[Music] greatest living musician?

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A lot of the "Cobain or not cos he's dead" things are why I generally go with Eddie Vedder. He's been able to keep Pearl Jam, a band that sprung up in the exact same scene as Nirvana (they knew each other when they were all just the local bands going to each others gigs) but have actually continued to make music and score billboard hits 20 years later.

There's a decent amount of depth and variation to what they make/he writes. He's perfectly at home playing on his own to an sized crowd or being frontman for a pretty awesome setup.

I'd call Dave Grohl as second pick for similar reasons.

Do agree with the John Williams and Tom Morello choices tho. Morello was a bit about being able to do silly things with a guitar but it's a style that's totally definitive, engaging, unique and "his".

I DID say at the start of the thread it's going be rather varied answers which is a nod at, yup, it's subjective

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Steve vai

Joe satriani

malmsteen

few others.

It's all completely subjective though.

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Justin bieber.

You aren't funny

Also, check outside, yep, over the road. The 4x4 with the window down? I'm onto you, be afriad!

[Harry Botter]

Maynard James Keenan.......

[Meintastic]

Neil Pert on Drums
Steve Perry on Vocals
Fernando Miyata on Electric Guitar
Elton John on Piano
Nobuo Uematsu for Compositions in the video game industry

[hayharut]

Andrea Bocelli

[Ecwfrk]

George Jones.

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Steve Harris... 90% of maiden songs are just epic

[Blobfish]

John Paul Jones of current Band "Them Crooked Vultures" & Past legends "Led Zepplin" is currently the best living muso in my opinion.

Heres what wikipedia says about the man:

John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on 3 January 1946) is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Best known as the bassist, mandolinist, and keyboardist for English rock band Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a solo career and has gained even more respect as both a musician and a producer.

[1] A versatile musician, Jones also plays guitar, koto, lap steel guitars, autoharp, violin, ukulele, sitar, cello, continuum and the three over-dubbed recorder parts heard on Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven".

[2]According to Allmusic, Jones "has left his mark on rock & roll music history as an innovative musician, arranger, and director."[1] Many notable rock bassists have been influenced by John Paul Jones, including John Deacon,[3] Geddy Lee,[4] Steve Harris,[5] Flea,[6] Gene Simmons,[7] and Krist Novoselic.[8]

Jones is currently part of the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures with Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age/Kyuss/Eagles of Death Metal) and Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters). He plays the bass, piano and other instruments. The supergroup released their first single "New Fang", and their debut, self-titled album on 17 November 2009.

[wariofan1]

James Hetfield and Dave Mustaine. No Discussion.

[Bikni]

Ennio Morricone

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eminem because of his lyrics, lots of emotions and shit in his songs and he is a beasty rapper

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Steven Wilson

[Doriath]

Devin townsend...Most musically diverse and talented writer ive ever seen.Great guitarist,singer and song writer.With a long list of different genres he plays in.And not to mention hes got to be one of the nicest musicians ever.

This would be a number 1 hit if it was written by a bigger musican.Like bono or someone else less deserving of their fame.

[Megadeth]

James Hetfield and Dave Mustaine. No Discussion.

Couldn't agree more.

[Dafoo]

Robert Plant