Greatest SOLO rock artist of all time?

YellowSnow

RaceBannon

Some non solo artists on this list

YellowSnow

Elvis Presley

RaceBannon said:

Some non solo artists on this list

We'll settle our differences at the HH patio suite for the Michigan game and smoke a peace pipe. For now, these are your options.

GrundleStiltzkin

Prince was robbed

minion_doog

Just poast the Google top ten and be done lather rinse repeat

YellowSnow

Elvis Presley

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Prince was robbed

Too much of a hybrid. Already won the Soul / R&B tournament.

GrundleStiltzkin

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Prince was robbed

Too much of a hybrid. Already won the Soul / R&B tournament.

So? Race made abundance one of our* founding principles

YellowSnow

Elvis Presley

minion_doog said:

Just poast the Google top ten and be done lather rinse repeat

I'm like Pup. I don't need Google. Is a boring ass GOAT pole, however. Who would you have instead?

minion_doog

YellowSnow said:

minion_doog said:

Just poast the Google top ten and be done lather rinse repeat

I'm like Pup. I don't need Google. Is a boring ass GOAT pole, however. Who would you have instead?

I never really fell in love with an artist or band, I like songs and performances.

I Googled to look at artists outside of your list and don't feel skrongly about any, there or here.

*the closest I could get to participating would be a stretch in genre and artist type, Trent Reznor

YellowSnow

Elvis Presley

minion_doog said:

YellowSnow said:

minion_doog said:

Just poast the Google top ten and be done lather rinse repeat

I'm like Pup. I don't need Google. Is a boring ass GOAT pole, however. Who would you have instead?

I never really fell in love with an artist or band, I like songs and performances.

I Googled to look at artists outside of your list and don't feel skrongly about any, there or here.

*the closest I could get to participating would be a stretch in genre and artist type, Trent Reznor

Music shit polling is in often an exercise in damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Stick to GOATs and it’s boring. Go too niche and it’s the cool kids trying to show off how special their taste is.

In this list it’s Dylan vs Elvis. I probably listen to Dylan or Neil Young more than Elvis. But he’s really second only to the Beatles in terms of changing the course of popular music.

YellowSnow

Elvis Presley

I do plan on partnering with @dnc to do the late 80s to the present rock NIT tournament. Should be a good one.

BleachedAnusDawg

Elvis Presley

There's not a woman on Earth then or now who wouldn't fuck peak Elvis.

Ice_Holmvik

Elvis Presley

Write in for Prince but I'm not sure he counts as "Rock".

YellowSnow

Elvis Presley

BleachedAnusDawg said:

There's not a woman on Earth then or now who wouldn't fuck peak Elvis.

Wood

chuck

Neil Young

I don't know about him qualifying for this poll, but I'm always going to vote for Neil. The rest of the list would rank as follows:

Fuck off peter puffer
Dylan
Hendrix
Berry
John
Simon
Bowie
Springsteen
Elvis
Reno

YellowSnow

Elvis Presley

chuck said:

I don't know about him qualifying for this poll, but I'm always going to vote for Neil. The rest of the list would rank as follows:

Fuck off peter puffer
Dylan
Hendrix
Berry
John
Simon
Bowie
Springsteen
Elvis
Reno

How do you figure Neil not being a top 10 solo artist of the rock era? He’s second only to Dylan as a songwriter and in some respects his body of work is more impressive. He was making great albums into the 90s.

whlinder

Chuck Berry

Shakira “playing” that guitar for 10 seconds is enough for me to put her #1

YellowSnow

Elvis Presley

whlinder said:

Shakira “playing” that guitar for 10 seconds is enough for me to put her #1

I couldn’t understand what she’s saying? @creepycoug ?

LebamDawg

Fuck off Row Peter Puffer, the correct answer is...

tie - elton john, elvis, dylan, berry, simon

they all were/are great
Young is great but to me he got famous in bands

What no Rod Stewart?

chuck

Neil Young

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

I don't know about him qualifying for this poll, but I'm always going to vote for Neil. The rest of the list would rank as follows:

Fuck off peter puffer
Dylan
Hendrix
Berry
John
Simon
Bowie
Springsteen
Elvis
Reno

How do you figure Neil not being a top 10 solo artist of the rock era? He’s second only to Dylan as a songwriter and in some respects his body of work is more impressive. He was making great albums into the 90s.

Oh I put him at #1 easily provided he fits the definition of a solo artist. Its just that these categories...front man, solo artist...are a little vague to me.

YellowSnow

Elvis Presley

chuck said:

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

I don't know about him qualifying for this poll, but I'm always going to vote for Neil. The rest of the list would rank as follows:

Fuck off peter puffer
Dylan
Hendrix
Berry
John
Simon
Bowie
Springsteen
Elvis
Reno

How do you figure Neil not being a top 10 solo artist of the rock era? He’s second only to Dylan as a songwriter and in some respects his body of work is more impressive. He was making great albums into the 90s.

Oh I put him at #1 easily provided he fits the definition of a solo artist. Its just that these categories...front man, solo artist...are a little vague to me.

81% 90% of Neil's body of work was outside of Buffalo Springfield and CSNY. I don't know where this narrative is coming from that he was in "groups" more than he was a "solo" act.