Though unworkable, this three-wheeled suppository was the boldest of a series of futuristic, rear-engined cars of the 1930s, including the Tatra, the Highway Aircraft Corporation’s “Fascination” car and, everybody’s favorite, the Nazi’s KdF-wagen. A fatal accident involving the car - cause unknown - doomed its public acceptance. The third car had a stabilizer fin on top, which did nothing to cure the Dymaxion’s acute instability in crosswinds. The next two Dymaxions were bigger, heavier, and only marginally more drivable. The first prototype had a wicked death wobble in the rear wheel. Okayyyy…Deprived of wings, the Dymaxion was a three-wheel, ground-bound zeppelin, with a huge levered A-arm carrying the rear wheel, which swiveled like the tail wheel of an airplane. It would be one link in his vaguely totalitarian plan for the people to live in mass-produced houses deposited on the landscape by dirigibles. Buckminster Fuller was one of the century’s great nutjobs, a walking unorthodoxy who originally conceived of the Dymaxion as a flying automobile, or drivable plane, with jet engines and inflatable wings. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee.Designer-genius R. A trend that continued until, of course, his own tragic death. After Terrell’s passing, Marvin Gaye was objectively never the same he withdrew from touring and wrote far more introspective music such as 1971’s legendary album ‘What’s Going On’. ![]() Without wishing to trivialise the point, this was a truly spiritual collaboration – two artists who adored each other and brought out the best in each other. A star taken far to soon, it’s remarkable to think that she continued touring after diagnosis, and indeed penned some of the aforementioned hits with Gaye. Tammi was diagnosed with a brain tumour at just 22, and, after years of poor health, died at the age of 25. Yet, a list of stellar recordings only tells half the story. And, of course, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. Two soul artists with their own, rapidly rising careers, in collaboration they carved out enduring hits such as You’re All I need to Get By, Your Precious Love, and If I Could Build My Whole World Around You. The story of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terell is one, ultimately, of tragedy. Could there have been a Rage Against The Machine, a Limp Bizkit, Incubus, Kid Rock, Linkin Park, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, without Walk This Way? Even Cypress Hill, Ice T and Eminem owe a huge debt to this pioneering collaboration. But, by hook or crook, Rubin conspired to make the recording happen, and a Rap/Rock masterpiece was born that created a whole new genre. Walk This Way was different to almost all the collaborations in this list because, legend has it, the two bands didn’t share a lot of mutual respect, and feared that both reputations would be damaged. To say Run DMC were not immediately keen on the idea is an understatement, but Rubin was undeterred. But one of the most iconic and surprising collaborations occurred when Hip-Hop looked beyond its own horizons, and some smart cookie named Rick Rubin convinced streetwise rap superstars Run DMC to collaborate with fading hair-metal band Aerosmith. Indeed, collaboration is in its very nature – MCs, DJs and dancers collaborating to create. Hip-Hop is a genre rooted in collaboration. Without further ado… the 10 Greatest Musical Collaborations of All Time (possibly): David Bowie and Queen – Under Pressure. When great musicians complement each other, inspire each other, and vibe off each other, magic can happen. So, this Top Ten is an homage to the collaborative spirit. Uninvited and unsure of how this would be received, it was a bold move that proves the point: a collaboration has to be a meeting of minds, as well as of instruments. ![]() Not content with simply flying in, throwing down a solo and swanning off he rearranged the middle section of a track by one of the biggest stars on the planet. Indeed, Eddie Van Halen’s amp-incinerating solo on Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ is the perfect example of this. ![]() It’s more than a guitarist being bussed in to perform a solo over an otherwise complete track. Let’s start by defining a ‘great collaboration’.Īgain, this is a subjective interpretation, but for me, a great collaboration is more than just a singer being brought in to sing a top line over an instrumental. Having said that, some music is objectively fantastic! These tracks are (we think) 10 of the greatest (recorded) music collaborations of all time. Music is far too subjective to objectively define what is good, or best. The 10 Greatest Musical Collaborations of all Time.Īny ‘Best of’ must always be taken with a pinch of salt.
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