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Who is the greatest musical genius ever?
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Gogmagog
everyone has a talent of some sort...
but there are some who are talented and can push that envelop to the next level of avant gardeness.

Who is the greatest musical genius?

I want to know people's opinons.. not some critic's
It has to be one person, not some band.. or a list of the 5 greatest.

I Personally have a few.... but i'm giving it more though and posting my anwser later.
Dublin Guy
elvis? :conf:
Endlesswave
Mozart.
Composing a symphony at age 6? No contest. Only person that comes to my mind is him...
The Master
Tiesto of course.
YaleTrance
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Originally posted by Endlesswave
Mozart.
Composing a symphony at age 6? No contest. Only person that comes to my mind is him...


He's not a genius for that, his works as a child are not that impressive. His later works though, are truly sublime and godly.


But hands down the greatest musical genius of all time was Beethoven. Not only did he push music forward and actually put it up in the metaphysical level of the other arts, but he was the key instrumental figure in the evolution of sound and the rupture with old structures and traditions. Not to mention that his style got progressively more complex with time, along with his deafness (early period-middle period-late period). He was so influential in the further development of music that great composers such as Wagner and philosophers such as Schopenhauer assured that Beethoven's music had replaced God as the highest entity known to mankind.:thepirate
sandstorm03
no comment :)
sandstorm03
the last time i checked classical was evolving into trance making trance far more advanced
Konijn Island
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Originally posted by YaleTrance
He was so influential in the further development of music that great composers such as Wagner and philosophers such as Schopenhauer assured that Beethoven's music had replaced God as the highest entity known to mankind.:thepirate


and if ze germans say it then it must be so ;)

actually, i might be inclined to agree
sandstorm03
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Beethoven's music had replaced God as the highest entity known to mankind


there is only 1 god :D
YaleTrance
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Originally posted by Konijn Island
and if ze germans say it then it must be so ;)

actually, i might be inclined to agree


sure, but apparently then classical evolved into edm and Dutch trance came along. who's the God now? :stongue:


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Originally posted by sandstorm03
there is only 1 god :D


then others will say that God is still German. :thepirate

sandstorm03
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then others will say that God is still German.


if the rumors are true:D
TwoPlow
Beethoven and Mozart for your classical stuff. Kraftwerk for a more modern appeal, possibly along with John Cage. I'd also love to say Richard D. James, but I'm not quite sure if he's there yet. Same with Maynard James Keenan.
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