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To: OwenKellogg

Neil Young rates high for me as well.

I first thought the picture of Bob Dylan was of a withered Vincent Price.

In all fairness, the criticism of Frank Zappa could be best described as his not being mainstream at all. He should not have been thought of as a rock’n’roller, because that is not what he was about. He created music for musicians. This included chamber music:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/05/arts/music/05zapp.html


22 posted on 08/28/2014 3:57:11 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy; tflabo

Neil Young and Gregg Allman are two of my favorite musicians. But they both can be classified unfavorably for various reasons. Likewise, 8 of the 10 listed are among my favorite musicians.


49 posted on 08/28/2014 4:24:24 PM PDT by OwenKellogg (Fundamental transformation leads to ... FORE!)
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