Author Topic: Greatest single musician in history? (Read 13899 times)

ZBomber · « **Reply #35 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:20:08 AM »

I know SW is not everyone's cup of tea, but he is easily my favorite musician ever. Everything the guy puts out (and he puts out a ton of music each year) is simply amazing to me.

Second favorite would probably be Lindsey Buckingham.

Ravenheart · « **Reply #36 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:22:18 AM »

Fred Durst.

zxlkho · « **Reply #37 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:24:35 AM »

Quote from: ZBomber on October 01, 2011, 10:20:08 AM

I know SW is not everyone's cup of tea, but he is easily my favorite musician ever. Everything the guy puts out (and he puts out a ton of music each year) is simply amazing to me.

Second favorite would probably be Lindsey Buckingham.

He's actually only put out 2 albums in the last 3 years

ZKX-2099 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:29:28 AM »

If were talking about amount of content I must once again mention Townsend.

14 solo albums and 5 albums with Strapping Young Lad. Then theres the live releases, compilations, guest work and his work as a producer.

ZBomber · « **Reply #39 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:35:18 AM »

Quote from: zxlkho on October 01, 2011, 10:24:35 AM

Quote from: ZBomber on October 01, 2011, 10:20:08 AM
I know SW is not everyone's cup of tea, but he is easily my favorite musician ever. Everything the guy puts out (and he puts out a ton of music each year) is simply amazing to me.

Second favorite would probably be Lindsey Buckingham.
He's actually only put out 2 albums in the last 3 years

Welcome to My DNA, The Incident, Insurgentes, Grace for Drowning, various unreleased shit...

That's a lot of music. GFD is over 80 minutes plus extras, The Incident is 75, Insurgentes was only about an hour but had a ton of other songs from those sessions...

zxlkho · « **Reply #40 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:36:47 AM »

He wrote 1 song on Welcome to My DNA.

The 2 albums I'm talking about are GFD and The Incident. (Insurgentes was 2008)

Zantera · « **Reply #41 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:37:31 AM »

Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA
PT - The Incident
SW - Insurgentes (though that might count as 4 years)
SW - Grace For Drowning
BC - Chiaroscuro
BC - Litany
No-Man - Wherever There is Light

Probably something more I forgot about.
Still quite a few releases.

JosephAOI · « **Reply #42 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:37:58 AM »

Mikael Akerfeldt
Guthrie Govan

ZBomber · « **Reply #43 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:39:22 AM »

Quote from: zxlkho on October 01, 2011, 10:36:47 AM

He wrote 1 song on Welcome to My DNA.

The 2 albums I'm talking about are GFD and The Incident. (Insurgentes was 2008)

His playing/singing on Blackfield still counts Ryan.

zxlkho · « **Reply #44 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:40:02 AM »

Quote from SW's facebook page: "HI all - I think some of you started to get your copies of Grace For Drowning today, and the next few days will bring most of you your copies, so I just want to say a big thank you for the interest, and I really hope you enjoy this musical journey. Despite my reputation for being prolific, this is actually my first album of new material since The Incident (until now only 2 new songs in 2 years - and one of them was actually an old song, yup I'm slowing down!), so I've been developing and living with the material on this album for a long time, and am really happy to see it finally "born" into the world."

Zantera · « **Reply #45 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:42:04 AM »

Who cares about what he says himself?
He has released X amount of releases, if he has already forgotten about them himself, that still doesn't change the fact that he has released them.

zxlkho · « **Reply #46 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:43:02 AM »

Just sayin' man. It came from Steven himself

Zantera · « **Reply #47 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:43:35 AM »

Yeah I saw that post too, and I was wondering if he might be going senile already.
Hopefully not.

Sigz · « **Reply #48 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:54:28 AM »

Merzbow.

ZBomber · « **Reply #49 on:** October 01, 2011, 10:59:31 AM »

Not to mention that it's STILL a lot of music. Most musicians put out maybe one album every year or two. SW typically has a couple projects going on around the same time. And his albums are all usually pretty lengthy, so he has put out a LOT of music. I wasn't saying he does Zappa levels of productivity, but it is still impressive.

Jaq · « **Reply #50 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:00:37 AM »

This thread getting this far without mentioning Paul McCartney makes me

zxlkho · « **Reply #51 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:05:11 AM »

No one tops Buckethead in terms of productivity.

mizzl · « **Reply #52 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:05:21 AM »

Quote from: zxlkho on October 01, 2011, 10:16:06 AM

I really really really don't like Neal Morse at all.

Dimitrius · « **Reply #53 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:06:38 AM »

Lars Ulrich, duh!

dethklok09 · « **Reply #54 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:07:22 AM »

Myself

Sigz · « **Reply #55 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:10:36 AM »

Quote from: zxlkho on October 01, 2011, 11:05:11 AM

No one tops Merzbow in terms of productivity.

FTFY

bout to crash · « **Reply #56 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:13:25 AM »

lol

Quote from: rumborak on October 01, 2011, 04:39:29 AM

Quote from: black_floyd on October 01, 2011, 02:24:17 AM
Frank Zappa?

That is a fine suggestion, and I support it.

rumborak

zxlkho · « **Reply #57 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:13:53 AM »

How many albums does Merzbow have?

Holy fuck

Studio albums   260
Live albums   65
Compilation albums   4
EPs   30

DarkEternalNight · « **Reply #58 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:17:00 AM »

Akerfeldt or Zappa.

Sigz · « **Reply #59 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:17:43 AM »

Quote from: zxlkho on October 01, 2011, 11:13:53 AM

How many albums does Merzbow have?

Holy fuck

Studio albums   260
Live albums   65
Compilation albums   4
EPs   30

Yup.

KevShmev · « **Reply #60 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:18:26 AM »

When did this thread turn into "Who is the most prolific musician?"

MasterLomaxus · « **Reply #61 on:** October 01, 2011, 11:19:56 AM »

Buddy Rich

PuffyPat · « **Reply #62 on:** October 01, 2011, 02:08:36 PM »

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez.

Ħ · « **Reply #63 on:** October 01, 2011, 02:10:06 PM »

I really don't think Neal Morse or Steven Wilson can be called the greatest. Most of their stuff is good but they have quite a lot of average songs.

Dark Castle · « **Reply #64 on:** October 01, 2011, 02:15:15 PM »

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Chuck Schuldiner.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #65 on:** October 01, 2011, 02:17:38 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on October 01, 2011, 11:18:26 AM

When did this thread turn into "Who is the most prolific musician?"

I'm wondering the same thing. Who cares if SW didn't release any new material between The Incident and GFD (outside of writing one song on the new Blackfield)?

By the way, I THINK my answer is Steven Wilson.

Nekov · « **Reply #66 on:** October 01, 2011, 02:24:13 PM »

I want to throw David Bowie into this conversation.

Ħ · « **Reply #67 on:** October 01, 2011, 02:25:38 PM »

I change my answer.

Derek Sherinian is the greatest single musician ever.

Emphasis on "single."

glaurung · « **Reply #68 on:** October 01, 2011, 02:30:32 PM »

I haven't heard too much of hismaterial but based on everything I know about the guy I'd have to go with Frank Zappa too.

Pols Voice · « **Reply #69 on:** October 01, 2011, 02:30:35 PM »

My favorites are Kerry Livgren and Neal Morse, but I can't really call them the greatest. I think some people UNDERRATE classical composers. Steven Wilson is greater than Beethoven? You also have to look at a musician's influence and how long their music will endure.

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Author Topic: Greatest single musician in history? (Read 13899 times)