Carried across from the Beatles v Stones thread, (and bullied into it by AlanP), here goes:
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Michael Philip Jagger
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Robert Plant
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Freddie Mercury
With an honourable mention to Ian Astbury of The Cult.
Your nominations would be most welcome.
Mr Mojo Risin.
The End.
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One of those could-have-been singers, Jackie Leven was a great front man when he was with Doll by Doll, massive stage presence.
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Is it only front-“man” so I can’t have Sonja Kristina, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick or Dagmar Krause.
- Keith Emerson
- Ian Anderson
- Peter Hammill
- Roy Wood
- Captain Beefheart
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I’m pretty sure we’d all take any gender as a “frontman”, and great calls there, might play Dagmar next.
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We have a winner Dagmar Krause.
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Good shout Lindsay
Having “suggested” the idea to Dave and sticking to a frontman as opposed to the best/most captivating musician, I am sticking with “Brenda”, as his mate Keef likes to refer to him as. So its Jagger for me.
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I thought this had been discussed at length on the previous forum, but it has to be Freddie Mercury. If you don’t believe me, just watch his performance at Live Aid.
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Some from me in no particular order
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Roger Daltery
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Peter Gabriel
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Dave Gaharn
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Freddie Mercury
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Robert Plant
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Prince
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Brandon Flowers
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Iggy Pop
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Jack White
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Morrisey
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Mick Jagger or Jim Morrison
Maybe Liberace , James Brown …
The late great sensational Alex Harvey.
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Grohl, Strummer, Johnson, Bon Jovi, Rose, Osbourne, Cobain, Springsteen…etc etc
One thing is for certain in this thread … some have no comprehension of a superlative. The “best” means a list of ten?
There’s only one “best” as a frontman goes - Jim Morrison - and I’d suggest he was more the epitome. Tough to argue against for anyone with a reasonably comprehensive perspective in rock/pop music history.
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Now you’re talking…
.sjb
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