Greatest Frontman Ever?

[Ernest Volmingway]

Who is everyone's favorite frontman of all time? The greatest for me starts with Freddie Mercury and then there's a considerable gap for 2nd place.

 

[OtterFH]

Robert Plant

 

[Lexvol]

I think Axl Rose and Robert Plant have to be right in the discussion for the best.

David Lee Roth is probably still my favorite.

 

[knucklehead_vol]

Layne Staley

 

[utvolpj]

Layne Staley

like this pick

 

[knucklehead_vol]

I think Axl Rose and Robert Plant have to be right in the discussion for the best.

David Lee Roth is probably still my favorite.

Yea Axle is a good one. Have you seen the acoustic set of G n R at CBGB's?

You a fan of Jim Dandy?

 

[Thrasher865]

George Michael "Micky" Dolenz, Jr.

 

[n_huffhines]

Mick Jagger

 

[Lexvol]

Yea Axle is a good one. Have you seen the acoustic set of G n R at CBGB's?

You a fan of Jim Dandy?

To the rescue!

You can hear the influence for Roth. I think I just came of age with 1984, Diver Down and Women and Children First.

I haven't seen that acoustic set. I'll check you tube.

 

[WA_Vol]

Robert Plant

+1
Layne Staley close 2nd
the doors frontman Jim Morrison 3rd

 

[golfballs]

Jim Morrison

honorable mention: Bono

 

[knucklehead_vol]

To the rescue!

You can hear the influence for Roth. I think I just came of age with 1984, Diver Down and Women and Children First.

I haven't seen that acoustic set. I'll check you tube.

It a damn good one. First time they ever played One In A Million

 

[Thrasher865]

Davy Jones would have been a great frontman.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

The first two posts pretty much sum this whole argument up. The others mentioned just make my heart cry.

Basically:

1. Mercury
2. Plant
3. George Clinton
4. Morrissey
5. Cornell

 

[Lexvol]

The first two posts pretty much sum this whole argument up. The others mentioned just make my heart cry.

Basically:

1. Mercury
2. Plant
3. George Clinton
4. Morrissey
5. Cornell

George Clinton...awesome call.

 

[golfballs]

Cobain

 

[knucklehead_vol]

Not greatest but Hoon was great.

 

[vols_fan_68]

Paul Stanley

 

[knucklehead_vol]

Iggy Pop

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Cobain

Hell no.

Not greatest but Hoon was great.

Hell yes.

Paul Stanley

All makeup and master's degrees... no substance.

Iggy Pop

Yes sir.

 

[Ernest Volmingway]

I think Axl Rose and Robert Plant have to be right in the discussion for the best.

David Lee Roth is probably still my favorite.

I agree, my only issue with Plant is that he was never that great of a live singer. I'd probably put Axl in front of him just because he could sing like a madman live. I'm not saying Plant couldn't have been a great live singer if he wanted to, but I think the drugs and alcohol kept him from being great live.

 

[MadcapLaughs]

It's gotta be Captain Beefhart.
Or Syd Barrett.

 

[volinbham]

Iggy Pop

beat me to it

 

[volinbham]

Johnny Rotten (John Lydon)

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

Layne Staley

Yep, this one.