Bluegrassrivals

Who do you think is the most charismatic frontman/ performer in rock history???  I'm looking for the person who  commanded an audience like no other, truly had them in the palm of his hands , spellbound , mesmerized.

For me this is an easy call. There have been a lot of great charismatic performers throughout the history of rock but I've never seen one that commanded his audience like the man born Farrokh Bulsara in  Stone Town , Zanzibar .  He came to be known as the one and only... FREDDIE MERCURY !!!  Watch this performance from at Live Aid from Wembley.

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This one for me is Freddie Mercury, and it’s not even close. I didn’t always love all of Queen’s songs, but you could never take your eyes off of Freddy no matter what. Steven Tyler would probably be my runner-up just off the top of my head. And Diamond Dave from the early Van Halen days, couldn’t really sing, but could really drink a lot and still be really athletic on stage.

I would place Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers near the top of that list ! Thoughts ?

He wouldn’t be my absolute top, but that’s a good pick that gets overlooked somewhat. I thought they were great live, probably underrated as a band.

Axl Rose