the music legend (read before voting)

[Kajinku]

Which artist / band is the biggest music icon in history? I'm speaking in a music and artistic (music videos, album covers, style, etc.) point of view. For you in the first place, but also for others... when you look at the fans and hysteria, the media, the influence on other artists, etc.

And Please, try to be fair:

- It doesn't matter if he / she is already dead (Elvis, Beatles,...)
- It doesn't matter what he / she does in his / her private life (Madonna, Mick Jagger,... but especially Michael Jackson)
- It doesn't matter if he / she didn't make something new for a long time (obviously Elvis, The Beatles but also Prince)
- etc.

Sorry if I forgot a big artist or band in the poll. If you want to vote for "Other", please mention which one.

Just curious... :)

[Soul]

You missed S Club!! :beam:

- Soul :s:

[Kajinku]

Yeah, and the chicks of "The Ketchup Song". :P

[Lynx]

bla bla, I don't like any of them, but I voted the Beatles... dunno, I don't listen to them, but I just thought that they can be called real music legends.

[Soul]

Ahh of course, the legends that they are :beam:

I have all of their greatest hits albums.. and of course their one single! :P

- Soul :s:

[AnOraK]

man....

i just made it a tie....

hard choice between elvis and the beatles...

both had such an influence on todays poular music...

right down to S Club ha ha...

but i went for the king...










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[vts31]

comedy "Britney spears" option lol

[hojo]

i like metal and harder music, but the beetles definatly are the music legend

[Rockstar]

michael jackson who?

[fester8542]

I say Elvis.

He single handedly started the musical revolution, the beatles just added a little more momentum.


Madonna is a skank....

U2 just plain bites.....

The stones are ok, but they really didnt add much influence

The symbol AKA prince, was nothing more than one of those pop-culture flukes like millie vanilli or the backstreet boys

Kiss i dont like but..... rule because thier fanbase is incredible. But if they have 1 more farewell tour I am going to puke.

Stevie wonder rules. gotta love handicapped celebrities.

I am not even going to touch that genetic misfit jackson......

[Kajinku]

The idea of this poll was to look at the *talent*, but OK. :P

I agree with Madonna and Prince, but KISS? I mean, if they rule because of their fans, why not pick Michael Jackson? OK, he's ugly like hell, and I don't want to start about the whole child-abuse-thing he has going on, or the nose, lips, chin jobs, but he has done Thriller, Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal, heck, even Scream and They Don't Care About Us are wonderfully made. You know, the hat, the single glove, the dance... it was all original in those days. His last single was pure crap, but one can't stay at the top forever I guess. The Beatles are in my opinion truely the "dead legend" here... I don't think Elvis has a lot of influence on today's music industry, but he surely keeps die-hard fans. Not enough to be better then The Beatles though. But as the "living legend", I would pick Michael Jackson, honestly. Britney Spears, Christina Aguicrap, Justin Timberlake, Usher, some rap artists, Destiny's Child, and so on are copying him nowadays. He's getting old now, about 44 if I recall from his last interview, but he sure kicked ***.

[GARRETTDESIGN]

uhhh.......I don't like ANY of those. You forgot.....Bob Marley (THE legend IMO) and Jimi Hendrix........

[Kajinku]

Ah, how could I forget Jimi Hendrix! Sorry for that.
And OK, being fair and all, also Bob Marley... ;)

[mlk]

I voted for the beatles. they were, are and always will be the greatest legend of rock. they influenced so many groups and broke out of the usual...
they're not my favorite group although i must say i am impressed by all of their songs.

[NaliWarCow]

BeeGees

[kirupa]

funny nali :rd:

I picked the Beatles. Even though I haven't listened to much of their music, their music has influenced and spawned numerous other groups that followed including my favorite, the Bee Gees :)

[Mik3]

The Beatles!
butttttttttt........... Michael Jackson is known in news channels.

[NaliWarCow]

It's gotta be Elvis. More grammy's and #1 hits then Beatles, plus he created an entire genre of music. He was the biggest artist in the 20th century.

[Illuminae]

i voted other for jimi

[upuaut]

I would say Elvis or Bob Dylan for their influence upon the genre in general, and upon me specificaly.. in the end I voted "other" because Dylan has had more of an influence on my personaly.. but I'd be just as willing to setting for Elvis in order to avoid an unwinnable debate.

[fester8542]

I am going to change my vote:

Cradle of Filth

I am picking these clowns because their music is incredibly influencial in the sense that nobody would ever attempt to make music as awful as it.

Seriousy watching me fart on a snare drum for a 2 hours would be better than hearing one of their garbage tunes.

[Kajinku]

lol :P

[mariofan]

eminem

[Kitiara]

The Beatles. They've influenced so many people (like most of the English bands I listen to), and their music was just great. :)

[mariofan]

but only lennon was legend material......

[Kitiara]

McCartney is milking it a little now, I think, but who am I to judge? :)

[Kajinku]

Originally posted by mariofan
eminem

Eminem?! I mean... EMINEM?? That... I... erm... but... EMINEM?!!?
Please...

;)

[Kajinku]

Originally posted by Kitiara
McCartney is milking it a little now, I think, but who am I to judge? :)

Meh, he's right I think... why not? Money money...

[mariofan]

eminem will be remembed as a legend - he will go down in rap musics history for sure..

[Kajinku]

I agree, but still, I don't see him as a legend *yet*.

[mariofan]

ok then.. legend in the making!

[dandyman]

Hmmm, I'm missing Queen

[TOOL]

ok my musical knowledge of the past may not be so super seeing as im only 18 but i was just thinking of who would have influenced the bands i like and i thought of led zepplin *shrug*

:whistle: Tool's cover of No Quarter is just too good :beam:

[Lynx]

Originally posted by mariofan
eminem will be remembed as a legend - he will go down in rap musics history for sure..
haha, I forgot Eminem :) :skull:

[Starpromo]

Prince... no doubt about it

[<--JAX-->]

the greatest music legend of all time.....?

Jimi hendrix

[<--JAX-->]

eminem will be remembed as a legend - he will go down in rap musics history for sure..
Eminem only outsells other rappers because he's white,
it shouldnt be like that

[mariofan]

look, ive said who 'i' think is a legend/legend in the making, no need to disrespect my view...