What modern musicians are as good as Amadeus?
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ObservationBlogger — 13 years ago(February 11, 2013 09:33 PM)
Bob Dylan - without a shadow of doubt is the Amadeus of contemporary music. Then there are the rest - salieri's if you will.
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LotsaMotsa — 12 years ago(September 22, 2013 11:39 AM)
McCartney and Page for sure but no they aren't actual geniuses just musical ones. Mozart was probably an actual genius and obviously McCartney and Page and Lennon weren't savants but genius in their own right. Lennon McCartney probably even had a better run than Mozart. They are arguably two of the most important musicians in the history of music. In 500 years Lennon McCartney will have the same stature as Mozart. I think Mozart is especially more posthumous because of the amount of time that has passed and how his reputation has permeated through the centuries. For all we know half the things we think we know about Mozart are tall tales. Definitely one of the most important musicians in history but I don't like how people think he's a God when nobody was actually there to experience it. People develop god-like and larger than life perceptions through word of mouth over the centuries. Hendrix is comparable to Mozart in terms of his prodigious talent on the guitar. He could play it upside down, behind his back, with his teeth and was an absolute pioneer in rock music. It's not sinking in now but Sgt. Peppers is am absolute landmark in the history of music. Stairway to heaven by led zeppelin is a comparable composition to one of mozarts it's just evolved music. I like classical music but rock and roll can be just as sophisticated, it's just a very different style.
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LotsaMotsa — 12 years ago(September 28, 2013 12:34 PM)
Ok bud, now go roll out your mat and do your daily worship of Mozart. To think that there is nothing as good as mozarts music today is just idiotic and far too biased. I like Mozart and I acknowledge his greatness but I also have the open mindedness to recognize there are other musical geniuses in our day. If all your listening to is Mozart in this day and age then there's your problem.
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skep8 — 12 years ago(November 11, 2013 06:07 PM)
Are you serious? Which modern artists are as good as Michelangelo? Andy Warhol maybe? Which modern writers are as good as William Shakespeare? Jacqueline Susann maybe? Get a grip, almost nothing of contemporary corporate American culture will be remembered centuries from now. But if people are still alive, Mozart will be known.
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Thrillseeker303 — 12 years ago(November 29, 2013 01:12 PM)
Michael Jackson!
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TyrelLynes — 12 years ago(December 21, 2013 04:19 PM)
Obvious troll is obvious however I will answer this nontheless. My votes for modern musicians (people who rose in the mid 70s to today) are Edward van Halen, Steve Vai, Dream Theater, Tosin Abasi, Misha Mansoor, and Jaco P.
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greeneyedredhead — 12 years ago(December 26, 2013 01:59 PM)
Obvious troll is obvious however I will answer this nontheless.
i will answer as well. i agree with those who said Lennon/Mccartney and of the two Lennon was much more talented IMO. one that i see as being great reminds me of Mozart in that he too has his haters and that is Yngwie Malmsteen
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SVU14_1 — 12 years ago(December 26, 2013 04:27 PM)
How can anyone compare modern day Pop/Rock singers and bands to Mozart or any of the composers of the Baroque, Classical and/or Romantic period.
If you're going to try you have to look at singer/songwriters and musicians who can write, sing and play their own instruments. Why is Beyonc on the list? She's a singer and that's it. She's not much of a writer or instrumentalist.
I would have included eclectic singer/songwriters like Tori Amos for example.