Top 10 Greatest Frontmen/women

[Cosmic Harmony]

By your title, I'm assuming we're leaving out solo artists?

Not necessarily. They have backing bands don't they? They makes them frontmen/women.

 

[R. Evans]

Not necessarily. They have backing bands don't they? They makes them frontmen/women.

Well, I'll be amending the list.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

Well, I'll be amending the list.

Feel free to male any changes you wish. Also, feel free to not move Dave or Freddie from the top two spots.

 

[R. Evans]

Feel free to male any changes you wish. Also, feel free to not move Dave or Freddie from the top two spots.

They'll still make the list but they won't be 1 or 2. Sorry but Bruce, Neil, and Van will be making an appearance.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

They'll still make the list but they won't be 1 or 2. Sorry but Bruce, Neil, and Van will be making an appearance.

Oh crumbs....Well I'll live.

 

[R. Evans]

Amended list to include solo artists. Everybody is now fair game.

Frontmen:
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Neil Young
3. Van Morrison
4. David Lee Roth- Van Halen
5. Freddie Mercury- Queen
6. Robert Plant- Led Zeppelin
7. Phil Lynott- Thin Lizzy
8. Bono- U2
9. Steven Tyler- Aerosmith
10. Ronnie James Dio- Rainbow and Black Sabbath

Honorable mention:
Ray Davies, Mick Jagger, Lou Gramm, Steve Perry, Elton John, Chris Isaak, John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, Bon Scott....and many, many others!

Sorry, I can never limit my lists. I get to typing these things and always remember someone I left out.

Frontwomen will follow later.

 

[Death on Credit]

Reviving this thread because of all the debate over Gibson's top 50 front-men list in the Rock Lounge...

15. Van Morrison
14. Chuck Berry
13. Johnny Rotten
12. Lou Reed
11. Patti Smith
10. Joey Ramone
9. Rob Tyner
8. David Johansen
7. Warren Zevon
6. Joe Strummer
5. Don Van Vliet/Captain Beefheart
4. Bob Dylan
3. Jimi Hendrix
2. Iggy Pop
1. Mick Jagger

 

[ecisgod]

In no particular order...

1. Mercury
2. Jagger
3. Plant
4. Hendrix
5. Springsteen
6. Bon Scott
7. Ozzy
8. Gord Downie
9. Jim Morrison
10. Chris Robinson

 

[Abraxas]

In no particular order:

Justin Hayward
Jimi Hendrix
Neil Young
Tori Amos
Frank Zappa
Adrian Belew
David Bowie
Freddie Mercury
Janis Joplin
Wayne Coyne

 

[Kuaizi]

10. Billy Joel
9. Geoff Tate
8. Steve Perry
7. Geddy Lee
6. Paul McCartney
5. David Bowie
4. Roger Daltrey
3. Peter Gabriel
2. Michael Jackson
1. Freddie Mercury

Made this list pretty quick! This is one of the MANY reasons why I think Freddie was/is the best~