The 20 Greatest Frontmen in Rock - Axl Rose #5

[Halo69]

David Lee Roth number 4 ?? wtf! 

1. Axl Rose
2. Freddie Mercury
3. Ozzy
4. Sebastian Bach

 

[NicoRourke]

Eddie Vedder should be in there.

Definitely !

But then with such lists there's always someone missing. I don't know I'm not a fan of such lists

[thesloth]

Sorry but Elivs is not Rock and Roll IMO.  He might have being a great front man but he was not Rock. 

[inlikeflynn420]

It's hard to say who is the "best". I think Elvis is in a category of his own -- the greatest singer/entertainer of all time (i'm actually going to see an Elvis impersonator -- actually 2 of them; young Elvis/Vegas Elvis -- this weekend). When he was the young hillbilly cat there was nothing else like him (kinda like when Axl first came on the scene); in the leather outfit in '68 he was about as fucking cool as you could get; and when he was older he definitely had a charisma that is unmatched -- just look at some of the old footage of how crazy those bitches at his shows acted. Hell, they act that way for the impersonators!Nobody else could pull off wearing the jumpsuits and capes (except for Evel Knievel), and i think his voice sounded better and more powerful as he got older (i also feel that way about Axl's voice).
As far as rock bands go, for me it isn't even close -- Axl Rose is THE greatest frontman in my opinion. He has such a powerful voice and stage presence.
I would personally put Diamond Dave at number 2. I graduated when 1984 came out, so i remember when Dave was the biggest rock star in the world. Maybe not a great singer -- i always thought his voice had more attitude than "technical" talent -- but he was (and is, when i saw him with Van Halen a few years ago) a great entertainer. I saw him solo at a smallish club about 2 years before the VH reunion and when he walked on stage with that cheesy fucking grin of his, he had the crowd held tightly in the palm of his hand and never let go. I've talked to people who saw Van Halen back in the late 70s/early 80s and they said he was amazing to watch performing live.
I think i would put Robert Plant -- during the Led Zep years -- at number three. Just watch "song Remains The Same".
There are so many great frontmen over the years...Some of them you just don't realize how great they are unless you see them live. it really is subjective, depending on your personal tastes.

But nobody in my book comes close to Axl -- whether it be when i saw them in '88 or right now. 
AXL IS THE FUCKING MAN!!!

[Crowebar]

Yeah, I agree. Hilarious how Gene is number 6 and isn't even the best frontman in his own band.


Axl being number 5 is still great though, especially when u factor in media bias etc



Jon Bon Jovi not on the list is the true crime.

Gene Simmons is a goof    and shouldn't even have made that list. Sorry. Just my opinion.

Bon Giovi isn't all he's cracked up to be either.    He's just a pretty-boy and a candy-ass.   

[AxlReznor]

I'm not gonna bitch and moan about who is and isn't on there, and who should be higher, etc. I'll just say that my list would look quite different... but then everyone's individual lists would be corrupted by their personal opinion.

[Voodoochild]

Sorry but Elivs is not Rock and Roll IMO.  He might have being a great front man but he was not Rock. 

Yeah, he just created the whole fucking genre.

[Nikolis-Godfather]

it doesn't mean anything if you put a number next to these great frontmen!

i'm glad to see axl in top 5(although in my opinion he should be first ... that's my own point of view)... but everyone has sth special

It's not necessary to stuck in these polls! even about the frontmen or guitarist or anything else. people know!

[superstarmc]

Sorry but Elivs is not Rock and Roll IMO.  He might have being a great front man but he was not Rock. 

Yeah, he just created the whole fucking genre.

True

[Judas Fuckin Priest]

IMO, the 10 greatest frontman in Rock (Hard) are:

1- Freddie Mercury
2- W. Axl Rose
3- Rob Halford
4- Mick Jagger
5- Robert Plant
6- Steven Adler
7- Bruce Dickinson
8- Geoff Tate
9-  Ozzy Osbourne
10- David Lee Roth

[MrMojoRa]

IMO, the 10 greatest frontman in Rock (Hard) are:

1- Freddie Mercury
2- W. Axl Rose
3- Rob Halford
4- Mick Jagger
5- Robert Plant
6- Steven Adler
7- Bruce Dickinson
8- Geoff Tate
9-  Ozzy Osbourne
10- David Lee Roth

Is #6 a mistake, did you mean Perry, or are you just being "fuuny"   

[AxlReznor]

Sorry but Elivs is not Rock and Roll IMO.  He might have being a great front man but he was not Rock. 

Yeah, he just created the whole fucking genre.

*ahem* I direct you to Chuck Berry. Elvis was the first white rock n' roll artist, but there were plenty of black ones before him.

[Judas Fuckin Priest]

IMO, the 10 greatest frontman in Rock (Hard) are:

1- Freddie Mercury
2- W. Axl Rose
3- Rob Halford
4- Mick Jagger
5- Robert Plant
6- Steven Adler
7- Bruce Dickinson
8- Geoff Tate
9-  Ozzy Osbourne
10- David Lee Roth

Is #6 a mistake, did you mean Perry, or are you just being "fuuny"   

I Meant STEVEN TYLER, sorry hahahaa....

[Voodoochild]

And I think kev money meant Tyler also.

Sorry but Elivs is not Rock and Roll IMO.  He might have being a great front man but he was not Rock. 

Yeah, he just created the whole fucking genre.

*ahem* I direct you to Chuck Berry. Elvis was the first white rock n' roll artist, but there were plenty of black ones before him.

I know him, thanks. I even said the same before, but the post got deleted.