Best musicians in rock and roll history

Guitarist: Joe Satriani or Jimmy Page
Bassist: Les Claypol (who the fuck else?)
Drummer: Danny Carey (from Tool, best drum fills i have EVER heard)
Vocalist: Maynard James Keenan (face it, the man can do it all)

vocalist songwriter; Mr. robert Pollard.

um, that's about it. except maybe that dylan guy...

Prince.

In every category.

Good call. Didn't think anyone even listened to Prince anymore.

Lots of people still listen to Prince. They just don't listen to what he's put out lately.

And by lately, I mean, in the last 10 years.

Two words:

THE SWEET

Im with keith its prince in every catagory but mike patton joins him in the vocals section for his versatility and musicality

This, folks, is why Keith is a music editor. The boy's a goddamn genius.

Dont forget Elliot Smith.

I saw Prince last summer and he tore it up on every single instrument on the stage.

Oooh good one. Hell, I"m not even going to post one on my own now. I'm just going to agree with you and Keith and call it a night.

ian curtis is up there for sure.if morrisey was dead right now id say him also. jeff mangum. jamie stewart. antony from antony and the johnsons.
can't think, to tired.

edit: removed band


[Edited on Jun 04, 2005 by stormworm]

These are my exact choices for these categories.

Joe Satriani best guitarist?
LMAO

Techinique without taste = WANKER

best floutist: ian anderson.

try and beat that one.

hey at least he's not Yngwie right?

i'll take Steve Vai as the king of shred. he had two of the best teachers possible.

Schoenberg

Skins: Carey TOOL
Vox: Plant ZEP
Low-End: Flea RHCP
Axe: Slash GNR
Keys: Manzarek DOORS

Here's a cool site that will help you narrow down your lists.

Yep at least he's not Yngwie.
Yngwie threw a pizza at me once during an in-store

And excuse me but the king of the shred is the man they call Buckethead

Vocal: Freddie Mercury
Guitar: Clapton, Hendrix, Page, Van Halen
Bass: Entwhistle, Jones, Flea
Drums: Bonham, Moon

There is your Supergroup ... nevermind that like half of them are dead.

I've never understood the obsession with Les Claypool on these kind of lists. Maybe he's talented, I dunno, it's hard for me to tell when I've never enjoyed a second of a single piece of music he's ever done.

And you're the music editor?
Sheesh!

Keith fucking Emerson, man.

Lake and Palmer are cool too, but man.. come on.

Ditto there.

Guitar: Tom Verlaine/Richard Llyod, Pete Townshend, Billy Zoom
Bass: John Entwhistle
Drums: no idea. Maybe Bill Stevenson? Pete Thomas?

Diff'rent strokes, brother.