David Lee Roth is 17th in 50 Finest Frontmen & Women List in rock history.

[DONNIEP]

I don't see how Dave isn't easily top 10... #1 in American Rock without a doubt!

Didn't you see the list? Kurt Cobain was better. Really. It says so right up there.

[TFM_Dale]

Donnie has already started a campaign to get Kip Winger on the list.

[TFM_Dale]

Agree with Freddie Mercury..Roth should be top 5..I notice a certain fat red headed fucknut didnt make the list

What is with the avatar Warning? Man crush?

[FORD]

Bon Scott and Lemmy aren't even in the top 10?!?!

The fact that Brian Johnson ranked higher than Bon Scott is so ridiculous that even Brian would say so.

[Fairwrning]

What is with the avatar Warning? Man crush?

Well since you are gonna follow me every post Ill break the rules a bit and say its because of that bet we made in the ffl thread.

27 days left..

[Guitar Shark]

It's pretty funny watching 40+ year old men arguing passionately that their favorite male rock star is hotter than others.

[vaijuju]

who is John Lydon ?

[TFM_Dale]

Well since you are gonna follow me every post Ill break the rules a bit and say its because of that bet we made in the ffl thread.

27 days left..

Cheater!

[FORD]

who is John Lydon ?

<------ this guy.

[Seshmeister]

Two that haven't been mentioned yet.

I saw Debbie Harry live once and the extent of her audience interaction was she mumbled the names of the some of the songs.

Apart from that she stood at the mike motionless all night. That said this was 'Maria' era and she would have been past her best.

It pains me to say this but I was dragged along to a Bon Jovi gig in the late 80s and he should probably be higher, I think he's getting marked down here for cheesiness.

[vaijuju]

> Ford ! oh yeah ! Yes of course ! saw a show of him last year on french tv ! in a little theatre ( years 2000 i think) great man !

[DONNIEP]

Donnie has already started a campaign to get Kip Winger on the list.

Kip, Freddie, and Dave all on one list? Me Yow!

[ZahZoo]

It's pretty funny watching 40+ year old men arguing passionately that their favorite male rock star is hotter than others.

Was thinking the same thing... I feel dirty just viewing this sausage fest!!

[binnie]

We could look at this another way. Given how long Dave and VH have been out of the mainstream media glare, it is a testament to how truly astounding they were that he made the top 20 on memory alone.

[Seshmeister]

Is that how you define how good a frontman is, on their hotness?

I see it as a totally different thing about entertainment value, showmanship, crowd control and stuff like that. Was Bon Scott hot looking, or Freddie Mercury for that matter?

[Seshmeister]

We could look at this another way. Given how long Dave and VH have been out of the mainstream media glare, it is a testament to how truly astounding they were that he made the top 20 on memory alone.

I was just thinking that.

In the UK at least, at this point I would guess Dave would be just about the least famous of that top 20.

[VAiN]

Didn't you see the list? Kurt Cobain was better. Really. It says so right up there.

That right there just makes the list void.. come on man!

[atomicpnk47]

Wait a minute spam didn't crack the top 50?!?!......Love it!

[binnie]

I was just thinking that.

In the UK at least, at this point I would guess Dave would be just about the least famous of that top 20.

To the 'man on the street' he'd be one of the least famous on the list. They'd know VH, but could they name any of the members?

[katina]

I've seen 11.

Hutchence at 29? Should be higher.

Don´t worry, there is another poll where Michael Hutchence was first and beat out Freddie Mercury for the title of Greatest Frontman of All Time!!

And guess what ?, our Tostmaster General was 17!!!

Here is the link and the list.

http://www.maxtv.com.au/news/michael...ends-poll.aspx

Here is the complete list of the MAX Legends Poll: Greatest Frontman in order:

1. Michael Hutchence
2. Freddie Mercury
3 Bon Scott
4. Robert Plant
5. Jon Bon Jovi
6. Mick Jagger
7. Jimmy Barnes
8. Bono
9. Jim Morrison
10. Bruce Springsteen
11. Dave Grohl
12. Axl Rose
13. Kurt Cobain
14. Eddie Vedder
15. Steven Tyler
16. Anthony Keidis
17. David Lee Roth
18. Alice Cooper
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bob Marley
21. Ozzy Osbourne
22. Sting
23. Peter Garrett
24. Roger Daltry
25. James Hetfield
26. Robert Smith
27. Johnny Rotten
28. Joe Strummer
29. Simon Le Bon
30. Angry Anderson
31. James Brown
32. Bryan Ferry
33. Rod Stewart
34. Morrisey
35. Nick Cave
36. Thom Yorke
37. Jack White
38. Maynard James Keenan
39. Zac De La Rocha
40. Iggy Pop
41. Joey Ramone
42. Marilyn Manson
43. Michael Stipe
44. Mike Patton
45. Damon Albarn
46. Frank Zappa
47. Peter Gabriel
48. Liam Gallagher
49. Little Richard
50. Jarvis Cocker

[ZahZoo]

Is that how you define how good a frontman is, on their hotness?

I see it as a totally different thing about entertainment value, showmanship, crowd control and stuff like that. Was Bon Scott hot looking, or Freddie Mercury for that matter?

Well, yeah... that's the logical, thinking approach.

I have always wondered over the years why the various Roth fan sites have been 99.5% male dominated... hard to ignore all the man love gushing about...

[jacksmar]

50 FINEST FRONT MEN AND WOMEN

http://www.udiscovermusic.com/50-finest-front-men-women

We thought we’d have some end of year fun with a list of the finest front men, and women, in rock history. As regular readers will know this is not the first list we’ve put together, and every one previously has caused a good deal of controversy. While there is always some subjectivity to these lists we have done our best to come up with a democratic top 50. We have trawled the internet and come up with our list, based on nearly two dozen other lists that have been compiled by radio stations, magazines, and other reputable sources.

As always we’d love to hear from you as to what you think about the list, who we may have missed and who you perhaps think shouldn’t have made the list at all. We are dusting off our hard hats and flak jackets!

50. Lemmy
49. Anthony Kiedis
48. Henry Rollins
47. Ian Brown
46. Tom Petty
45. Nick Cave
44. Bruce Dickinson
43. Brian Johnson
42. Matt Bellamy
41. James Hetfielf
40. Little Richard
39. Alice Cooper
38. Stevie Nicks
37. Tent Reznor
36. Dave Gahan
35. James Brown
34. Robert Smith
33. Lou Reed
32. Jon Bon Jovi
31. Jarvis Cocker
30. Janis Joplin
29. Michael Hutchence
28. Ian Curtis
27. Chris Connell
26. Thom Yorke
25. Marc Bolan
24. Joey Ramone
23. Bon Scott
22. Dave Grohl
21. Axl Rose
20. Debbie Harry
19. Eddie Vedder
18. David Bowie
17. David Lee Roth
16. Joe Strummer
15. Bruce Springsteen
14. Ozzy Osbourne
13. Jimi Hendrix
12. Liam Gallagher
11. Steven Tyler
10. Kurt Cobain
9. Iggy Pop
8. Morrissey
7. Roger Daltry
6. Jim Morrison
5. Bono
4. John Lydon
3. Robert Plant
2. Mick Jagger
1. Freddy Mercury

Short list to replace the no-names:

Rick Springfield
Ted Nugent
David Coverdale
Kip Winger
Brett Michaels
Huey Lewis
Rod Stewart
Mark Farner
Dave Peverett
Paul Stanley
Phil Lynott
Sebastian Bach
Billy Idol
Rob Halford
Ronnie Van Zant

Hell, I've seen Peter Frampton have a great show.

IMO, it's how you handle the 'arena' crowd. The sheds, the 'festivals', the Bonaroo's, are for the Sammy Hagar types.

Start from David Lee Roth circa 1981 and work backwards. There has never been anyone better.

[Kristy]

Rick Springfield
Ted Nugent
David Coverdale
Kip Winger
Brett Michaels
Huey Lewis
Rod Stewart
Mark Farner
Dave Peverett
Paul Stanley
Phil Lynott
Sebastian Bach
Billy Idol
Rob Halford
Ronnie Van Zant

[jacksmar]

Kristy, show your aging, hippie tits.............

[Seshmeister]

Well, yeah... that's the logical, thinking approach.

I have always wondered over the years why the various Roth fan sites have been 99.5% male dominated...

Kristy, show your aging, hippie tits.............

Case Closed.

[Kristy]

Kristy, show your aging, hippie tits.............

[jacksmar]

DLR at his finest!

[Nigel]

Short list to replace the no-names:

Mark Farner
.

Now we're talkin'. Anyone who remembers Grand Funk, will surely know that Mark Farner had the look, played guitar, organ, harmonica AND danced his ass off while singing as well.

Fuck "lists" anyway, but thank YOU for putting Mark Farner into consideration!!!!!!

[riggodrill44]

Seriously... game over.

DLR at his finest!

[Grit]

A bit confused here. Wouldn't a "front-man" be the leader of a band not a solo artist? Little Richard was known as a solo artists for the most part and so was James Brown I thought?

[DONNIEP]

Is that how you define how good a frontman is, on their hotness?

Was...Freddie Mercury for that matter?

Well duh.

[Satan]

Don´t worry, there is another poll where Michael Hutchence was first and beat out Freddie Mercury for the title of Greatest Frontman of All Time!!

And guess what ?, our Tostmaster General was 17!!!

Here is the link and the list.

http://www.maxtv.com.au/news/michael...ends-poll.aspx

Here is the complete list of the MAX Legends Poll: Greatest Frontman in order:

1. Michael Hutchence
2. Freddie Mercury
3 Bon Scott
4. Robert Plant
5. Jon Bon Jovi
6. Mick Jagger
7. Jimmy Barnes
8. Bono
9. Jim Morrison

A Devil liked INXS a great deal for what they did, but to rank Hutchence above Mick Jagger and Jim Morrison is absolutely ridiculous, considering how much Hutchence's stage personna borrowed from both of them. Arguably, without them, Michael would not have existed. Or he would have been doing Devo imitations or something (listen to some early singles like "Simple Simon" and you'll understand)

[vandeleur]

By some accounts Jim Morrison was a rather patchy front man if he had a shandy or two first.

Controversial as this may sound Joey Ramone , great band not a great front man( or wasnt when I seen them)_ . Unless a lanky streak of piss who doesnt move is ya thang.

Though the more I mull over this I am blurring front man with show man .

[DONNIEP]

By some accounts Jim Morrison was a rather patchy front man if he had a shandy or two first.

Controversial as this may sound Joey Ramone , great band not a great front man( or wasnt when I seen them)_ . Unless a lanky streak of piss who doesnt move is ya thang.

I'll take Jimmy over Hutchence any day.

And finally - somebody else gets my point on the Ramones...I know, I know. They were the greatest band that ever plugged in. I get it. Joey was the coolest front man on the planet too - he just oozed coolness.

[vandeleur]

Honestly Donniep people like jimmy for his albums or his legacy . You wouldnt wanna watch the pissed club singer in front of the doors. If he could stand up to do the gig in the first place .
Actually I think I have a new found appreciation of Jimbo

[Satan]

I'll take Jimmy over Hutchence any day.

And finally - somebody else gets my point on the Ramones...I know, I know. They were the greatest band that ever plugged in. I get it. Joey was the coolest front man on the planet too - he just oozed coolness.

You should come down to Hell.... now that we have all 4 of the original Ramones here, they're headlining New Years Evil 2015!!

[DONNIEP]

Honestly Donniep people like jimmy for his albums or his legacy . You wouldnt wanna watch the pissed club singer in front of the doors. If he could stand up to do the gig in the first place .
Actually I think I have a new found appreciation of Jimbo

That's the show I want to see!

[DONNIEP]

You should come down to Hell.... now that we have all 4 of the original Ramones here, they're headlining New Years Evil 2015!!

Uh, no. I talk a lot of shit but I got no desire to ever see Hell. Besides, I'm down with JBC so I'll be checking out Heaven.

[Edwards3rdWife]

# 1 : Jim
# 2 : David

That's about it, my opinion of course

[katina]

A Devil liked INXS a great deal for what they did, but to rank Hutchence above Mick Jagger and Jim Morrison is absolutely ridiculous, considering how much Hutchence's stage personna borrowed from both of them. Arguably, without them, Michael would not have existed. Or he would have been doing Devo imitations or something (listen to some early singles like "Simple Simon" and you'll understand)

I agree with you, and I think it´s understandable because if I´m not wrong, that´s an australian poll. Jimmy Barnes is 7 above Jim Morrison, even Peter Garrett is 23.
In my opinion it's even more remarkable that Dave is 17 by people's choice.