Best Rock n Roll Front Man/Woman?

[markses]

The choices you are presented with are meager, but can anyone do without them? Others welcome.

[sujan]

1. Jim Morrison

[JitterbugPerfume]

2. I adored Freddy

he wa beautiful

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. Where are Chrissie Hynde, Joan Jett, Deborah Harry

?

[HEyHEY]

4. Yeah

And Patti Smythe?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

8. Ann Wilson!

[soleft]

12. Ann Wilson and Freddie Mercury

Also like Stevie Nicks and I saw Duran Duran last week and Simon LeBon was no slouch.

[Turbulence]

52. no slouch there

love that heart.

[maxanne]

5. Patti Smith?

David Byrne? Roger Daltry?

Belinda Carlisle? What are you smoking???

[blondeatlast]

20. Patti Smith--way underappreciated.

She out-Bruced Springsteen on "Because the Night," one of the rare instances when the cover beat out the original.

[DBoon]

22. More Patti

Godmother of Punk!

[mitchum]

25. She's also the only "veteran" performer who hasn't sunk to self-parody

[searchingforlight]

6. I voted for Mick Jagger but what about Tina Turner? nt

[maveric]

7. Steve Tyler when he was on drugs - 1970-84

Before he became a sellout. He could really rock the house back then.

[Kolesar]

9. Fred Schneider of the B-52s

That man is a trip. He has such presence, even in recordings. Out of your group, I would take John Lennon.

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Maynard James Keenan

[CanuckAmok]

11. Lux Interior from The Cramps. No Doubt About It.

I voted Freddie Mercury, beause he's on the list, and he's a top contender.

Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) and Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke) deserve a nod, too.

[Kat45]

15. Yes, definitely Lux Interior.

Best performer I've ever seen, excepting Springsteen.

[mitchum]

27. I was watching a performance from the Kid Congo year (81?) last night...

and was reminded just what a masterful performer Lux is (although Ivy does all of the musical heavy lifting)

[maxanne]

13. Fee Waybill

of the TUBES!! whooo hooo!!

[Spirochete]

14. Peter Wolf

from the J. Geils band

[Coffee Coyote]

16. Ronnie Van Zant

An amazing stage presence, and always sang barefoot so he "could feel the stage burn." Didn't pose or preen, and ran a tight, very well-rehearsed outfit. He worked hard, and expected the same of his band. There will never be another like him.

Cameron Crowe considered him the best rock interview subject of his career, and he met them all. He said Ronnie was "a very honorable person", and the most sincere and honest man he sat down to talk with.

[opiate69]

17. Rev. Maynard

[mitchum]

30. Iggy wants royalties

[blondeatlast]

18. No Chrissie Hynde???

[SiouxJ]

34. She'd get my vote

an amazing live performer. A voice like no other and still puts on as good a show at 50 as she did at 30! And she was INTENSE back then. I've seen Plant and Jagger and she commands the stage better than both of them IMO. A highly under-rated performer with one of the most amazing voices ever.

I voted for Freddie though since she wasn't an option.

[unblock]

19. MILLI VANILLI!!!

being a front man for a band is easy when you actually have talent.

these guys pulled off a grammy without a lick of talent between 'em.

now THAT'S a good front!

[graywarrior]

21. Janis

Peter Wolf. I remember when he fronted the Hallucinations at the Boston Tea Party in the late 60's. All white suit. Cool.

[mitchum]

23. David Johansen AKA David Doll AKA Buster Poindexter...

the man was born to entertain (although I still voted for Mick Jagger)

[corarose]

32. I went to see the NY Dolls when I was 12 years old

My Sister had passes and I went along with her because she was babysitting me.
Damn that was one hell of a show and Sylvain Sylvain gave me a bottle of Champaign at the concert.

[BurtWorm]

36. You should write a book, corarose.

Or a screenplay. These snippets you drop on DU are intriguing.

[maxanne]

24. okay, fess up

who's the lying bag of dirt who voted for Belinda Carlisle???
:+

[markses]

29. LOLOL

Oh, man. I thought the selection was ridiculous, but hey, different strokes...;-) (As if Vince neil didn't tip folks off that some of these are jokes!)

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

26. Jerry Garcia?

??

[Fenris]

28. Two specifications: anger and sex

For sheer anger and rock n' roll energy: John Lydon, hands down.

For sex appeal and sensuality onstage: Mick Jagger, the father.

[mac56]

31. What?! No Mark Lindsay?!

added an image

[theemu]

33. Debbie Harry

To me, no one personifies what a lead in a band should be quite like Debbie Harry. I mean, listen to '11:59', or better yet, 'Atomic' and see what I mean.

[NightTrain]

35. You're kidding, right?

n/t

[U2Fanatic]

37. my vote is bono

surprisingly enough ;-)

[psychopomp]

38. HR

I first thought of Jim Morrison, then Freddie looked good but...if we are talking ROCK then HR from Bad Brains

[ButterflyBlood]

39. no one in the bands I listen to can even sing in key

:)

example: http://www.level-plane.com/php/song.php?id=31

but still probably my favorite album of all time...

[psychopomp]

40. Who was that dude from Counting Crows?

Just kidding.

[Bossy Monkey]

41. Roger Daltrey (n/t)

[Hubert Flottz]

42. Other!

http://www.alvinlee.com/

[rppper]

43. where the h@ll is Davi Lee Roth?

c'mon folks.......belinda carlisle? what are we smokin here????

[AntiCoup2K4]

47. Yeah, where the Hell IS David Lee Roth??

[catpower2000]

53. On Celebrity Boxing III? nt

[GOPisEvil]

58. Ouch!

As a David Lee myself, I can't disparage the man. :D

[Drifter]

44. Lets Be Frank ...

Zappa that is.

He was the front man, back man, and middle man

True genius. Rabid workaholic. Great Musician.

Cheers
Drifter

[dawg]

45. B-o-n-o

I don't know why I have to spell it out and nobody else does. :P

[Kamika]

56. You beat me to it

Kinda angry he isnt a poll option

[peekaloo]

46. Michael Stipe

[chenGOD]

48. G.G. Allin baby....

Anyone who can command an audience to the point where they actually want said person to pee on them has to be the ultimate...:)

Seriously though....

Jello Biafra!!! Smart as hell and tremendous energy.

[Boudicea]

49. Someone beat me to it -- Debbie Harry

[Squeech]

50. Grace Slick

They don't make 'em like they used to.

[Turbulence]

51. wow robert plant

scores so low... what about blondie or stevie nicks or momma cass or roger daltry...???

[displacedvermoter]

54. Jagger is a given, and got my vote,

but, no Michael Hutchence? And Maria McKee (Lone Justice) also warrants consideration.

[AntiBushRepub]

55. Gibby Haynes !! n/t

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

57. Bono

as for women , i'd say deborah harry, followed by chrissie hynde, then shirley manson

[tuck]

59. ummm, janis joplin? joan jett?

if yer gonna include WOMEN in the title, have the greats up there, eh?