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14 Oct 00 - 01:10 PM (#318781) Subject: Who is the best artist ever ? From: GUEST,andy Elvis ? John Lennon ? Prince ?
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14 Oct 00 - 01:17 PM (#318784) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: GUEST,Amos Of course not. The best artist ever is Kendall. He can sing and fart all at the same time. |
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14 Oct 00 - 01:46 PM (#318802) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: The Shambles Titian? |
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14 Oct 00 - 01:52 PM (#318806) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: kendall that was the chair squeeking Amos! |
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14 Oct 00 - 01:53 PM (#318807) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: kendall Titian was a Titan alright, but, I still like what Rembrandt did with light |
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14 Oct 00 - 02:15 PM (#318828) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: John Hardly I like what Rembrandt did with "less filling":>) John |
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14 Oct 00 - 02:19 PM (#318830) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: wildlone "click" . |
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14 Oct 00 - 02:52 PM (#318850) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Clinton Hammond2 No one.... |
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14 Oct 00 - 03:28 PM (#318874) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Gary T Define "best", "artist", and "ever" and we might have a manageable, if inherently unanswerable, question. My first reaction was the smart-alec retort, "How long is a piece of string?" |
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14 Oct 00 - 03:39 PM (#318883) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Sergio Alguim I think Julio Iglesias, John Lennon, Prince and Roy Orbison are the best ! |
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14 Oct 00 - 04:58 PM (#318915) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: GUEST,jaze JOAN BAEZ! |
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14 Oct 00 - 05:02 PM (#318917) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Metchosin Nah Titian! He loooved Redheads! |
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14 Oct 00 - 05:09 PM (#318921) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Bill D Titian, while mixing rose-madder Had a model pose nude on a ladder The position, to Titian, Suggested coition; So he climbed up the ladder and had 'er A TRUE artist...(though I DO love Modigliani and Gustave Courbet) {oh, yeah...and whoever first painted Elvis on black velvet...captured the 'essence'} |
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14 Oct 00 - 05:15 PM (#318926) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: The Shambles Oh well, one more time.
A Little Titian
If you want your portrait done
Don't want to appear, in no Vermeer
I could have asked Van Gogh
Well I'm no prude
Don't want to hang in the Louvre
Among kings and heads of state
Roger Gall. |
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14 Oct 00 - 05:15 PM (#318927) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: kendall there is no best...or worst..only favorites |
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14 Oct 00 - 07:19 PM (#318978) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: okthen too true kendall for me it's magritte each to their own cheers bill |
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14 Oct 00 - 07:24 PM (#318981) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Sorcha God/Goddess/Mother Nature, what ever you wanna call her? My favorite human artist is Vermeer, with Rembrandt a close second. |
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15 Oct 00 - 09:26 AM (#319168) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: M. Ted (inactive) None of them. |
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15 Oct 00 - 06:55 PM (#319428) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: poet now there is a question with a subjective answer. me of course. ask a silly question Graham (Guernsey) |
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15 Oct 00 - 08:19 PM (#319462) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: richlmo Can't really say about forever, but in the last 50 years it would have to be Lennon/McCartney ( That's 2 I know I cheated ) |
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15 Oct 00 - 11:27 PM (#319535) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: CBjames Miriam Makeba
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16 Oct 00 - 02:11 AM (#319590) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Lonesome EJ Titian that randy Venetian Was never the soul of discretion When giving a pinch To a saucy young wench He'd follow it through to completion |
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16 Oct 00 - 02:23 AM (#319593) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: BigDaddy John W. Waterhouse. see http://www.jwwaterhouse.com/ |
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16 Oct 00 - 08:20 AM (#319703) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: The Shambles After a night of hard wenching, times ten A good artist should know, to say when' But, thought Titian This could bear repetition And he got up and did 'em again. |
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16 Oct 00 - 01:33 PM (#319937) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Little Hawk SORCHA had it right... God/Goddess/Mother Nature is the best artist ever. Other than that, it's just a choice of who is your favourite...so I guess I'll nominate Bob Dylan, Shakespeare, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joan Baez, and J.R.R.Tolkien. |
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16 Oct 00 - 01:45 PM (#319948) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Hedy West (current membership) "God" |
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16 Oct 00 - 02:01 PM (#319960) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: mousethief Best at what? Leaving God aside (as if one ever could), you can say who is best (or at least pick a relatively small list of best people) at each of a zillion different arts/skills. But how can you compare between them? Who is the better artist, Vincent Van Gogh, or Johann Sebastian Bach? The question is meaningless.
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16 Oct 00 - 02:05 PM (#319963) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: The Shambles Yes but the answer is 42 and much more fun than the question. And what about that bloke that did all the 'fiddley bits' around the fiords, old Slartibartfast, himself. |
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16 Oct 00 - 02:35 PM (#319989) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Bert 42? don't you mean 422? |
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16 Oct 00 - 04:20 PM (#320072) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: GUEST,Sergio Alguim "The question is meaningless. " "Yes but the answer is ... and much more fun than the question. " "Best at what? " Hmmmm....., what kind of artist can I have meant ?? A painter ? A filmactor ? A soccerplayer ? A magician ? A butcher ? Well, the answer is: Who is the best MUSIC artist ever ? I am sorry, because this a music site/music discussion site i thought it was not necessary to be too spesific.
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16 Oct 00 - 05:35 PM (#320150) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Little Hawk I've heard about this "42" thing before. Can anyone tell me what it means??? |
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16 Oct 00 - 06:04 PM (#320203) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: mousethief Sergio, not to be rude, but it's a good idea to look around a bunch before making assumptions about a place. If you look at some of the topics we've discussed in the past month, they include such things as "What's the best book?" which is clearly not a music-related thing. We discuss a lot of stuff. Our love of folk/blues music brought us here, but it's not the only thing we talk about. I think my answer to your new, improved question would be exactly the same. I assume you're talking about performance artists and not composers? If both fall into the provenance of the question then the problem is even worse. But even if it's only performers, the question is too diverse. Who's better, Glenn Gould or Jimi Hendrix? The question is still meaningless. You can't compare a pianist with an electric guitar player. But even in one instrument, how can you compare people whose styles are wildly divergent? Who's better, Doc Watson, or Mississippi John Hurt? Meaningless. Say we just look at vocalists. Who's better, Luciano Pavarotti, or Jean Redpath? Again, meaningless. I'm sorry, but no matter how I slice your question, I can't make it a meaningful one. On the other hand, "Who is your favorite artist?" is quite a meaningful question, and perhaps it's the one you wanted to ask? ---- To Little Hawk: This refers to the book/series, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." A computer is programmed to come up with "the answer to the ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and Everything." It gives "42" as the answer, and then suggests that the question was a little vague, and they didn't say (and don't really know) what The Ultimate Question is. So they create another computer to come up with the Question. This computer is sometimes mistaken for a planet, viz., the Earth. It's a very fun romp, and the best way to enjoy it (IMHO) is the radio series (which came before either the books or the (hideous) video series).
Alex |
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16 Oct 00 - 06:21 PM (#320235) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: hesperis That was the best part, with the rats saying that they were conducting experiments on humans, but that the humans were so stupid they thought they were the ones conducting experiments! |
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16 Oct 00 - 06:26 PM (#320245) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Sergio Alguim Re mousethief. Okay, I apologize. I dont mind admit a mistake when I have made one. I just thought other showed zarcasm against me, so I thought a little bit back would equalise ..... I didnt know this forum was such a multi-forum ! |
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16 Oct 00 - 06:33 PM (#320255) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: mousethief Sergio, you're a fine fellow. I'm afraid that some people get sarcastic quickly; I hope it doesn't put you off concerning the Mudcat. We are by and large a bunch of very nice people here, and what is more, very knowledgeable people about many aspects of traditional music. Did you know the new Al Stewart CD (which has not yet been released due to legal brouhaha but should be out soon) has a song called "Sergio" on it? It's about a vintner. Information here: clicky
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16 Oct 00 - 08:13 PM (#320332) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: DADGAD All wwrong - it ws Bert Strintmanser - painted with his fet wearing wellington boots and after several quarts of Somerset cider. Not ye recognised but will be among and beyond all the Gochs and Titians and M'angelos one day. Mark my words. Hic. |
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17 Oct 00 - 04:01 AM (#320630) Subject: RE: Who is the best artist ever ? From: Little Hawk Thanks, Alex! |