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Joren 
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philippe
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 07:35 |
ARTHUR BROWN, THE GOD OF HELLFIRE ...NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!
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Certif1ed
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 07:28 |
I'd have liked to have seen Fish included in that poll, as he was a superb frontman.
Sadly, I'd have still voted for PG, but Fish is easily in the top 5.
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Syzygy
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 06:07 |
Out of that lot, Ian Anderson. Even when Tull have released substandard studio albums, the live shows have always been excellent value.
However, for sheer out-there weirdness and charisma, Captain Beefheart would beat all of them. In non prog genres, Mark E Smith of the Fall and Pere Ubu's David Thomas are similarly gifted and unpredictable performers, as are Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Morrissey.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Rob The Good
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 05:33 |
Yes, rocking bards. 
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 03:07 |
 dropForge wrote:
Robert Fripp is not KC's "frontman." Hell, he even sat in the rear during the double-trio days!! KC's "frontmen" have been Greg Lake, John Wetton, and Adrian Belew. If I forgot somebody, so what. Those are the only guys that matter.
Out of that list, Ian Anderson, because he made the image of a "rocking bard" cool in the public eye. And he sang circles around Gabriel.
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Yes he is, no they weren't, Fripp hates the spotlight, they wish they were, you're confusing him with Nick Drake, and now you're being ridiculous.
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 02:38 |
Rob The Good wrote:
I voted for Ian Anderson, but Peter Gabriel is certainly pretty unique...
But Thom Yorke?! Umm ok!  |
Yep. I think he's rather odd and I had to represent the newer bands somewhow.
In fact, watch me vote for him! *votes for him* Did you see that?! Huh, didja?! That means that now Thom Yorke officially has the support of the Fuzzy Dude himself!! And we all know how much the Fuzzy Dude's support is worth! (Hint: Not a whole lot...)
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dropForge
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 02:17 |
Robert Fripp is not KC's "frontman." Hell, he even sat in the rear during the double-trio days!! KC's "frontmen" have been Greg Lake, John Wetton, and Adrian Belew. If I forgot somebody, so what. Those are the only guys that matter.
Out of that list, Ian Anderson, because he made the image of a "rocking bard" cool in the public eye. And he sang circles around Gabriel.
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eebz
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 02:13 |
Captain Beefheart was a crazy man too...
I'm surprised there arent more votes for syd thought. He's soo... mysterious
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John Gargo
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 01:38 |
No Freddy Mercury?
Out of those, Ian Anderson...
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Rob The Good
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Posted: April 10 2005 at 01:33 |
I voted for Ian Anderson, but Peter Gabriel is certainly pretty unique...
But Thom Yorke?! Umm ok!
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And Jesus said unto John, "come forth and receive eternal life..."
Unfortunately, John came fifth and was stuck with a toaster.
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Sweetnighter
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 21:58 |
Hierophant wrote:
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 I love that picture.
I got Genesis Live on vinyl today too, as a side. Everything on that
album is so down tempo! Its good, but much slower than the originals.
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I bleed coffee. When I don't drink coffee, my veins run dry, and I shrivel up and die.
"Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso? Is that like the bank of Italian soccer death or something?" -my girlfriend
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 20:37 |
Gabriel set the standard... Freddie Mercury was a pretty good front man too. 
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Yams
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 20:35 |
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Ian Anderson turned into a minstrel after Warchild.
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Aaron
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sean wrote:
one time, Zappa was playing a show with Alice Cooper, and they challenged each other to see who could do the weirdest thing. alice cooper took a crap on the stage. when zappa came on, he put cooper's crap on a plate, and ate it. |
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Hierophant
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 19:45 |
sean wrote:
one time, Zappa was playing a show with Alice Cooper, and they challenged each other to see who could do the weirdest thing. alice cooper took a crap on the stage. when zappa came on, he put cooper's crap on a plate, and ate it. |
Very famous story. Very untrue, but very famous. Now here's a true story.
Ozzy and some other dude are daring eachother to do the grossest thing possible. Ozzy gets on his knees and snorts living ants off the sidewalk. The other dude urinates onto the ground and gets ready to lick at it. Before that can happen though, Ozzy pushes him out of the way and starts lapping at it!! True story. Won't see that on The Osbournes.
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sean
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 19:33 |
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one time, Zappa was playing a show with Alice Cooper, and they challenged each other to see who could do the weirdest thing. alice cooper took a crap on the stage. when zappa came on, he put cooper's crap on a plate, and ate it.
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Easy Livin
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 16:55 |
Way back in the early 70's, around the time of "Foxtrot", I saw Genesis live. Gabriel have real aura to him, a mystique which made him a real enigma.
His wide shaved parting which was luminous on stage enhanced that perception. The rest of the band seemd very serious about the music (not that Gabriel wasn't). The stage was always clear of clutter, with just one amp box, which emphasised even more that Gabriel was the centre of attention.
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Jimbo
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Posted: April 09 2005 at 16:24 |
Ian Anderson. I've never seen him live 
but I have seen many concert videos etc. from the 70's and he was
always totally crazy. And he didn't do any drugs.. (or at least that's
what he says). Frank Zappa was another total maniac. Fripp of course,
too, and Gabriel! but anyway..my vote goes for Anderson.
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