Best front men in Rock history

[DEERSPINE GUY]

TRY GOOGLE TO SEE WHO HE IS.

[TRENT]

you know who were leaving Out CLAPTON!!!

All those Blues guys you mentioned couldn't sing like Eric no way no How,,I saw him 25 times and lets just say the guy was a presence! More of a solo artist.

[DEERSPINE GUY]

BUT IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM BLUES GUYS, MUDDY, HOWLIN WOLF, MR. JOHN LEE HOOKER, LEADBELLY, OR THE MAIN MAN ROBERT JOHNSON, WOULD THERE BE AN ERIC CLAPTON? OR EVEN ROCK AND ROLL?

BUT THIS IS OFF SUBJECT. JON ANDERSON IS THE MAN AT ONE, FREDDIE IS SECOND.

DON'T YOU HAVE TO TOSS GEDDY LEE AND JUSTIN HAYWARD IN THE PILE?

[DEERSPINE GUY]

A bit more obscure but worthy of mention: Peter Wolf and Paul Rodgers.

Question ... who's the front man for The Who ... Daltrey or Townshend?

AS FOR GRABBING AN AUDIENCE AND HOLDING THEM, PAUL RODGERS WAS, STILL IS VERY GOOD FRONT MAN. I'VE ONLY SEEN PETER WOLF ONCE AT JFK STADIUM, BUT THAT DAY WAS A BIT FUZZY, SKYNYRD TORE THAT PLACE UP. FRAMPTON, DICKEY BETTS. GREAT SHOW.

[TRENT]

Justin was great, alot of people forget

some would't throw Geddy or Jack Bruce in there,, but they did their jobs better than anyone In business, My wife would say Bob Weir, cause she just loves the Dead

Freddie was the most talented; and had the Stage presence and writing ability to go with his voice,,Range on stage will never be reproduced.

[Maniac]

[JuTMSY4]

that's fair

I LOVE NIN but I don't know if would consider Trent a "front man". Since nobody else mentioned him, Axl should be in the conversation.

I agree - they put on a great show and Trent is pretty much the whole thing.

[DEERSPINE GUY]

some would't throw Geddy or Jack Bruce in there,, but they did their jobs better than anyone In business, My wife would say Bob Weir, cause she just loves the Dead

Freddie was the most talented; and had the Stage presence and writing ability to go with his voice,,Range on stage will never be reproduced.

JUST WATCHED QUEEN IN MONTREAL YET AGAIN. BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES, WENT TO SEE THEM MAYBE 7, 8 TIMES.

[BirdsInNC]

As purely a front man? Freddie Mercury. The man flipped a switch when he hit the stage and carried his audiences in the palm of his hand. There hasn't been a frontman like him since. See the Live Aid show at Webmley. He had an insanely powerful voice, and the Note Heard Round The World during his vocal improvisation bit is amazing.

As a musician, I gotta give a nod to Geddy Lee as well. Love or hate as far as his voice goes, but the fact that he could so very well multi-task on stage while singing Neil Peart's lyrics deserves at least an honorable mention. Playing keyboards, bass parts by foot, and singing lyrics about trees battling each other takes some damn skill.

[DEERSPINE GUY]

FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, FREDDIE IS KING, OR QUEEN AS IT WERE, ( IN MORE WAYS THEN ONE). WHICH IN MY BOOK IS A HOME RUN. LIKE YOU SAID HIS DEMANDING STAGE PRESENCE WAS OVERWHELMING, THAT CAN NEVER BE DUPLICATED, NOT EVEN CLOSE.

MY HEAD SAYS FREDDIE, MY HEART SAYS JON.

SURPRISED PLANT KINDA GOT AN HONORABLE MENTION.

[The Duck]

It's fashionable to hate on Springsteen, but he deserves a mention here. Bruce lives to perform, and he's pretty damn good at it.

Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, both with Genesis, would be my top choices.

[DEERSPINE GUY]

TOP 5, NOT IN STONE

FREDDIE
JON
JAGGER
PLANT
DALTREY


WOULD PAUL MCARTNEY BE IN TOP TEN WITH WINGS? PERRY TOP TEN. CLAPTON, TOP TEN YOU'RE RIGHT DUCK, BRUCE, GABRIEL.

[The Duck]

Gregg Allman is another one. Fillmore East is one of the finest performances ever committed to vinyl. He didn't dance around the stage, but the man could put on a show.

[Loki]

Corky's being a weenie

The two of us went to a bazillion of his shows.
Waldo Springsteen!

[DEERSPINE GUY]

GOTCHA. I WASN'T TRYING TO BE A DICK. LOTSA PEOPLE NEVER HEARD OF HIM.