Best Frontman?

deedee lepoopoo

Ok, who is the best frontman of all time? Jagger? Mercury? Rose? Daltery? Plant? Place your bets now please.

Ph3n0m

Of all time or of any specific genre of music? Otherwise you are going to get a wide range of "frontmen"

deedee lepoopoo

Rock 'n roll so!

Jonny Arson

I would have to go with Jagger. I'm not a Stones fan but that guy IMO is the definition of how to be a frontman. Few connect with a crowd, have confidence, sing great and has a presence on stage like Mick Jagger.

I think Morrissey is great aswell. He totally has that iconic messiah about him.

Daltery, Mercury great aswell. Strummer is another one.

Todays music I think Brandon Flowers from the Killers is fab aswell. Pete Doherty like Morrissey has that iconic messiah thing going on stage.

Pugsley

Id go for Murcury for that genre. But best front man Ive ever seen is undoubtably Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom.

bombidol

Pete Doherty is an Iconic messiah?. You seriously need to lay off the babyshambles/libertines buzz man.
the man is a symbol of everything thats wrong with music today. If you seen him on the street you'd cross the road, junkie knacker

Ph3n0m

For me, THE frontman is Freddie Mercury - maybe because I grew up listening to a lot of Queen's music - but for me he symbolises everythng that a frontman should be - passionate about the lyrics he is singing, energetic towards the crowd and most of all - personable - interaction with a crowd - any decent frontman needs that

eoin5

a dee daa dee da dae dooo.....
Freddie Mercury of course, but Ed Vedder deserves a mention too.

deedee lepoopoo

Jagger is indeed an all encompassing frontman. Ray Davies is the most charasmatic frontman though.

Baggio

Between : Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and Freddie Mercury both stage athletes and both tottaly unique

ciao',,,Baggio...

Blisterman

David Lee Roth. Sammy Hagar may be the technically better singer, but David had the cool sleazy stage presence.

Mimikyu

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Bottle_of_Smoke

Shane MacGowan still gets the crowd going

wilkins

Shane McGowan gets the crowd going alright, by puking on the front row!

Mimikyu

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Karl Hungus

I'd tip my bonnet to Freddy Mercury alright. Although personally, I'd be looking at Brian May moreso.

And sure somebody has to mention the man, the legend, Lemmy from Motorhead.

Jonny Arson

bombidol wrote:

Pete Doherty is an Iconic messiah?. You seriously need to lay off the babyshambles/libertines buzz man.
the man is a symbol of everything thats wrong with music today. If you seen him on the street you'd cross the road, junkie knacker

Some buzz isn't it that its lasted three years. How is he the symbol of everything wrong with music today? Are you saying this because he takes drugs? Oh like drugs have never been present in rock and roll :rolleyes: I hope you enjoy the knock Pete down bandwagon but I've got news for you he is one of the true icons of todays music and if you want your clean cut 'rock stars' like Chris Martin then fine but Pete is going to be around for years to come.

Jonny Arson

Jim Morrison?

Deadnight

Too many, but I'll go with Alexi Laiho and Mike Patton.

Les Claypool's in there somewheres too

Waltons

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Some buzz isn't it that its lasted three years. How is he the symbol of everything wrong with music today? Are you saying this because he takes drugs? Oh like drugs have never been present in rock and roll :rolleyes: I hope you enjoy the knock Pete down bandwagon but I've got news for you he is one of the true icons of todays music and if you want your clean cut 'rock stars' like Chris Martin then fine but Pete is going to be around for years to come.

For me it wouldn't be the drugs that put me off Doherty but the fact that he ransacked the house of one of his ex bandmates and he comes across just as a general scumbag.

Best frontman....I quite like Thom Yorke myself

Zapp Brannigan

Pugsley wrote:

Id go for Murcury for that genre. But best front man Ive ever seen is undoubtably Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom.

ooh a children of bodom fan! we're a rare breed.

honru

Iggy Pop for me.

Ilac

mmm... Thom Yorke.... He sort of lacks communication skills on stage though...

Mark Knopfler is a great Frontman.

Scratch Acid

David Yow from The Jesus Lizard.

toffo

For a rock band.... Jim Morrison or Freddie Mercury

Nea

Alice Cooper for me....Pure Enjoyment

Tobias Greeshman

Okay Jim Morrison, Freddy Mercury, Alice Cooper, Thom Yorke (lacks communication skills - as someone already said. A very subtle frontman, perhaps that what makes him stand out).

I would have to say Manson here as well, his stage antics and presence mirrors that as a culmination of Iggy, Alice Cooper and Jim Morrison.

Pinhead

Bon Scott. Without a doubt in the world.

FG

King Mercury.

The jock

Jeff buckley,shannon hoon,glen hansard

Ph3n0m

The jock wrote:

glen hansard

bwhahahahahahahaha

Oh wait, you're being serious

bwhahahahahahahahahaha

Seaneh

Cornell.
Nothing better than a bit of chris.

Piste

Gota be Freddie. He is like a personification of my life's philosophy.

b0bsquish

Scratch Acid wrote:

David Yow from The Jesus Lizard.

now thats more like it

SaXont

Gonna have to say Robert Plant.Also gotta say Philip anselmo was a great frontman

Droogie

Slurms wrote:

ooh a children of bodom fan! we're a rare breed.

Pity - The ****ING RULE! Great band...

Mr. CooL ICE

Dave Mustaine is usually a twat but i thought he was pretty good back in february. But Freddie is the best.

garthv

3 words - Maynard James Keenan

Waltons

Can't believe I forgot to mention Biafra from Dead Kennedys!

Drevin Fairy

Freddy Mercury
or...... Bon Scott
Jim Morrison was cool too

Creature

Seaneh wrote:

Cornell.
Nothing better than a bit of chris.

Damn right!

superconor

For good old Rock N Roll and classic rock, id have to say Freddie Murcury. Excellent singer, great showmanship and a real talent for getting the crowd going.

For metal, id have to say Bruce Dickinson (brilliant singer and great with the crowd. "Scream For Me Dublin!") or Phil Anselmo (unbeleivable energy).

Rock On Teh Frontmenz0rs!

Stroller_burn

Freddie Mercury. That sister could sing like a mofo.

Jim_Are_Great

At the risk of sounding mainstreamy, surely Keidis deserves a mention. Or at least an arguement.

And Cobain. Someone had to say it.

Corruptedmorals

Jim_Are_Great wrote:

And Cobain. Someone had to say it.

Maybe '87-90. Not after that.

hawkmoon269

deedee lepoopoo wrote:

Ok, who is the best frontman of all time? Jagger? Mercury? Rose? Daltery? Plant? Place your bets now please.

None of the above.

Bono is the best frontman of all time.

D!ve^Bomb!

None of the above.

Bono is the best frontman of all time.

You're a funny guy!!!



Mercury is the man

hawkmoon269

D!ve^Bomb! wrote:

You're a funny guy!!!

Bono is God. I am just a vehicle for his message....

deedee lepoopoo

hawkmoon269 wrote:

Bono is God.

God of what? 'just for men' hair dye & pseudo west coast American accents? Sorry, he's not outrageous enough frontaman material, IMHO.

What about Michael Hutchence?

Nea

Methinks Steven Tyler deserves a mention too. Absolute madman on stage,for an auld lad