No, the THIRD best they can come up with is that long-haired fraud from New Jersey.

Freddie Mercury came in first - no argument with that.

Hey man, nice shot.

Bon Jovi is unspeakably horrible. He would come in number one for utterly tired gay-ass cliche songs.

The ghosts of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Joe Strummer, Ian Curtis and Kurt Cobain are collectively making plans to haunt whoever voted for Bon Jovi.

That list was made for Freddie Mercury. He is the personification of rock and roll decadence.

Polls and elections are doomed from the outset as long as idiots are allowed to participate equally.

The only thing more fail than this list is spreading this failtastic list over 10 pages.

Howie Spankowitz: The ghosts of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Joe Strummer, Ian Curtis and Kurt Cobain are collectively making plans to haunt whoever voted for Bon Jovi.

The ghosts of Janis, Jim Morrison and Keith Moon want in on the action.

True rockers don't give a fark about such lists. The sell-outs get the glory because they sold out. That's the purpose of selling out.

So, the ghosts of all those people are quite content to continue whatever orgy they are now involved with - completely unaware that a bunch of dillholes from VH1 are having Brett fukking Michaels countdown the 100 greatest anything.

No Hanson?!?

mr_bunny: No Hanson?!?

Those guys are hardcore. They laugh in the faces of the Jonas Brothers.

someone's already given him the crown and he's getting ready to pounce that mike stand over that Bon Jovi disgrace


/no Jim morrison?

CrankMyBlueSax: Polls and elections are doomed from the outset as long as idiots are allowed to participate equally.

You can't objectively measure who is the best musician, except maybe through sales. It's entirely a matter of opinion, and on matters of opinion, idiots and music snobs are equally right (and equally wrong, depending on your perspective).

I like Bon Jovi, though I wouldn't put him in the top 5.

I kind of like Bon Jovi, but part of the reason is that sometimes when I'm walking by myself down the street I hear whoa-ay oh-oh woah-ay oo oo whoa oh-oh whoa-ay oo oo over and over again in my head, and it gives me a nice beat by which to set my pace.

THIS - is the ultimate Rock God

coyote71: mr_bunny: No Hanson?!?

Those guys are hardcore. They laugh in the faces of the Jonas Brothers.

That B Side single "Stairway to mmmmmBop" is a freakin' classic.

I honestly think it should be a tie between Freddie and Robert Plant, no question.

/but no one ever cares what I think
//*sniff*

:)

Cobain, Subby? You gotta be kidding me.

mr_bunny: coyote71: mr_bunny: No Hanson?!?

Those guys are hardcore. They laugh in the faces of the Jonas Brothers.

That B Side single "Stairway to mmmmmBop" is a freakin' classic.

Hey you guys know what that song is about? Its about the aliens. We're the aliens man, we're the savages. We're the savages man.

I'm happy with #1. Couldn't give a shiat about the rest of the list. If you saw their Live Aid performance, then there is no doubt who the greatest rock n' roll voice ever was.

I hate Bon Jovi as much as the next guy....but Cobain? Seriously? Rock God??? You're having a laugh!

/Nirvana sucked, but thanks to Cobain offing himself, Dave Grohl turned into a true rock god.

TonnageVT: /Nirvana sucked, but thanks to Cobain offing himself, Dave Grohl turned into a true rock god.

and that's where your argument flew off the tracks...

TonnageVT: I hate Bon Jovi as much as the next guy....but Cobain? Seriously? Rock God??? You're having a laugh!

/Nirvana sucked, but thanks to Cobain offing himself, Dave Grohl turned into a true rock god.

You love Foo Fighters but are going to stand there and say Nirvana SUCKS????


wow, there truly is no accounting for taste, isnt it?

Cobain is only famous for blowing his farking brains out.

I'm convinced that if Queen did not have Freddie Mercury, absolutely no one would give a shiat about them. Freddie's a good vocalist, but I've never understood the appeal of Queen otherwise.

RoxtarRyan: Cobain is only famous for blowing his farking brains out.

You should try to see if it works for you

HappyHarryHardOn: You should try to see if it works for you

I've gained notoriety already by zipping my wang. That's the only time I ever hope to have a head injury.

FeedTheCollapse: I'm convinced that if Queen did not have Freddie Mercury, absolutely no one would give a shiat about them. Freddie's a good vocalist, but I've never understood the appeal of Queen otherwise.

Sense you do not make.

Moran you are.

FeedTheCollapse: Freddie's a good vocalist, but I've never understood the appeal of Queen otherwise.

Apparently their live show kicked all kinds of ass...

Your favorite rock icon sucks.

Wow, that was a surprisingly decent poll, compared to other polls.

NEEDS FAR LESS BON JOVI, though. Replace with Zep (any, but Page probably fits in best), and move Cobain WAY up.

RoxtarRyan: Cobain is only famous for blowing his farking brains out.

Yeah, he was virtually unknown before that.

Lionel Mandrake: RoxtarRyan: Cobain is only famous for blowing his farking brains out.

Yeah, he was virtually unknown before that.

Aside from "Smells like Teen Spirit", I've never really heard any of there other stuff. In those days, I listened to stuff my older bro listened to, which was bands like Megadeath, Metallica, White Zombie and Ugly Kid Joe.

/I can vaguely recall that 'controversial' tape cover UKJ had
//something like the statue of liberty giving the finger

RoxtarRyan: Lionel Mandrake: RoxtarRyan: Cobain is only famous for blowing his farking brains out.

Yeah, he was virtually unknown before that.

Aside from "Smells like Teen Spirit", I've never really heard any of there other stuff. In those days, I listened to stuff my older bro listened to, which was bands like Megadeath, Metallica, White Zombie and Ugly Kid Joe.

/I can vaguely recall that 'controversial' tape cover UKJ had
//something like the statue of liberty giving the finger

Then you weren't paying attention. I don't think Cobain was a God among men or anything, but his band (1) effectively killed garbage homoerotic party hair rock overnight, and (2) wrote 3 great albums and 1 okay one.

They deserve their place ... about 1 million places higher than Ugly Kid farkin' Joe ... what a joke that band was. White Zombie? Flash in the pan.

Nirvana was a great band and a game changer. It's not anyone else's fault but your own that you only heard one song. You can't deny someone status, especially how big their fame was, just because YOU haven't heard anything else. Live performance of Lithium at the MTV awards back in the day ALONE should give them rock icon status.

So go somewhere else with your Ugly Kid Joe.

WaltzingMathilda: Then you weren't paying attention. I don't think Cobain was a God among men or anything, but his band (1) effectively killed garbage homoerotic party hair rock overnight, and (2) wrote 3 great albums and 1 okay one.
They deserve their place ... about 1 million places higher than Ugly Kid farkin' Joe ... what a joke that band was. White Zombie? Flash in the pan.
Nirvana was a great band and a game changer. It's not anyone else's fault but your own that you only heard one song. You can't deny someone status, especially how big their fame was, just because YOU haven't heard anything else. Live performance of Lithium at the MTV awards back in the day ALONE should give them rock icon status.
So go somewhere else with your Ugly Kid Joe.

Not saying I like UKJ, or even half the other bands I listened to back in the day, but that's besides the point. I can deny fame to anyone I want by not giving them attention. Fame and such falls under that dreaded "opinion" argument, so if you don't like it, well, piss off. Couldn't care less, even if I tried.

WaltzingMathilda: Then you weren't paying attention. I don't think Cobain was a God among men or anything, but his band (1) effectively killed garbage homoerotic party hair rock overnight, and (2) wrote 3 great albums and 1 okay one.



though I applaud the sentiment, I still don't see Cobain as anything other than a mainstream version of what was done better by other, lesser known bands. Hint: if you only know of Husker Du, Sonic youth, Dinosaur Jr as bands that Cobain liked but none of their music, you're worshipping a false idol.


I give Cobain much kudos for helping kill of hair metal, helping to give said lesser known acts a higher profile, and helping pave the way for bands that would've otherwise languished in obscurity had they been released a few years earlier. But I think Cobain gets a little too much credit for those things as bands like Jane's Addiction and Faith No more also helped kick down those doors.

RoxtarRyan: Not saying I like UKJ, or even half the other bands I listened to back in the day, but that's besides the point. I can deny fame to anyone I want by not giving them attention. Fame and such falls under that dreaded "opinion" argument, so if you don't like it, well, piss off. Couldn't care less, even if I tried.

well no, you can't deny someone fame by willfully ignoring them, because they are prominent figures in the national zeitgeist. burying your head in the sand doesn't make things go away.

RoxtarRyan: WaltzingMathilda: Then you weren't paying attention. I don't think Cobain was a God among men or anything, but his band (1) effectively killed garbage homoerotic party hair rock overnight, and (2) wrote 3 great albums and 1 okay one.
They deserve their place ... about 1 million places higher than Ugly Kid farkin' Joe ... what a joke that band was. White Zombie? Flash in the pan.
Nirvana was a great band and a game changer. It's not anyone else's fault but your own that you only heard one song. You can't deny someone status, especially how big their fame was, just because YOU haven't heard anything else. Live performance of Lithium at the MTV awards back in the day ALONE should give them rock icon status.
So go somewhere else with your Ugly Kid Joe.

Not saying I like UKJ, or even half the other bands I listened to back in the day, but that's besides the point. I can deny fame to anyone I want by not giving them attention. Fame and such falls under that dreaded "opinion" argument, so if you don't like it, well, piss off. Couldn't care less, even if I tried.

No, fame is not objective. Fame does not speak to quality. Famous = widely known. There is no argument there. Cobain is not famous for blowing his brains out. The band has sold over 25 million albums in the US alone. That = famous. No argument.

Anyone who can operate a keyboard wouldn't believe that Cobain is only famous for his suicide, so I'll be done with this post. No point in feeding into your argument that was clearly meant to bait.

FeedTheCollapse: Hint: if you only know of Husker Du, Sonic youth, Dinosaur Jr

Hint - Dinosaur Jr. is one of my favorite bands ever. Please don't impugn ignorance to me just because I defended a mainstream artist. Dinosaur Jr., as much as I love them, did not receive the exposure that killed shiat like Poison and the like.

/bumped into Mascis a year and a half ago outside my apartment building.

Eh.. once again, not a whole lot of caring on my part.

RoxtarRyan: Eh.. once again, not a whole lot of caring on my part.

Read: I will not admit I was wrong or that I was purposefully trying to get attention.

RoxtarRyan: Lionel Mandrake: RoxtarRyan: Cobain is only famous for blowing his farking brains out.

Yeah, he was virtually unknown before that.

Aside from "Smells like Teen Spirit", I've never really heard any of there other stuff. In those days, I listened to stuff my older bro listened to, which was bands like Megadeath, Metallica, White Zombie and Ugly Kid Joe.



Thanks for clarifying that. Your musical taste explains why you'd prefer foo fighters, The pop equivalent of a Mentos commercial, over nirvana. Dave Grohl is the Phil Collins of grunge

WaltzingMathilda: I'm happy with #1. Couldn't give a shiat about the rest of the list. If you saw their Live Aid performance, then there is no doubt who the greatest rock n' roll voice ever was.

I saw the Live Aid performance, and I'm convinced that if there was some Astroglide on that mic stand it would be missing to this very day.

/nttawwt

HappyHarryHardOn: Thanks for clarifying that. Your musical taste explains why you'd prefer foo fighters, The pop equivalent of a Mentos commercial, over nirvana. Dave Grohl is the Phil Collins of grunge

The hell? Who ever said I liked Foo Fighters?

WaltzingMathilda: Read: I will not admit I was wrong or that I was purposefully trying to get attention.

No, I stand behind my opinion that one of the only reasons why he's famous and was jokingly added in a headline was because he ate some lead. Due to drug use, Courtney Love.. couldn't care. Hey, I could be wrong, his music could have rocked, but ya know what? I honestly don't care.

HappyHarryHardOn: Dave Grohl is the Phil Collins of grunge

I'm with you 100% on the other stuff, and only like a handful of Foo songs, but I really think Dave Grohl is a pretty awesome guy. I don't know, are they even trying to be grunge? Or just pop rock?

I saw a video where Foo was playing on the same night as Arcade Fire in the same city. Grohl told the crowd he appreciated them coming, but that they really shouldn't have missed Arcade Fire. Then he played "Keep the Car Running" (an AF song) ... I thought that was really farking cool.

WaltzingMathilda: Hint - Dinosaur Jr. is one of my favorite bands ever. Please don't impugn ignorance to me just because I defended a mainstream artist. Dinosaur Jr., as much as I love them, did not receive the exposure that killed shiat like Poison and the like.

i wasn't really directing that comment at you, just at that seems to be the pervading thought of Nirvana fans. I like Nirvana, they just get way more credit than they deserve. And they certainly didn't kill hair Metal by themselves. The genre itself was already dying out and bands such as Jane's Addiction and Faith No More helped chip away at that bullshiat. Like 'em or not, Pearl Jam also helped Nirvana kill that shiat.


Sorry, but the more I hear about Nirvana, the more I get the impression that Cobain's legacy is that better bands wouldn't have completely faded into obscurity. That, and I keep seeing Nevermind make every other Top 10 Best Albums Evar lists and I get the feeling that if Kurt hadn't offed himself, it probably would not rank as high. Oh, and it's also annoying that In Utero is probably as noisy as any Sonic Youth album (well, maybe not their really early stuff, but that's Meh), yet SY is "too weird" for mainstream.