I believe he is
2007-12-17 09:51:27 · 25 answers · asked by b n r 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
No way. Musician implies exceptional talent on an instrument.
He's a great entertainer and good songwriter a fair singer and a good guitarist.
There have been better people in all of those categories.
2007-12-17 09:55:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I disagree... he may be catchy, but the most accomplished musician by a long way was Frank Zappa. He could make songs catchy, but most of his stuff wasn't palatable as far as the general public were concerned. Nevertheless, he excelled at guitar and drums, he wrote his first orchestral score as a teenager (and I mean for a WHOLE orchestra).
Zappa built on concepts put in place from Stravinsky to the Beach Boys, yet gave them new life. He managed to create pieces in almost every single genre possible, and his understanding of music theory (aside from masterful lyrical devices) surpasses every other known musician in my opinion. There is a lot of his stuff that I'm not keen on, but that doesn't mean he's not the greatest *musician* ever. =oD
2007-12-17 10:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by Fireʍɐʇǝɹ 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sorry, no.
There's quite a few musicians out there easily better than Bruce "whiney" Springsteen and the E Street Band.
2007-12-17 09:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Miss Taylor 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Nope....he is good, but i would never say is the greatest musician of all time.
2007-12-17 10:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by ♪ ♫♥Def Leppard♥♫ ♪ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - he's a good musician at best. Great songwriter, but not great musician.
2007-12-17 11:05:48 · answer #5 · answered by BClovis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a chance..too many could outplay and out sing him. He's good don't get me wrong, but no way the greatest.
2007-12-17 11:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by Lizzy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he is a good songwriter, but an average musician. Besides, he has too much competition.
2007-12-17 10:51:55 · answer #7 · answered by Montag 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not even close to be the greatest.
2007-12-17 11:50:03 · answer #8 · answered by Steven R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes Hands down Case closed
2007-12-17 10:25:26 · answer #9 · answered by mnw1989 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
If you would have said greatest singer/song writer you may have gotten more favorable responces. He may be in somewhere in the top 10 in that catagory.
2007-12-17 10:13:08 · answer #10 · answered by LexLuger 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋