Did anyone see the Classic Rock Greatest Frontmen edition? They voted Freddie second! I suppose that that's almost acceptable, but Voting Bon Scott 1st isn't! I mean- all of AC/DC's best stuff was recorded after he died! Yes, he did have great stage presence, but that's not all that makes a good frontman! Freddie had great stage presense, a great voice and he wrote great music! he'd be top of my list!!!
Those lists are all relative anyway. I tend not to take them to heart, because there's a different person writing them every time, with different opinions and ideas.
I don't think anyone should be offended that Freddie wasn't chosen number one. There are a lot of great bands out there. I think we should be happy and proud that Freddie was chosen number two. I for one know a lot of people who don't rank Queen at the top of the mountain like most of us. I don't know if I would rate Bon number one but obviously others felt he was. An arguement could be made for any number of people including Robert Plant , Peter Gabriel or even Axl Rose. I think I would (probably) choose Freddie but that's a biased opinion.
...and there was a time (70's/80's generally) when Robert Plant would have simply been handed the honor of the #1 spot without so much as a second thought. (Then, even worse, #2 might have gone to a knucklehead like Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne or <some random guy from Kiss>...)
But I agree with many above who try not to take these lists to heart... it's somewhat gratifying that he placed so very high, though!
Well, this list places him at 5th, behind Elvis, Roger Daltrey, Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger. It really just depends on who's compiling the list. link
But look at some of the other categories, because Freddie was the Greatest Rock Vocalist and Queen the Best Live Artist.
heya we should be cheering its better than coming in 5th in a canadian poll(hint hint muchmorestupidMUSIC)and a certain IDIOT beatle *coughs* paul NO TALENT mccartney coming in a higher spot than dear ole' fred, where's the logic eh...
FreDRicca_MeRcUrY wrote: heya we should be cheering its better than coming in 5th in a canadian poll(hint hint muchmorestupidMUSIC)and a certain IDIOT beatle *coughs* paul NO TALENT mccartney coming in a higher spot than dear ole' fred, where's the logic eh...
Yeah, no-talent Paul McCartney...that makes a lot of sense.