Best frontman in music?

PTH2009 · 20-05-2015 05:12PM

Bruce Springsteen
Simon le Bon
Morrissey
James hetfield
Kurt Cobain
Dave groul
Liam Gallagher

Are my top no doubt there's more

Dr.MickKiller · 20-05-2015 05:18PM

Joe Strummer

20-05-2015 05:56PM

Bruce Dickinson, because as well as fronting IM, he pilots their own 757.

roroliam · 20-05-2015 06:13PM

Ger Whelan..........an emotional fish.

silverfeather · 20-05-2015 06:15PM

roroliam wrote: »

Ger Whelan..........an emotional fish.

yeah..............

Yurt2 · 20-05-2015 06:20PM

The Cold War is over, hope is in the air. Over one million people gather at an airfield in Moscow. Rex and Vinnie with a rhythm section tighter than Panzer division advance. Dime shredding over the top and Phil going bezerk like a redneck gorilla. Hell of a time to be alive....

Any excuse to post this video

Mesrine65 · 20-05-2015 06:28PM

Ian Dury

Cheese Wagstaff · 20-05-2015 08:16PM

Saipanne wrote: »

Liam Gallagher. Such a clear, beautiful voice.

When they started off, he was actually a lot clearer. On a documentary for the making of Definitely Maybe, one of the producers remarked that he used to have such a sweet sounding voice. How times change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ8gMQK4-BQ

I would have him up there in fairness, but that's just me. I've seen Kasabian a few times also and Tom Meighan is a cool guy altogether. He walks on, and he owns the stage. It's noticeably different when he goes to take a break, awesome presence.

Sting is also another. Quite the opposite to the two previously mentioned, it's all about the melodies in conjunction with the voice that get you hooked. He's great.

Eddie and Freddie also, the standard bearers.

LordSutch · 20-05-2015 08:23PM

Mark E Smith

20-05-2015 08:44PM

LordSutch wrote: »

Mark E Smith

Frank Sidebottom covering Mark E. Smith!

http://youtu.be/d0elCZT8yN0

xhoundx · 20-05-2015 09:10PM

Patton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BhXeGemai0

Stojkovic · 20-05-2015 09:12PM

Bon Scott.

Cienciano · 20-05-2015 09:43PM

Dr.MickKiller wrote: »

Joe Strummer

Forgot about him, great choice.

nocoverart · 20-05-2015 10:21PM

Best frontman or best known frontman? Because there's a hell of a difference and I'm seeing a lot of overrated sh1t suggested as best frontman on here.

Tell me how · 20-05-2015 10:29PM

sbsquarepants wrote:

Bruce Springsteen. With the possible exception of Freddie he is quite simply head and shoulders above anything else the world of music has produced. Freddie while an amazing musician, singer and songwriter was also very theatrical and flamboyant, bruce is just good old fashioned rock and roll brought to life, so for that reason he clinches it for me. Jagger was good, but hasn't produced a good song in 20 years so he's getting docked for trading on past glories. Stephen Tyler was great - but he's getting docked for sucking satan cowels cock

I liked this post just because of the last sentence.

K4t · 20-05-2015 11:03PM

Currently? Win Butler without a doubt.

All time is purely down to preference but The Boss and The Queen are obvious mentions.

suicide_circus · 20-05-2015 11:07PM

Yes cant see many outshining Mercury and Springsteen tbh

Nailz · 20-05-2015 11:09PM

xhoundx wrote: »

Patton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BhXeGemai0

**** yes, and because it hasn't been said enough, Patton gets my vote too.

That voice...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-dxuwv4vs4

That intensity...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZfr2QMk3Fc

miralize · 20-05-2015 11:12PM

I dont think he's quite there and he hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet, but Matt Bellamy will be up there when this post gets remade in 10 -15 years. He has the showmanship, the raw musicial talent and he's been improving in how he interacts with the crowd directly more recently.

nocoverart · 20-05-2015 11:18PM

As in the present, it has to be Efrim Menuck for me. He doesn't stand and he's not at the front of the stage.... he doesn't even fookin sing! yet his band, Godspeed You! Black Emperor speaks volumes for many a folk. And an amazing band to see live.

Ally Dick · 20-05-2015 11:31PM

Nailz wrote: »

**** yes, and because it hasn't been said enough, Patton gets my vote too.

That voice...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-dxuwv4vs4

That intensity...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZfr2QMk3Fc

I love his work as Mondo Kane as well. He has a serious voice

Akrasia · 21-05-2015 12:05AM

Is it fair to pick the Arcade fire even though they share 'front man' status. They have so many epic performances and they put absolutely everything into their performances

I think Beth Gibbons from Portishead is pretty awesome too.

Freddie Mercury is the undisputed king of the stage

Iggy pop owned the stooges

David Bowie is probably 3 of the top 10 frontmen...

Akrasia · 21-05-2015 12:07AM

Ian Curtis
Joy division minus Ian curtis were new order. And sorry new order fans, but they were nothing compared to joy division

BlaasForRafa · 21-05-2015 12:28AM

Ronnie Dio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYl9OWYcAIg

Matt Barlow of Iced Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrrMZQ3Kwfw

K4t · 21-05-2015 12:31AM

Akrasia wrote: »

Is it fair to pick the Arcade fire even though they share 'front man' status. They have so many epic performances and they put absolutely everything into their performances...

Win is and always will be Arcade Fire. They are an amazing collective too obviously.

BlaasForRafa · 21-05-2015 12:36AM

John Tardy of Obituary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3AkDheosmg

Riddle101 · 21-05-2015 01:46AM

Freddie Mercury
Robert Plant
Ozzy Osbourne

I'd also throw in Bruce Dickinson and James Hetfield as personal favorites of mine.

Tigger · 21-05-2015 01:54AM

Yurt! wrote: »

The Cold War is over, hope is in the air. Over one million people gather at an airfield in Moscow. Rex and Vinnie with a rhythm section tighter than Panzer division advance. Dime shredding over the top and Phil going bezerk like a redneck gorilla. Hell of a time to be alive....

Any excuse to post this video

I was only going through the the thread before posting the similar
Pantera live the first time I saw them 92? Nothing compares