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Old 30 August 2010, 11:09 PM
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Default Greatest Frontman of all time
No contest really

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDckgX3oU_w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfYcK...eature=related


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Old 30 August 2010, 11:38 PM
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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!
Go on, your sure to know better

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Old 30 August 2010, 11:55 PM
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Freddie wins hand down IMHO

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Bruce Dickinson.

Stage presence, lungs like a blacksmiths bellows and he flys the Iron Maiden Tour plane around between gigs!

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it's got to be Freddie Mercury.

Much as I like Dave Lee Roth, Steve Tyler, Prince, etc - none are a patch on Freddie for sheer showmanship.
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Bruce Dickinson.

Stage presence, lungs like a blacksmiths bellows and he flys the Iron Maiden Tour plane around between gigs!

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Dave Grohl.......obviously
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Originally Posted by mart360
Could not agree more. Tremendous presence to go with unsurpassed talent.

Wonder if we will ever see his like again.

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There will be others with tremendous creativity, talent and showmanship (the likes of which have already been mentioned above) but there will only ever be one Freddie Mercury.
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Mr Jagger must be in the top half dozen?

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Originally Posted by ChefDude
it's got to be Freddie Mercury.

Much as I like Dave Lee Roth, Steve Tyler, Prince, etc - none are a patch on Freddie for sheer showmanship.
Pretty much sums it up for me.
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I am not sure who fronts Queen now - Brian May? I don't even know if they are still playing?

But their vocalist, Paul Rodgers, is certainly worth a listen.

Here is a very well put together example with Brian May doing some great guitar work half way through

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYl-_uZcu64

I am not comparing Rodgers with Freddie in any way but he fits in well.

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I'm going to go with...... Dave Gahan
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The worst thing is that there probably isn't a frontman with as much front as Freddie had - but after Killer Queen it was all pantomime cheese!!

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Originally Posted by David Lock
I am not sure who fronts Queen now - Brian May? I don't even know if they are still playing?

But their vocalist, Paul Rodgers, is certainly worth a listen.

Here is a very well put together example with Brian May doing some great guitar work half way through

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYl-_uZcu64

I am not comparing Rodgers with Freddie in any way but he fits in well.

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The Paul Rodgers who toured with Queen isn't a patch on the Paul Rodgers of Free & Bad Company

His voice seems to have lost some of it's presence IMO anyway
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Freddie or Bon Scott. RIP.
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Completely agree. He was brilliant and knew how to put on a show.
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Yep, Freddie, but if you like queens........



............... is actually quite good.
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Old 31 August 2010, 07:34 PM
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Love David Coverdale, Bon Scott, James Hetfield & Robert Plant, but none of them has quite the mix of raw talent and enjoyably theatrical stage presence of one Farouk Bulsara.

Oh, and when I was a kid I was a member of the Queen fan club, lol!
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Freddie wins hands down
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Oh, and Rick Witter.
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Oh, and Rick Witter.
Ahh, Shed Heaven!









..............just kidding, I had to google that!
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Originally Posted by CrisPDuk
The Paul Rodgers who toured with Queen isn't a patch on the Paul Rodgers of Free & Bad Company

His voice seems to have lost some of it's presence IMO anyway
I actually prefer Rodgers voice to Freddies and I think Freddie would have lost some of his panache if he were still around as he'd be about 60 now I think.

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Old 31 August 2010, 09:11 PM
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Mr Bulsara wins every time

Paul Rogers is OK, about average - beige in colour
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if you like camp then Freddie but for all round ability Bruce Dickinson or Biff Byford
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Graham Bonnet has a great rock voice
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