Top 50 frontmen of all time!! (according to gibson.com)

[SchindlerHaughton]

Thom Yorke should at least make the list, as well as Roger Daltrey and possibly Billie Joe Armstrong. I'm fully expecting Freddie Mercury to make at least top 10.

 

[gregjohnson1229]

I only wish lanyne staley would make the list. Or how about maynard james keegan.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

I have a feeling this fellow is going to make the list somewhere and it's going to irritate some people.....

 

[TheFeldster]

John Lennon only at 43?

Meh,,,

The best work the Beatles did (well, most acclaimed anyway) occurred in the studio.

43 seems like a perfect spot on the list for a Beatle.

 

[annie]

The best work the Beatles did (well, most acclaimed anyway) occurred in the studio.

43 seems like a perfect spot on the list for a Beatle.

I didn't know that the Beatles had a frontman. I thought it was a group thing.

 

[SchindlerHaughton]

I have a feeling this fellow is going to make the list somewhere and it's going to irritate some people.....

I have to agree, and I think he deserves it for the most part (aside from the bitch fits he throws on stage).

 

[That 70s Guy]

30-21

30. Chuck Berry
29. Debbie Harry (Blondie)
28. Janis Joplin (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
27. Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
26. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
25. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
24. Joe Strummer (The Clash)
23. David Lee Roth (Van Halen)
22. Rod Stewart (Faces, Jeff Beck Group)
21. Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) (Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd.)

 

[TheFeldster]

I didn't know that the Beatles had a frontman. I thought it was a group thing.

You could argue that John was more of a frontman during their live years, as there are more popular Lennon songs than McCartney, Harrison or Starr songs from the early albums (of course, there was others like "I Saw Her Standing There" and "All My Loving" that were McCartney - but to say a few popular songs makes it joint frontman is like saying Jimmy Barnes wasn't Cold Chisel's frontman because Ian Moss sung "Tucker's Daughter" or that Pete Townshend singing for the Who nullified Roger Daltrey's frontman status).

But McCartney's role peaked after Rubber Soul, when they quit touring.

So I'd say frontman is very much a live thing, more than a studio thing, so Lennon was a frontman. But not a prominent one. As I said, mid 40's probably a good ranking. Definitely not Top 10 though.

 

[gregjohnson1229]

brian johnson is a good frontman but does not belong among the tops. Johnny Rotten? There are plenty of tone def people out in the world but are not considered top frontmen. Where is Iggy Pop

 

[gregjohnson1229]

Sting also deserves to be on this list