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camper88
New York Times Article on how and why people and bands might get remembered.
The "conclusion" may surprise you . . . or maybe not.
Which Rock Star Will Historians of the Future Remember?
One quote from the piece: "When I think of rock and who might survive, I immediately think of the Rolling Stones. They’re a band that sounds like what we’ve all decided rock ’n’ roll should sound like: loose and wild. Their story reflects that ethos and sound: loose and wild. And also, they’re good.”
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frankotero
This subject is hard to tackle. It makes me wonder what people thought of Beethoven and Mozart at their time. Maybe people thought they were talented, but did they revere them the way we do with The Beatles and Stones? For instance could they walk freely through town without being tackled? And did they wait impatiently for new music for inspiration as we do/did? Another thought I'm having lately is why there isn't something as great as our heroes. It's kind of strange to see young people digging the dinosaurs. I know I didn't care about somebody that was 50 years older than me back in the day.
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stanlove
First and foremost it will be Dylan. There are already college courses about him. His music will live on because his songs blow everyone elses away as works of art. The Beatles will be remembered for their impact. The Stones will a minor point at that time. Elvis will be remembered for his impact and popularity.
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The Worst.
Beethoven's funeral was allegedly attended by more than 30,000 people outside the church. I think that gives a pretty good indication that he was well respected in his own time, despite being an extremely difficult person to be with and around.
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jpasc95
despite i've been a Stones fan for a long time (40 years in june 2016), I believe that Elvis Presley will remain as the number one Rock star cos he has everything it takes to be so : physically and musically (his voice of course !)
then, to me, as the second Rock star, Mick Jagger is a reasonable choice cos he also has the required qualities for this way of living. But he arrived on the rock stage after Elvis otherwise he would be number one for sure.
then, behind these two rock monsters, I think of John Lennon, Jimmy Hendrix, Freddie Mercury in any order you will like.
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jlowe
The real issue is...will www.iorr still be around in 300 years time ?
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The Worst.
Beethoven's funeral was allegedly attended by more than 30,000 people outside the church. I think that gives a pretty good indication that he was well respected in his own time, despite being an extremely difficult person to be with and around.
That's about the same number of people who turned up to John Peel's funeral in the UK. I'm still trying to work out what that means in the context of this thread.
(How many turned up to Brian Jones' funeral?)