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Post by Hassan bin Sober on Jul 5, 2014 8:36:28 GMT -5
Hendrix is the answer. But I'd have Jim Morrison on there instead of Jackson.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jul 5, 2014 8:57:29 GMT -5
Will Smith? Look, I know "Gettin Jiggy With It" was pretty fly and all but I'm not sure he really deserves that spot. You mistake Johnny Cash for Will Smith...for shame sir, for shame. Yeah! One's a cultural icon, musical legend, underrated actor and a voice against corrupt power and industry fat cats. The other one's Johnny Cash.
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Post by ERON on Jul 5, 2014 9:33:17 GMT -5
I would have no issue with Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Frank Sinatra, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Willie Nelson, Cher, or the Ramones getting the 4th spot.
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Post by marvelocity on Jul 5, 2014 9:54:28 GMT -5
OK. I'll say it.
Bono.
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Jul 5, 2014 11:03:44 GMT -5
I might have to throw in Joey Ramone in the mix. Or Chopin, who knows.
.... But yeah, The Ramones...
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Post by Hit Girl on Jul 5, 2014 11:06:47 GMT -5
Some stars really deserve their own mountains.
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Post by StuntGranny® on Jul 5, 2014 11:33:57 GMT -5
Definitely. I'd argue that he's one of the most important figures in music ever, definitely more so than Elvis or Michael Jackson. The man had a short career and died at 29 but he wrote some of the greatest songs of all-time. He wasn't just important to the country music genre, but rock and roll as well. Listen to "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and The Comets and then check out "Move it On Over" by Hank Williams. They basically ripped it off. I think a lot of people like to simply pass him off as a hillbilly from Alabama who was only important to country music. That's ridiculous. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is on another planet and this is also the guy who wrote "I Saw the Light". He was a genius and it would've been interesting to see where he would've went had he lived longer.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jul 5, 2014 12:07:02 GMT -5
The idea that Michael Jackson doesn't belong on music's mount Rushmore is laughable. I agree with the OP and I think there's a very strong argument for Madonna as the 4th spot.
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Post by CeilingFan on Jul 5, 2014 12:09:10 GMT -5
Miley Cyrus.
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Jul 5, 2014 12:36:18 GMT -5
It's obviously joey lawrence.
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Post by ritt works hard fo da chickens on Jul 5, 2014 17:48:55 GMT -5
Just my opinion but there should never be a monument built to a man who has had a child's description of his penis entered as evidence in court.
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Post by Grand Papillon "The Banker" on Jul 5, 2014 18:12:32 GMT -5
Just my opinion but there should never be a monument built to a man who has had a child's description of his penis entered as evidence in court. What would the courts want with Elvis' penis?
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Post by percymania on Jul 5, 2014 18:43:35 GMT -5
People want to put MADONNA on music's Mount Rushmore?! No Thanks.
How about Jimi Hendrix? George Strait? Hank Williams? Rick Rubin? Ozzy? Bob Dylan? Eric Clapton? Louis Armstrong? B.B. King? All of these are better choices if you ask me.
Mine would be Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and Handel. Oh sure you could make an argument for Pachebel, Vivaldi, or even Schubert but I'll have none of thou pribbling bellyaching from you beef-witted canker-blossoms!
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Jul 5, 2014 18:48:17 GMT -5
The idea that Michael Jackson doesn't belong on music's mount Rushmore is laughable. I agree with the OP and I think there's a very strong argument for Madonna as the 4th spot. It depends on criteria if it's album sales and not artistic merit then why not Britney Spears or The Spice Girls.
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Post by Square on Jul 5, 2014 18:52:56 GMT -5
In your list you have rock and roll, pop and rnb covered. The only other major music group left is rap, so either Run DMC, NWA, Tupac or Jay Z.
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Post by ritt works hard fo da chickens on Jul 5, 2014 19:06:13 GMT -5
Ideally as a monument to modern music in America, I'd have a big shiny gaudy monument with Elvis, Micheal Jackson, Madonna and Led Zepplin made of lights and sequins visible from the interstate, but if you were willing to go for a small hike through the mountains you'd see behind the showy nothingness a subtle beautiful well crafted rock featuring the Beatles, Prince, Chuck Berry, and Aretha Franklin.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 19:14:43 GMT -5
I'd split it up into Solo and Bands... Elvis, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Madonna The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Led Zeppelin (or Pink Floyd)
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Post by angryfan on Jul 5, 2014 19:22:44 GMT -5
This is something I've always wondered. The first three spots should go to Elvis, Michael Jackson and the Beatles (collectively). But who gets the fourth spot? Madonna? Kurt Cobain? Marvin Gaye? Hendrix? Bieber? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) On pop music's Mount Rushmore, fine. Music in general? Bach or Mozart would need to be on there, as far as the States (and Europe with much of its cross the pond appeal) Blues and Swing would also need to be represented. Count Bassie, maybe? BB King? Ella Fitzgerald? Rap would also need to be represented, and to me it's got to start with The Sugar Hill Gang.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 19:44:52 GMT -5
Stephen Lynch. [/thread]
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Post by angryfan on Jul 5, 2014 19:50:00 GMT -5
Nice! Love Stephen's work, though picking a favorite tune is tough. His new stuff is melodically beautiful while being hilarious, though I will admit I laugh far too hard at Special Olympics and Kitten, then immediately feel guilty for it.
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