If one musician was risen from the dead...

[callit4]

No one has said Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? He died way to young. It's not like anyone is making good classic music anymore (in my opinion of course).

 

[Deacon Cole]

Stevie Wonder.

 

[FlashHero]

Scatman

 

[Blue Musician]

Sergei Rachmaninov. BEST. COMPOSER. EVAR!

 

[Blue Musician]

No one has said Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? He died way to young. It's not like anyone is making good classic music anymore (in my opinion of course).

To a certain degree I agree, but there are some things you should note. First of all, he really wasn't famous for his compositions, but for his skill at his age. When he died he was forgotten by nearly everyone for 60 years until someone decided to classify his music. He was a rich person and he offered a lot of money for any sheet music Mozart made. Problem is that a lot of people knew this, so they decided to make their own music and sign it as Mozart's. Some sheets were actually from other composers! This person who classified his music was a rich person who admired Mozart, but he wasn't a musician, so he couldn't really tell which were his compositions and which weren't. Up until now there are some compositions that has been regarded as fake (the quite unimportant ones, don't worry)
Mozart became remembered not because his compositions or his Requiem (which is his best work in my opinion), but because someone was buying his music sheets for classifying in all over Europe.

Now, a classical composer that i do want to see alive again is Rachmaninov. For me, he is the best composer ever conceived, and sadly one of the most depressive and tragic ones. Actually today it's his birthday, and five days ago was his death.

Another special mention is Chopin.

 

[FoolKiller]

Andrew Wood.... little known, and his death made lots of great music possible but I'm curious what it would have been like otherwise.

 

[Rayne870]

Dimebag Darrel.

I kind of need to catch up on my Pantera, what little I've heard I like but I haven't checked into them yet. Anyway, I thought it was pretty sad what happened to him, he got shot right in front of the entire band.

And no one's mentioned Elvis yet?

Yeah Dimebag would be my pick too.

 

[CrazyCapnMorgan]

Scatman

I can't believe I forgot about him! R.I.P. Scatman John.

 

[Khenal Baroney]

Jonny Cash, most certainly.

 

[Small Waves]

Jun Seba

Stevie Wonder.

Being blind sucks, but it's not quite the same as being dead.

 

[NezumiiroKitsune]

Wagner maybe? Or Ella Fitzgereld, or Ol' Blue Eyes? Being brought back to life might be quite traumatising however . If it's "Who I would like not to have died so early?" probably Lennon or Michael Jackson? I'd have to give it some thought.

 

[feauxx]

peter steele, i still can't listen to type o without feeling sad.

 

[Sacman]

My girlfriend says Kurt Cobain.
I would have to say the dead members of the highwaymen.

Well than, your girlfriend is awesome...

OT: yeah I pick either Kurt Cobain or McKinley Morganfield AKA Muddy Waters...

Edit: how could i forget Narciso Yepes and Joaquin Rodrigo... but I still pick Kurt Cobain...

 

[Of-the-Lion]

Freddie Mercury. That way Tom Selleck, Burt Reynolds, and Salvador Dali can reunite the Mustache Alliance.

 

[Radiantskys]

Elvis, like the young one? Can we do that, before he got bad into the drugs and drinks? lol

 

[Isalan]

Gotta be Cash or Hendrix. Tough call on which though.

 

[Quazimofo]

And you could watch them play before they return to Valhalla who would you choose?

I would go Jimi.

Same. That or Johann Sebastian Bach

before he was deaf right? and even then, remember he was a composer, but didnt play ALL of the orchestra's instruments.

unfortunately, i cant think of anyone atm. just a few artists whom are too far away for me to see, unless they come to the midwest.

 

[soren7550]

Kurt Cobain. Besides being a great musician and person, we'd finally hear straight from the horse's mouth on how he died.

I'd say John Lennon, but wanting that I'd also want George Harrison back as well so that the Magical Mystery Reunion Tour could finally begin.

 

[Rayansaki]

I know everyone is gonna hate on this, but Paul Gray. Or Kurt Cobain but mostly Paul Gray..

 

[kathleenb]

Ella Fitzgerald. No doubts. She was a hell of a lady and an amazing singer. And her duets with Louis Armstrong...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2oEmPP5dTM

EDIT: My father would beat a path back from the Summerlands to whoop me if I didn't mention Ray Charles. Because he was awesome, too.