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What modern musicians are as good as Amadeus?

posted 12 years ago by K_kugelis
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So if they were to make a movie about a genius musician today who would it be? I loved this movie so I'm just curious what you think? My (personal) choices would be (mostly bands by the way):

Green day - controversial music, controversial band, pure talent.

Creed - one of the bands that match the tallent of greats such as Bach and Amadeus.

Beyonce - what a great movie would that be! She could play herself too!

Maroon5 - maybe, not so sure about them.

Nickelback - I'll get a lot of hate for this one, but you know they are simply amazing.

Papa Roach - I respect them for their raw originality, they practically reinvented music.

Kelly Clarkson - what doesn't kill you makes you stronger IS the best song of this century and it would make for a beautiful name for a film.

Hoobastank - give me a reason why not. Get it?? a REASON!! lol.

Gym Class Heroes - I wasn't into their complicated style of music but now they have complitelly won me over!

Adele - came out of nowhere but she is better than all the bands from the 1960-1990.

Blink 182 - great, great, great!

Can't wait to hear what you think.

[–] vze24zjd 11 years ago

I think in terms of musical genius, The Beatles.

In terms of a child prodigy, Michael Jackson.

I'd love to see both of those movies.

[–] strntz 11 years ago

From a pure musical genius standpoint, only one (relatively) modern musician comes to mind when thinking of Mozart, and that's Tom Scholz.

[–] bethgoth17 11 years ago

Stephin Merritt.

[–] LotsaMotsa 11 years ago

Lennon McCartney, Hendrix, Page, Dylan, Mercury, or Clapton. Maybe Andrea Bocelli. Probably missing other possible candidates but I'm high so I've hit my ceiling with names

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[–] LotsaMotsa 11 years ago

McCartney and Page for sure but no they aren't actual geniuses just musical ones. Mozart was probably an actual genius and obviously McCartney and Page and Lennon weren't savants but genius in their own right. Lennon McCartney probably even had a better run than Mozart. They are arguably two of the most important musicians in the history of music. In 500 years Lennon McCartney will have the same stature as Mozart. I think Mozart is especially more posthumous because of the amount of time that has passed and how his reputation has permeated through the centuries. For all we know half the things we think we know about Mozart are tall tales. Definitely one of the most important musicians in history but I don't like how people think he's a God when nobody was actually there to experience it. People develop god-like and larger than life perceptions through word of mouth over the centuries. Hendrix is comparable to Mozart in terms of his prodigious talent on the guitar. He could play it upside down, behind his back, with his teeth and was an absolute pioneer in rock music. It's not sinking in now but Sgt. Peppers is am absolute landmark in the history of music. Stairway to heaven by led zeppelin is a comparable composition to one of mozarts it's just evolved music. I like classical music but rock and roll can be just as sophisticated, it's just a very different style.

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[–] LotsaMotsa 11 years ago

Ok bud, now go roll out your mat and do your daily worship of Mozart. To think that there is nothing as good as mozarts music today is just idiotic and far too biased. I like Mozart and I acknowledge his greatness but I also have the open mindedness to recognize there are other musical geniuses in our day. If all your listening to is Mozart in this day and age then there's your problem.

[–] manco82 11 years ago

Steven Wilson.

[–] skep8 11 years ago

Are you serious? Which modern artists are as good as Michelangelo? Andy Warhol maybe? Which modern writers are as good as William Shakespeare? Jacqueline Susann maybe? Get a grip, almost nothing of contemporary corporate American culture will be remembered centuries from now. But if people are still alive, Mozart will be known.

[–] Thrillseeker303 11 years ago

Michael Jackson!

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[–] TyrelLynes 11 years ago

Obvious troll is obvious however I will answer this nontheless. My votes for modern musicians (people who rose in the mid 70s to today) are Edward van Halen, Steve Vai, Dream Theater, Tosin Abasi, Misha Mansoor, and Jaco P.

[–] greeneyedredhead 11 years ago

Obvious troll is obvious however I will answer this nontheless.

i will answer as well. i agree with those who said Lennon/Mccartney and of the two Lennon was much more talented IMO. one that i see as being great reminds me of Mozart in that he too has his haters and that is Yngwie Malmsteen

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[–] SVU14_1 11 years ago

How can anyone compare modern day Pop/Rock singers and bands to Mozart or any of the composers of the Baroque, Classical and/or Romantic period.

If you're going to try you have to look at singer/songwriters and musicians who can write, sing and play their own instruments. Why is Beyoncé on the list? She's a singer and that's it. She's not much of a writer or instrumentalist.

I would have included eclectic singer/songwriters like Tori Amos for example.

[–] Suzume-san 11 years ago

Oughtn't we to be looking at composers of concert music, not rock/pop or whatever?

John Adams, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Thomas Ades, John Taverner, Judith Weir...
Or even, because Mozart's music was part of the popular culture of the day, film composers like Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, John Williams.

[–] sedativchunk 11 years ago

OP, are you *beep* kidding me? You put a list together of a bunch of mediocre rock bands, pop stars, and other sellout musicians and you want to compare them to Mozart? I bet every artist on that list (with the exception of a few) are NOT real musicians with any real musical capabilities. You would be surprised how many modern music acts get other professionals to write their stuff for them.

Besides that, none of them, NONE have any music talents comparable to Mozart's. They write, sing, and play very simple three-chord progression pop music. The only one that comes close to any admirable musical qualities might be Beyonce or Adele. Beyonce has a very powerful voice as does Adele, and Adele has a classic feel with traditional musical instruments in it. With that being said, neither of them still have the instrumental complexity or musical theory behind their songs that Mozart had.

Modern music with Mozart is so incredibly distant it's like comparing apples and oranges. You just can't compare them. Mozart is a classical music genius of a different era. Modern music is watered down crap put together to fit on the radio for three minutes.

[–] Suzume-san 11 years ago

So, Chunk, did you read my comment, above? 'Modern music' isn't necessarily three-minute pop songs - what about my list of modern composers of concert music? Or any others of your choice?