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re: Best Frontman of the 80s?

Posted on 1/19/13 at 2:06 pm to
Posted by LuckySo-n-So
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Posted on 1/19/13 at 2:06 pm to
I'm going to go:

1. Mercury
2. Bono




3. Vince Neil
Posted by lacajun069
franklinton
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 1/19/13 at 8:25 pm to
Diamond David Lee Roth....
Steve Perry
Vince Neil
David Coverdale
Joe Elliott
Stephen Percy
Tom keifer
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 1/19/13 at 8:40 pm to
Not sure how anyone could watch this and not agree with Freddy

Dragon Attack Live Montreal 1981
Runners up

Haven't seen Rob Halford listed yet.


J.P. - Electric Eye/Hellion

J.P. - Desert Plains


Bruce Dickinson

Hallowed be thy name

I.M. - Number of the beast
This post was edited on 1/19/13 at 8:58 pm
Posted by Paul Allen
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Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/19/13 at 8:55 pm to
Boy George
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 1/19/13 at 9:04 pm to
quote:

Boy George


Hard to watch and had no energy.

Adam Ant >>> Boy George.
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 7:35 am to
Yeah my Boy George comment was mostly tongue in cheek but at the same time he def had his own uniqueness then.
Posted by Chitter Chatter
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Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 8:58 am to
I do think Boy George had a great voice. If you listen to all of Colour By Numbers, you can't argue.

Frontmen for the 80's:

Diamond Dave
Mercury
Hutchence
Posted by legba
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:18 am to
Posted by Lsupimp
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:28 am to
Rob Halford ? But he was gay.
It has to be Mercury.
Wait...
Posted by TheRoarRestoredInBR
Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:46 am to
No matter what the question is, the correct answer is always Westerberg..Westerberg..Westerberg!
Posted by Lsupimp
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:01 pm to
Here are some more strictly identified with 80's bands (c'mon guys Queen belongs to the 70's):

Richard Butler Psychdelic Furs ?
Ian Astbury The Cult ?
Morrissey The Smiths ?
Neil Finn Crowded House ?
Roland Orzabal Tears for Fears ?
Rik Ocasec The Cars ?
Michael Hutchence INXS ?
Posted by Alahunter
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:34 pm to
I'd throw Phil Collins in there for Genesis at some point. Not the best, but among the best, after Mercury and a couple of others imo.
Posted by Big Lake
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 5:55 pm to


David Byrne

Mercury is a cool arse dude but I am just not a fan of Queen. 80s music is just the worst.
This post was edited on 1/20/13 at 6:05 pm
Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 6:02 pm to
Good call, Big Lake.
Posted by ToddKillsSquids
Orange Mound
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 7:37 pm to
definitely not freddy mercury.
Posted by H-Town Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
59039 posts
Posted on 1/20/13 at 9:40 pm to
quote:

I am just not a fan of Queen




quote:

80s music is just the worst.


Posted by GCTiger11
Ocean Springs, MS
Member since Jan 2012
45126 posts
Posted on 1/20/13 at 10:00 pm to
I vote Mercury or Hutchence.
Posted by epbart
new york city
Member since Mar 2005
2924 posts
Posted on 1/21/13 at 12:04 pm to
I don't like David Lee Roth, but I guess he does deserve to be in the discussion. And Freddy Mercury did at least have a couple of years in the 80's, though his best work was in the 70's... so he should still qualify, and he was one of the greats-- without doubt.

For rock, I'd put Axl Rose & James Hetfield... and probably Bon Jovi over Vince Neil and other hair metal guys.



Robert Smith & Morrissey were probably the best front men of that genre. Honorable mention might go to Ian McCulloch of Echo & The Bunnymen-- he had potential, but I'd say he was still 2nd tier... I sort of think him the British alternative music/new wave doppleganger of Rick Ocasek, who is also 2nd tier imo.

I don't think anyone mentioned Sting from his The Police days. I'd rate him above Stipe, but that's a matter of personal preference.

eta: Bono should be in the list of the best, too.


This post was edited on 1/21/13 at 12:08 pm
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:40 pm to
morrissey
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:58 pm to
Stipe
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