If you could bring a dead rock star back to life for one gig, who would it be?
John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Kurt Cobain, Buddy Holly, Freddie Mercury? Or someone else?
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Assuming this isn’t just spam, my vote goes to Jim Morrison. I’d love a whole show, but if I could just once hear “The End” (the longest version possible!) played live with him as frontman…well, I think my brain would just melt in delightful trippy cathartic angst.
I’d like the return of the king, with an early Las Vegas show, which contrary to popular belief probably was one of the best acts in show business ever. Everybody, from New York journalists to Hollywood stars, went nuts, and I would like to experience why, by being right there.
My vote for Mr. Mojo too.
Lennon would have been good, but only if we get George back and the Beatles for a gig.
I’d say Freddie Mercury.
Jimi hendrix
Another vote for Mr Mojo Risin. I’d love to hear the “Onk a chonk chonk, a chee chonk chonk, a alright!!” from Roadhouse Blues live…or even better, The Soft Parade. **“When I was back in seminary school…” **
Oooh, Jim Morrison is a good one. I did see him live, back in the old days.
However, I think my vote would be Janis Joplin.
For a more recent rocker (comparatively speaking), my vote is Stevie Ray Vaughan.
I banned the OP for posting multiple links to his website, but the thread is interesting, so I’m going to go ahead and leave it.
As a Bruin (and Doors fan), of course I have to cast my vote in favor of the Lizard King.
I’d sure like to see Janis, though.
She was who I thought of, too. And Mark Sandman of Morphine.
Bob Dylan.
I’d say Lennon/Harrison if it was for a Beatles reunion. Otherwise I’d go with Joe Strummer or D. Boon. With Buddy Holly an outside favorite.
If I could bring back two dead rockers, it would be Keith Moon and John Entwistle.
If only one, then Freddie Mercury.
Joe Strummer.
Jeff Buckley, he died so young. I wonder what he would have done if he had lived longer.
Janis without a doubt…
She wasn’t exactly a rock star, but I’d sure like to be able to attend a Patsy Cline concert.
Rock. I would love to see Queen, so I’d say Freddie Mercury.
But if R& B could be categorized under rock, then it’d be Sam Cooke, no question, although Jackie Wilson would be a close runner up.