- deadbeef79000 ( @deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz ) 23•8 months ago
Freddy Mercury.
Or David Bowie
Freddy’s voice was fucking amazing
- starlord ( @starlord@lemm.ee ) 21•8 months ago
Freddy Mercury
- Braindead ( @Braindead@programming.dev ) 7•8 months ago
The starlord provides the only correct answer
- CaptnKarisma ( @CaptnKarisma@lemmy.ml ) 16•8 months ago
Chris Cornell
- LongbottomLeaf ( @LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz ) 2•8 months ago
- quinnly ( @quinnly@lemmy.ml ) 12•8 months ago
Jeff Buckley, no question. He released arguably the best album of the 90s (Grace) then went and fucking drowned. Only 30 years old. He coulda been one of the best to ever do it, but we’re left wondering.
- selokichtli ( @selokichtli@lemmy.ml ) 3•8 months ago
Here I am, upvoting comments of people who wrote answers first: Bach, Mozart and Buckley. I tend to believe second or third albums are the best ones from an artist, can you imagine if this was true for Buckley?
Love to basically every mentioned artists, but I think most of them did give the best they had while alive.
- space_of_eights ( @space_of_eights@lemmy.ml ) Nederlands8•8 months ago
My vote goes for J.S. Bach. One of my shower thoughts is that he would make a great experimental IDM artist. He would give Authechre a run for their money.
- VodkaSolution ( @vodkasolution@feddit.it ) 7•8 months ago
Imo, unfortunately, bringing back Legends will just harm their legacy (I’m thinking of John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie…).
However Tupac may have had an enormous impact in the 90s and early 90s music, and so on.
And who knows how grunge could have gained other mainstream success with Cobain… - M. Orange ( @miracleorange@beehaw.org ) 6•8 months ago
Aaliyah. 22 is far too young to have died, and her career was moving in the craziest direction. She was set to collaborate with Trent Reznor; I wanna see how she would’ve changed the game.
- ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 ( @Nemo@slrpnk.net ) 6•8 months ago
We could really use a Pete Seeger or a Woody Guthrie in times like these.
- yngmnwntr ( @yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml ) 2•8 months ago
Recently wanted to add “this land” to a Playlist, but wanted a more modern cover and it is damn hard to find a version that includes the original lyrics about private property and trespassing. https://www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/This_Land.htm
- HipsterTenZero ( @HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone ) 6•8 months ago
The first ancient cavedweller to stretch skin over a frame and start hitting it to make noises. Give Grog a full drumset and see what he comes up with
- Knusper ( @Knusper@feddit.de ) 5•8 months ago
Johann Pachelbel. So many modern songs reuse the melody from his Canon in D. I just think, it’d be fun to let him listen to them. Would probably blow his mind to listen to modern music, to begin with, and then to have it be his melody, too. 🙃
- Floey ( @Floey@lemm.ee ) 5•8 months ago
Doom.
I’d be hesitant to bring back anyone who’s reason for death was suicide or substance abuse, it just seems cruel.
- shiveyarbles ( @shiveyarbles@beehaw.org ) 5•8 months ago
Jimi hands down
- 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 ( @sxan@midwest.social ) 4•8 months ago
Seriously, so many great suggestions from other people.
I’m going to throw out Neil Peart, although I’m not sure he’d appreciate it. Selfishly, I’d love to have him back.
- Vode An ( @Vode_An@lemmy.ml ) 4•8 months ago
Orpheus. I bet he’d do great fronting a metal band.
- IninewCrow ( @ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ) English4•8 months ago
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and “The Big Bopper” J. P. Richardson
Would have liked to see what would have happened if they had continued making music.
- Khorgor666 ( @Khorgor666@feddit.de ) 1•8 months ago
Hey guys, bad weather up their, I have some nice seats in my bus, I drive, you can rest, ok?