flatmates with Squire in the early years of Yes, it isn't surprising that they evolved a very similar approach to the instrument = roundwound strings, plectrum, and aggressive approach to the instrument! Ahhh....the Rick 4001! Where would we progsters be without it?
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Posted By: Canterzeuhl
Date Posted: April 28 2012 at 01:16
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Singers Robert (Bobby) Martin Robert Wyatt Terry Kath Richard Sinclair Stephen Hawking Keyboard players Tommy Mars Keith Emerson Kerry Minnear Peter Bardens Dave Sinclair Drummers Terry Bozzio Aynsley Dunbar Carl Palmer Bill Bruford Chad Wackerman Guitarists Frank Zappa Gary Green Jan Akkerman Steve Hackett Andy Latimer Bassists Jaco Pastorius Hugh Hopper Patrick O'Hearn Scott Thunes Richard Sinclair Electric Spoons Geoffrey Richardson, every time. |
Posted By: Vobiscum
Date Posted: April 29 2012 at 18:41
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Singers: Daniel Gildelow Ronnie James Dio Peter Steele Matthew Barlow Robert Plant Guitarists: David Gilmour John Petrucci John McLaughlin Steve Vai Tom Morello (Why not?) Bassists: Chris Squire Geezer Butler Arthur Maia Drummers: Bill Brufford Bill Ward Mike Portnoy Neil Peart Zbigniew Robert Prominski (Inferno) Keyboard Players: Richard Wright Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: banjosoap
Date Posted: May 01 2012 at 21:23
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Singers: 5. Sonja Kristina Linwood 4. Greg Lake 3. Jon Anderson 2. Peter Hammill 1. Peter Gabriel Underrated: Tim Finn Guitarists 5. George Harrison 4. David Gilmour, 3. Steve Howe 2. Steve Hackett 1. Robert Fripp Underrated: Lobby Loyde Bassists 5. Jannick Top 4. Mike Rutherford, 3. Tony Levin 2. John Wetton 1. Chris Squire Underrated: Thierry Tranchant Keyboardists 5. Rick Wright 4. Eddie Rayner 3. Rick Wakeman 2. Keith Emerson 1. Tony Banks Underrated: Mike Pinder Drummers 5. Terry Bozzio 4. Christian Vander 3. Carl Palmer 2. Phil Collins 1. Bill Bruford Underrated: Ringo Starr Other Instruments 5. Ian Anderson (Flute) 4. Darryl Way (Violin) 3. Dave Jackson (Sax, Flute) 2. David Cross (Violin) 1. Ian McDonald, (Sax, Flute)
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 01 2012 at 21:24
Ringo Starr is mediocre not underrated.  ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: May 01 2012 at 23:16
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Singers 1. Jon Anderson 2. Peter Gabriel 3. Phil Lynott 4. Rikard Sjoblom 5. Annie Haslam/Jacqui McShee Guitarists 1. Steve Howe 2. Bert Jansch 3. Steve Hackett 4. Anthony Phillips 5. John Mclaughlin 6. John Renbourn (I know it's six, but he deserves it.) Bassists 1. Chris Squire 2. Danny Thompson 3. Victor Wooten 4. Stanley Clarke 5. Geddy Lee Drums 1. Bill Bruford 2. Buddy Rich 3. Christian Vander 4. Phil Collins 5. Nick D'Virgillo Keyboards 1. Patrick Moraz 2. Rick Wakeman 3. Tony Banks 4. Neal Morse 5. Ryo Okumoto Misc. 1. Ali Akbar Khan (Sitar) 2. David Jackson (Saxophone/flute) 3. Jean Luc Ponty (Violin)
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 01:28
Out of curiosity: Jansch and Renbourn? Phillips above McLaughlin? How did you come to that?
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 01:41
The Beatles exploded as a band when Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best. If you think he's mediocre then he must be underrated as a drummer.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 01:48
| ^ You really think The Fab Four broke it big because of Ringo? Or was it because Epstein found them? |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 01:53
They were nothing between the time that Epstein found them until George Martin got his hands on them in the EMI studio.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 02:19
When you say "exploded" you mean "broke it big", right?
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Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 03:24
Yea, right on, that's what I meant. Not saying that Epstein wasn't an exceptional manager either. When he died The Beatles lost their way a bit and Epstein's death may have contributed to the band breaking up. My point really is about the comment that Starr is a mediocre drummer. I wouldn't have him on my list of 50 top drummers, but to label him as mediocre is a ridiculous statement to make and borders on the naive if not ignorant thing to say about The Beatles. I grew up with The Beatles. But then if you were born around the eighties or niineties you may not understand why The Beatles were such a great band back in the sixties. |
Posted By: spknoevl
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 07:54
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George Martin has gone on record as stating that Ringo was an excellent drummer in the studio. While his playing certainly doesn't exude chops galore, his grooves, especially on the earlier material, were rock solid. He also influenced many drummers to play in more of a backbeat style, similiar to what Motown was doing, and away from the lighter, jazz-influenced drumming that was in style at the time. ------------- http://martinwebb.bandcamp.com The notes are just an interesting way to get from one silence to the next - Mick Gooderick |
Posted By: Riuku
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 09:04
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Singers
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 09:13
| Come now, Beatles are my favourite band of all and I still say no Beatle can be underrated. Ringo Starr was important to the evolution of rock drumming styles but ultimately overshadowed by Bonham, Moon, Mitch Mitchell (whom I might consider underrated for someone who was part of such a popular act), etc. |
Posted By: OT Räihälä
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 11:09
No. It doesn't make sense to compare musicians who don't play the same music. And how do you measure? By playing speed, sound volume or hair style? ------------- http://soundcloud.com/osmotapioraihala/sets" rel="nofollow - Composer - Click to listen to my works! |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 11:40
| ^ Mayhaps all of the above. Do as best as you can in choosing. You can say that you prefer this genre over that genre. You can compare styles and say: "Well, I like this style over that style" ... the bottom line is: do as best as you can. BTW: Hair style has nothing to do with music. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 13:10
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I must be bored. Vocals Peter Hammill Ella Fitzgerald Honus Honus Roger Wootton Rody Walker Keys Thelonious Monk Hugh Banton Tony Banks Scott Ross Kevin Moore Drums Neil Peart Tatsuya Yoshida Chris Cutler Blake Richardson Joey Baron Bass Charles Mingus Arif Mirabdolbaghi Trevor Dunn Percy Jones Toby Driver Guitars James Hetfield Alex Lifeson Derek Bailey Criss Olivia Daniel Gildeonlow Other John Zorn (Sax) Yo-Yo Ma (Cello) Carla Kihlstedt (Violin) Ikue Mori (Electronics) Ono Ryoko (Flute) ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: OT Räihälä
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 13:27
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Ok then. I'm too lazy to name five, I'll give you one of each instead. Singers Easy, of course Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Keyboard players This is tough. Hmm... Have to say Sviatoslav Richter. Drummers I count all kinds of drums. Well, Sami Koskela is the best I know. Guitarists I've always liked Timo Korhonen's playing. Bassists I've heard Stefano Scodanibbio only once, but he was breath-taking. Other instruments Goodness me, why are all "other instruments" bundled together? I could name umpteen brilliant clarinettists, flautists, bassoonists, cornists, trumpetists, cellists, violinists, violists, oboists, trombonists, tubists, saxophonists, well you name 'em, even harpists and accordionists... It's impossible to list only twenty, never mind five or one.
------------- http://soundcloud.com/osmotapioraihala/sets" rel="nofollow - Composer - Click to listen to my works! |
Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:31
Bert Jansch and John Renbourn are folk guitar players who are members of the group The Pentangle listed here under prog folk. Jacqui McShee and Danny Thompson who I also listed are from The Pentangle. Bert Jansch's solo material is also under prog folk including the two collaborations with John Renbourn they did outside of the Pentangle. Bert Jansch is in my opinion one of the greatest if not the greatest acoustic guitar player ever. I have a bit of a bias towards Anthony Phillips because he was the first Prog artist I heard outside of Yes that I really loved and he caused me to get into prog more thoroughly. I heard Master of Time on Last.FM and then checked out The Geese and the Ghost and was mesmerized. I then listened to Steve Hackett's Out of the Tunnel's Mouth and Beyond the Shrouded Horizon, and then finally Genesis's Selling England By the Pound. Also I haven't listened to much Mahavishnu Orchestra and mainly know McLaughlin's work through Shakti. I'm a huge fan of classical indian music and got into that before ever getting into prog.
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:51
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 20:53
I mean, how did you come up with Jansch above Hackett? And since Renbourn is up there, what would you recommend by him or at least tell me what acumen he possessed to get so close to McLaughlin?
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Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:24
Though sometime's Jansch's work is subtle, his innovative and influential style of fusing baroque music with folk music is extremely unique and very hard to replicate. Though the concept of fusing baroque folk has become a bit more common now he was one of the first to do it. When it comes to other guitar players (especially acoustic) you can here people on youtube doing great renditions of their songs but no one can seem to be able to replicate all of the little things Bert could do that nobody else could. You can here people on their own records that sound a lot like Steve Hackett and even McLaughlin at times but no one in my opinion can quite get Bert. Renbourn's middle eastern influencs and occasional use of the sitar really appeal to me personally. You can here some of his sitar work on the Pentangle song "House Carpenter" along with some of Bert's banjo. John Renbourn I think did some of his best work in the Pentangle and with Bert but with his also great solo material I suggest trying his most influential "Sir John Alot", which is his interpretations on medieval songs. Also try "The Hermit", "Ship of Fools", and his stuff with The John Renbourn Group , "The Enchanted Garden" and "A Maid in Bedlam" which more clearly show his middle eastern influences.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:34
There are a lot of flute players who deserve to be mentioned
And even more violin players:
Iván -------------
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: May 02 2012 at 21:41
^ Wow. Awesome. Thanks. Will check those works out.
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Posted By: Old King Cole
Date Posted: April 01 2015 at 19:22
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I am only counting prog, jazz fusion, jazz rock etc. Singers 1. Peter Gabriel 2. Jon Anderson 3. Greg Lake 4. John Wetton 5. Phil Collins Bass Players 1. Chris Squire/Jaco Pastorius(tie) 2. Tony Levin 3. Mike Rutherford 4. John Wetton 5. Stanley Clarke Keyboards Technicality 1. Rick Wakeman 2. Keith Emerson 3. Jordan Rudess(Haven't listened much to Dream Theater but Jordan Rudess is an amazing keyboard player) 4. Joe Zawinul 5. Tony Banks Musicality and compositions 1. Tony Banks 2. Donald Fagen 3. Rick Wakeman 4. Joe Zawinul 5. Keith Emerson Drummers 1. Bill Bruford 2. Phil Collins 3. Carl Palmer 4. Alan White 5. Steve Gadd Guitar 1. Steve Howe 2. Steve Hackett 3. Robert Fripp 4. Al Di Meola 5. Jan Akkerman |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 02 2015 at 01:55
a common thing I notice is that Keith Emerson and Tony Banks are often put this way round when looking at technicality and musicality I believe it should be the other way round. Emerson is a far more interesting composer than Banks while even Emerson admitted that Banks was the best he ever saw. Moraz probably beats the lot of them though!
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Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: April 02 2015 at 12:53
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Singers 1.Peter Hammill 2.Jon Anderson 3.Peter Gabriel 4.Eric Bloom 5.Jeff Lyne Keyboardists 1.Rick Wakeman 2.Keith Emerson 3.Dave Stewart 4.Richard Wright 5.Tim Blake Drummers 1.Bill Bruford 2.Phil Collins (early years) 3.Neil Peart 4.Carl Palmer 5.B.J Wilson Guitarists 1.Steve Howe 2.Robert Fripp 3.Steve Hackett 4.Steve Hillage 5.Frank Zappa Bassists 1.Chris Squire 2.Tony Levin 3.Mike Rutherford 4.Roger Waters 5.Greg Lake |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: April 02 2015 at 18:27
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^Collin's Drumming was always good. It was the stuff they were producing that was not. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 02 2015 at 19:12
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1 musician for each instrument : Mike Oldfield ------------- |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 03 2015 at 05:53
Agreed on the first point , although I would go further and say Collins drumming got better and Duke is his best.
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Posted By: nautilusprog
Date Posted: April 03 2015 at 06:05
Keyboard players
Drummers
Guitarists
Bassists
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: April 03 2015 at 09:48
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Vocalists Peter Gabriel Napoleon Murphy Brock John Wetton Ian Anderson Greg Lake Guitar Steve Hackett Frank Zappa Robert Fripp Adrian Belew Tony Duhig Keyboard Tony Banks Nick Magnus George Duke Tim Blake Keith Emerson Drums Phill Collins Bill Bruford Allan Price Gary O'Toole Mike Giles Percussion John Field Ruth Underwood Jamie Muir Pierre Moerlen |