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As an admittedly history-obsessed picker...

...Adolf Hitler instantly came sadly to mind.

He certainly could incite a crowd, and did so, many, many times over.


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JSJH wrote:
As an admittedly history-obsessed picker...

...Adolf Hitler instantly came sadly to mind.

He certainly could incite a crowd, and did so, many, many times over.


Um...

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For me it's:

John Lennon the greatest singer songwriter and the most influential political artist of our time was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m. on December 8, 1980.

At least he didn't die from his own self abuse.


music is not about politics at least until the British made punk rock political.
All lennon did was make some sing along anthems 'war is over' 'give peace a chance'. Lennonn never changed nothing in the political world.
Like many others before and after him he became a socialist/communist when he had the money to do so


I never said music was all about politics. Also...music was political long before punk rock. To say Lennon changed nothing is ridiculous.

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cryingstrat wrote:
Paulie G wrote:
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For me it's:

John Lennon the greatest singer songwriter and the most influential political artist of our time was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m. on December 8, 1980.

At least he didn't die from his own self abuse.


music is not about politics at least until the British made punk rock political.
All lennon did was make some sing along anthems 'war is over' 'give peace a chance'. Lennonn never changed nothing in the political world.
Like many others before and after him he became a socialist/communist when he had the money to do so


I never said music was all about politics. Also...music was political long before punk rock. To say Lennon changed nothing is ridiculous.


Paulie G .........I could not disagree with you more and agree with Cryingstrat, Respectivly of course :)


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fhopkins wrote:
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Paulie G wrote:
cryingstrat wrote:
For me it's:

John Lennon the greatest singer songwriter and the most influential political artist of our time was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m. on December 8, 1980.

At least he didn't die from his own self abuse.


music is not about politics at least until the British made punk rock political.
All lennon did was make some sing along anthems 'war is over' 'give peace a chance'. Lennonn never changed nothing in the political world.
Like many others before and after him he became a socialist/communist when he had the money to do so


I never said music was all about politics. Also...music was political long before punk rock. To say Lennon changed nothing is ridiculous.


Paulie G .........I could not disagree with you more and agree with Cryingstrat, Respectivly of course :)


Back in the 50's guys like Pete Seeger were writing folk music with a strong political message. So much so that many folk singers were considered "communists". Some ended up on blacklists.

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People call him a freak now but Micheal Jackson in his prime was one of the Best entertainers. Im also partial to the Rat Pack; the had that 24/7 swagger. They always were entertaining even when the weren't actually performing.


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People call him a freak now but Micheal Jackson in his prime was one of the Best entertainers. Im also partial to the Rat Pack; the had that 24/7 swagger. They always were entertaining even when the weren't actually performing.


+1 on both points.

MJ was brilliant till he went over the edge. The Rat Pack is one of the greatest entertainment stories of the 20th century.

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Dick Dale whom I saw play live about 10 years ago. Best guitar player I have ever seen and a great person to talk to. Lately he has been fighting cancer. This is his website. Pray for the man. http://www.dickdale.com/


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To many artists to name...I'll probably forget a LOT.

In no particular order (in the classic rock category): Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo & All Starr Bands, The Eagles, The Police, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson's a BIG showman), Peter Frampton, Elton John, Billy Joel, Jimi Hendrix, Roger Waters (I've never really seen any live Flyod, I gotta look into it), would you consider Neil Diamond, The Who, and that's all I'm gettin' right now.

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Paulie G wrote:
music is not about politics at least until the British made punk rock political.
All lennon did was make some sing along anthems 'war is over' 'give peace a chance'. Lennonn never changed nothing in the political world.
Like many others before and after him he became a socialist/communist when he had the money to do so


Music can be about whatever someone wants it to be. You want to write about politics, go ahead. You want to write about war, go ahead. You want to write about cheese, GO AHEAD (now I'm expecting someone to put a song about cheese on the boards)! No one set a rule for what music can be written about. But music can and sometimes DOES change something. Actually, the US government tried to deport Lennon from the country BECAUSE they were afraid he'd get George McGovern elected over Nixon (Nixon was doing more sneaky work other than Watergate). He had a strong influence on a lot of people, Beatles fans, most were to young to vote then, but now they could. And that's not all. He got John Sinclair out of prison from a performance at a rally.

Proof? "The US vs. John Lennon." It's a documentary on DVD.

I'm not trying to sound so rude, that's just the way it came out. :oops: :wink:

P.S. If you REALLY want political: Pink Floyd.

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i saw Paul McCartney last week. he played before 250,000 people in Quebec City. My god this guy is a great performer. Everybody love the show. He was never boring. A lot of positive and good feelings come from this guy. I could not imagine my life without the Beatles and Wings. Long life to him.

Other great performers : Sting (10 years ago), John Mayer, Peter Gabriel, Gilmour (a real master this guy on the strat) and Waters, and finally Jeff Beck who is to me the most fascinating one with a guitar


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I saw Elton John many year ago. That was a great show! Never a dull moment and for some odd reason he kept drinking diet Coke. :D


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David lee Roth and Eddie Van halen I would have to say.
both are genius

The Ed & Dave show would be there circa 1981-1985.

This is at least for the times when Dave was on his game. When Dave was on, he was amazing. When Dave was off (read "drunk off of his $@!"), he was horrible. Eddie - however - was always on...
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i also have to agree.
its eddie van halen and david lee roth


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