I concur...

if you knew who Burt Bacharach was, you'd never say such a rediculous thing !

I never bothered to listen to him, but i completely disagree that anyone from a genre that is musically full of "sampling" other people's music could produce the greatest musical artist ever. Maybe the greatest rapper ever, but if he didnt compose music, real music, then no, he isnt. Did he even play an instrument?

Trent Reznor is easily one of the greatest musical artists around. I'm not a big fan of Burt, but you have to admit, the man has a TON of successful music to his name, and not a single song was a hit for Britney or NSync

I'm not saying Tupac wasn't a good rapper but I have to disagree about him being "the greatest musical artist of all time".

Lots of people idolized Jimi Hendrix. He wasn't a personal favorite...

Have any of you ever heard The Red Hot Chili Peppers play? That's real talent...Eddie Van Halen is an awesome guitarist, too. Joe Satriani, anyone? Well, Joe and Eddie don't sing but, as I implied, they're talented.

I know there are more but I can't think of anyone right off hand. Amy Lee? Now, her talent is obvious.

Alicia Keyes? She's black and a talented writer/singer.

How did we end up talking about music in a movie thread? ;)

It's an opinion, you can't argue with an opinion. Just tell us who you like better and get on with it.

Love Bacharach, one of the greatest living songwriters around. His collaborations with Dionne Warwicke, Dusty Springfield and Elvis Costello are fantastic.

Oh, this was meant to joke about a fallacy. Thought that was pretty clear.
But I understand mental illness. I have relatives and friends with all different kinds and overlaps.

Chili Peppers are AWFUL live.

I second that. He is/was what Trent Reznor is to industrial metal/rock.

I think 2pac played music but not as extensively as Reznor. Both had musical backgrounds though. Reznor played in his high school band starting out. 2pac went to this high school called the Baltimore School for the Arts where his majors were music, and acting with primarily an emphasis in writing (hence his poetry in early years propelled his sense of being a lyrical genious later in his career) But I can imagine if you're being a music major they teach you how to compose as well as play.

http://www.imeem.com/nymphowolf/vide...p_music_video/