Best Aussie frontman

[Underdog]

Chris Cheney, Garret, Phil from Grinspoon even = all very good frontmen.

Oh, and Jay from Frenzal Rhomb deserves a mention.

ill pay Jay but Phil is a useless moron.

if you counted adopted Aussies (aka Kiwis), Jonny Toogood from Shihad would maul them all.

Pinky, formely of MGF is right up there

but its pretty slim pickings for current bands

 

[The Dice Man]

Barnsey isnt to my tastes at all, but he was a great frontman for the Chisels, this cannot be denied, and I place him above the two dead people.

Tim Rogers and Nick Cave would be my personal choices.

 

[Hot Spenny]

Where does Bernard Fanning rank?

 

[Mr Magoo]

no love for angry?

Or Doc Neeson from the Angels?

I would rate Bon Scott as number one then Peter Garrett & Doc Neeson as equal second.

 

[Bretski]

peter garret then barns, then tim freedman

 

[oxx]

Rick Springfield

 

[skilts]

No contest - Gerry Humphreys of 'The Loved Ones'. Oops, showing my age. Saw him sing with his band when they were a jazz outfit called 'The Red Onions'. Twelve months later, they'd turned into one of the great rock and roll/ blues bands ever. I particularly liked the way he would parody Mick Jagger by imitating his lascivious hip movements and effeminate hand gestures.

Others from when I was alive would include Ross Wilson of 'Daddy Cool' and Mike Rudd of 'Spectrum'. One shouldn't forget the lead singer of the best band I've seen in Australia, Matt Taylor of 'Chain'.

 

[froars]

Binxy I thought you were cool

Dunno what the criteria here is, but the boy CAN sing - nothing else matters.
******** of a bloke though hahahaha!!

What about Thorpie?
Joe Camilleri

 

[Monkster]

Juno

Roxus?

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Top 10 in some sort of rough order of preference (and knowing full well that I've forgotten somebody).

1. Rob Younger (Radio Birdman, New Christs)
2. Jeremy Oxley (Sunnyboys)
3. Ron Peno (Died Pretty)
4. Mick Dalton (Trilobites)
5. Damien Lovelock (Celibate Rifles)
6. Christopher Marshall (Harem Scarem)
7. Tex Perkins (Beasts of Bourbon, Cruel Sea ...)
8. Peter Garrett (Oils)
9. Ron Hitler-Barassi (TISM)
=10 Paul Stewart (Painters & Dockers)/Tim Rogers (You Am I)/Quincy Maclean (Blue Ruin)/Tim Hemmensley (Powdermonkeys)/Ox (Poppin Mommas)

 

[Coin_Toss]

Where does Daniel Johns rate? Do you rate him?

 

[vanders]

Peter Garrett

 

[GhostofJimJess]

(and knowing full well that I've forgotten somebody).

I remembered today - Dave Faulkiner of the Hoodoo Gurus. Not the very best vocals, but has charisma to burn on stage. Just a great crowd man, and a good bloke to have a beer with too.

 

[Smell The Glove]

Bon Scott by such an unbelievable length, it's not funny. One of the best vocalists there has been in music, period.

 

[Barry Zuckercorn]

Tough one. Probably out of Michael Hutchence and Russell Crowe.

 

[hilly]

Tough one. Probably out of Michael Hutchence and Russell Crowe.

You idiot. Crowe is from NZ and Hutchence is dead.

 

[cats56]

Where does Daniel Johns rate? Do you rate him?

About 1,495th on my list.

 

[cats56]

Almost a tragedy that there's been no mention of the great Jim Keays (Masters Apprentices) to date. Would just about rate #1 in my opinion. Top bloke as well.

Others worthy of mention (no particular order).

Thorpie.

Stevie Wright.

Ross Wilson.

Damien Lovelock.

Gerry Humphries.

Mick Hadley (Purple Hearts).

Danny Robinson (Wild Cherries).

Ron Peno.

John Bell (Throb).

Mick Blood (Lime Spiders).

Chistopher Marshall.

Matt Taylor.

Rob Younger.

Peter Garret.

Angry Anderson.

Dave Tice (Buffalo).

Leo De Castro.

Neale Johns.

Bon Scott.

Jeremy Oxley.

Louis Tillet.

Mick Fettes.

Ronnie Charles.

Max Merrit.

Dom Mariani.

Lindsay Bjerre.

Andy James (Missing Links/RJSS).

Brod Smith.

Bon Scott.

Phil Keys.

Danny Robinson.

Joe Camilleri.

Doug Parkinson.

Chris Flynn.

Dave Faulkner.

A few ex Kiwi's there but we'll claim 'em.

Not a frontman, but bassist Charlie Tumahai's vocals on "Golden Miles" is spine tingling.

 

[cats56]

Rick Springfield

Or Daryl Cotton.

 

[WildernessMirror]

Steve Kilby's gotta be up there.

His bass playing is nice too.

 

[cats56]

No contest - Gerry Humphreys of 'The Loved Ones'. Oops, showing my age. Saw him sing with his band when they were a jazz outfit called 'The Red Onions'. Twelve months later, they'd turned into one of the great rock and roll/ blues bands ever. I particularly liked the way he would parody Mick Jagger by imitating his lascivious hip movements and effeminate hand gestures.

[B]Others from when I was alive[/B] would include Ross Wilson of 'Daddy Cool' and Mike Rudd of 'Spectrum'. One shouldn't forget the lead singer of the best band I've seen in Australia, Matt Taylor of 'Chain'.

You're not dead are you skilts?

 

[boppa]

Rodney Rude

 

[skilts]

You're not dead are you skilts?

Bloody literalists. No, but I'm on the way.

 

[mantis]

Ronnie Charles - The Groop

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Others worthy of mention (no particular order).

Louis Tillet.

Definitely. Another to escape my original list erroneously.