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Old 08-12-2011, 19:57
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Who would you say is THE ultimate legend of:

Pop
Rock
Soul
Alternative
R&B
Hip-Hop/Rap
Country
Dance
Classical

& who do you think is the most likely artist to be named a legend in say 20-30 years time?

Just having a little wonder myself...
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:06
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This thread could either go really well and everyone has a good time, or certain ''Stans'' will start appearing.

I want no mention of Gene Simmons, Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift in this thread, please.:sleep:
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:10
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This thread could either go really well and everyone has a good time, or certain ''Stans'' will start appearing.

I want no mention of Gene Simmons, Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift in this thread, please.:sleep:
That thought did cross my mind. I do hope for a peaceful 'neutral' debate though.

To be frank if anyone was to mention either Gaga or Swift especially as an ultimate legend of their respective genre, then they don't deserve an opinion.

But well I guess we'll see.....
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:16
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I'm not familiar enough with each genre to pretend I know who would be ultimate legend of each. I will however post my opinions on the genres I am familiar with.


Pop - Madonna (more modern- Britney, Lady Gaga, Rihanna)
Rock - Bon Jovi
Soul - Tina Turner
Alternative (too broad a spectrum of genre's here)
R&B - Beyonce
Hip-Hop/Rap - Jay-Z/Eminem
Country - Johnny Cash/Patsy Cline
Dance (again very broad range of potential genres). Possibly, Madonna, Britney, Rihanna...
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:29
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As above I'm not familiar with each to give an opinion on everything. However,


Pop - Gotta be the Beatles

Rock - Deep Purple (the Paice-Glover-Lord-Blackmore-Gillan line-up)

Classical - J.S. Bach

Country - I think Kenny Rodgers.

Soul - I suppose would be Aretha Franklin

As for 20-30 years, who knows?
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:31
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contemporary r&b - beyonce
hip-hop soul (not the same as soul by itself) - mary j blige
hip-hop/rap - grandmaster flash + the furious five, eminem (he's pretty good ) Dr Dre, Jay-Z. In hip-hop the list is massive.
pop - MJ and Madonna
soul - james brown and aretha franklin
dance - hard one, anyone can claim the title...madonna/rihanna for that one. and the black eyed peas (people hate them) but they have created some serious ultimate party tunes.

hard to say...beyonce is stunning in regards to contem. r&b, performs with the ferocity of MJ and james brown and has them killer vocals. for an r&b artist now, she's the one to sit and take notes from. in the future, lady gaga will try and give madonna a run for her money - i like her but if she wasn't using a lot of madonna's ideas, then she'd be amazing. no one can be entirely original, but you know what I mean. Nicki minaj will be a force to be reckoned with in the future, a female rap artist with pop, hip-hop & r&b appeal. they don't come around often...if at all.

not a fan of altern., classical or rock so I cant say on those.
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:46
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Rock Bruce Springsteen
Country Garth Brooks (but one day in the futue it will be taylor swift )

No interest in other categories
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:50
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Pop - Abba/Beatles
Rock - Green Day/Foos
Soul - Sam Cooke
Alternative - dunno
R&B - the original Ruth Brown
Hip-Hop/Rap - Eminem
Country - Some of Ray Charles Country stuff is classic/Willie Nelson
Dance - dunno...me no likee
Classical - I like a bit of Rachmaninov
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:51
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I forgot the future legend.....Bruno Mars!
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:53
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Pop- The Beatles (Completley re-defined/ re-invented it)

Rock- Jimi Hendrix (One of the first "guitar heroes" of rock- and he personified a generation)

Soul- Aretha Franklin (To many, she is the voice of soul)

Alternative- The Cure (Forget their rubbish later years, these are a highly influential band)

R&B- R Kelly (Yeah, I know... but seriously, he was one of the first to give us the sound that dominates the charts today)

Hip-Hop/Rap- Kanye West (A pioneer in this field)

Country- Dolly Parton (The Queen of Crossover- she has done more work than any other country artist in making it mainstream)

Dance- Hot Chip (Totally reveloutionary but also commerically succesful)
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Old 08-12-2011, 20:53
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Pop - Madonna, Michael Jackson, Britney spears, Mariah carey (although she may cross over to R&b as well but her pop stuff is really what made her the success), Celine Dion
R&B - Whitney houston, Mary J Blige, Diana Ross (plus her work with The Supremes), Janet Jackson
Soul - Aretha franklin, Dusty springfield
Jazz - Billie Holiday
Rap - Eminem
Rock - Queen, Bon Jovi, Elton john, Tina turner (she is famously known as the Queen of rock n Roll)
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:02
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Pop - The Bealtes. Goes without saying really
Rock - Led Zep. Not really a fan but you can still see their influence in loads of rock music
Soul - James Brown
Alternative - can't decide between The Cure, The Smiths or Joy Division
R&B - not interested
Hip-Hop/Rap - Public Enemy
Country - Johnny Cash
Dance - not sure what is meant by Dance. The Bee Gees probably
Classical - J S Bach

As for the future, who knows?
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:04
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Pop - Abba/Beatles
Rock - Green Day/Foos
Soul - Sam Cooke
Alternative - dunno
R&B - the original Ruth Brown
Hip-Hop/Rap - Eminem
Country - Some of Ray Charles Country stuff is classic/Willie Nelson
Dance - dunno...me no likee
Classical - I like a bit of Rachmaninov

Green day? Legends? Haha.
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:10
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Green day? Legends? Haha.
Oh sorry...I should have said Oasis...
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:17
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Pop – Michael Jackson / Madonna / Bee Gees / Abba
Rock – Led Zep / Jimi Hendrix / Beatles / Rolling stones
Soul – James brown / Aretha franklin / Stevie wonder
R&B – Mary j blige / Luther Vandross
Hip-Hop/Rap – Public enemy / Run DMC / Eric B & Rakim / Afrika Bambaataa
Country – Dolly parton / Kenny Rogers
Dance – Teisto / Paul Oakenfold / Orbital
Reggae – Bob Marley / Gregory Issacs / Lee Scratch Perry
Classical – Mozart / Beethoven / Bach
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:24
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Pop - The Beatles
Rock - Led Zeppelin
Soul - Etta James
Alternative - Radiohead
R&B - Lauryn Hill
Hip-Hop/Rap - Eminem
Country - Dolly Parton
Dance - The Prodigy
Classical - Beethoven
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:25
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Pop - beatles
Rock - led zeppelin
Soul - marvin gaye
Alternative - radiohead
R&B - james brown
Hip-Hop/Rap - public enemy
Country - johnny cash
Dance - kevin saunderson
Classical - mozart

what about jazz? - miles davis
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:29
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Jazz would have to be Nina Simone or Keeley Smith.
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:37
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Pop - Gaga (no one else comes close)
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:44
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Pop - The Beatles / Michael Jackson
Rock - Jimi Hendrix / The Stones
Alternative - The Smiths / Nirvana
Hip-Hop/Rap - N.W.A / Eminem
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:53
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Pop - Gaga (no one else comes close)
Jesus wept.
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:54
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Oh sorry...I should have said Oasis...
I wouldn't of said Oasis.... rock legends are the rolling stones, led zeppelin or pink floyd.


You really think Green Day will ever become the next of them?
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Old 08-12-2011, 21:57
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I wouldn't of said Oasis.... rock legends are the rolling stones, led zeppelin or pink floyd.


You really think Green Day are better than any of them?
Stones (being my home town boys and that) I'll concede....I cannot stand Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin...I would not listen to them if you paid me.

But given the choice...I'd still listen to Green Day or the Foos.
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Old 08-12-2011, 22:08
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Pop - The Beatles
Rock - Guns n' Roses
Soul - Otis Redding
Alternative - Nirvana
R&B - Isley Brothers (in the wider meaning of RnB)
Hip-Hop/Rap - no idea, not my thing
Country - Hank Williams or Willie Nelson, can't decide!
Dance - no idea about this one either....
Classical - Gustav Holst for Jupiter
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Old 08-12-2011, 22:11
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Alternative and no questions asked Kate Bush
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