If you could bring just one artist back from the dead... who would it be?

Zero the Hero · « **Reply #100 on:** 24 Sep 2008, 05:01 pm »

Man, not one vote for Randy Rhoads or even Cliff Burton

nathanm · « **Reply #101 on:** 24 Sep 2008, 07:17 pm »

Let's keep in mind that we can't actually bring any of these dead people back to life by voting. What we can do however, is vote on which currently living artists ought to be hunted down and killed in a manner befitting their sonic crimes. (Perhaps a separate thread?) Then we can organize a proper lynch mob and get the job done. Sure it's fun to dream about grave robbery and reanimation, but it's better to focus on what we can realistically accomplish today.

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #102 on:** 24 Sep 2008, 07:24 pm »

Nathan!!!

This sounds like a separate, but very worthy thread.

Do you remember Second City Television (SCTV)? There was a great running bit on there about who would "blow up real good" where someone would be mentioned and a likeness of them (an impersonator) would be shown in the act and they would be blown up. It was perversely satisfying, like the Gong Show.

Demarche · « **Reply #103 on:** 24 Sep 2008, 07:50 pm »

Glad to see Phil Lynott mentioned early and often

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Here's a few more for the list
Bon Scott

Country Dick Montana
Terry Kath
Jim Ellison (Material Issue)

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #104 on:** 24 Sep 2008, 07:58 pm »

Nathan - Great idea. Let's do it.
{The thread I mean......NOT the actual killing part.}

I'm sure a "kill thread" would be banished rather quickly.

Bob

Scott F. · « **Reply #105 on:** 24 Sep 2008, 09:49 pm »

Quote from: nathanm on 24 Sep 2008, 07:17 pm

.....What we can do however, is vote on which currently living artists ought to be hunted down and killed in a manner befitting their sonic crimes. (Perhaps a separate thread?) Then we can organize a proper lynch mob and get the job done.

I laughed out loud at that one.

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #106 on:** 24 Sep 2008, 09:59 pm »

Tony Bennett aa

Danny Richie · « **Reply #107 on:** 24 Sep 2008, 10:01 pm »

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Jesus Christ....he was lead singer for the group "The Apostles"

He already arose from the dead once already.

Randy Rhoads was one of my first thoughts (he was just a personal favorite), but Eva Cassidy would certainly be a good one too.

soundbitten1 · « **Reply #108 on:** 26 Sep 2008, 06:32 pm »

Bobby Fuller . He was the missing link between Buddy Holly and the Beatles . Wrote a lot of great songs and died under mysterious circumstances . I wouldn't be surprised if someone made a movie about his life .

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kbfixqu5ldhe~T1

craig223 · « **Reply #109 on:** 26 Sep 2008, 07:36 pm »

We should all be glad that these great musicians were recorded for our enjoyment after their deaths. The performances of all the great artists before 1900 are lost in time.

A couple of guitar greats from my youth that I wish were still recording; Duane Allman and Roy Buchanon.

Another idea for a thread would be great up-and-coming artists that have not become famous yet.

Craig

nathanm · « **Reply #110 on:** 26 Sep 2008, 09:42 pm »

How could I forget Dimebag Darrell. Getting gunned down on stage? That ain't right.

K.C. · « **Reply #111 on:** 26 Sep 2008, 11:49 pm »

Townes Van Zandt

Danny Richie · « **Reply #112 on:** 27 Sep 2008, 01:26 am »

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How could I forget Dimebag Darrell. Getting gunned down on stage?

He was a really good one. I'd hate to have to be remembered as "Dimebag" too. That seems like an awful thing to be remember for.

If you want to hear from dead people just go hear:

http://www.iheardeadpeople.com/

acwd1950 · « **Reply #113 on:** 27 Sep 2008, 01:54 am »

Patsy Cline, Ricky Nelson, Waylon Jennings. A few more greats to add to the list.

Steve

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #114 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 02:56 am »

Boo-booed in my reply and just to clean it up and add some music men, I meant to say the George and Ira Gershwin, not Rodgers and Hammerstein tho they might be good trip for somebody else.

giantsteps · « **Reply #115 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 07:02 pm »

Miles

Frank

John Ryder · « **Reply #116 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 08:01 pm »

For sure Nick Drake.

soundbitten1 · « **Reply #117 on:** 7 Oct 2008, 09:25 pm »

The afterlife sure seems more promising than the future on earth as far as music goes . Can you imagine the fantastic concerts you could attend up there ? They would be to die for .

ThomDP · « **Reply #118 on:** 7 Oct 2008, 11:33 pm »

Jackie Gleason

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scottw · « **Reply #119 on:** 8 Oct 2008, 12:19 am »

Bix.

And what if you could go back in time and see one concert or jam session? Supposedly, Bix and Armstrong got together and jammed afterhours one night in Chicago.

Scott