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The Greatest Frontman of All Time?

Tom Artrocker questions Q Magazine's Greatest Frontman of All Time list...

Filed in Welcome to my World at 17.28pm on 25 March 10 | By Tom Fawcett

Artrockers,
there's nothing better for a Thursday morning hangover than a good laugh - it blows the evil away. So big thanks to Q Magazine today for cracking me up big time. You see, the readers of this august journal have had an election (no, not an erection, we're talking about Q readers here) to decide who, in their opinion, was the greatest frontman of all time. Hmmmm, that's a tough one. The mind races, so many great performers, I plump for Iggy Pop, not because I actually think he's the best but because I'm trying to put myself into the mindset of a Q reader (and what a shocking experience that is). But no, in fact Iggy isn't even in the top 20. So shall I tell you who won?
Make sure you haven't got a mouth full of tea because if you have it's about to get sprayed all over your monitor. The greatest frontman of all time, according to Q readers is.... Liam Gallagher.
There you go, and if there's Tetley juice all over your desk you only have yourself to blame, I did warn you. Yes indeed, Liam 'I'll just stand here with my hands behind my back' Gallagher is the people's choice. I found out about this lovely piece of amusement via The Independent website, which had one lonely, but entirely to the point comment appended below. It read, and this made me laugh all over again for its wonderfully understated Britishness: "I think this would be an appropriate time for us all to reflect quietly for a moment about the readers of Q Magazine."

For your further entertainment here is the top 20;

1) Liam Gallagher
2) Bono
3) Freddie Mercury
4) Damon Albarn
5) Chris Martin
6) Matt Bellamy
7) Jim Morrison
8) Bob Marley
9) Paul McCartney
10) John Lennon
11) Robbie Williams
12) Debbie Harry
13) Mick Jagger
14) Morrissey
15) John Lydon
16) James Brown
17) Bruce Springsteen
18) Robert Plant
19) Tom Meighan
20) Joe Strummer

Chris Martin? Matt Bellamy? Paul McCartney (presumably for his fabulous X-Factor appearance and double-thumb dancing)? Tom Meighan (I had to look him up)?
I wonder what a similar poll of Artrockers would produce?

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