EPTBest 1 Musician You've Ever Heard Discussion - Page 6
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symbolic
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Ianuus
Australia349 Posts
On October 12 2011 15:38 saocyn wrote: wrong yet again. i have never in this thread out rightly attacked someone based on their differences and preference in taste of music. i love how you can twist the scenario around. in fact i have only openly respected everyone's contribution in music whether or not i may be a fan. and i also love how you can somehow paint someone as guilty of BM because they defended their own opinion or their own taste in music for that matter. you need to look at what's truly "mature" and grow up. cause bashing someone for a certain type of music "makes a whole lotta sense" you truly are the authority on what's good and what's not. Hey, I like Drake, and even I think you're being quite rude here. Take a step back and look at all the aggression and rage with which you've responded to other people - it's the attitude which people have problems with. Chill out a bit, man. Also, just because other people are BM doesn't mean you get to be BM back at them, unless you're five. +1 for Yes Best pianist I've heard without a doubt, expression, clarity, power and ease all in one package: Martha Argerich. | ||
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saocyn
United States937 Posts
another one i honestly can't stop listening to by the weeknd. he switches his style into rapping with pitch shifts keeping true to this XO or xtasy and oxy overdose. further more it's about initiating a gang bang with a girl lmfao. | ||
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Treadmill
Canada2833 Posts
On October 12 2011 16:41 Jerome wrote: No love for Bobby Mcferrin? TL'ers, you let me down all the time. Bobby Mcferrin plays the human. It is beautiful Bobby Mcferrin clip More Bobby Mcferrin Watched the first clip. Not really on topic but WOW anyways. Bobby McFerrin unfortunately only ever gets remembered for "don't worry be happy" which he knocked off in like an hour just goofing around and somehow became a hit. | ||
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Alpino
Brazil4390 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/HxBRV.jpg) La Sale Famine de Valfunde | ||
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DarQraven
Netherlands553 Posts
On October 12 2011 15:44 TheAmazombie wrote: Yeah, Going to Georgia has been said to be one of the greatest songs ever written by All music Guide. I play that song at my own shows, when I used to play shows a lot. It is so amazing. Could you try to explain what is so amazing about the song? I've tried searching around to see if this is an acoustic version or something, but apparently it's the original. To my uninitiated ears, this sounds just like something that someone would play at a campfire after they'd finished playing wonderwall : standard D-A-G chord scheme that's used in about 10.000 other songs(see: this), generic strumming and some lyrics about coming home. What am I missing? As for favorites: can I name a duo? Ludwig van Beethoven and Wilhelm Kempff - brilliant composer and master pianist. I don't think I've ever heard someone who interprets his music so perfectly: all the right feeling at the right places, nearly silent when it needs to be and powerful when appropriate. As for Beethoven, while many people will only know him for his 5th symphony (and most of the time only the six opening chords...), what I love most about his work is his piano sonatas. There's a sense of bittersweet drama and emotion in there that is unmatched by any other composers I've heard so far. I believe many people will be pretty familiar with his Moonlight sonata, first movement. What many people don't know is that that sonata has three parts;) The 'famous' one is just the first. Here's the third, showcasing exactly why I think Kempff is so brilliant. Yes, there are a few mistakes in there, probably attributable to old age. However, the feeling put into this rendition is unlike any others I've seen, where the pianist seems to want to race through it and set a time record. This man is playing a piece that is almost a constant stream of notes and manages to make it sound quiet, threatening and calm at times. Simply amazing. I'll probably post something more contemporary when I think about it (and manage to decide between a few alternatives;)). | ||
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synapse
China13814 Posts
Andy Mckee <3 The song "Drifting" is pretty popular on YT, so here are some of his other works: | ||
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brum
Hungary187 Posts
What a weird clip. | ||
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FireEagle
Romania171 Posts
The band with the most classic songs. And one of the best voices ever. | ||
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Badboyrune
Sweden2247 Posts
I'm actually surprised no one mentioned Les Claypool from Primus yet. Guess there's not many bass players around  In my mind he's one of the most technically skilled and innovative base players.Then there's all talent on Candyrat records. You pretty much just have to search for Candyrat on youtube and click a random video to get to listen to some amazing musicians. Two of my personal favourites are | ||
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rebuffering
Canada2436 Posts
Possibly the greatest guitarist to ever live, that no one knows about. The man could play piano as well as his guitar. He died in his early 40's because of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, which made him hardly able to walk, yet he could play guitar like no ones business. my favorite solo right here, hes in his really early 20's, and never heard anyone even come close to this. and apprently Billy Gibbons of ZZTop literally fell out of his chair when he saw Shawn play for the first time, said it in some guitar magazine. and some my favorite songs and now his piano skills + Show Spoiler + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48B6QEr6crU&feature=related | ||
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rza
Canada384 Posts
The RZA is the leader of the Wu Tang Clan, he's the head of the Wu with his cousin, the GZA. In 1993 RZA produce the entire album, Enter the wu tang 36 chambers wich became one of the greatest hip hop album of all time. But things just got started, in 1994-1995 he produce Gza's first album and Raekwon's first album wich they are both also considered some of the best hip hop album of all time. in 1994-95, rza produce tons of albums(he produced solo album to all 9 wu tang members (duh, exept U GOD)and to alot of affilliates, the wu tang killa beez)hes just a master on the sampling machine. he did music for movies also, kill bill - blade and shits peace | ||
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rolfe
United Kingdom1266 Posts
On October 12 2011 17:04 DarQraven wrote: Could you try to explain what is so amazing about the song? I've tried searching around to see if this is an acoustic version or something, but apparently it's the original. To my uninitiated ears, this sounds just like something that someone would play at a campfire after they'd finished playing wonderwall : standard D-A-G chord scheme that's used in about 10.000 other songs(see: this), generic strumming and some lyrics about coming home. What am I missing? the music isn't anything special, its nice enough and suits the song perfectly but its not the point really. in the lyrics i would say i think "The most remarkable thing about coming home to you is the feeling of being in motion again: its the most extraordinary thing in the world" is one my favourite romantic lines ever written. basically though its just a love story written near perfectly love->losing love->boy goes and does something stupid (runs of somewhere in the middle of nowhere with an old gun)->redemption but written so simply yet hinting at wider detail that its really relateable for anyone who's done something stupid for love. one day i'm going to write a blog about the mountain goats on TL i think | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
But not surprising since TL is a SC forum not a music forum. | ||
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frucisky
Singapore2170 Posts
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Surrealistic
311 Posts
On October 12 2011 16:10 Treadmill wrote: Mark Knopfler. 100%. Got to see him live once and it was the best show I've ever seen (and I've seen some good shows too). I have found maybe 2 people ever who agree with me on this one so w/e. Did not know this. Van Morrison I have no problem believeing this about but - Django Reinhardt? No improvisation? Even in the Paris Hot Club period? 'Cause Stephane Grappelli was definitely an improviser. Edit: from wikipedia: Maybe that's what you're thinking of. I'm pretty sure Django was an improviser. Yeah that Wiki entry may be true, though it's unlikely any of those improvisation sessions ever made it onto a proper LP release. The next sentence says his assistant noted it down, so I suppose we can assume he would later revisit them later. But in that sense, all musicians are improvisers. When you talk about improvisation in musical releases, you think of somebody who gets into the studio not knowing what he/she is going to do. In guitar improv, I think Taku Sugimoto, Derek Bailey and Masayuki Takayanagi are the more known names. Check them out, quite different to the clear structure found in Django's music. | ||
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DarQraven
Netherlands553 Posts
On October 12 2011 17:45 writer22816 wrote: There's no such thing as a "best" musician. And even if there was, it's laughable to not mention a classical musician. But not surprising since TL is a SC forum not a music forum. True, the meaning of "best" relies entirely on how you define "musician". One could argue that someone with great songwriting skills is a great musician, even if their playing is shit. You could also argue that Yngwie Malmsteen is the undisputed best because he can shred like nobody's business, even though his writing is mostly your standard neo-classical metal fare. I'd guess the total package is most meaningful. As for how this thread is interpreted, note the OP says: "If you have to pick one band/artist to listen to for the rest of your life.." Of course that could somehow throw off the answer given as well - I love porcupine tree but if I listened to them non-stop I'd probably be clinically depressed by now. Now that I think about it, picking an artist/band instead of a song/piece seems backwards. That just seems to encourage fanboyism about one band/artist instead of it being about the music. There are quite a few songs that are absolutely brilliant, yet the rest of the artists work is utter shit or mediocre at best. | ||
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Spekulatius
Germany2413 Posts
On October 12 2011 16:10 Treadmill wrote: Mark Knopfler. 100%. Got to see him live once and it was the best show I've ever seen (and I've seen some good shows too). I have found maybe 2 people ever who agree with me on this one so w/e. Make that 3. | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
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Nausea
Sweden807 Posts
Fantastic vocal control when he was in his prime. | ||
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