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Which musician would've put out the best music if they hadn't passed?


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Thanks to Steamboat1874 for this idea. On the Cool Pictures of Music Icons thread, he said he would've really liked to see what Buddy Holly would've done with his music had he not died in that tragic plane crash. Got me thinking. So many musicians seemed primed to make a really great turn towards a new sound, but for being killed or dying before they got there. 

Hendrix was experimenting with all sorts of sounds. John Lennon finally seemed to be at peace with his inner demons. Kurt Cobain was writing mellower, more introspective stuff. Bon Scott was at the top of his game. 

As big of a Beatles honk as I am, the answer for me is SRV. That stuff he was putting out circa In Step after getting sober -- Tightrope, Life by the Drop, Riviera Paradise -- that was signaling a very cool new direction and I really would've loved to see what he created after that. Goddammit. 

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53 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

I would've liked to hear what an older, wiser, more jaded Mozart would have written.  Would it have gotten as dark and heavy as Beethoven? 

Gay

4 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

Croce

Good one. 

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2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Literally in the first post.

you read those?

 

I thought HH settled on SRV.  Don't get me wrong, I love SRV, but Jimi was the man, would have been amazing to see how he would mature and change over time.

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I honestly think Hendrix had burned out. Not to say he wouldn't have put out some good music, but by all accounts he was getting pretty spent creatively. I don't think we would have gotten anything earth shattering from him.

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2 minutes ago, G650 said:

I honestly think Hendrix had burned out. Not to say he wouldn't have put out some good music, but by all accounts he was getting pretty spent creatively. I don't think we would have gotten anything earth shattering from him.

So only changed the world once...  what a jerk!

Still would have loved to see what would have happened with him.    

 

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3 minutes ago, locodos said:

So only changed the world once...  what a jerk!

Still would have loved to see what would have happened with him.    

 

I mean, I love Hendrix, not like I'm arguing that. But I think most of these people listed had already done what they were gonna do.

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An interesting conundrum for consideration in connection with artists like Hendrix that died of drug-related causes.  Not just musicians, of course,

Prolonged life for a lot of them would have entailed sobriety, which probably would have changed the "character" of their output, if not the quality.

 

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I'm not even honestly that familiar with his catalogue or interested in the genre, but Randy Rhoads.

Biggie was fuckin 24 years old. If he had even another 5 years of meaningful creative output, what would happen if he's done in 2002 rather than 97?

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I think Shannon Hoon would have done some incredible 70's inspired shit.  He was well on his way.

13 hours ago, honolulu horn said:

Thanks to Steamboat1874 for this idea. On the Cool Pictures of Music Icons thread, he said he would've really liked to see what Buddy Holly would've done with his music had he not died in that tragic plane crash. Got me thinking. So many musicians seemed primed to make a really great turn towards a new sound, but for being killed or dying before they got there. 

Hendrix was experimenting with all sorts of sounds. John Lennon finally seemed to be at peace with his inner demons. Kurt Cobain was writing mellower, more introspective stuff. Bon Scott was at the top of his game. 

As big of a Beatles honk as I am, the answer for me is SRV. That stuff he was putting out circa In Step after getting sober -- Tightrope, Life by the Drop, Riviera Paradise -- that was signaling a very cool new direction and I really would've loved to see what he created after that. Goddammit. 

I fuckin' hate AI, but if it gave us Bon Scott on "Back in Black", I might forgive it.

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