Musicians who died in your lifetime whose output you miss

rze99

Strat54 said:

Chris Whitley

Jeff Buckley

Sean Costello

SRV

Danny Gatton

Sean Costello … yeah. that was tragically young and he was the real deal for me. Such great feel. Sigh. 

Jeremiah

Leonard Cohen

richardhomer

John Martyn.

Funkfingers

John McGeoch
Mick Karn
Jaki Leibezeit
Peter Brötzmann

Just imagine what that quartet would sound like!

marxski

Jeff Buckley.

Haych

Jeff Healey

Unorthodox

Peter Steele

Offset

Funkfingers said:

John McGeoch
Mick Kahn
Jaki Leibezeit
Peter Brötzmann

Just imagine what that quartet would sound like!

Oh yes. Mick Karn + John McGeogh especially...

One of my fave bassist + one of my fave guitarists

sticker

Bowie hit me the hardest … and I’m pretty sure the world hasn’t recovered yet.

hollywoodrox

Alexi Laiho
 

kossofffan

Ronnie James Dio

hollywoodrox

EVH 

Neil

Jimi obviously.

Bowie

Nick Drake. 

Jfingers

Bowie

Jeffery Lee Pierce

Prince

Nick Drake

Mark Lanegan

Kurt Cobain

Lux Interior

Rocker

Rory, Phil, Joe Dolan

SPECTRUM001

It’s over forty years ago, but I was massively moved by Ian Curtis’ death, and always wondered whether the band could have written an astonishing third studio LP…

Chuffola

Bowie, obvs.

Lennon, obvs. 

Mark Hollis.

Loads in the 70s / 80s but those three would still be putting out relevant and interesting music. 

And Zappa. Can't believe I almost left him out!

Grangousier

The thing with Bowie was... Blackstar was so obviously a last album, but I was fascinated to find out what he'd do next. 

CoffeeAndTV

sticker said:

Bowie hit me the hardest … and I’m pretty sure the world hasn’t recovered yet.

Agreed, I wasn’t even a fan; but he was always there.  I liked him as a personality he seemed a really decent person. 

Moloch

Unorthodox said:

Peter Steele

I'm really annoyed that I didn't think of him when I was composing my list. I'd also add in Richie James Edwards. Not so much a musician in that instance, but I'd really love to know how the Manics would have progressed post-The Holy Bible with him still in their ranks.