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I was thinking maybe Robert Johnson but after re-reading the question, I'm going to have to agree with Cliff Burton.
Mainly because although Robert Johnson's musical career was the most short lived, I don't think he would have anything new to offer (if he was still around). I also don't think alot of the others would. As much as I love some of them they have had their time ^^
Where as Cliff's time had only just begun.

DavidM wrote: i know what you mean
but hey come on, this thread is way too advanced for the forum users here.

it will just end up all picking their favourite dead artist...and done.
people arent as smart as you want them to be

1 out of 10000 people has sufficient music history insight for this.

god almighty... everyone has their own opinions and taste... why belittle people.

shev almighty
we dont speak about taste or so, go get it

It's Jimi Hendrix for me.

He would have done lots more good songs, although i'm not sure if he would have been able to top his masterpieces he has done.

I liked the spacey direction he was moving in

Freddy mercury..

Don't even have to explain:)

i only heard of kurt jimi dimebag and elvis :S

"It's Jimi Hendrix for me.

He would have done lots more good songs, although i'm not sure if he would have been able to top his masterpieces he has done. "

See, I love Jimi but I don't think he could have topped some of his work and as Jimi said himself ...

“It's funny how most people love the dead, once you're dead your made for life.”

^^

John Bonham.
Imagine if Led Zeppelin lived on just .. 10 years more.
Sigh ..

DavidM wrote: shev almighty
we dont speak about taste or so, go get it

right.

Jelly wrote: John Bonham.
Imagine if Led Zeppelin lived on just .. 10 years more.
Sigh ..

CODA wasn't that good compared to I, II, III and the fourth

Going back to DavidM's remark that artists don't make two important landmarks.

There are a couple of exceptions I can think of just off the top of my head.

a) Norman Cook (from the House Martins) - a very popular group in their time, who totally changed genre & name to become Fatboy Slim.

b) Damon Albarn - from Blur - again hugely successful and then setting a new precedent when he created the Gorillaz

Of course it depends what you mean by 'landmark' it could relate to popular success, critical acclaim, whatever really.

Yes I know they're not dead.



yet. (loads his sniper rifle)


ooh that reminds me, John Lennon is another example. The stuff he did after the Beatles was highly controversial and set a new precedent in musical experimentation

Landmark as in changing the shape/face of music as a whole (meaning that, for example, Miles Davis, although having contributed and having pioneered in a lot of new jazz movements, doesn't count because he hasn't changed the entire way in which music is made for all of music ;o).

John Lennon I'm not sure of, this 'new precedent in musical experimentation' you speak of sounds quite similar to what Pink Floyd did ;p
So maybe not so much a landmark imo

Shit..I should have included Lennon /o\

out of that lot imo you should of included marley..

Actually I think Michael Jackson could be described as having two landmark musical moments.

First as part of the Jackson Five during the Motown movement and then when he released the Thriller album as a solo artist.

In both cases I would say he was hugely influential.

To all extents and purposes he's committed suicide as far as his musical career goes. Though you never know I guess.... maybe he'll release an album called 'Zimmer' when he's a geriatric