Best front man ever?

[WhiteMamba]

Robin Zander worth a mention??

 

[KansasSooner]

Alice Cooper! OK, maybe not but still like some of their stuff.

 

[packerzrule]

Have to put McCartney in here somewhere

 

[KansasSooner]

Have to put McCartney in here somewhere

Yeah but he shared duties with Lennon, in that venue you'd have to include Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Neil Young...maybe.

 

[SaintGibbs]

I believe he spans the entire range of the piano. Listen to the song and you will see.

Are we talking about 3:37 in the song?

[YOUTUBE]J-_30HA7rec[/YOUTUBE]

I just played the part on the piano. It goes from D#2 to D#6.

Plus, I hate to state the obvious, but that entire measure was run transposed using a pitch shifting effect...so I doubt Bowie really did more than sing it in the natural key, and they transposed it, or perhaps some very clever tape speed adjustments like Pink Floyd made famous.

But hey, maybe I'm wrong.

 

[SaintGibbs]

Have to put McCartney in here somewhere

His performance on Oh Darlin' is so amazing. I bet being in a crowd of about 50,000+ people, singing the coda from Hey Jude is probably the closest thing to being in heaven as you could ever get on this planet.

 

[Jims_Doors]

Yeah, was coming back to list Jim Morrison. Maybe the most profound frontman ever?

Without question it's Jim

 

[JohnRandle]

Rob Halford without a doubt gets my vote, Bruce Dickinson is a very close second. As long as we're talking in their heyday..

 

[spacedoodoopistol]

Hard to top Mercury in my book. 10s across the board - vocals, charisma, energy, whatever else counts.

As far as a personal favorite that hasn't been mentioned, one amazing guy these days is Kristoffer Rigg, aka Garm, fronts a variety of Scandanavian bands....most importantly Ulver and Arcturus. Great voice, great with tons of styles, huge presence. Kind of like the European Mike Patton.

 

[outlaw okie]

Bon Scott - AC/DC

 

[RoboticDreams]

Sting and Bono are two others that come to mind.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Micheal Stipe
Robert Smith
Joe Strummer
Debbie Harry
Lou Reed


Just throwing them out there. Didn't think I saw them listed yet, but I didn't read every post either.

 

[beardown07]

Sting and Bono are two others that come to mind.

Neither are my cup of tea, and would prolly top another list of mine that we will not mention



In no order...

Ozzy
Freddie
Jim
Patton
Halford
Lemmy

 

[mrwallace2ku]

Dino Martin...BEST str8 man EVER!

Jokes
Voice
Drinkin buddy


Nuff said...

 

[RoboticDreams]

Neither are my cup of tea, and would prolly top another list of mine that we will not mention



In no order...

Ozzy
Freddie
Jim
Patton
Halford
Lemmy

I don't get the Freddie Mercury love. He wouldn't make my top 50 but I do like Morrison. I've never heard of the other guys you listed.

 

[beardown07]

I don't get the Freddie Mercury love. He wouldn't make my top 50 but I do like Morrison. I've never heard of the other guys you listed.

Well, as far as just straight skill-set as a singer, it's tough to beat Freddie Mercury.

You've never heard of Ozzy Ozbourne?

Lemmy- Motorhead
Rob Halford-Judas Priest
Mike Patton- Faith No More, etc.

 

[4thstreet]

no Geddy Lee(Rush)?
most other's have been mentioned.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

no Geddy Lee(Rush)?

I'm buyin for a buck...

 

[RoboticDreams]

Well, as far as just straight skill-set as a singer, it's tough to beat Freddie Mercury.

You've never heard of Ozzy Ozbourne?

Lemmy- Motorhead
Rob Halford-Judas Priest
Mike Patton- Faith No More, etc.

Okay, yes I've heard of those guys. I don't think Patton figures into the equation. I liked them but I never thought Patton was a great frontman.

 

[beardown07]

Okay, yes I've heard of those guys. I don't think Patton figures into the equation. I liked them but I never thought Patton was a great frontman.

There are few in rock's history that have the range and versatility of Patton.