DISCUSSIONS about the Best 80's Frontman Survivor!

[Walk]

Skid Row had 1 album and Priest was past their prime. I think Maiden's going to win this one.

[Captain Obvious]

This shold be a tie between the vocal legend and the vocal titan...

in other words...Halford and Bach!!!!

All these arguments are weak...one album....doesn't write enough songs...

You don't judge by a career...or by how many albums they made, or how succesfull they were, etc.

You judge a frontman by a single moment in time, when he is on stage, belting out that impossible note, using every last ounce of his vocal ability. It doesn't matter how he got there, or how he's going to leave, whether he has a 10 year career in front of him, or this is his last perfromance. It is all about what he can do in that one point in time.

Once those two go on stage, all eyes are on them, jaws are dropped, they are singing their nuts off and no one seems to remember about the band before them, or care about the band coming after them.

[D]

there is a hell of a lot more to being a frontman than just singing

if that was the case where the fuck is Steve Perry from Journey at on this list? cause his pipes are probably some of the greatest in music history.

besides the fuckin new singer Skid Row has sounds just fuckin like him

so how is bach so extraordinary and unique when his replacement hits all the same "impossible" notes he hit?

[Tied-Up]

Steve Perry from Journey isn't on the list because nobody nominated him and/or he didn't receive the votes necessary to be on the list.  Annie Lennox is far better than Steve Perry... she didn't make it on the list either.

[D]

u know i cant believe two frontmen didnt make the nomination list

first one that was omitted that i really unbelievably cant believe is

Brian Johnson ACDC, i mean holy fuck, what an oversight

2nd one was Dee Snider twisted sister

[KeVoRkIaN]

Well Ozzy I take it is reserved for the 70's but Journey - I don't get it, Billy Idol maybe,Snider - perhaps Whacko Jako - should have been,  Simon Lebon maybe, Bernard Sumners and Andrew Eldriidch definately but who cares voting in your fav was a long time ago

[BP]

gladd somebody finally mentioned billy idol . peace

[Doc Emmett Brown]

gladd somebody finally mentioned billy idol . peace

nah, I nominated him for the 80's round but his new video wasnt out yet, so I guess he had been forgotten.  The lyrics to 'Scream' just crack me up.  It's great to see him back with Steve Stevens.  I thought Axl was the first old rockstar to try the braids look, but Idol has attempted that look as well.

[im rickjames bitch]

u should put the singer from the offspring in this thread!!!!! hes like 42 or something now can u beleive that he doesnt look like he is. offspring are cool vultures and self esteem are great songs

[Kujo]

Well, I love 'em all, but I would have to say...

James Hetfield. Great frontman, but his singing capabilities (moreso in the very early 80s) weren't as good as they later became.

good point...? ?

OK, but there are some people who are of the opinion that when Hetfield decided to learn to sing (The "Black" album) was the beginning of the downfall of this band. I'm not saying they are washed up because St Anger gave me some hope that they can still put out a good album, they just arent what they were.
Of course the only way for them to truly revert to old form is to summon the spirit of Cliff to play Bass and get Mustaine back

[Metallifuck]

Well, I love 'em all, but I would have to say...

James Hetfield. Great frontman, but his singing capabilities (moreso in the very early 80s) weren't as good as they later became.

good point...   

OK, but there are some people who are of the opinion that when Hetfield decided to learn to sing (The "Black" album) was the beginning of the downfall of this band. I'm not saying they are washed up because St Anger gave me some hope that they can still put out a good album, they just arent what they were.
Of course the only way for them to truly revert to old form is to summon the spirit of Cliff to play Bass and get Mustaine back

Mustaine is better in Megadeth, that way there isn't any childish bitching. Still a good live band. Load is a decent album but isn't what Metallica are best at, and that's metal. The only real downfall in their career was when Jason left in 2001 when they almost broke up completely.

[im rickjames bitch]

if mustaine stayed in metallica they would have broken up a long time ago (think of how many people have gone in and out of megadeth). and if megadeth never formed we wouldnt get all the awesome megadeth songs like holy wars, hangar 18, peace sells, mechanix to name a few. i like every metallica album whether u like the loads or not u have to admit they have some great riffs and solos on them that none of us could have made. if a hard rock band like AC/DC made load would u like it more?

[Ignatius]

Just a reminder guys...

Please use this thread for discussions about the Best Frontman Survivor. We don't want to spam the board with 4 threads on the same topic.

[D]

I dont even remember who we were discussing and who is still alive.

oh yeah Jon Bon Jovi should win hands down without a doubt

See? didnt take me long to get back in the swing of things

[Skeletor]

(...quote from other thread...)

u cant tell me Bruce Dickinson is a better frontman than Jon or Vince or David Lee Roth

I most definitely think Bruce is better than any of those hair metal losers artists you mentioned. The thing about you, D, is that you always express your opinions in a similar way such as the one above. It's like there's no other way of seeing things except your way. No wonder you have problems accepting other people's opinions, and get your panties in a twist when your favorite doesn't win some poll.

[*Izzy*]

I can't wait for Best70'sFrontmanSurvivor, there's no way anyone I want to win will win though

  Izzy?

[D]

BP one of the biggest Jon haters during the 80's frontmen agreed with Stoned that the list sucked

Stoned said

how can this frontman who did so little for the 80s still be on there and guys like jon bon jovi and vince neil who dominated the 80s are gone

and BP agreed but yet was one of the main ones against Jon and im not sure about Vince, id have to back and check.

what does Bruce Dickinson do so incredible? does he have stage presence? does he entertain and work the crowd into a frenzy?

Id go watch a bluegrass festival before id watch Bruce in concert.


My opinion isnt the only one but its very obvious people on this board are holding other frontmen's popularity against them

look at the winners so far

someone is gonna sit there and tell me that Kurt Cobain,Eddie Vedder or Anthony Kiedis wasnt THE frontman of the 90s

u are really gonna sit there and say they werent?

i dont give a fuck how much people hate someone, u have to give credit where credit is due and not let bullshit interfere with the truth

This isnt YOUR FAV FRONTMAN OF THE 80's, It is THE BEST

and im just sorry that people on here dont have the capabilities to put their favortism aside to elect who should be the true winner.

Yes I am a Bon Jovi fanatic but no one can sit here and tell me he shouldnt still be on that list over what is on there, just like the 90's when Vedder and Cobain were some of the first two out

u are gonna tell me that people arent being prejudice and bias?

whatever Skeletor

people are goin for the these under played non overexposed frontmen, and it isnt fair at all.

It is just a game but its becoming ridiculous to tell u the truth.

Being Non biased id honestly say the top 5 frontmen of the 80's would be

1.Prince
2.Axl Rose
3.Jon Bon Jovi
4.Vince Neil
5.David Lee Roth

90's
1.Axl Rose
2.Kurt Cobain
3.Anthony Kiedis
4.Eddie Vedder
5.Chris Cornell

Trent Reznor won the fuckin best frontman of the 90's,seriously how ridiculous is that

[Tied-Up]

It's not ridiculous that Trent Reznor won...  You put Cobain at the #2 position for the 90s, and you suggest that he's so great because he started the whole grunge thing... well, what do you think Reznor did?  Reznor helped put Marilyn Manson on the musical map... and no-one can deny the role he played in helping to shape the industrial sound.   

Trent was not my first choice for the 90s... but Cornell wasn't eligible, and some people chose to vote off the best contender in that particular survivor challenge (the best being Mike Patton).   But hey... it's just a message board,  One that I'm really glad is back, BTW... and if the majority of the people on the board don't agree with me, I am not going to bend over backwards trying to influence them.   Everyone has their own musical preference, no matter how good or  cheesy            it may be.
                   

[Skeletor]

BP one of the biggest Jon haters during the 80's frontmen agreed with Stoned that the list sucked

Stoned said

how can this frontman who did so little for the 80s still be on there and guys like jon bon jovi and vince neil who dominated the 80s are gone

You're mixing things, first off Stoned was talking about Bach, not Dickinson. BP on the other hand voted off Bruce because it's his least fav, but didn't express it's a travesty that the guy's made it so far.

what does Bruce Dickinson do so incredible? does he have stage presence? does he entertain and work the crowd into a frenzy?

I could ask you the same thing about Bon Jovi. I've seen both Bon Bon and Bruce in concert (have you btw?), and they're both equal in the things you mentioned above. The thing where Bruce gets the advantage is that he's by far a better singer, giving a little extra to his performance. Also, his fanbase includes a lot less teenage girls than Bon Bon, which is always a plus...

[*Izzy*]

Gn'r have alot of teenage girl fans aswell, you know

By the looks of things Bach will be knocked off in this round and Dickinson will be knocked off in the last round

  Izzy?