Greatest front man to a band

[bigstanhibbert]

Paul Weller - Jam days. Lyrics to stir the yoof and super cool from back then to present day. Legend

Spot on - lucky enough to be around in late 70's. Every song released was vital and different. But as a front man and main songwriter, WOW, delivered every time. I was so lucky to see The Jam 18 times (little compared to many) and every time he drove the three piece to deliver. And they did. Six years after their first release he stopped it, as he had delivered all he could.

I always loved his dad's introduction for The Jam, on then they strode. Looking back now the concerts were about no more than 80 minutes long (I have numerous bootlegs), but the energy, the passion, the belief. He spoke directly to so many young people, he wrote them, he sang them. Not sure what a front man should be.

 

[Gabriel]

Michael Hutchence. Looked like a Greek God, had an incredible voice, and just oozed sexuality on stage. Every woman wanted to be with him and every man could begrudgingly see why.

 

[levets]

who the fox hat?

the brilliant Peter Gabriel
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Brilliant showman, but I prefer Collins as the Genesis frontman.

 

[shadowplay]

This fella isn’t bad as chubby Greek singers go



First saw these at night and day in 2007 and was there last night. Stunning

 

[M16 citeh]

Iggy Pop got to be worth an honourable mention

 

[bluethai]

Jeff Scott Soto

 

[blueparrot]

Jeff Scott Soto

Big JSS fan in all his different projects. Saw him front Journey, while he may not have been the best ‘Journey’ singer he was their best live frontman for too short lived time.

 

[The Black Shed]

Dee Snyder

 

[dublinblue12]

 

[MCFCTrick]

A myth based on one 18 minute set in July 85 where, a) the band decided to do a medley of their hits (which no one else on the whole bill thought of doing/wanted to do, so ok, good idea), b) him doing some call and response between songs. At a push I’d add c) a lot of hand-clapping to radio gaga. That’s it.
I saw them live and he was ok but nothing special.

I’ve seen Springsteen work an audience with more authenticity, more sincerity, more life-affirming emotion and more humour - and over a set list twice as long as him and his fellow Sun City playing merchants came out with.

He was WAY past his prime by Live Aid. I saw them 17 times, from 74 to the last tour in 86 (at Maine Road) which was the only one I left early. The whole band had become Queen Lite by then, all that Want To Break Gaga Magic bolleux was a sad shadow of the vital hard rock band they once were .... the live 1975 at The Rainbow album/video was the Queen I loved. Fred at his prime.

In fact even up to the much maligned Hot Space album, they still put a great gig on ... still tried new things, ok, they didn't always work, but they wasn't playing it safe as they were by Live Aid.