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Best frontman in music?

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  • #32
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    Dunno how people can even begin to narrow these things down to one or two artists.


  • #33
    Duck Soup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭Duck Soup


    1. Robert Plant
    2. Freddie Mercury
    3. Morrissey
    4. Jim Morrison
    5. Dave Lee Roth


  • #34
    Phil Mitchell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭Phil Mitchell


    Freddie Mercury
    Axl rose
    Mick Jagger


  • #35
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,164 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Jim Morisson or Bon Scott


  • #36
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    Cienciano wrote: »
    Jim Morisson or Bon Scott

    But, but.....your avatar!!! :confused:


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  • #37
    Ally Dick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,790 ✭✭✭✭Ally Dick


    Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. What an amazing band of musicians with an amazing man at the front. He's great because he is completely lacking in ego


  • #38
    Forest Demon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 632 ✭✭✭Forest Demon


    Not really in any order but:

    Freddy Mercury
    Dave Gahan
    Jim Morrisson
    Kurt Cobain
    Martin Gore
    John Lennon
    jimi Hendrix
    Bob Marley
    Axl Rose
    Johnny Cash
    Simon Lebon
    Morrissey
    Tom Yorke
    Morten Harket
    Allison Moyet
    Mark Knopfler


  • #39
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,172 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Mike Patton
    Freddie Mercury
    Jim Morrison
    Van Morrison
    Rory Gallagher
    Zach de la Rocha
    Syd Barrett
    David Byrne


  • #40
    Egginacup
    Site Banned Posts: 2,922 ✭✭✭Egginacup


    Everyone knows Freddie is the top spot so I'm not even going to contest that but I'd also think Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke deserves a mention.

    Everytime I see him perform I feel like I'm descending into some kind medieval insanity.


  • #41
    MRnotlob606
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭MRnotlob606


    Linda Martin.


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  • #42
    boosabum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 527 ✭✭✭boosabum


    billy joe armstrong ?? greenday
    Joanna, Joanna & Tequilla Sunrise
    Genna, Genna Dale Hayes and the champions


  • #43
    NegativeCreep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,351 ✭✭✭NegativeCreep


    Michael Jackson


  • #44
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Shane MacGowan on a good night. However, on a bad night he could be mediocre.


  • #45
    Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,009 ✭✭✭Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo


    Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age gets my vote. The voice, guitar and cigarette. He epitomises rock music.



    Black Francis at two.



    And like it or not, Liam Gallagher gets third spot for me.




    *Freddie Mercury had great presence but he wasn't "rock n' roll" so I can't consider him.


  • #46
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,384 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Forest Demon wrote: »
    Allison Moyet

    ???

    Must admit I haven't seen her, but can remember her on TOTP back in the 80s and thought she just clicked her fingers! Great voice mind you.

    Another one that impressed me was Karl Hyde of Underworld. Considering he has had so many dance anthems he is a terrible dancer himself...but makes up for it with energy.


  • #47
    galljga1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭galljga1


    fryup wrote: »
    aidan walsh

    No no no, a complete tosser.


  • #48
    galljga1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭galljga1


    There's no show like a Joe show.


  • #49
    walkingshadow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 369 ✭✭walkingshadow


    Garry Glitter.


  • #50
    Conall Cernach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭Conall Cernach


    Most of my favs have already been mentioned but I have to add Paul Stanley of Kiss.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3cCWb37Y-k


  • #51
    Saralee4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭Saralee4


    would have to agree with the majority here and say Freddy Mercury and Mick Jagger.

    Freddy Mercury had this kind of masculinity and confidence mixed with femininity and vulnerability that I haven't ever seen in anyone else and Mick Jagger was just so cocky and confident with his stage presence and attitude that you have to respect him for it.

    I was at a Fleetwood mac gig and I have to say that when you see Lindsay Buckingham live, you just cant take your eyes off him on stage but its mainly down this his guitar playing ability and how comfortable he is with the guitar and for the girls I would say Stevie Nicks had a very mystical and mysterious kind of stage presence.


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  • #52
    Schwiiing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭Schwiiing


    Justin Hawkins.


  • #53
    MRnotlob606
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭MRnotlob606


    Ray Davies of the Kinks.


  • #54
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Definitely John, but not Edward...


  • #55
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    James Hetfield


  • #56
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,575 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Have seen U2 and wasn't that impressed. He's a good vocalist alright, but his moves are pretty lame, it's almost as if he lacks rhythm, and that whole McPhisto thing was toe curling. Crowd did lap it up though.

    Dear God, that's some time ago! :D
    Where you in Cork in '93?

    Also:

    David Lee Roth!
    And Fish


  • #57
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,384 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Saralee4 wrote: »
    for the girls I would say Stevie Nicks had a very mystical and mysterious kind of stage presence.

    The cloud of cocaine every time she farted would be as msyerious as it gets!
    Schwiiing wrote: »
    Justin Hawkins.

    Now to be found on Valentia Island in Kerry afaik. Not far from where Def Leppard's Joe Elliott lived for a few years.


  • #58
    e_e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭e_e


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM9SHDNAbPw


    David Byrne, just such a great stage presence without there being any ego about him.

    People like Axl Rose can **** right off tbh.


  • #59
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,384 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    Dear God, that's some time ago! :D
    Where you in Cork in '93?

    Also:

    David Lee Roth!
    And Fish

    Yep...still have the Utah Saints tee shirt to prove it!


  • #60
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,937 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Black Francis.

    /Thread.

    Edit: Sorry I see he was mentioned.


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  • #61
    4zn76tysfajdxp
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    Count Tornado


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