Greatest Frontman of All Time (3 Viewers)

[jon_mx]

Just had a moment to think about this. How about a sort of punk rock underdog list?

Iggy Pop

David Johansen

John Lydon

Joey Ramone

Heck, does it get any better than Iggy?

eta* Jello Biafra?

Iggy is terrible.

jackass

I hate his music and I think he acts like a freak so I am a jackass. Class act you be.

I thought HT was agreeing with you

Perhaps you are correct. But if you are going to call me one, save for one of the times I am being one.

 

[DSP]

No mention of Tom Jones?

 

[McGarnicle]

Russell Hitchcock

Kevin Cronin

Mike Reno

Barry Gibb

David Pack

 

[Dentist]

before I even clicked the thread, just off the top of my head my first thought was Steven Tyler.

Mick Jagger is certainly extremely notable though.

As an aside I read the book "walk this way" about the life and times of aerosmith since my first exposure to them was really the MTV era with the Alicia Silverstone videos.... then I went back and celebrated the entire catalog... how are these guys still alive I ask myself... when I read the book over 10-15 years ago I wondered how they were alive.... and they are still alive and kicking... the human body is both unreal and unkind..

 

[HellToupee]

Just had a moment to think about this. How about a sort of punk rock underdog list?

Iggy Pop

David Johansen

John Lydon

Joey Ramone

Heck, does it get any better than Iggy?

eta* Jello Biafra?

Iggy is terrible.

jackass

I hate his music and I think he acts like a freak so I am a jackass. Class act you be.

I thought HT was agreeing with you

Perhaps you are correct. But if you are going to call me one, save for one of the times I am being one.

How does asswipe grab you?

said with all due respect of course

 

[jon_mx]

Just had a moment to think about this. How about a sort of punk rock underdog list?

Iggy Pop

David Johansen

John Lydon

Joey Ramone

Heck, does it get any better than Iggy?

eta* Jello Biafra?

Iggy is terrible.

jackass

I hate his music and I think he acts like a freak so I am a jackass. Class act you be.

I thought HT was agreeing with you

Perhaps you are correct. But if you are going to call me one, save for one of the times I am being one.

How does asswipe grab you?said with all due respect of course

I doubt if Iggy needs an asswipe after you already licked it clean.

 

[ummich10]

Russell Hitchcock

Kevin Cronin

Mike Reno

Barry Gibb

David Pack

Confession, I saw Air Supply live. I hope this doesn't revoke my FBG membership.

 

[DSP]

Buster Poindexter

 

[Parmcat]

No mention of Tom Jones?

Its not unusual

 

[got_nugs]

Robert Plant

Mick Jagger

Jim Morrison

Eddie Vedder

Replace Morrison with Tyler and that's a perfect list.

 

[Lutherman2112]

What about Bruce Springsteen? I'm not even a fan of his music but he brings it.

The Boss is not a FFA favorite but nobody puts on a live show like him. 3+ hours per show and he knows how to connect with his audience like no other.

Here's a great example. Springsteen tribute to Bon Scott while playing in Perth...Scott's hometown.

 

[medstudent]

The first to come to my mind:

Jaeger

Mercury

Bono

Plant

Tyler

Daltry

Others not mentioned:

David Byrne

Waters

Cobain

Stipe

 

[cactus]

Mercury​

Plant​

Morrison​

Daltry​

Jagger​

Roth​

Tyler​

Bono​

Rose​

Springsteen​

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Freddie Mercury. There can be only one.

 

[timschochet]

Hard to argue with many of the names mentioned, but I did want to add just a couple:

Steve Marriott of Humble Pie (and the Small Faces)

Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople

 

[DocHolliday]

Not in the top 3 but in the top 10 for me would be Ronnie James Dio. Heaven and Hell is my favorite Sabbath album which is saying something. And, Dio live is incredible. Guy could sing and hold your attention. Nothing against Ozzy here. Ozzy is in my top 10 too.

As a huge Journey fan, I like the mention of Steve Perry but he gets his due as vocalist. He did not have the stage presence like the other great frontmen mentioned.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Jagger, Plant, Mercury

Tyler, Roth

Bono, Vedder

 

[PatsFanCT]

Not in the top 3 but in the top 10 for me would be Ronnie James Dio. Heaven and Hell is my favorite Sabbath album which is saying something. And, Dio live is incredible. Guy could sing and hold your attention. Nothing against Ozzy here. Ozzy is in my top 10 too.

As a huge Journey fan, I like the mention of Steve Perry but he gets his due as vocalist. He did not have the stage presence like the other great frontmen mentioned.

Dio live is amazing, vocal wise, but not in the same category as Dickenson performance wise.

 

[Bourbon Cowboy]

+1 for Jim Morrison

 

[Doug B]

Others not mentioned:

David Byrne

Nice call. Not GOAT, but worth mentioning for sure.

 

[17seconds]

Mick Jagger, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison, Morrissey etc. etc.

The Smiths are one of my favorite bands, but this is a joke

 

[trogg78]

David Yow, Brian Ferry, Steve Marriott, Ray Davies, Rob Tyner, Johnathan Richman.

 

[Apple Jack]

Mick Jagger, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison, Morrissey etc. etc.

The Smiths are one of my favorite bands, but this is a joke

Morrissey has continued to record and tour since the Smiths. HTH.

 

[HellToupee]

Mick Jagger, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison, Morrissey etc. etc.

The Smiths are one of my favorite bands, but this is a joke

Morrissey has continued to record and tour since the Smiths. HTH.

Big fan of Morrissey , big fan. if I ever caught the gay it would be for him but he's not a great " frontman"

 

[Archer]

Freddie Mercury

David Lee Roth

James Brown

And Kenny Loggins....just because he wrote Danger Zone!

 

[HellToupee]

Great classic punk frontman , Stiv Bators

 

[HellToupee]

people hate him but Liam Gallagher was one of the best frontmen of the 90s.

 

[Papa Georgio]

Has to be Steve Tyler, right?

Who else you got?

David Johansen?

eta* Mike Monroe. But Mercury and Jagger are pretty much solidified on Mt. Rushmore, I think.

Is Tyler really not there with Freddie and Mick?

In my lifetime, I'm hard pressed to remember a better frontman. 4 decades of killing it.

He's the best front man I have ever seen live.

 

[17seconds]

Mick Jagger, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison, Morrissey etc. etc.

The Smiths are one of my favorite bands, but this is a joke

Morrissey has continued to record and tour since the Smiths. HTH.

Yeah I know I bought Viva Hate the day it came out.

A "frontman" fronts a band, not a solo artist, so I don't get your point.

Regardless, Morrissey is not a great frontman in terms of charisma and stage persona which is the measure. He's a good one, but he doesn't take the job of fronting a band to another level like the guys who are being debated here.

 

[PatsFanCT]

people hate him but Liam Gallagher was one of the best frontmen of the 90s.

Shameless plug?

 

[Sand]

people hate him but Liam Gallagher was one of the best frontmen of the 90s.

Peter Garrett, and it isn't really close.

 

[DocHolliday]

Not in the top 3 but in the top 10 for me would be Ronnie James Dio. Heaven and Hell is my favorite Sabbath album which is saying something. And, Dio live is incredible. Guy could sing and hold your attention. Nothing against Ozzy here. Ozzy is in my top 10 too.

As a huge Journey fan, I like the mention of Steve Perry but he gets his due as vocalist. He did not have the stage presence like the other great frontmen mentioned.

Dio live is amazing, vocal wise, but not in the same category as Dickenson performance wise.

Agreed. However, Dio deserves mention since we are throwing names out there. Dio belongs in the second tier.

 

[HellToupee]

people hate him but Liam Gallagher was one of the best frontmen of the 90s.

Peter Garrett, and it isn't really close.

Meh ,Garrett & MO were so 1980s even though they were still relevant in the early 90s