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JOHN BONHAM, FREDDIE MERCURY Among Favorite Rock Stars Fans Want To Bring Back To Life
- Sep. 2, 2008
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The results of a poll conducted by the ThisDayInMusic.com web site — which asked its readers the question "Which dead rock star you would bring back to life for one gig?" — have been released. LED ZEPPELIN's John Bonham was voted into first place with 26% of the votes. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second with 22% and Elvis Presley third with 10% of the votes. Bonnham died at age 32 after a heavy drinking session. Bonzo was found dead at guitarist Jimmy Page's house of what was described as "asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption." (40 shots in 4 hours). The highest-placed female act was the U.S. singer Janis Joplin, who died from an accidental drug overdose in 1970. The results of the poll are as follows: 01. John Bonham 02. Freddie Mercury 03. Elvis Presley 04. John Lennon 05. Jimi Hendrix 06. Kurt Cobain 07. Bob Marley 08. Jim Morrison 09. Johnny Cash 10. Jeff Buckley 11. Stevie Ray Vaughan 12. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott 13. Frank Zappa 14. Ian Curtis 15. Janis Joplin16. Bon Scott 17. Jerry Garcia18. Phil Lynott 19. Karen Carpenter 20. Keith Moon
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COMMENT |
posted by : Lake of Piss
9/2/2008 3:15:59 PM
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no Cliff Burton or Chuck Schuldiner on that list? wtf?
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COMMENT | wtf
posted by :
9/2/2008 3:18:20 PM
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i agrees, with ya, but also no ramones, fuck this list, and duh evils is still alive, he just went home did anyone else see Men IN Black?!?!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 3:19:06 PM
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*elvis
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COMMENT | WAKE ME UP
posted by : Ultimate Warrior
9/2/2008 3:19:52 PM
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WAKE ME UP INSIDE
I CAN'T WAKE UP
WAKE ME UP INSIDE
SAVE MEEEE
CALL MY NAME AND SAVE ME FROM THE NIGHT!
BRING CLIFF BACK TO LIFE!
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COMMENT | Back to Life
posted by : J Lucas
9/2/2008 3:20:06 PM
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As long as they don't bring Keith Richards back to life, we'll be O.K. :)
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COMMENT | Richards
posted by :
9/2/2008 3:23:51 PM
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is a walking corpse-
Doh!
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COMMENT |
posted by : LipsLikeMorphine
9/2/2008 3:28:25 PM
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Where's Lynn Strait?
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COMMENT | Jerry
posted by : BSlash24
9/2/2008 3:29:26 PM
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let Jerry Garcia stay put! Randy Rhoads.
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COMMENT | my picks
posted by :
9/2/2008 3:31:28 PM
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David Wayne
Carl Albert
Criss Oliva
Randy
Cliff
Chuck
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 3:34:51 PM
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CLIFF!?!?!?!??!
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COMMENT | Fred Steve
posted by : J Lucas
9/2/2008 3:34:55 PM
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I agree with Freddie and Stevie... they were talented blokes.
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COMMENT | WTF?!?!
posted by :
9/2/2008 3:35:26 PM
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No Randy Rhoads?! No Chuck Schuldiner?! No Vitek?!
Maybe thats because it's their list and not mine.
If it was my list, you can bet your ass Kurt Cobain would not be on it.
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COMMENT | freddie
posted by : BSlash24
9/2/2008 3:39:18 PM
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Freddie was talented, & it'd be great if he were still performing, but from an output standpoint, he said all he was really going to say. Hendrix was just getting started for instance. Randy. Stevie Ray, they were just hitting their stride. Randy hadn't even busted loose, he probably would have done something on his own. I mean Jerry Garcia had completely outlived his creativity, was a walking coma, it was basically natural causes. That's like asking for Rose Kennedy to be brought back....Loved Bon, would have AC/DC reached the same heights with back in black with Bon? thoughts?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 3:48:41 PM
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RANDY RHOADS!
(But the whole topic is silly anyway.)
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COMMENT | AND THANK GOD OR WHATEVER IS OUT THERE THAT SCOTT WEILAND NEVER DIED
posted by : T-Boner.com
9/2/2008 3:55:19 PM
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AND HOPE HIM KEEPS ON KEEPING... FOR MANY YEARS!
LIKE BOWIE AND THE STONES!
WEILAND OL BOY-
HES BEEN IN MANY DEAD POOLS BUT
SCOTT FUKKEN WEILAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IS GOD!!!!!!
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COMMENT | John Lennon should be #1 on every list.
posted by : RNR
9/2/2008 3:58:36 PM
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End of story.
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COMMENT | also
posted by : bigbuciach
9/2/2008 4:04:02 PM
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Eric Carr,Tim Kelley,Randy Castillo
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COMMENT | How about some perspective here??
posted by : rr00
9/2/2008 4:05:44 PM
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As great as Cliff and Chuck and Randy were, even THEY would likely put Hendrix or Lennon or Elvis before themselves. (BTW, I'd add Ray Gillen to the list for a reunified Badlands.)
It's something to exhibit greatness within a genre, even something as culturally narrow and "underground" as metal is/was -- but greatness to such a degree that changes popular music or culture.. there just can be no comparison in any objective sense.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 4:07:59 PM
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I agree, these lists are stupid as fuck. But I'm glad Zappa made it on there. You pretty much know Dime, Hendrix, and Lennon would make it. But seriously, I was expecting Cliff and Randy Rhoads.
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COMMENT | I agree with you guys
posted by :
9/2/2008 4:11:22 PM
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Randy and Cliff should have been on there, as well as Eric Carr and Randy Castillo.
Just a lot of talent lost so young, I'm sure we can all list a bunch.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 4:16:31 PM
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Damn right, Bonzo is #1.
Then he would drink himself to death six months later, just to get the last laugh!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | how about
posted by :
9/2/2008 4:23:44 PM
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roger patterson
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COMMENT | wtf?
posted by : woodywoods666
9/2/2008 4:28:50 PM
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Karen Carpenter was NOT a rock star!!!!! Cliff Burton & Randy Rhoads should be on this list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | this list sucks
posted by :
9/2/2008 4:34:32 PM
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Where's Randy Roads? and Chuck Schulinder?
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COMMENT | roll 'em all up
posted by : Night_Prowler
9/2/2008 4:42:10 PM
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and Bon Scott beats them all
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COMMENT | Frank Zappa
posted by : spacelord81
9/2/2008 4:51:48 PM
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fuck yes
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COMMENT |
posted by : Bard
9/2/2008 5:00:26 PM
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dahhh
bring criss oliva back plzzzz !!!!
ah and about ramones ... you should resurrect 3 of them, more expensive :P (love them :P)
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COMMENT | My List:
posted by :
9/2/2008 6:13:10 PM
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DUANE ALLMAN
BERRY OAKLEY
KEITH MOON
BON SCOTT
RICK DANKO
RICHARD MANUEL
SRV
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 6:26:00 PM
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I agree this is really dopey. But to play ball, I'd vote for Layne Staley too, coz Alice In Chains were the best band of the Nineties who I never got to see live, dammit. I know they're still out there with the new guy but...
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COMMENT | That list is shit.
posted by :
9/2/2008 6:35:39 PM
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Kurt Cobain
Layne Staley
Dimebag,
Cliff Burton.
Fuck the rest, they can stay worm food.
As for nirvana/metal, there are quite a few metal bands who have actually covered Nirvana songs. Machine Head and Fear Factory both immediately come to mind. Nirvana were actually a much deeper band than their radio friendly hits would lead you to believe.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 6:37:28 PM
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My list:
Eric Carr
Tim Kelly
Layne Staley
Cliff Burton
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour
Syd Barrett
Bon Scott
John Bonham
Phil Lynott
Dimebag Darrell
Paul Baloff
Rhett Forrester
Frank Zappa
Vitek
Criss Oliva
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COMMENT | MyCleverEndeavor
posted by :
9/2/2008 6:41:41 PM
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Sounds good. The show I'd like to have seen was Alice with Kiss (when the latter's reunion was a big deal rather than a complete joke). Apparently Layne told the audience, "I see a lot of you are dressed up like Kiss. How come none of you are dressed up like me?" (at least the dude had a sense of humour, unlike the whining, overrated, selfish Cobain)
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 6:55:51 PM
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Also, among others on my list because it's getting a bit too extensive, I'd resurrect Ty Longley as I got a CD of his side project following the Station fire that I donated money to and while it's a bit out there for a few of my tastes he proved that he was a pretty accessible musician and more than just "the guy in Great White that died in that fire".
And while Nirvana kept metal from going completely soft in the 90's do they still justify allowing nu-grunge to flourish even if that was the fault of greedy record company execs looking for the second coming of Kurt Cobain to exploit afterwards?
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COMMENT | lynott
posted by :
9/2/2008 8:15:03 PM
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Would be at the top in my opinion.
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COMMENT | Frank Zappa was a clown
posted by :
9/2/2008 8:23:47 PM
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Weird Al before weird Al.
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COMMENT | Oh
posted by :
9/2/2008 8:38:47 PM
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And not even as talented.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 8:41:06 PM
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Joey Ramone,Johnny Thunders and All the missing doll's and ramones , Sid Vicious (if he coulda gotten straight he would have made a helluva front man..way better singer than bassist, duh)Jimi love to have seen where he would have gone musically), Jim Morrison, Janis, Elvis (though I bet he would be doing full blown cmt shit by now),Randy rhoades, Mick Ronson,Bon Scott, John Lennon & George Harrison (for the obvious reason),
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 8:43:56 PM
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ohhh..and eric carr, by far the best drummer KISS ever had, hands down, dont care what anyone says..
They woulda fired him for the reunion, but if they brought him back after Criss split again, he'd be wearing his fox makeup instead of the catman stuff saving everyone grief
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COMMENT | Diamnrust
posted by :
9/2/2008 8:55:43 PM
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That's a joke right?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/2/2008 9:08:15 PM
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HANK WILLIAMS (okay not rock but still)
QUORTHON (BATHORY MOTHERFUCKER!)
PHIL LYNOTT
JOEY, JOHNNY ,and DEE DEE
CLIFF BURTON
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
9/2/2008 10:09:10 PM
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All of them are legends.
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COMMENT | this list...
posted by :
9/3/2008 8:58:58 AM
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...is probably skewed so that the return of Zeppelin will be on everyone's tongue...
Oh, look how important they are still!!!
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COMMENT | how about
posted by :
9/3/2008 10:23:06 AM
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randy rhoads??
chuck schuldiner? cliff burton?
i mean those guys were in their prime. why bring back a guy like dimebag, much as i like him? most likely his best days were over. he was in damageplan, rmemeber? how many of you listen to that today?
not dissing him, just saying.
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