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Greatest Living Rock Star On The Planet

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  • #62
    Washington Irving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭Washington Irving


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Strummer? Living?

    Sleep deprivation is my excuse for this shame.


  • #63
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Lemmy!

    In truth there are no greatest living rock stars who are in the here and now, its just a bunch of no mark fellas and girlies with annoying trilling vocals courtesy of autotune.


  • #64
    folamh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 787 ✭✭✭folamh


    Courtney Love


  • #65
    folamh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 787 ✭✭✭folamh


    Josh Homme


  • #66
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Lemmy!

    well his warts are legendary


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  • #67
    harvester of sorrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭harvester of sorrow


    James Hetfield.


  • #68
    Streetwalker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Streetwalker


    Springsteen. West is a fraud with rubbish songs to back up his bad boy image.


  • #69
    Gwynplaine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭Gwynplaine


    Self praise is no praise. Watched Kanye last night, was alright. Most of it was mimed, and the lights were too distracting. And with all his money, could he not get a trousers to fit him?
    He's a self absorbed eejit, he should feck back to Murica and annoy them.


  • #70
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,560 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    Roger Waters is one of the greatest living Rock stars alive today.

    The thread title contains the words Rock Star, has the rock music genre been totally lost on some people..
    Kanye is a hip-hop rapper, that is not rock music ffs.


  • #71
    SmilesInMass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭SmilesInMass


    Have to give Kanye credit where it's due, fans of his loved the set and are talking about him today, people who hate him watched it anyway and are talking about it as well. Even if you hate the man he's on your mind :pac: Plus he must be doing something right if he's been working with Paul Mccartney & getting heavily rated by Lou Reed before he died, just a few of the 'Rock stars' who have nothing but praise for him. I can't post links yet but Google Lou Reed Yeezus.

    Anyway as far as the greatest living rockstar goes it's Prince, clearly.


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  • #72
    SaveOurLyric
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭SaveOurLyric


    Forget the has-been grandads. Clearly this guy :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTlFk-chSh4


  • #73
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,219 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    West is a zero, a pugnacious looking nothing.

    Springsteen or Dickinson for me. Roger Daltrey, Bowie, Jagger, Lemmy and Angus Young get honourable mentions.


  • #74
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    RomanKnows wrote: »
    David Bowie, obviously.
    I love Bowie, but he wasn't even on my radar, as I would never have called him a rock star.

    The Kanye West thing really disturbs me, I thought he was universally hated by anybody actually into music. I recently heard 2 people I know who are into music who listen to him, the admitted he is an annoying prick but said the music is good. I was really shocked, I thought they were being sarcastic. I thought the only buyers of his shite would be american idiots into generic poppy crap.

    A guy I know recently said he cannot name a Kanye song, and neither can I, its not just names I couldn't hum a tune. I used to be big into rap, and still listen to old stuff a lot and 1 or 2 new guys. I could never understand the appeal of Kanye or 50cent, nothing distinct about their voices and the tunes are just forgettable muck.


  • #75
    TRADES SUPPLY AVAILABLE
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    Because of the way the music industry operates today I do know one thing,, you all better choose your "Living legends" quick because it certainly aint producing Legacy holders anymore!! Im no big fan but I was walking through a shopping centre at christmas and notice two calendars side by side in a shop window, I said to my daughter, "In thirty to forty years do you think a one direction calendar will be placed next to whoever the popular artist will be in thirty to forty years from now??? The two calendars side by side were of "one direction & Elvis" !!!,,,, too be honest those two names should not be in the same sentence!!!


  • #76
    boobar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    Morrissey.....

    Some have him pegged as a miserable git, probably true.

    But as a lyricist with great stage presence, he really stands out.


  • #77
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,871 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    Rob Halford


  • #78
    Dan_Solo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,069 ✭✭✭✭Dan_Solo


    rubadub wrote: »
    The Kanye West thing really disturbs me, I thought he was universally hated by anybody actually into music.
    Neatly explaining why he's so popular at Glastonbury...
    I would have said Bowie a few years ago, but he hasn't been the same since the dickey ticker. Springsteen for me even though I'm no fan.


  • #79
    beyondbelief67
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    Meatloaf, Alice Cooper, and of course Ozzy.


  • #80
    Dan_Solo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,069 ✭✭✭✭Dan_Solo


    SmilesInMass wrote: »
    Plus he must be doing something right if he's been working with Paul Mccartney & getting heavily rated by Lou Reed before he died
    Er, this is the Lulu Reed who was saying he was great? Lou's taste had gone to utter crap near the end. Wouldn't use him as evidence of anything!


  • #81
    Dan_Solo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,069 ✭✭✭✭Dan_Solo


    fergiesfolly wrote: »
    Dave Grohl....
    Breaks leg on stage.
    Leaves for treatment.
    Returns to finish set.

    ROCKSTAR
    The singer in Lamb of God murdered somebody half way through the set and still finished the show. Now that's rock star.


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  • #82
    nxbyveromdwjpg
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    Lemmy


  • #83
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    nm wrote: »
    Lemmy

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9uH3FQIIAAbV7R.jpg


  • #84
    Bonzo Delaney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭Bonzo Delaney


    Surprised there's not more mention of Slash
    Instantly recognisable Rock star
    But the true rock star has to be Lemmy
    It's unfortunate most people see Ozzy as a lampooned character when in fact he's a real rock god


  • #85
    Mental Mickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,802 ✭✭✭✭Mental Mickey


    Bonzo Delaney wrote: »
    Surprised there's not more mention of Slash
    Instantly recognisable Rock star
    But the true rock star has to be Lemmy
    It's unfortunate most people see Ozzy as a lampooned character when in fact he's a real rock god

    Slash!!!!! Ozzy has become a joke ever since he did that f&@ing show on MTV.


  • #86
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,386 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Of those still working it? The old guy brigade would be Jagger and Lemmy. Jagger has a fame level that's nigh on beyond measure and still has the chops in his 70's. Of the younger types(though not by that much) The Boss of course and Bono has to be well up there. Hell it's his profile on Apple's iTunes icon list for "artists". I'd have a shout out for Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode too. All of the above can work a crowd of any size into a frenzy. More they can work up crowds that aren't necessarily their fans. Put it another way, vanishingly few out there would want to follow any of the above onto the stage. "You're up next after U2/Springsteen/The Stones". *uncontrollable dysentery time*.

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • #87
    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,286 ✭✭✭Nate--IRL--


    Another Vote for Lemmy - 70 and still living like a rock star.

    Nate


  • #88
    SEPT 23 1989
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    Keith Richards


  • #89
    TRADES SUPPLY AVAILABLE
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    Keith Richards

    Not "Don Mclean" No ?? .............


  • #90
    K.Flyer
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    I would give a vote for Lemmy as well, but Jagger and the Stones can F#@k right off in my book after what they did to Richard Ashcroft and the Verve. :mad:


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  • #91
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    It's too hard for me to decide on the greatest living rock star. But one thing I am certain about is, Kanye West is the greatest bollocks on the planet.


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