Gibson.com?s Top 50 Frontmen of All Time

[FunkyMonkey]

Gibson.com?s Top 50 Frontmen (and Frontwomen): Full List, Readers Poll Revealed

08.27.2010

20. Axl Rose (Guns N? Roses)

When Axl Rose first brought us to our collective ?cha-na-na-na-na-na-knees? with 1987?s debut single ?Welcome to the Jungle,? the world was introduced to one of rock?s all-time great frontmen. Much to the chagrin of the hordes of bedazzled lipstick-sporting pretty boys ?manning? the mics of hair bands far and wide, Axl ? with his plethora of tattoos, angry scowl, snake-like gyrations and preternaturally-gifted metal voice ? single-handedly b****-slapped all pretenders straight back to their mamas? ever-loving bosoms. ?

Gibson.com?s Top 50 Frontmen (and Frontwomen) of All Time

1. Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)
2. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
3. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
4. Elvis Presley
5. James Brown
6. Jimi Hendrix
7. Michael Jackson (The Jackson 5)
8. Roger Daltrey (The Who)
9. Prince
10. Jim Morrison (The Doors)
11. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
12. David Bowie
13. Tina Turner
14. Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath)
15. Johnny Cash
16. Iggy Pop (The Stooges)
17. Bruce Springsteen
18. Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
19. Bono (U2)
20. Axl Rose (Guns N? Roses)
21. Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) (Sex Pistols, Public Enemy Ltd.)
22. Rod Stewart (Faces)
23. David Lee Roth (Van Halen)
24. Joe Strummer (The Clash)
25. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
26. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
27. Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
28. Janis Joplin (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
29. Debbie Harry (Blondie)
30. Chuck Berry
31. Little Richard
32. Liam Gallagher (Oasis)
33. Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
34. Cab Calloway
35. Alice Cooper
36. Morrissey (The Smiths)
37. Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
38. Joey Ramone (The Ramones)
39. Elton John
40. Neil Diamond
41. Robin Zander (Cheap Trick)
42. Otis Redding
43. John Lennon (The Beatles)
44. Howlin? Wolf
45. Stevie Wonder
46. Jackie Wilson
47. Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
48. Marc Bolan (T. Rex)
49. Tom Waits
50. Garth Brooks

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/all-top-50-0827/

[russtcb]

No #20 for me. Axl is, was and always will be in my Top 5 at least.

[D]

Jimi Hendrix was a good frontman?

Top Ten? WOW

[Voodoochild]

Of course Hendrix was a good frontman. But to be at this top 10, I dunno.

[Z?phyr]

What about Tom Jones, the man is 70 but still has a very powerful voice and doing awesome gig's but not on the list...

[wadey]

The list shouldn't contain Solo artists, Solo atrists arent really frontmen/women in my opinion

noun (plural frontmen)
1 (also frontwoman)the lead singer of a pop or rock group
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0318550#m_en_gb0318550

If you discard all the solo artists then Axl is #12 

[Ali]

The list shouldn't contain Solo artists, Solo atrists arent really frontmen/women in my opinion

noun (plural frontmen)
1 (also frontwoman)the lead singer of a pop or rock group
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0318550#m_en_gb0318550

If you discard all the solo artists then Axl is #12 

I agree with this.  Hendrix should not be in there as a frontman.  As a guitarist, obviously, but not frontman.

Ali

[Lara]

I don't care about any frontmen list where Mercury is not #1 

(Unless of course he's #2 right behind Axl  )

[Mike McKagan]

Ummm...does #50 say Garth Brooks?   

[bolton]

No #20 for me. Axl is, was and always will be in my Top 5 at least.

wtf...Axl always be my number one

[Halo69]

Roger Daltrey (The Who) Higher than Axl? no way... Jim Morrison should be higher than Axl as well, Iggy Pop, Bruce Springsteen, Prince and Johnny Cash should be higher than Axl. The other are disputable... it depends on your taste of music really to be honest.

I think this ranking is based on how this frontmen also marked Rock History and an era, its not just their vocal ability or talent. Guns have marked a generation, but they only had 3 considerable albums, Appetite, Use Your Illusion 1 and 2, and 3 albums is not much if you ask me, even with Appetite (The greatest rock album ever).  Chinese Democracy shouldnt be eligible for this ranking as people dont usually consider this to be Guns N'Roses (Not Saying that its a right thing to do).
But when u compare a frontman that with his band released about 3 or 4 cds, to bands that have like 20, of course the frontmen is gonna come off a little bit behind in the ranks as the others, and i think fairly so.

In my personal opinion, if Axl would have had released more material with the old band, and more material already with this new band, he would be right in the 2nd place on that list!

[John]

Although I probably wouldn't place Axl #1, I'd dispute the fuck out of that list.

Hendrix that high? As a frontman or a guitarist?

Bono? (Having seen him live about 5 times, he's great, but higher than Axl, I think not)

[rebelhipi]

top 4
axl
robert plant
freddie
mick jagger

[Marion68]

1.)Axl Rose

[volcano62]

1.)Axl Rose

Thats how I feel.

[John]

1) Freddie Mecury
2) Axl Rose
3) Steven Tyler
4) Robert Plant
5) Mick Jagger

Thats how I think it'd fall for me.

Axl may always be my favourite frontman, but I'm not sure that makes him everyone elses best frontman.

[D]

of course a list without Jon Bon  Jovi on it is obviously full of shit

Axl, trying to be unbiased as possible, should be no lower than 10.

[Halo69]

I feel like this to be honest:

1. Steven Tyler
2. Freddy Mercury
3. Axl drawed with Mick Jagger

but.. like i said before, if he and both bands of Guns had released more cds over the years, Axl would probably be number 2 or even number 1


My favorites:

1. Axl
2. Steven Tyler
3. Mick Jagger
4. Freddy Mercury
5. Sebastian Bach (sometimes i even think his voice his better than Axls)
6. The guy from Def Leppard (im a mark for that band though, so this could be influenced by that)
 

[D]

Maybe its just me, but The Who are SOOOOOO fucking overrated its ridiculous. Daltrey ahead of Axl and Prince? GTFO with that.

only people i can buy ahead of Axl are: Mick,Plant,Mercury,Prince,maybe Steven Tyler.

Rest NO WAY

[Halo69]

Prince... WTF... Prince is not that great cmon... Michael Jackson was, but Prince... no way...

as for THE WHO... i saw them at the superbowl on TV, i didnt know much of this band, but then i went to search for their music and i totally hated it.. besides i didnt know The Who did the song for CSI, and when i found out it was from THE WHO... it all made sense... i hate that song, it stucks in your hear which is good, but its so irritating...