Mozart. Dude would be social media famous in .2 seconds. Heβd be annoying us all. Heβd be covering all new songs same day after hearing it once. And Iβm here for that chaos.
It would be a crime if he didn't do a remake of Amadeus, replicated to the letter but for the main actor.
Amadeus Amadeus,
A-madeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus
A-madeus,
Amadeus, Amadeus,
Oh, oh, oh Amadeus
(cue frenetic speech sequence)
Mozart is my spirit animal. I was clearly (if unconsciously) deeply influenced by his music and shenanigans and also his economic issues.
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Gotta go with chester, assuming you can bring them back with their health (mental and physical) "fixed" to a good massive balance.
Not because he's any better than any of the other greats that have died. Not even the ones that killed themselves.
Just because there's something about his death that makes his life feel more unfinished.
Out of any of the people listed here, I think he had the most undone. Not even in the musical sense alone, across the board.
Jeff Buckley, no question. He released arguably the best album of the 90s (Grace) then went and fucking drowned. Only 30 years old. He coulda been one of the best to ever do it, but we're left wondering.
Here I am, upvoting comments of people who wrote answers first: Bach, Mozart and Buckley. I tend to believe second or third albums are the best ones from an artist, can you imagine if this was true for Buckley?
Love to basically every mentioned artists, but I think most of them did give the best they had while alive.
I would suspect Kurt being back could have an impact on the history of Foo Fighters and its success, so I'm.. conflicted about that one.
Karen Carpenter - mainly because she was such a talented musician and her death so tragic.
I wonder how much good music he had left in him. I suspect it would have been hard to exceed his current music but would have been nice to find out.
Imo, unfortunately, bringing back Legends will just harm their legacy (I'm thinking of John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie...).
However Tupac may have had an enormous impact in the 90s and early 90s music, and so on.
And who knows how grunge could have gained other mainstream success with Cobain...
My vote goes for J.S. Bach. One of my shower thoughts is that he would make a great experimental IDM artist. He would give Authechre a run for their money.
Authechre
Hadn't heard of these guys. I like them - thanks!
Reminds me of Noisia and Aphex Twin.
The first ancient cavedweller to stretch skin over a frame and start hitting it to make noises. Give Grog a full drumset and see what he comes up with
Peter Steele. Although he might disagree. Type O Negative's last album before his death was named "Dead again", and a lot of their music is about escaping yourself (aka suicide or extreme self harm)
Otis Redding. I didn't realize until recently that he died so young, I would've loved to see how the rest of his career turned out. His voice had such a special quality.
Such a unique talent. Knowing he died of a heart attack on stage adds a whole other dimension to "Do not go quietly unto your grave"
Recently wanted to add "this land" to a Playlist, but wanted a more modern cover and it is damn hard to find a version that includes the original lyrics about private property and trespassing. https://www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/This_Land.htm
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson
Would have liked to see what would have happened if they had continued making music.
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Harry Chapin
Or
Karen Carpenter
(I know, they're kinda sappy but they were on my Playlist when I was young and in love.)