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  • Kurt Cobain

    9 16.07%
  • Jimmy Hendrix

    10 17.86%
  • Jim Morrison

    6 10.71%
  • Freddy Mercury

    4 7.14%
  • John Lennon

    18 32.14%
  • None of these

    16 28.57%
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Thread: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Quote Originally Posted by chicoruiz View Post
    If you're talking about just a "singer", Sam Cooke.

    If you're talking about a musician, the one I would have given the most to see where his talent would have taken him was Buddy Holly. By far...
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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Bradley Nowell (Sublime)
    Andrew Wood (Mother Love Bone)

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Donny Hathaway
    Karen Carpenter
    Whitney Houston

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Quote Originally Posted by Wonderful Monds View Post
    Also, Elliott Smith
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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Quote Originally Posted by OldRightHander View Post
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    Mullins was an interesting thinker as well, a bit independent. I had listened to his music before he passed, but didn't really learn about the man until afterward.
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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    I don't like any of those choices. If I had to pick one of the 5, it'd be John Lennon but if I were able to pick my own, it'd be Jim Croce

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Jim Morrison - what would he have become? an author? pass
    Jimi Hendrix - would he have been like Buddy Guy? idk...pass
    Janis Joplin - would she have kept that powerful voice? ...hold
    John Lennon - where was he headed musically? politically? ...ok, bring back Lennon
    Jerry Garcia - would he have kicked the habit? More bluegrass please? ...too late, brought back Lennon

    Morrison, Hendrix and Joplin would have been interesting for 3-5 more years each, but that's about all. Honestly, I love Joplin's uniqueness the most. No one can sound like her, she was awesome. I think Morrison's badass rowdy days were done. And Hendrix, well, it's a mistake to count him out, he could have been crazy good and then some. Garcia was a favorite guitar player of mine, and I really don't like the Dead without him. He certainly did "enough". Lennon, he was a bit of a mess politically, but had the natural touch of humanity in music. I think the rock and roll was gone and he didn't have a strong background in all styles of music. I think he would have been more James Taylor/Van Morrison in his later career, which isn't too great. I'd still have him back, though, because he was able to be sincere and listenable, an impossibly rare combo.

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Quote Originally Posted by Sea Ray View Post
    I don't like any of those choices. If I had to pick one of the 5, it'd be John Lennon but if I were able to pick my own, it'd be Jim Croce
    Croce is a good pick because his style would have allowed him to keep making more music for 40 years.

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    There's something wrong with you if you didn't check every box.

    My own personal submission would be D Boon...

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Bob Marley - was the weight of his guru status too much? I think so. Lot's of pressure to be the perfect standard, and it wouldn't have been easy to throw that off. I think his entry into American music was significant and the blend he created was authentic.

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    I'd add Otis Redding to the list but from the choices given, I'll go with Lennon.
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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Quote Originally Posted by chicoruiz View Post
    If you're talking about just a "singer", Sam Cooke.

    If you're talking about a musician, the one I would have given the most to see where his talent would have taken him was Buddy Holly. By far...
    Buddy Holly...or maybe Jim Croce whom Sea Ray mentioned...or Hank Williams who was only 29 when he died
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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Quote Originally Posted by *BaseClogger* View Post
    There's something wrong with you if you didn't check every box.

    My own personal submission would be D Boon...
    YES!

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    Re: A genie gives you the chance to resurrect a singer that died to soon

    Quote Originally Posted by OldRightHander View Post
    Rich Mullins
    Seconded. The man was an extraordinary poet and getting better with age.
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