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Old 09-04-2012, 07:59 PM
 
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I'm going to break the rules. They are pop enough, though, but not really "rockers:"

Donna Summer (exceptionally talented)
Laura Branigan (talented and beautiful)
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Old 09-04-2012, 09:24 PM
 
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John Lennon
Elvis
Kurt Cobain
Michael Jackson
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Old 09-04-2012, 11:36 PM
 
Location: Atlantis
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Cliff Burton

He passed away far too young and without being able to realize his full potential as a songwriter and performer.
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Old 09-05-2012, 10:51 AM
 
Location: 89434
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Jimi Hendrix
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Old 09-05-2012, 06:26 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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Who knows? His last album, Double Fantasy, was definitely a good one and it seemed to indicate a new creativity which might have been cut short. But the preceding 10 years was pretty weak, and I never liked the song "Imagine" personally.

Paul McCartney, on the other hand, made a lot more good post-Beatle music, which was also very popular, relevant, and rocking for the 70's. Starting with "Maybe I'm Amazed." I'm just glad we have his music.
I love "Imagine".
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:50 PM
 
Location: baltimore, md
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Freddie. hands down!
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Old 09-06-2012, 07:35 PM
 
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Freddie. hands down!
I would say basically the same about him as I did John Lennon, about 10 years forward.

Revised list:
1. Buddy Holly
2. John Coltrane *
3. Nick Drake
4. Jimi Hendrix

*jazz, but he was practically a rock star in the 60's
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Old 09-08-2012, 04:00 PM
 
Location: NC
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Bob Dylan. (LOL)

I'd go for Janice AND Pigpen, and have them play together. (The one time I know of, they did Lovelight, and it was awesome!)
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Old 09-10-2012, 08:25 AM
 
Location: Germany
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John Lennon

ROLL ON, JOHN


Doctor, doctor tell me the time of day
Another bottle's empty, another penny spent
He turned around and he slowly walked away
They shot him in the back and down he went

Shine your light
Movin' on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

From the Liverpool docks to the red-light Hamburg streets
Down in the quarry with The Quarrymen
Playing to the big crowds, playing to the cheap seats
Another day in the life on your way to your journey's end

Shine your light
Movin' on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

Sailin' through the trade winds bound for the South
Rags on your back just like any other slave
They tied your hands and they clamped your mouth
Wasn't no way out of that deep dark cave

Shine your light
Movin' on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

I heard the news today, oh boy
They hauled your ship up on the shore
Now the city gone dark, there is no more joy
They tore the heart right out and cut him to the core

Shine your light
Movin' on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

Put on your bags and get 'em packed
Leave right now, you won't be far from wrong
The sooner you go the quicker you'll be back
You've been cooped up on an island far too long

Shine your light
Movin' on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

Slow down you're moving way too fast
Come together right now over me
Your bones are weary, you're about to breathe your last
Lord, you know how hard that it can be

Shine your light
Movin' on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

Roll on, John, roll through the rain and snow
Take the right-hand road and go where the buffalo roam
They'll trap you in an ambush 'fore you know
Too late now to sail back home

Shine your light
Movin' on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John

Tyger, tyger burning bright
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
In the forests of the night
Cover 'em over and let him sleep

Shine your light
Movin' on
You burned so bright
Roll on, John
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Old 09-10-2012, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Asheville
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my brother in law votes for John Lennon
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