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Greatest SOLO rock artist of all time?

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  • huskyhooligan
    huskyhooligan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 6,024 Swaye's Wigwam
    Fuck off Row Peter Puffer, the correct answer is...
    Yellow Brick Road is a masterpiece, but I love me some Billy Joel. And not certain if they count, but Carly Simon, Neil Diamond, and James Taylor are some other faves. Oh and Kelly Clarkson. Tee hee. Joe Walsh also wrote a great song for the second greatest movie of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljSuROOUxg8
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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,816 Swaye's Wigwam
    Neil Young
    YellowSnow said:

    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.
    Crazy Horse, The Stray Gators, The Shocking Pinks, The Ducks (obscure reference)...

    I get what you're saying. I'm fine with categorizing him that way. I just think the lines are blurry and an argument can be made either way. He's bounced between different projects, genres and backing outfits so many times and for so long. He kind of defies clean categorization.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,624 Standard Supporter
    huskyhooligan said:

    Yellow Brick Road is a masterpiece, but I love me some Billy Joel. And not certain if they count, but Carly Simon, Neil Diamond, and James Taylor are some other faves. Oh and Kelly Clarkson. Tee hee. Joe Walsh also wrote a great song for the second greatest movie of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljSuROOUxg8

    Billy Joel puts on a helluva show. See it before he croaks.

    Neil Young does absolutely zip for me. Sorry.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,735 Founders Club
    Elvis Presley
    minion_doog said:

    YellowSnow said:

    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 ?

    That’s @Pitchfork51 ‘s dream women right there.
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  • CFetters_Nacho_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,808 Founders Club
    Jimi Hendrix
    Toss up between Jimi and Elvis for me
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