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A simple question (or is it?)......
Who in your opinion is/was the greatest musical frontperson ever? (I’ll allow you to list a few as I’m so generous and narrowing it down to a single individual may well prove tricky!)
They could be a solo artist or else front a band.
Remember, I’m not necessarily asking for your opinion on the greatest vocalist ever, rather those individuals whose effortless charisma can electrify a stage and inthrall an audience.
You get my gist right?
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Joel O'Keeffe from Airbourne is up there for me, they are one of the best live rock bands out there and Joel commands the stage and crowd with his antics. He's not the best singer ever but he is a brilliant live performer. |
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Freddie mercury..... I'm to young to have seen him perform live but watching clips of him perform stirs emotions and gets you going like no other I have ever seen live or in any clips I have viewed .the closest I have ever felt to watching Freddie was prodigy live at creamfields that was insane. |
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I must concur with the inimitable Freddy Mercury 
I’ll add a few honourable mentions though:
Steven Tyler, Pink, Prince, Ozzy, Michael Jackson and a certain Mr Dave Lee Roth who was (and probably still is) utterly bonkers |
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"Joey
Jordan
Donnie
Danny
and Jon
.......the right stuff. "
 A d from their classic, Step By Step:
‘Step one: We can have lots of fun,
Step Two: There’s so much we can doooooo,
Step Three: It’s just you and meeeeeeeeee!’ (Jordan super high note!)  |
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I've mentioned freddie & michael jackson..
There was a singer called Paul Roberts that i saw once singing for the str*nglers (after hugh cornwell left.)
..I thought he was outstanding, brilliant voice & had the audience by the palm of his hand..
I had to type the band name with an * as it won't type the word st- rangle..  |
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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago
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"I've mentioned freddie & michael jackson..
There was a singer called Paul Roberts that i saw once singing for the str*nglers (after hugh cornwell left.)
..I thought he was outstanding, brilliant voice & had the audience by the palm of his hand..
I had to type the band name with an * as it won't type the word st- rangle.. "
Ooh ill have to look him up, I love The Str*nglers |
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If you're including solo artists then I think any list would have to include the likes of Al Jolson and Liberace, unless your list is exclusively from the past forty years. Yes Freddy is definitely up there but Jolson was absolutely huge in his day and Liberace was by all accounts a brilliant showman.
They may not be particularly relevant today but you can't have a greatest of all time list and exclude people like them just because they were before your (and my) time. |
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"If you're including solo artists then I think any list would have to include the likes of Al Jolson and Liberace, unless your list is exclusively from the past forty years. Yes Freddy is definitely up there but Jolson was absolutely huge in his day and Liberace was by all accounts a brilliant showman.
They may not be particularly relevant today but you can't have a greatest of all time list and exclude people like them just because they were before your (and my) time."
Absolutely; Liberace was amazing. Both an incredible frontman and an amazing pianist
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"I've mentioned freddie & michael jackson..
There was a singer called Paul Roberts that i saw once singing for the str*nglers (after hugh cornwell left.)
..I thought he was outstanding, brilliant voice & had the audience by the palm of his hand..
I had to type the band name with an * as it won't type the word st- rangle..
Ooh ill have to look him up, I love The Str*nglers"
I think Hugh Cornwell was up there.
Hanging Around is one of my favourite songs... |
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"I've mentioned freddie & michael jackson..
There was a singer called Paul Roberts that i saw once singing for the str*nglers (after hugh cornwell left.)
..I thought he was outstanding, brilliant voice & had the audience by the palm of his hand..
I had to type the band name with an * as it won't type the word st- rangle..
Ooh ill have to look him up, I love The Str*nglers"
There's a really camp version of david bowie's "lets dance" i've just seen by paul roberts..but good.. |
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"Phil Anselmo
Mike Patton
Rob Zombie
Chris Barnes
Tom Araya
Corpsegrinder
Al Jourgensen
To name but a few "
I think mike patton's brilliant when he's on form. (There's an australian band called "12 foot ninja", their singer reminds me of mike patton a lot.) |
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By *etite_RosyWoman
over a year ago
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"A simple question (or is it?)......
Who in your opinion is/was the greatest musical frontperson ever? (I’ll allow you to list a few as I’m so generous and narrowing it down to a single individual may well prove tricky!)
They could be a solo artist or else front a band.
Remember, I’m not necessarily asking for your opinion on the greatest vocalist ever, rather those individuals whose effortless charisma can electrify a stage and inthrall an audience.
You get my gist right?
Over to you folks "
Lol OP it is not a simple question at all!
Frank Sinatra
Elvis Presley
Freddie Mercury
Prince
Bruce Dickinson
David Bowie
Janis Joplin
Tina Turner
Aretha Franklin
I know I know... Ladies aren't from the bands but its worthwhile to mention them. They are great voices and had stunning shows
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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago
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In his Ziggy days Bowie was stunning.
In an odd way, Alice Cooper
Marc Bolan.
For presence, Meat Loaf.
Topal on stage in fiddler on the roof when the set stopped working.
Elton John in a concert, when he played and sang for about 15 minutes when the electricity failed.
Problem is, not done many concerts. |
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"If you're including solo artists then I think any list would have to include the likes of Al Jolson and Liberace, unless your list is exclusively from the past forty years. Yes Freddy is definitely up there but Jolson was absolutely huge in his day and Liberace was by all accounts a brilliant showman.
They may not be particularly relevant today but you can't have a greatest of all time list and exclude people like them just because they were before your (and my) time.
Absolutely; Liberace was amazing. Both an incredible frontman and an amazing pianist
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I watch clips of him playing his signature boogie woogie when I need cheering up. He was a diva, they don't make them like him any more.
Al Jolson.... Oh the times I've had to sit through The Rose of Washington Square or Jolson Sings Again. My mum's dad used to sing his songs and do little dance routines. Man was a legend. |
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"Rod when he was with the Faces was a perfect front man, real swagger and that voice  "
Yeah, but when Steve Marriott left the small faces they had to replace him with Rod AND Ronnie Wood, it was too tall an order for just one guy. |
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"Rod when he was with the Faces was a perfect front man, real swagger and that voice
Yeah, but when Steve Marriott left the small faces they had to replace him with Rod AND Ronnie Wood, it was too tall an order for just one guy. "
Yes and they were both too tall so they couldn't be the Small Faces any more |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Most of the above but think
Dave Gahan - Depeche Mode
Robert Smith - The Cure
Keith Flint - The Prodidgy and Ian McCulloch- Echo & the Bunnymen deserve a mention  |
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"Most of the above but think
Dave Gahan - Depeche Mode
Robert Smith - The Cure
Keith Flint - The Prodidgy and Ian McCulloch- Echo & the Bunnymen deserve a mention "
I have just been chatting with a fabber about Echo & The Bunnymen and Robert Smith. |
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Phil Lynott - utter sex on legs
Fee Waybill - utter brilliance with The Tubes
Ian Drury - mesmeric
Lee Brilleaux - pure menace and genius
From another era entirely - Solomon Burke
And of course, the Boss tops the list... |
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"Phil Lynott - utter sex on legs
Fee Waybill - utter brilliance with The Tubes
Ian Drury - mesmeric
Lee Brilleaux - pure menace and genius
From another era entirely - Solomon Burke
And of course, the Boss tops the list..."
Lee Brilleaux is a great choice. Put heart and soul into every performance, you are absolutely right about the menace, and him combined with Wilko were definitely two people you'd not want to bump into at night down a dark Southend alleyway. |
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"Phil Anselmo
Mike Patton
Rob Zombie
Chris Barnes
Tom Araya
Corpsegrinder
Al Jourgensen
To name but a few
I think mike patton's brilliant when he's on form. (There's an australian band called "12 foot ninja", their singer reminds me of mike patton a lot.)"
Nice one |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Of the bands I've actually seen live Dave Grohl by a mile...
Would also mention though...
Ian Dury
Neil Simon (Biffy)
Tom Meighan (Kasabian)
Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
Johnny Rotten |
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"Phil Lynott - utter sex on legs
Fee Waybill - utter brilliance with The Tubes
Ian Drury - mesmeric
Lee Brilleaux - pure menace and genius
From another era entirely - Solomon Burke
And of course, the Boss tops the list...
Lee Brilleaux is a great choice. Put heart and soul into every performance, you are absolutely right about the menace, and him combined with Wilko were definitely two people you'd not want to bump into at night down a dark Southend alleyway. "
He definitely looked like any minute he might jump off the stage and kick the granny out of someone  |
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"Phil Lynott - utter sex on legs
Fee Waybill - utter brilliance with The Tubes
Ian Drury - mesmeric
Lee Brilleaux - pure menace and genius
From another era entirely - Solomon Burke
And of course, the Boss tops the list...
Lee Brilleaux is a great choice. Put heart and soul into every performance, you are absolutely right about the menace, and him combined with Wilko were definitely two people you'd not want to bump into at night down a dark Southend alleyway.
He definitely looked like any minute he might jump off the stage and kick the granny out of someone "
"kick the granny out of someone" - that's made my week, and so true |
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"Phil Lynott - utter sex on legs
Fee Waybill - utter brilliance with The Tubes
Ian Drury - mesmeric
Lee Brilleaux - pure menace and genius
From another era entirely - Solomon Burke
And of course, the Boss tops the list...
Lee Brilleaux is a great choice. Put heart and soul into every performance, you are absolutely right about the menace, and him combined with Wilko were definitely two people you'd not want to bump into at night down a dark Southend alleyway.
He definitely looked like any minute he might jump off the stage and kick the granny out of someone
"kick the granny out of someone" - that's made my week, and so true "
Proper Essex geezers |
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"I must mention Elvis here
At the 68 Special singing blues... He was in his prime then "
Yes what a voice and a performer. I'm not a fan of many of his tunes, but I can't take it away from him. |
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"I must mention Elvis here
At the 68 Special singing blues... He was in his prime then
Yes what a voice and a performer. I'm not a fan of many of his tunes, but I can't take it away from him. "
45 Presidents, only one King |
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I have had the pleasure of standing in front of ,
Joe strummer
Joey Ramone
Lemmy
Johnny Thunders
Lux interior
Dave vanian
Levi Stubbs
Jake Burns
Chuck Berry
Paul welled
Ian Astbury
Marylin Manson
Josh Homme
Iggy Pop
Cory Taylor
Peter Shelley
Elvis Costello
Dr John Cooper Clarke
John Otway
Van Morrison
Chester Berrington
Richard Dawson
Nick Cave
Jack White
James Dean Bradfield
James Hatfield
Wilko Johnson
Billy Bragg
And dare I say it Gary Glitter
In their own way, Legends , some sadly lost ! |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
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"I have had the pleasure of standing in front of ,
Joe strummer
Joey Ramone
Lemmy
Johnny Thunders
Lux interior
Dave vanian
Levi Stubbs
Jake Burns
Chuck Berry
Paul welled
Ian Astbury
Marylin Manson
Josh Homme
Iggy Pop
Cory Taylor
Peter Shelley
Elvis Costello
Dr John Cooper Clarke
John Otway
Van Morrison
Chester Berrington
Richard Dawson
Nick Cave
Jack White
James Dean Bradfield
James Hatfield
Wilko Johnson
Billy Bragg
And dare I say it Gary Glitter
In their own way, Legends , some sadly lost !"
Richard Dawson is amazing .
Otis Redding was an amazing presence onstage too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Slightly differently.
Andre Rieu, yeah him with the mullet and fiddle. He puts on a huge show.
Big tour every year. He composes, conducts,performs. Its a lot.
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"Phil Anselmo
Mike Patton
Rob Zombie
Chris Barnes
Tom Araya
Corpsegrinder
Al Jourgensen
To name but a few
I think mike patton's brilliant when he's on form. (There's an australian band called "12 foot ninja", their singer reminds me of mike patton a lot.)
Nice one "
Here's a few more
Corey Taylor
Burton C Bell
Jonathan Davis
Les Claypool
Scott Kelly
Barney Greenway
Greg Puciato
Max Cavalera
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