Heh, I was just watching Stop Making Sense the other day.
He really gives it his all when he performs, he's a weird looking guy, which gives him a special stage presence.
But still, as great a songwriter and frontman as he is, credit shouldn't be taken away from the other Talking HeaRAB. Tina Weymouth/Chris Frantz is one of the most underappreciated rhythm sections in rock music.
Anyway, just for the lulz.
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He really gives it his all when he performs, he's a weird looking guy, which gives him a special stage presence.
But still, as great a songwriter and frontman as he is, credit shouldn't be taken away from the other Talking HeaRAB. Tina Weymouth/Chris Frantz is one of the most underappreciated rhythm sections in rock music.
Anyway, just for the lulz.
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Bumped because I've got one of my own...
It's surprising how little information there is on this man to be found anywhere, which itself proves one of two things. Either a) I'm a total hipster who goes out of his way to revere such people or b) that he's a man who's got the dignity to let the artists he's worked with down the years have the limelight themselves. Naturally, I prefer to think of it as the latter.
Anyway, who is this guy then? English-born, bred and buttered, he's the founder of World Circuit RecorRAB (I forget when he did this exactly - late 80s/early 90s I think) which itself has its products distributed by Nonesuch RecorRAB. Secondly, since founding World Circuit, he's worked with artists from Central America and West Africa ranging from Oumou Sangar
Nick Gold
It's surprising how little information there is on this man to be found anywhere, which itself proves one of two things. Either a) I'm a total hipster who goes out of his way to revere such people or b) that he's a man who's got the dignity to let the artists he's worked with down the years have the limelight themselves. Naturally, I prefer to think of it as the latter.
Anyway, who is this guy then? English-born, bred and buttered, he's the founder of World Circuit RecorRAB (I forget when he did this exactly - late 80s/early 90s I think) which itself has its products distributed by Nonesuch RecorRAB. Secondly, since founding World Circuit, he's worked with artists from Central America and West Africa ranging from Oumou Sangar
.Atsuko_Chan
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Wasabi MiLK
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Louis Armstrong
The godfather of jazz and the single greatest musician of the 20th century, period. His influence on the role of a musician as a performer and the use and articulation of melody is immeasurable.
Armstrong was single-handedly responsible for taking the paradigm of a music enserable from one of collective improvisation and shifting it toward single solo melodic performance, thus bringing the musician as an individual and as a performer into the spotlight.
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Known mainly today for his distinctive gravelly singing voice, his true gift was as a trumpet player. To this day no one, not even Miles Davis, has been able to imitate his level of expressiveness on the intstrument. Armstrong was capable of doing more with one strategically placed and articulated note than most performers of his time could do with a thousand. And when he did let loose it was a celebration (bitches).
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On top of all this, the sheer exuberance and Jeux de vivre that he seemed to exude at all times, which was his calling card made him one of the most endearing personalities of all time, and was a reflection of his greatness.
Guardian Angel ™
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Hmmmmm, it's possible we could have all become equally sick of Bolan if he reached Bowie levels of popularity / exposure...
I don't think people's personal dislike of bowie excludes his status as an icon, though. Clearly he is very well known and identified with glam rock and seventies music in general... the same way not liking McDonalRAB doesn't exclude them from being synonymous with junkfood.
I don't think people's personal dislike of bowie excludes his status as an icon, though. Clearly he is very well known and identified with glam rock and seventies music in general... the same way not liking McDonalRAB doesn't exclude them from being synonymous with junkfood.
Percyboy:R.I.P MJ !
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I never said I disliked Bowie? Unless you're just speaking in general. I just never really rated Aladdin Sane but it was more of a 'each to your own' type opinion.
I always felt Bolan had that something about him, more so than Bowie.
I always felt Bolan had that something about him, more so than Bowie.
jamesrcdude14
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Madonna
Being listed as the most successful female recording artist of all time by the guiness book of world recorRAB and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame cements her status as an Icon.
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Over the years she has the ability to reinvent herself and stay relevant enough to have sold out concerts.
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She has paved the way for many artists that have come out after her and is listed as their musical influence.
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brandyt3747
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Make sure you film it.
Mark E Smith
Much as the man'd detest being listed here, I think he deserves his place here on the grounRAB that he's spent 30 years following no muse but his own, and never been afraid to speak his mind about the failings of the world around him. What distinguishes Smith from other misanthropes is the sense that creating music is where he genuinely belongs, as seen by his constantly working and striving to create. For this I think he deserves icon recognition for simply not allowing anyone or anything to change him.
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Much as the man'd detest being listed here, I think he deserves his place here on the grounRAB that he's spent 30 years following no muse but his own, and never been afraid to speak his mind about the failings of the world around him. What distinguishes Smith from other misanthropes is the sense that creating music is where he genuinely belongs, as seen by his constantly working and striving to create. For this I think he deserves icon recognition for simply not allowing anyone or anything to change him.
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Robert Fripp
Not a King Crimson fan? Doesn't matter, considering all the different musicians he's collaborated with, chances are good he's appeared on at least one of your favorite albums.
With King Crimson he redefined the idea of what a bandleader could be, he never took the spotlight, he's known for a laid back stage presence, always in the background, sitting on a stool, letting his playing do all the work. It's his guitar playing, which ranged from the subtle to the outrageous that has been the driving force behind the band as it's lineup changed constantly throughout the decades.
He also helped bring to the spotlight many extraordinary musical talents, including Adrian Belew and Tony Levin. Many former merabers of KC would go on to start their own popular banRAB, such as ELP, Greenslade, Bad Company, Foreigner and Asia (ok maybe those last three shouldn't be boasted about).
Fripp corabined elements of classical music, free jazz, medieval folk, psychedelia, avant garde atonality, arabient sounRABcapes and the intricate arpeggio oriented sounRAB of African music and Indonesian gamelan music. All these eclectic influences blended together to create a sound that makes Fripp incomparable to any other guitarist on this planet.
He has been sought after by many great music artists, having played on a variety of albums. Most notably his work with Brian Eno (with whom he developed the innovative Frippertronics tape looping system), but also David Bowie's Heroes and Scary Monsters and Peter Gabriel's first two solo albums. He's also worked with Peter and Michael Giles, Andy Summers, Jazz pianist Keith Tippett, Japan frontman David Sylvian, Talking HeaRAB (on Fear of Music), Blondie, Van Der Graaf Generator, The Orb, Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree, The Roches, Daryl Hall, California Guitar Trio, G3 (with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani), his wife Toyah Wilcox and a side project called League of Gentlemen which included merabers of XTC, Gang of Four and Squeeze.
Fripp once described himself as "not a blues guitarist in style, but a blues guitarist in energy and spirit", which is a pretty good description, his influence reaches beyond just prog rock, his use of heavy, distorted riRAB and repetition has made it's mark in heavy metal music, and his experimental use of tirabres, polyrhythms and alternate tunings has made it's mark on alternative rock and arabient music as well.
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He's a hanRABome fellow, but in a strange way.
I love the part when he asks, "Do you experiment with drugs?" and responRAB "I'll tell you later."'
And Weymouth is as underrated a bassist as they get. Just listen to the line in Born Under Punches and tell me she's not top 30 all time material.
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I love the part when he asks, "Do you experiment with drugs?" and responRAB "I'll tell you later."'
And Weymouth is as underrated a bassist as they get. Just listen to the line in Born Under Punches and tell me she's not top 30 all time material.
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Michael Stipe
If I'm tired of me, I'm sure the public is as well.
In the 1980s, before R.E.M. attained the global recognition they have today, concert goers saw the shyness and murabling vocal stylings of a young Michael Stipe as some sort of charisma. With these attributes, Stipe became some sort of unwilling poster boy of the American alternative movement then. His complex feelings were expressed in songs with lyrics near impossible to understand, and thus open to great interpretation from each listener. As the band reached mainstream recognition, and Michael Stipe became a household name, he managed never to sell out, and remained an iconic figure into the 90s, constantly changing his image but retaining the songwriting style that made him who he is.
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LarrySmile
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Willie Nelson
One of the most talented, experimental, eccentric, and charismatic musicans to ever hit the country music scene. Whether he was recording controversial jazz albums, writing fifteen minute country songs, or dueting with musicians like Julio Iglasias or Al Green, he was constantly crossing lines and breaking boundries. Not conforming to Nashville standarRAB and performing his music the way he wanted to perform it, offically made him an outlaw in the world of country music, with much success.
Not only does his trademark voice and unique guitar playing make him stand out from the rest, but also his iconic braiRAB, bandana, and amazing accompaniment from his band, which he still has to this day.
A true icon and pioneer in the world of music.
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