Top 10 rock/pop musicians by category --- a subjective list
Ivan "Maximus" Lendl
list is not based on skills alone. The biggest factor I should like
the hooks and melodies the musician could think of as well as play
them. The arranger category is for those guys who had a big hand in
arranging the music for the band/artist's songs by either playing
orchestral type instruments like keyboards or playing different
instruments as it suited the song. I could have had a keyboardist
category alone, but then you end up losing saxophonist, flautists,
multi-instrumentalists etc.
This is a subjective and biased list and highly focused on my own
musical likings. You won't see any musicians from 1990s and 2000s. Its
also 50's, 60's, 70's and 80s.
http://rajarocker.com/top10musicians.html
# Vocalist
1 Robert Plant
2 Freddie Mercury
3 Elvis Presley
4 Jon Anderson
5 Peter Hammill
6 Ray Thomas
7 Syd Barrett
8 Justin Hayward
9 Jim Morrison
10 Renate Knaup
# Guitarist
1 Jimmy Page
2 Jimi Hendrix
3 Steve Howe
4 Jeff Beck
5 Tony Iommi
6 Ritchie Blackmore
7 Syd Barrett
8 Angus Young
9 Eric Clapton
10 David Gilmour
# Bassist
1 John Paul Jones
2 Chris Squire
3 Geddy Lee
4 John Entwistle
5 Geezer Butler
6 Peter Hook
7 Ian Kilmester
8 Paul McCartney
9 Steve Harris
10 Roger Waters
# Drummer
1 John Bonham
2 Neil Peart
3 Bill Bruford
4 Keith Moon
5 Jaki Liebezeit
6 Ian Paice
7 Simon King
8 Alan White
9 Carl Palmer
10 Nick Mason
# Arranger
1 John Paul Jones
2 Jimmy Page
3 Rick Wakeman
4 Ian Anderson
5 Rod Argent
6 John Lord
7 Rick Wright
8 Brian Jones
9 Keith Emerson
10 Benny Anderson
Wendell T. Stamps
bubba
progea
Jales
wrote:
> This is a subjective and biased list and highly focused on my own
> musical likings. You won't see any musicians from 1990s and 2000s. Its
> also 50's, 60's, 70's and 80s.
Any poll/list based on the voters' opinion is a subjective and biased
list, by definition
Bart Simpson
Picking music is crap.
My top 10O versus yours?
No better, no worse.
Just information and how to learn.
We come from different places. Ideas of music.
My top 10 of the decade? Probably not like yours.
Elvis Costello's wife from Canada's top 10 includes Nick Lowe, but I could have
told her that 20 years-ago! But then Diana Krall was a teenager!
And she's met my friends friend, the late Oscar Peterson.
Joe Strummer's Nose
No offense, but these lists stink. Roger Waters top 10 bassists? Nick
Mason? WTF?
Howldog
> This
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GO AWAY.
PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
richforman
wrote:
Unbelievably (but not unexpectedly) uninteresting. I will say that
although I've always dug Chris Squire, my liking of him increased just
yesterday when I learned that he has a solo album called "Swiss
Choir."
richforman
Ivan "Maximus" Lendl
Roger Waters is a great bassist. Technically he might not be the best,
but he has made some of the most memorable basslines ever written.
Just listen to Money or Any Colour You Like carefully. Some of the
best bass you might hear. Most of the songs he wrote were bass
dominated just listen to their songs more carefully.
Nick Mason knew precisely what to drum for a song. Thats why he is in
the top 10. Without his drumming, Piper would not be Piper and Dark
Side would not be Dark Side. He knew precisely what TO DO and what NOT
TO DO. Not many drummers know that.
Joe Strummer's Nose
I've listened carefully. He has written many great songs. Has nothing
to do with being a great bass player. The best bass playing on a PF
album was on Animals. Gilmour played almost all the bass on that
album.
>Nick Mason knew precisely what to drum for a song. Thats why he is in
>the top 10. Without his drumming, Piper would not be Piper and Dark
>Side would not be Dark Side. He knew precisely what TO DO and what NOT
>TO DO. Not many drummers know that.
Without his money, he wouldn't even have been in PF. His family had
bucks, and he was the financial backbone of the early Floyd. He's
serviceable, for sure, and he's not bad, but he's nowhere near a great
drummer.
Ivan "Maximus" Lendl
I doubt you haven't heard the bass on Piper and Dark Side.
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> >Nick Mason knew precisely what to drum for a song. Thats why he is in
> >the top 10. Without his drumming, Piper would not be Piper and Dark
> >Side would not be Dark Side. He knew precisely what TO DO and what NOT
> >TO DO. Not many drummers know that.
>
> Without his money, he wouldn't even have been in PF. His family had
> bucks, and he was the financial backbone of the early Floyd. He's
> serviceable, for sure, and he's not bad, but he's nowhere near a great
> drummer.
He is the best drummer for Pink Floyd.
Joe Strummer's Nose
You're right. I've been listening to those albums for over 30 years.
Not sure how this helps your argument, though.
>> >Nick Mason knew precisely what to drum for a song. Thats why he is in
>> >the top 10. Without his drumming, Piper would not be Piper and Dark
>> >Side would not be Dark Side. He knew precisely what TO DO and what NOT
>> >TO DO. Not many �drummers know that.
>>
>> Without his money, he wouldn't even have been in PF. His family had
>> bucks, and he was the financial backbone of the early Floyd. He's
>> serviceable, for sure, and he's not bad, but he's nowhere near a great
>> drummer.
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>He is the best drummer for Pink Floyd.
Once again, how does this make him a great drummer? Admit your
mistake. He's a decent drummer for a very successful band that you
like, and you put him on your list because you like the songs he
played on.
Ivan "Maximus" Lendl
Argument is I really like the drumming on those albums. If you think
the drumming on those albums is mediocre, I seriously disagree with
you.
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> >> >Nick Mason knew precisely what to drum for a song. Thats why he is in
> >> >the top 10. Without his drumming, Piper would not be Piper and Dark
> >> >Side would not be Dark Side. He knew precisely what TO DO and what NOT
> >> >TO DO. Not many drummers know that.
>
> >> Without his money, he wouldn't even have been in PF. His family had
> >> bucks, and he was the financial backbone of the early Floyd. He's
> >> serviceable, for sure, and he's not bad, but he's nowhere near a great
> >> drummer.
>
> >He is the best drummer for Pink Floyd.
>
> Once again, how does this make him a great drummer? Admit your
> mistake. He's a decent drummer for a very successful band that you
> like, and you put him on your list because you like the songs he
> played on.
Yes, I like the songs courtesy his drumming. I said the list is
subjective ;-)
Ivan "Maximus" Lendl
bubba
wrote:
> My lists have changedhttp://rajarocker.com/top10musicians.html
But everybody HATES you so you lose.
Joe Strummer's Nose
So, Roger Waters played drums on those albums? Or bass? What are you
even arguing here? Do you even know?
Ivan "Maximus" Lendl
> On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:04:34 -0800 (PST), "Ivan \"Maximus\" Lendl"
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We are talking about Nick Mason.
Joe Strummer's Nose
So, no answer?
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>> >> >> >Nick Mason knew precisely what to drum for a song. Thats why he is in
>> >> >> >the top 10. Without his drumming, Piper would not be Piper and Dark
>> >> >> >Side would not be Dark Side. He knew precisely what TO DO and what NOT
>> >> >> >TO DO. Not many drummers know that.
>>
>> >> >> Without his money, he wouldn't even have been in PF. His family had
>> >> >> bucks, and he was the financial backbone of the early Floyd. He's
>> >> >> serviceable, for sure, and he's not bad, but he's nowhere near a great
>> >> >> drummer.
>>
>> >> >He is the best drummer for Pink Floyd.
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>> >> Once again, how does this make him a great drummer? Admit your
>> >> mistake. He's a decent drummer for a very successful band that you
>> >> like, and you put him on your list because you like the songs he
>> >> played on.
>>
>> >Yes, I like the songs courtesy his drumming. I said the list is
>> >subjective ;-)
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>We are talking about Nick Mason.
Here we were. Above we were talking about Roger Waters. See if you can
keep up. I doubt you will.
bubba
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