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Poll Question: Favorite Dead Musician to be exact
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2005 at 16:07
My Fav Dead guy is Reed 

Dunno why ??
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2005 at 16:04

Geez with all mentioned you still missed my favorite dead guy...

Duane Allman...the Midnight Rider... another one who bit the dust way to soon!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2005 at 10:19
I´m not dead yet , just feeling tired 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2005 at 10:16

Originally posted by Rob The Good Rob The Good wrote:

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Except fever got him at Missolonghi before he COULD fight for those others!

Oh! And what about Aleister Crowley - Occultist?!

Yes; thus my use of the word "trying." His early  death was sad, not funny.  ^

For all his flaws, Byron was a unique personality -- though a Lord, he spoke up for the liberty of the common man, and put his money where his mouth was. Crack shot, expert swimmer, club-footed but handsome lady's man (probably a bit of a "man's man" too, it seems), he was like a rock star of his day -- a huge public figure. From his life, we get the word "Byronic." I really like the ribald humour that's in much of his poetry, including his epic masterpiece "Don Juan" -- funny, & highly recommended!

That self-styled "antichrist" Crowley, as you probably know, was an egotistic charlatan. I've read one of his books on magic -- absolute crapola. He died in disgrace, but not before many of the wealthy and gullible were hoodwinked by him. If Jimmy Page admired/admires him, then Page is a fool -- a drug-addled, spoiled and gullible rock star. LOVE LZ, though -- don't get me wrong....

I'd also nominate another of my heros from literature, Charles Dickens: he also fought injustice and oppression, both in his writing, and in his private, financial life. A great writer, and a consummate humanist, he worked himself into an early grave -- thus only 14 major books, more's the pity.Unhappy

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2005 at 06:20
 
My favorite dead musicians would have to be John Lennon and Frank Zappa. Zappa is one of my favourite musicians of all time, a fantastic composer and guitar player with a sense of humour too!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2005 at 04:34
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Except fever got him at Missolonghi before he COULD fight for those others!

Oh! And what about Aleister Crowley - Occultist?!
And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 23:37

George Gordon, Lord Byron -- merits a mention, too.

"She walks in beauty like the night...."

Died (trying to fight) for the freedom of others.Clap

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 23:07
I go with Lennon, then Harrison... Followed by Frankie Z.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 05:20

Zapped

It's gotta be Uncle Frank for me.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 05:00
Jim Croce.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 04:04
Good question...
Well, I have problem with choosing only one most important artist, because there is'nt any person I don't like on that list you made...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 01:35
Bilden “http://home.earthlink.net/~ericnp/images/frank_and_gail.jpg” kan inte visas, då den innehåller fel.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 01:29
Zappa = pure legend
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 01:06
Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 00:30
Jerry Garcia, Jim Morrison and Frank Zappa.
And above all, is punk
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 00:23
Z-Z-Z-Zappa
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 00:20

Originally posted by kingofbizzare kingofbizzare wrote:

You forgot Keith Moon, John Entwistle, John Bonham, Jerry Garcia, and all of those classical composers.

Of the ones on the list, Zappa, then Hendrix, Harrison, Lennon, Cash, Cobain, and Morrison. (I've actually visited Hendrix and Morrison's graves recently. Hendrix's is in the middle of nowhere, almost nobody was anywhere near there).

Good ones...oops...kind of makes me wonder how I remembered Laura Branigan and not these greats.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 23 2005 at 00:19
i almost put nick drake down too james
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2005 at 23:59

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Nick Drake

Sam Cooke

Marvin Gaye

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2005 at 22:48
  • Vocals: Freddie Mercury and David Byron (Uriah Heep)
  • Bass: Gary Thain (Uriah Heep)
  • Guitar: Jimmy Hendrix
  • Keyboards: Antonio Favilla (Campo di Marte & Capitolo 6)
  • Drums: Keith Moon (The Who)

Pretty good band eh? Sadly won't see them play together on earth.



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