Is Bono the greatest rock frontman ever?

[spooked1oo]

Liam Gallagher!? Yer joking aren't yer? I saw Oasis live and it did nothing to dispel my belief that they are/were one of the most over rated bands ever. Liam Gallagher seemed to think acting like an arrogant thug was somehow rock n roll when all it did was make him look like a clown. Totally unoriginal and nowhere near any list of great front men.

I dislike Liam, but Noel is one of my favorite artists.

[Sugarcube]

I got in from the pub a few months ago and there was an Oasis gig on the tv. Some football ground in Manchester. Anyway, I thought I'd give Oasis a chance to see if they were any good live as their records are so unbelievably sh**. So I watched a bit of it. I have never seen a less engaging front man. Apart from being a complete tit, he just wasn't interesting as an entertainer.

Bono's pretty good but he's not the best by some margin. Freddies a possibility. Bowie too. Robert Plant in the LZ days. The most entertaining gig I ever went to was Public Enemy at the Reading Festival.

[tigerfan41]

Bowie's great, but I don't think you can rank him above Mercury or even Jagger.

yeah, I can. easily.

And what's your argument for this? Not to pick a fight, I'm truly curious. Based off of the footage I've seen of all three from concerts, I'm not sure how Bowie could compare to Jagger, much less Mercury.

[TheSceneoftheAccident]

I personally think Anthony Kiedis gets way too much hassle as a frontman. I know, the other band members have a lot more talent than him, but I think he's a good frontman. Not saying he's anywhere near one of the best though.

[Lebowski]

Bono is up there for sure, but no one beats Freddie Mercury. 

[mattressjedi]

Mick Jagger. And he's still doing it. Bono would be in my Top 10.

Liam would be in my Top 100.

[spooked1oo]

F.Y.I-

(according to Q)
-Freddie Mercury is third
-Mick Jagger is thirteenth
-Bruce Springsteen is seventeenth
-Robert Plant is eighteenth

[@lmighty DS]

Bono is up there for sure, but no one beats Freddie Mercury.

[tigerfan41]

F.Y.I-

(according to Q)
-Freddie Mercury is third
-Mick Jagger is thirteenth
-Bruce Springsteen is seventeenth
-Robert Plant is eighteenth

Wow, that list is full of BS. How in the world can you rank Plant and Springsteen so low? And Gallagher above Mercury? And Jagger 13th? I knew Q was full of crap, but I never knew they were that biased/deluded about music.

[Tumbling Dice]

Bono Prince Jagger

[Tumbling Dice]

I think he is the greatest. I'm just thinking back about ZooTV, Popmart, and "The Fly" at Boston, and I can't believe that Liam (or anyone else) could top what Bono is and what he has done; most times that I've seen Liam he was just leaned forward with his hands behind his back.

That's about it.  Ian Brown is the original monkey, anyway.

[kango]

I'm not a great fan of Queen but Freddie is the only other frontman I don't mind coming out ahead of Bono in polls. I love Bowie but just don't see him in that role as he's more a solo artist anyway.

[I threw a brick]

Michael Hutchence

[The Grave]

I love Liam. but he's not close to the top. Noel would be MUCH higher IMO

probably Mercury. maybe Bono. more of an opinion than a fact

[@lmighty DS]

I love Liam. but he's not close to the top. Noel would be MUCH higher IMO

probably Mercury. maybe Bono. more of an opinion than a fact

i could listen to Noel do a spoken word tour. He's a funny dude.

"yes i controlled Oasis. i controlled them all the way to Wembley and Knebworth. You're welcome"

Pure.Noel.