ok one more time; http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6631789/9aac1d81/rip._joe_cocker_gestopt_met_roken.html Some times i got the feeling of todays talent doesnt come near of a boss like him. Its a loss of losing another icon...he died but not the memory's... RIP
Feck knows. I'd rather believe that 'originals' such as him aren't as 'original' as they appear to be. And, as such, such artists inspire others. Else music would be simply dead. Personally I think many of today's acts have to try harder in order to be original and just being at a default decision that 'cocker' and 'Co' (eg) can't be bested is a boring, ill thought out cardboard stance. Thankfully things progress, thanks to pioneers that were themselves influenced. Sorry if I'm getting the wrong end of the stick but I simply get the feeling you are saying that everything else is ****e. It's not.