Freddy Mercury.
Or David Bowie
Freddy’s voice was fucking amazing
Freddy Mercury
The starlord provides the only correct answer
Chris Cornell
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.
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.
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.
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…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.
We could really use a Pete Seeger or a Woody Guthrie in times like these.
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
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
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. 🙃
Doom.
I’d be hesitant to bring back anyone who’s reason for death was suicide or substance abuse, it just seems cruel.
Jimi hands down
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.
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Orpheus. I bet he’d do great fronting a metal band.
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.
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