Snowmass Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 snowmass - you must sleep with a blowup doll of Axl? Wow. You must not read most of my posts. I rip on (post 1993 Axl) him all the time. I'm just saying Axl circa 1988-1993 was "The greatest frontman of all time". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicrawker Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 One of the best in his prime 85-93 but as Sugar stated nobody tops Sir Mick Jagger in my book the way he handles the crowd............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl_morris Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) One of the best in his prime 85-93 but as Sugar stated nobody tops Sir Mick Jagger in my book the way he handles the crowd............ This is on par with Bridge School and Rio....(except Axl's tickets were probably $250 cheaper) Edited February 7, 2014 by Axl_morris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Proof if proof is needed that GN'R fans lack all sanity. So Axl is better than Elvis, Jagger, James Brown, Little Richard, is he?As a frontman? Uh, look, there's something you didnt get. Fronting a bigger band does not mean that Jagger is the better frontman. Point in case: he is a better frontman than Lennon was yet Lennon could run circles around him as a musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 One of the greats but I woudn't say "greatest". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl_morris Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Of course Axl is a better than people like James Brown and ElvisThey're dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Interesting fact - Iggy Pop opened for the Stones in Michigan in 1981. 20 minute set. He got the same reaction Prince would also get on that tour. Edited February 7, 2014 by dalsh327 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghat43 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 If you carve out that 5-6 year period when Axl was in his prime, then he probably deserves to at least be in the conversation of "greatest frontman". But looking at his overall career, probably not. Now his embarrassing performances are just as legendary as his epic ones used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmass Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 If you carve out that 5-6 year period when Axl was in his prime, then he probably deserves to at least be in the conversation of "greatest frontman". But looking at his overall career, probably not. Now his embarrassing performances are just as legendary as his epic ones used to be. Overall career then I would agree- no way. But Axl's reign from the AFD days up until 1993 I still say is untouchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastodonny Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I like how the fool on here compared Axl in his prime to an old Mick. Stack the deck much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 If you carve out that 5-6 year period when Axl was in his prime, then he probably deserves to at least be in the conversation of "greatest frontman". But looking at his overall career, probably not. Now his embarrassing performances are just as legendary as his epic ones used to be. Overall career then I would agree- no way. But Axl's reign from the AFD days up until 1993 I still say is untouchable.Exactly. For that time period, Axl was The Man.Shame that that guy disappeared and then came back without the same fire and desire.Do you think he'll ever come remotely close to what he once was.....or do you think he is just content riding out his career by living off the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Freddie > Axl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Yes but Axl has the most "fuck you" attitude of any frontman ever. ...In fact, he still has it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NachoLZ Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 You absolutely proived my point - you're totally biased against the likes of Axl and Freddie. Mick had the commercial appeal, came first and his legacy will live forever, but as performer, sorry, Mick's "dance" cant hold a candle to what both did on stage. Yes, MANY music fans and even musicians would agree with that.Well, this... is better than this In terms of raw performance, vocals, rock, showmanship, etc. And Axl was singing to a Queen crowd in the UK!Mick could dance. Sorry, rock is not a "I can dance better than you" thing. I'm not saying Axl was the most original, I am saying that he was an outstanding rock frontman, just like Jagger. But in terms of fronting a rock band, Axl takes the edge in my books.this is way more fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno P. Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 this is way more fair I like how the fool on here compared Axl in his prime to an old Mick. Stack the deck much?then tell rolling stones not to put an "official" in their vids. Look, of course I checked other vids, but what Mick does in terms of psysical performances does not change much through the years - in fact most performances are equal or very similar to his past performances. All he does is shake his ass. Axl, on the other hand, lost a lot of his stamina, power and whatnot, so his performances weakened a lot since his heydays. Plus I wanted to post performances of well known songs performed in front of huge crowds so we could see the allegedly premise that "nobody could work a crowd like Jagger".Take this vid - he's still dancing, dancing, dancing. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scumcat Esq. Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) Yeah, being from the Star City, you're bound to grow up and become a big rock star.A question to the residents of L.A.: does it bother you that seemingly every asshole from every distant or not-so-distant state of America comes to your city to fulfil his/her big American dream? Edited February 8, 2014 by Scumcat Esq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 A question to the residents of L.A.: does it bother you that seemingly every asshole from every distant or not-so-distant state of America comes to your city to fulfil his/her big American dream?No, why should it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Proof if proof is needed that GN'R fans lack all sanity. So Axl is better than Elvis, Jagger, James Brown, Little Richard, is he?As a frontman? Uh, look, there's something you didnt get. Fronting a bigger band does not mean that Jagger is the better frontman. Point in case: he is a better frontman than Lennon was yet Lennon could run circles around him as a musician.I meant better frontman. Axl cannot hold a candle to Mick; he is not fit to clean Mick's socks in the frontmanship stakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Ozzy was a better frontman than Axl.Sure, Ozzy cant really sing anymore, but in his day Ozzy was the ultimate hard rock/metal frontman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnari Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Yes but Axl has the most "fuck you" attitude of any frontman ever. ...In fact, he still has it. Not anymore dude...Where are Axl's rants? The "angry" Axl is gone.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) It's hard for me to put some of these cats above another. I do think Axl is in the same conversation as Mick, Morrison, Freddie. Edited February 8, 2014 by J Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 What about Diamond Dave, he's pretty good frontman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Axl's best performances particularly in the 80s to 91 definitely rank him as the best performer up there with Joplin, Hendrix and Morrison At his best he has no match. The 88 Mtv special he was unreal and committed to every movement and note. It was liking watching Janis Joplin it was that intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghat43 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) This guy (Plant) is #1 in my book...but Axl (when he was in his prime) is a close 2nd. Edited February 8, 2014 by foghat43 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan95 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Just watching the 1080p live in london and when that "do you know where you are???!!!" comes on, it still gives me goosebumps and the hairs on the back of my neck stand up everytime. He may not be the best anymore and maybe he never was but god damn he's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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