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    Dead musicians you would love to see brought back

    If there were some way to bring back a musician (non Zombie) and you got to plan a festival who would you bring back.

    The Beatles
    Dimebag with Pantera with Special Guests Black Label Society
    Kurt with Nirvana
    Tupac with Biggie
    Bob Marley

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    Mia Zapata
    Poly Styrene
    Bradley Nowell
    Shannon Hoon
    Wendy O. Williams
    Tupac

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    Cliff Burton and Metallica will be good again

    Steve Clark, and Def leppard can get their old sound back

    Dimebag Darrell

    Shannon Hoon

    Bradley Nowell

    Randy Castillo

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    Hank Williams
    Patsy Cline
    Buddy Holly
    Bob Wills
    Woody Guthrie

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    Elvis
    Freddy Mecury
    Michael Jackson
    Karen Carpenter
    Keith Richards
    Some compare Elvis to God.. I mean He is good, but He is no Elvis

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    It would be a German-American-Californian Uebergroup called The New Skynyrds of the Grateful Dead (alternatively Onkel Johann's Band):

    Drums: Keith Moon (because he's been on tour with some of these guys before and knows how to party)
    Bass: John Entwistle
    Guitar I: Jerry Garcia
    Guitar II: Steve Gaines
    Fiddles: Vassar Clements & J.S. Bach
    Keyboard: W.A. Mozart, maybe with Bach doubling on organ for "Dark Star"
    Lead vocals: Ronnie Van Zant

    Guest lyricist: Phil Ochs

    Oh, it would be great - but Bach and Mozart would probably be bitching about one another constantly behind their backs. Although everything might be sympatico once Jerry rolls a couple of fat ones and passes them around.

    If there's a rock-n-roll heaven, you know they've got one hell of a band.

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    Marc Bolan!!
    Michael Jackson
    Nirvana with Kurt obviously
    and GG Allin, but from quite a distance haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rosebud666 View Post
    It would be a German-American-Californian Uebergroup called The New Skynyrds of the Grateful Dead (alternatively Onkel Johann's Band):

    Drums: Keith Moon (because he's been on tour with some of these guys before and knows how to party)
    Bass: John Entwistle
    Guitar I: Jerry Garcia
    Guitar II: Steve Gaines
    Fiddles: Vassar Clements & J.S. Bach
    Keyboard: W.A. Mozart, maybe with Bach doubling on organ for "Dark Star"
    Lead vocals: Ronnie Van Zant

    Guest lyricist: Phil Ochs

    Oh, it would be great - but Bach and Mozart would probably be bitching about one another constantly behind their backs. Although everything might be sympatico once Jerry rolls a couple of fat ones and passes them around.

    If there's a rock-n-roll heaven, you know they've got one hell of a band.
    hahaha Oh the tomfoolery of THAT lineup. I'd pay to see the looks on Bach's and Mozart's faces at the first rehearsal when Moon goes absolute ape shit on the drum set. No way Bach would last in that band. Mozart and Moon would have him concealed in a crate and shipped to the north pole within a week.

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    Freddie Mercury - I was too young to appreciate how amazing he was the first time around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StewartGilliganGriffin View Post
    hahaha Oh the tomfoolery of THAT lineup. I'd pay to see the looks on Bach's and Mozart's faces at the first rehearsal when Moon goes absolute ape shit on the drum set. No way Bach would last in that band. Mozart and Moon would have him concealed in a crate and shipped to the north pole within a week.
    Don't know about the North Pole, but yeah, Bach is definitely going to get pranked by Moon, and Garcia's friends will be on a perpetual quest to slip LSD into tubby's beer. Mein Gott, zat ist en violation uff ze Reinheitsgebot!

    It's going to get really awkward when fans start saying "The fat man ROCKS!" and Bach thinks "Yeah dude, it's ALL about me!" On the other hand, he might think they're saying "The fat man is Bach!"

    Bach might get fired after he starts wandering away from gigs to try out people's (pipe) organs.

    Don't underestimate Ronnie's personnel management skills, however.

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    Drums - Keith Moon/John Bonham
    Bass - Cliff Burton
    Guitars - Hendrix, Randy Rhoades
    Keyboards - Richard Wright (Pink Floyd's keyboardist)
    Vocals - Ian Curtis/Jim Morrison

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    Jimbo and the Doors........................

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    Would have to be Jim Morrison followed by Bon Scott

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    John Lennon.
    Carolyn(1958-2009) always in my heart.

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    Freddie Mercury.
    To understand the living, you got to commune with the dead.
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    Janis Joplin doing a duet with Amy Winehouse...now that would be worth paying to see.

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    Dan Fogelberg
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    Elvis
    Freddie Mercury
    Jim Croce
    Janis Joplin

    ETA: Amy Winehouse

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    Nick Drake and watch them scramble to give him contracts
    Kurt Cobain, so that he can see how successful Dave Grohl is
    Ian Curtis, and try Depakote on his seizures

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    dead musician super group

    hey guys, chris here. this is an interesting site, thought i might
    say hi with a new thread, i looked around but diddnt find anything
    similar., so...
    if you could bring back musicians for 1 band, any style, who would they be?
    heres my contribution.

    band name: coffin
    debut album: empty tomb
    vocals- ronnie james dio
    guitar-randy rhoads
    guitar-dimebag darrell
    bass- cliff burton
    drums- gar samuelson

    this was tough, there are too many choices to think of,
    and i had more than a few second thoughts... so if you want
    to dig up more members for a 2nd band, be my guest!
    have at it guys, and have fun!

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    Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Wagner, Vivaldi, Palestrina, Guesuldo, Tallis etc ...... i'd like to hear what all those sort of classical genius guys could do with a multi track recorder
    Last edited by human; 09-20-2015 at 03:57 PM.

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    Wow, there are so many.....just a few....
    George Harrison, and of course John Lennon
    Billlie Holiday
    Nico
    Joey Ramone
    Otis Redding
    John Bonham
    Nick Drake
    Nicolette Larson
    Mick Ronson
    Jim Croce
    Last edited by Leasie; 09-21-2015 at 02:08 PM.

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    Buddy Holly
    Freddie Mercury
    Elvis
    Ritchie Valens.

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    Robbin Crosby

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    Charlie Parker ... reckon he kicked off more than most can comprehend
    Last edited by human; 09-21-2015 at 04:47 PM.

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    Ronnie James Dio

    All of the Ramones ... Joey, johnny , Dee Dee and Marky

    Amy Winehouse

    Bon Scott

    Jim Morrison

    Wendy O Williams

    Janis Joplin

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    This is a tough question.

    Most of the ones I think of, I think it might ruin something about them if they were to have not died. It would be interesting to see someone like Buddy Holly come back to see what he would do with the technology of these days (kind of like what human was saying with the classical composers) since he was pretty inventive in his day.

    The only other one I can think of is Ian Curtis. I'm curious to see what would have become of Joy Division if he hadn't killed himself. Would they have been as big as New Order was? Would they have broken up, with BS and the others forming NO anyway? You never know. But I think for most people it's the mystique and not knowing what could have happened and not have to see them old and trying to revive their careers after passing their prime that keeps them interesting. Not saying it's better they died or anything, but there is something about a person who is taken from us too early that makes you wonder "what if". And sadly when I think of the what if and the reality of them just fading into relative obscurity then maybe doing a comeback I think maybe it's better. I believe things happen for a reason, no matter how bad (trust me I've been dealt a lot of shit sandwiches that I'm still not sure what the reason would be) and try and just live by that.


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    Off the top of my mind:

    Buddy Holly - the voice and unique look almost perfectly define 50's rock.

    Freddie Mercury - oh that powerful, beautiful voice combined with his showmanship. It comes along once in a lifetime.

    Both gentlemen died well before their time.

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    Would love to hear Jimi Hendrix play.

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    Hank Sr.........

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    freddie, Freddie, FREDDIE!!!!!!!

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    Patsy Cline, Hank Sr and Janis Joplin...and ELVIS!

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    Freddie Mercury, Patsy Cline and Jim Croce
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    Quote Originally Posted by AngieDFan View Post
    Patsy Cline, Hank Sr and Janis Joplin...and ELVIS!
    YES!

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    Jimi Hendrix and Michael Huthence

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    Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison

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    Brought back from where?

    How come all you guys keep talking about those dead people?
    A faulty hypothesis forming:
    A German scientist using Iranian physics and French mathematics.



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    Keith moon who i think couldve done comedic acting. Jim morrison. He simply died too young and had more to give. Anyone who died too young, jimi, kurt, amy....they had much more music in them. The average death age of musicians is 35. The lifestyle kills ya.

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    Michael Hutchence
    Michael Jackson
    Jim Morrison
    Janis Joplin
    Jimi Hendrix

    I could go on and on, but those would be my top five!
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