Quote: (02-13-2018 05:51 PM)911 Wrote:
But for the most influential, most consistently brilliant and groundbreaking, with the greatest longevity, it will have to be Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider from Kraftwerk. They've literally invented electronic music and spawned all electronic pop genres that have been a mainstay of the music and dance industry for the last four decades plus: new wave, synth pop, house music, techno, EDM, electro,... they opened that whole branch up.
Close, but not quite for me: I think Tangerine Dream beat out Kraftwerk for being electronic pioneers. Where Kraftwerk became more of an influence in pop/alt electronic music, TD expanded the realm of atmospheric/environmental/film theme sounds.
As for 'Greatest Musician Alive", I would have to go with Vangelis.
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