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Re: GIGWISE Lists Axl Rose as #42 on top 69 Front Men and Women
He did it a lot in 06 and 07, stopping songs to have someone kicked out or in some cases security
As I pointed out before, I know that.
Luckily enough - I wasn't there...
Why do you ask when he's done this recently?
Since that was what DTJ said, I asked and pointed out what I can remember from last year.
That's pretty much it. I wasn't trying to prove anyone wrong.
Re: GIGWISE Lists Axl Rose as #42 on top 69 Front Men and Women
russtcb wrote:I think most people easily place Axl in the top ten front men of all time.
I would but I think what hinders a list like this could be the temper tantrums on stage, making crowds wait, walking out of shows and causing riots.
Imo those are why he deserves to be in the top 10. Axl Rose is riots, tantrums and mania.
Anyways, 42 is a disgrace. Who are the other 40 supposed to be? Plant, Tyler, Jagger, Mercury, Bono...then what?
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Re: GIGWISE Lists Axl Rose as #42 on top 69 Front Men and Women
DoubleTalkingJive wrote:I am just saying he has most certainly done these things and it could hinder his place in numbers for a best frontman type thing.
At which concerts did he yell at the audience recently? I think it happened once or twice in Brisbane last year because someone threw a bottle/cup of beer on him.
Either way, I agree with you, and that's why I said that I see your point - even though it might not have been clear enough.
I'm sorry about that.
Funny I wan't even talking about recently, I was going by his overall career. He did it many times in the 80's and 90's and the last riot was Philly in 02.
Re: GIGWISE Lists Axl Rose as #42 on top 69 Front Men and Women
Funny I wan't even talking about recently, I was going by his overall career.
That's my fault.
By past concerts, I thought you meant in 2006/2007.
Sorry for the misunderstanding - I should've read it more carefully.
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Re: GIGWISE Lists Axl Rose as #42 on top 69 Front Men and Women
DoubleTalkingJive wrote:Funny I wan't even talking about recently, I was going by his overall career.
That's my fault.
By past concerts, I thought you meant in 2006/2007.
Sorry for the misunderstanding - I should've read it more carefully.
Not a problem, it's all good 
Re: GIGWISE Lists Axl Rose as #42 on top 69 Front Men and Women
I too thought he would have been higher than 42. I have tried to put my personal bias aside but I still can't see why he wouldn't be up higher up.
Granted his lack of respect at time for his audience and his temprament may have subconscioualy worked against him, but still you can't deny that when the guy is onstage he works a crowd and commands attention like few others.
Even casual fans of the band or people that don't even like them know of him and his volatile "mad frontman" nature. True sometimes for the wrong reasons but they still know that if you are watching him on stage you are likely transfixed because you simply don't know what could happen with all that energy that he displays as he stalks and runs around the stage.
I couldn't say the same about bands that I don't really care for. I would struggle to even name the lead singer of some bands that are higher up, let along have any idea how they may conduct themselves onstage.
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Re: GIGWISE Lists Axl Rose as #42 on top 69 Front Men and Women
Could someone post the entire list so I don't have to go page by page on that dumb site? Or give me a link to the the list where it's all on one page?
Re: GIGWISE Lists Axl Rose as #42 on top 69 Front Men and Women
also keep in mind that Gigwise is British....so obviously there are different influences on music over there than in North America, some of these singers i've never even heard of, and the big American born singers tend to be farther down the list than English born ones
69. Beck
68. Tahita Bulmer of New Young Pony Club
67. Mark E Smith of The Fall
66. Chuck D of Public Enemy
65. Angus Andrew of Liars
64. Robert Smith of The Cure
63. Frank Black of Pixies / solo
62. PJ Harvey
61. Frank Carter of Gallows
60. Damon Albarn of Blur/Gorillaz/The Good, The Bad & The Queen
59. David Lee Roth of Van Halen
58. Richard Ashcroft of The Verve / solo
57. Maynard James Keenan of Tool
56. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith
55. James Hetfield of Metallica
54. Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols
53. Henry Rollins of Black Flag / solo
52. Chuck Berry
51. Roger Daltrey of The Who
50. Eddie Argos of Art Brut
49. Courtney Love of Hole
48. Jarvis Cocker of Pulp / solo
47. Nick Cave of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / solo
46. Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy
45. Beth Ditto of The Gossip
44. Bono of U2
43. Patti Smith
42. Axl Rose of Guns n Roses
41. Alice Cooper
40. Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden
39. Keith Flint of The Prodigy
38. Johnny Cash
37. Peaches
36. Matthew Bellamy of Muse
35. Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
34. Michael Stipe of R.E.M.
33. Jimi Hendrix
32. Joey Ramone of The Ramones
31. Bon Scott of AC/DC
30. Bob Marley
29. Thom Yorke of Radiohead
28. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
27. Little Richard
26. Morrissey of The Smiths
25. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails
24. Marc Bolan of T Rex
23. Marilyn Manson
22. Debbie Harry of Blondie
21. Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath / solo
20. Janis Joplin
19. M.I.A.
18. Jim Morrison of The Doors
17. Bjork of The Sugercubes / solo
16. Liam Gallagher of Oasis
15. John Lennon of The Beatles / solo
14. Iggy Pop of Iggy and The Stooges
13. Howlin' Pelle Almqvist of The Hives
12. Bruce Springsteen
11. Zac De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine
10. Tim Harrington of Les Savy Fav
9. Elvis Presley
8. Michael Jackson
7. Joe Strummer of The Clash
6. Freddie Mercury of Queen
5. Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin
4. James Brown
3. Ian Curtis of Joy Division
2. Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones
1. David Bowie
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Re: GIGWISE Lists Axl Rose as #42 on top 69 Front Men and Women
I too thought he would have been higher than 42. I have tried to put my personal bias aside but I still can't see why he wouldn't be up higher up.
Granted his lack of respect at time for his audience and his temprament may have subconscioualy worked against him, but still you can't deny that when the guy is onstage he works a crowd and commands attention like few others.
Even casual fans of the band or people that don't even like them know of him and his volatile "mad frontman" nature. True sometimes for the wrong reasons but they still know that if you are watching him on stage you are likely transfixed because you simply don't know what could happen with all that energy that he displays as he stalks and runs around the stage.
I couldn't say the same about bands that I don't really care for. I would struggle to even name the lead singer of some bands that are higher up, let along have any idea how they may conduct themselves onstage.
Very true. One could say the same of Jim Morrison, hell they had police on the stage with him [granted a different time] and he made it to 18.
