Best Front Man

For me lately it's this gentleman:


And let's not forget this stud:

 

Elvis

 

Freddie. For you nonbelievers: Queen - On Fire at the Bowl

 

#2 on my list after Mr. Bulsara. Phil is the coolest guy Rock has ever known.

 

HELLO?????

Sanjaya anyone???? I cannot believe no one has mentioned him yet.

 

maybe 15 years ago. he's can't walk 10 feet passed the teleprompter without forgetting the words.

i'm with Coma, Axl Rose ftw!

 

Maynard James Keenan. period.

 

Gene Simmons? -- actually he would be the favorite front man of my youth. We all loved KISS

Personally I like Brian Setzer

 

ROBERT PLANT
jagger
axl circa '87
jack white
freddie

 

I agree with
Plant, Jagger, Axl and Mercury. I'd add Steven Tyler to your list and take out Jack White.

 

Thread should have ended right there.

 

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One of the most underrated front mans ever IMHO.

 

Really. Everytime I see him he's either behind a curtain or has his back to the crowd.

 

Don't know who the best is, but I can tell you who the worst is. Never felt gayer at a concert then when I went to see Erasure back in high school.

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I can't believe it took this long for someone to mention him.

I'd be perfectly happy with this guy:

Dave Mustaine ftw.

 

David Yow (Scratch Acid, Jesus Lizard, Qui)

 

We ought to set up a 1-10 rating system like The History Channel decides 'The Best Tank' or whatever.

I'd rate:

Pipes - great front men don't have to have classically trained voices, sometimes uniqueness is more important, like say, Joe Cocker. The man can sing! but it's not anything like Steve Perry who can sing.

Charisma - dance moves, sex appeal, crash and burn lifestyle, motivational inspirational, unique sense of fashion, no wimps.

Song writing - front men need to be the songwriters, lyrics anyway (excludes Daltry?) . It's a tough gig. you need point of view, something to say, but it needs to be obtuse enough that fans have their own interpretation.

Emotional Range - rockin, hurtin, pissed, happy, serious humorous (excludes David Lee?)

Length of Service - not really decades required but we need to eliminate the one hit wonders, flash in the pans and careers ended before their zenith (Morrison would score low here, Janis too.)

And finally Leadership - the front man needs to hold a band together, know when to reinvent it, draw sidemen and virtuosos to him, and allow the music to be greater than a vehicle for his talents.

Rate away 1-10 for these factors on anyone you want.

But the answer is Jagger. 10 10 10 10 10 10

 

Gotta go with Morrison of those first listed. Overall I'd go with Iggy Pop.

 

Smokey Robinson - Way non traditional

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