Who is the best non-Morrissey solo artist of all time? (suggested by Copeland)
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Marc Bolan (T. Rex)
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4% |
182 votes |
Jeff Buckley
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3% |
165 votes |
Elvis Presley
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21% |
897 votes |
Elvis Costello
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2% |
112 votes |
Peter Gabriel
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1% |
66 votes |
David Bowie
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22% |
943 votes |
4248 total votes.
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- Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.
- Feel free to suggest poll ideas if you're feeling creative. I'd strongly suggest reading the past polls first.
- This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
1 Elvis (Score:0)
3 Nick Cave
4 Frank Sinatra
5 Roy Orbison
Incidentally, is Eric Hartman a real person or an 'ironical' person designed to make Morrissey fans look foolish?
Oh Uncle Sweaty, your sweat-marks under the pits of that pale blue shirt look large. Well done. All plump 50-something single men should have visible sweat-marks, I say. This is a trend Morrissey himself started!
top 5 (Score:0)
2. sinatra
3. mccartney
4. morrisson
5. morrissey
King Lou (Score:0)
Lou Reed anyone? Surely he should have been on there...
Pardon? (Score:1)
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wheew! (Score:0)
The last poll got me to really thinking about what my life would be like if The Smiths never existed. Where would I be today?? While there are several really good bands around, as a whole their material and personalities are not enough to inspire my devotion as the Smiths/Morrissey have, so i could not even answer the question.
While I still can't imagine my life without Morrissey......I can say that Elvis gets my vote on this poll.
Tori Amos? (Score:2, Interesting)
Great lyrics, amazing voice, plays a mean piano. Plus produces and composes everything herself. A true great solo artist.
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Dylan (Score:0)
1. Bob Dylan
2. David Bowie
3. Neil Young
4. Elvis Presley
5. Jeff Buckley
Van Morrison, Lou Reed, Joni Mitchell, Rufus Wainwright & Syd Barrett all in hot pursuit!
Siouxsie (Score:1)
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What about çBILLY BRAGG (Score:1)
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Where is Johnny Cash? (Score:2, Insightful)
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Scott Walker (Score:0)
Jeff Buckley (Score:1)
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Jeff Buckley, lamentations (Score:1)
From the mouth of the Wolf River comes the despair of a generation.
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the king (Score:2, Interesting)
though he had had many influences
from black mucisians
I miss motown and phillysound bands, they were
also influencial, but neglected cause they were black first years, but there was no holding on
artists as Diana Ross&supremes,Four Tops and
the great Otis and Marvin
special dedication for buddy holly as a he was
performing as a band
as for the uk, the Sones and the beatles were
the 2 biggest influences for music, Oasis was
nothing without the beatles influence
as for Synth pop, Jean Michel Jarre, and Vangelis
well it's difficult to name 1 person musicwise
but as performer and style, also the rock n roll he heard from black bluess musicians where he got his influence, Elvis made music popculture
screaming girls, lots of guys imitating his hair
and looks
an Icon
an Ben,with little innocent Micheal Jackson
anyway we have MORRISSEY to save us for all
the crap on musicchannel , daytime radio etc
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For F...lumps Sake!!!! (Score:1)
Stuart Murdoch is a great front-man! He's not too showy and he often holds his microphone in an obscure fashion.
Another great front-man is James Murphy from LCD Soundsystem - He's so energetic it can make you pleasantly queezy at times.
P.J Harvey is a wonderful front-woman, especially in her 1993 'Rid of Me' 'Fuck-You-I'm-Not-Patti-Fucking-Smith-I'm-P.J-Fucking-Harvey' phase.
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What about this list? (Score:1)
2.David Bowie
3.Leonard Cohen
4.Paco Ibañez
5.Marc Bolan
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Mong list.. (Score:0)
Mine:
Moz Obviously
Scott Walker
Richard Hawley
Divine Comedy
tom waits... (Score:1)
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Wheres Natalie Merchant ? (Score:0)
and to leave Joni Mitchell off is unforgivable !
my choice of the listed is easy : Marc bolon
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The Lous' (Score:0)
Dylan... (Score:1)
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prince? (Score:0)
but yeah....
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Marc Bolan... (Score:0)
Re:Marc Bolan... (Score:2, Informative)
Marc started off as a folk singer and formed the band John's Children. After their demise he then spent nearly two years, I think, writing songs that would be featured on the first Tyrannosaurus Rex LP - a duo that consisted of only Bolan and a percussionist. It was only after Marc fired the percussionist and then hired Micky Finn that Marc thankfully ditched the folk sound and we hear the electric songs come to life. With Finn on board, Marc then shortened Tyranosaurus Rex to T.Rex - still a duo. After working with Tony Visconti and releasing Ride a White Swan, T.Rex expanded to a quartet - and the rest is history.
Unfortunately, Marc let himself go and the band ended, but in 1977 things started to look good for Bolan again. He had his own television show (of course called 'Marc') where he introduced new bands and also performed his own songs. After this he put together another band - and I don't think it had a name. I think it was just a backing band. He asked The Damned to open as a support act to get young kids interested.
Sadly, Marc's life ended that year, but who knows where this new direction would have taken him. He was a man with great determination and talent. I don't think much could have stopped him to reach his goals. Other than a speeding, out of control car...
So, really, it was always Marc Bolan. He wrote everything, named everything, got everything together and without him - T.Rex would never have existed.
Sorry for rambling...
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Frank! (Score:0)
1. Moz
2. Frank Zappa
3. Serge Gainsbourg
4. Dylan
5. Elvis
Pinkie x
Top 5 (Score:0)
Richard Hawley
Lloyd Cole
Siouxsie
Neil Hannon (not sure if he could be called 'solo')
David Bowie
A.C.T.O.N.
Edith Piaf (Score:1)
Songs like "La Vie en Rose," "Hymne a l'Amour" or "Non, Je ne Regret Rien" are timeless, passionate and universal. Her style was transcendent, and her vocals have a great melancholy and power that few have ever been able to match. Her phrasing was exquisite.
Unfortunately, most of the existing video is from the end of her career, but I can only imagine the power of her earlier performances; she had a great swagger that seemed to hide a tremendous vulnerability. It's no wonder that she had such a fanatical, devoted following.
When Morrissey sings "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" he is positively channeling Piaf, and Morrissey resembles Piaf more than he does any other singer I can think of.
Bowie is next in line. He never seems to reveal himself in his performances, but he is a great work of art.
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The King (Score:0)
Elvis was the first pop/rockstar turned Icon.
Eminem (Score:0)
My pic (Score:0)
Elvis (Score:0)
Bob Dylan
Bryan Ferry
Marc Bolan
A few more for the list: (Score:1)
Paul McCartney
Sting
Neil Finn
Adam Ant
Michael Jackson (he WAS a talented singer/songwriter)
Madonna
Bjork
Martin Gore
Johnny Marr
George Harrison
Perry Como
Joan Jett
Rufus Wainwright
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None-Morrissey...okay... (Score:1)
1. John Lennon
1. Marc Bolan
1. Elvis Presley
2. Jeff Buckley
3. David Bowie
4. Brian Eno
5. Bryan Ferry
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Madonna (Score:1)
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Kate Bush (Score:0)
alphabetical (off the top of my head) (Score:1)
David Bowie
Johnny Cash
Bob Dylan
P J Harvey
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
Bruce Springsteen
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Krs 1 (Score:0)
Rakim
Melle Mel
Grand Puba
Big Proof
Ghostface Killah
Lennon. (Score:0)
Everyone else is just a "pop" star.
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Whaaat!? (Score:0)
1.Bob Dylan
2.Harry Nillson
3.Paul Simon
4.Rory Gallagher**
5.Van Morrison
6.Elvis Costello
7.Neil Young
8.George Harrison
9.George Strait
10.Ani Difranco
11.David Bowie
12.Tom Petty
13.John Lennon
14.Roy Orbison
15.Björk
Where's Elton John? (Score:1)
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The The (Score:1)
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What About Paul Weller? (Score:0)
Leonard Cohen (Score:0)
Elliott Smith (Score:0)
Elliott Smith was arguably the greatest musical artist of our time, of all time. Wake up people!
Ol' Blue Eyes is number 1 (Score:0)
Elvis
Paul McCartney
David Bowie
Bob Dyl
Holy crap Elvis went solo!!! (Score:0)
I vote for David Byrne!
well... (Score:0)
robert johnson!
Buckethead!
Where's LIMAHL?! (Score:0)
His music is like hearing the voice of god.
With that said, Moz should cover The Neverending Story on his next tour.
John Peel says... (Score:0)
Top 5 (Score:1)
2. Nick Drake
3. Paul Weller
4. Tim Buckley
5. Kate Bush
Simple
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Don't forget... (Score:0)
oh come on... (Score:0)
Try - "looking for third best..." (Score:1)
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Justin (Score:0)
Umm... (Score:1)
Hands down.
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I have to say Prince! (Score:0)
By far (Score:0)
mark lanegan (Score:1)
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Missing.... (Score:0)
I've seen only ONE person mention Billy Bragg, likewise, Kate Bush and no one, repeat, NO ONE has mentioned Luke Haines?!
Who comes here anymore??!!
#2 best solo artist is... (Score:1)
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mozburger (Score:1)
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Exile on Ponceville (Score:1)
Best american lyricist of all time! Love the guitar too BTW
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Roddy Frame & more (Score:0)
Matt Johnson (The The)
Guy Chadwick (House of Love)
The correct answer is... (Score:0)
vote for morrissey (Score:0)
VOTE!
Pat (Score:1)
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Van (Score:0)
Siouxsie (Score:1)
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Phil Ochs (Score:0)
Anyone heard him, or of him? Absolute Purity and Dark Tragedy in his music...
PHIL OCHS. R.I.P.
MicroPenis
Off the top of my head... (Score:1)
Kate Bush
Tom Waits
Leonard Cohen
Marvin Gaye
David Bowie
Sam Cooke
Terry Hall
Paddy McAloon (okay, just the one solo project, but it's nothing short of incredible)
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asdfsd (Score:0)
Conor oberst
johnny cash
Bob Dylan
Fiona apple
Missing in action (Score:1)
Nico, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull!
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Um... (Score:1)
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Re:Morrissey is not a solo artist! (Score:1)
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