Rock star survey

[DebGreaves]

Was reading on teletext earlier about a survey of the best rock stars, think it was carried out by virgin. Ozzy osbourne was voted number 1, they didnt mention meat, so was wondering if any1 else had heard about this survey. Robbie Williams was mentioned in it too, since when has robbie been a rock star


Debs :D

[The Flying Mouse]

Robbie Williams was mentioned in it too, since when has robbie been a rock star


Since he produced that horrid piece of pop vomit called rock dj :evil:
The only time he should be on a stage is when he is sweeping it after the concert has long finished :bicker:
But anyway, I wouldn't worry about the lack of a mention of Meat too much :wink: .I wouldn't be suprised if the participants were selected to get the right trendy results :roll:
If the Virgin execs have any sence, they will be breaking down doors to get to Meat for the chance to release Bat III.

[Tim]

INdeed strange. Mr williams a star... no.... a pop star... hell no!!!!

Ozzy Osbourne okay... but not at number 1. Think Meat must be in that list.

[RSG]

Ozzy would definetly be in that list. And so should have been Meat. But if you read around somewhere, Meat says, he doesn't consider himself a Rockstar. Maybe he might send us a message on why he thinks that way. I remember him saying something like....

If I were a plumber and I came over to do a job, and it wasn't that good, are you going to hire that plumber again??

Okay, maybe I used the wrong quote for this topic, hehe, I know a few ladies on this board that will call him back again. :lol: But that was his words "somewhat". But if you were to ask me, Meat would definetly be in the top 5 rock stars!! I feel he's number one. But a lot of people will say,
Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Presley, Jon Bon Jovi, John Lennon, & whoever else they may want to say.

Personally if Meat don't want to be known as a Rockstar, then he is A Rock N Roll hero. And that should be greater than a Rockstar. :)

[DebGreaves]

I agree RSG that Meat should be a rock n roll hero, agree that ozzy should be in their somewhere but maybe not at no 1. My sister is into Robbie Williams and when I lived aith my mum before I got my own place that is all my sister used to play, so I can tell you his music is definately not rock, lol, so how can he be a rock star. I also agree he should be sweeping the stage not on the stage, lol :D

This was featured in yesterdays Daily Sport, aparantly it was a survey for the rock personality of the year voted for by virgin radio listeners.
The top 10 personalities are as follows:-

10. Pete Doherty (Libertines)
9. Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)
8. Jack White (White Stripes)
7. Sir Paul McCartney
6. Keith Richards (Rolling Stones)
5. Chris Martin (Coldplay)
4. Robbie Williams
3. Bono (U2)
2. Justin Hawkins (The Darkness)
1. Ozzy Osbourne

How many of these do u agrre should be in the top 10.

Debs :D

[rockfenris2005]

If it wasn't for Pink Floyd (God bless their souls) Robbie Williams would have REALLY been sweepin' the stadium - after concerts. God bless Pink Floyd. As for Meat Loaf - the people who didn't vote him (and they didn't vote anyone from Pink Floyd*) are brainless.

[ChrissybabezNI]

Pete Doherty (Libertines) ---- Maybe im stupid but I have never heard of him, or the group name

[AndyNI]

No Axl Rose? That's crazy. Crazy!

[BadAttitude]

No Axl Rose? That's crazy. Crazy!

I agree Andy, first no Meat and then no Axl Rose, these people couldn't rate there way out of a paper bag. :)
argh, just looked again and also no Alice Cooper, what were these people thinking.

Love & Happiness
Autumn

[AndyNI]

Rollingstone had "100 Greatest Guitar Players" once. Jack White and Kurt Cobain were in the top 20 and Slash didn't even made the list. :?

[BadAttitude]

Rollingstone had "100 Greatest Guitar Players" once. Jack White and Kurt Cobain were in the top 20 and Slash didn't even made the list. :?

I don't like Slash as person for many reasons but as a guitar player he should have been in the top 20, he is far better a guitar player then Cobain or White.

Love & Happiness
Autumn

[meatfan]

What about Bon Jovi?

Heather.

[AndyNI]

He's more pop than rock.

[tukayaway]

What about Freddie Mercury and Keith Moon?

[Crystal Eyes]

Bon Jovi is more rock than pop.

[Rob The Badger]

Bon Jovi is more rock than pop.

Have you heard 'Slippery When Wet'?

Some people have a very skewed perception of what constitutes pop music.

[Crystal Eyes]

Yes. I own 'Slippery When Wet' and I still think Bon Jovi is rock. Perhaps not hard rock but still rock. Just my opinion and I'm saying no more.

[Rob The Badger]

Yes. I own 'Slippery When Wet' and I still think Bon Jovi is rock. Perhaps not hard rock but still rock. Just my opinion and I'm saying no more.

Fair enough, you're entitled to that opinion. .

Anyway, there are some serious gaps in this poll. Robbie Williams made one song with a guitar in it and now he's a rock star!? What?
Ozzy got number 1 due to recent media attention. . .
Macca shouldn't even be near this, where is Robert Plant? Bowie. . .

Personally I think Axl Rose should be in there, even if he is a w4nker. . .
Jack White has done wonders for music recently, and good Lord can he play well.

Also they're missing Thom Yorke.

[DIZZY DRUMMER]

meatfan wrote:

What about Bon Jovi?

who decides the results of these surveys anyway ???

Muppets who do not know any better

[[RDH]draconia]

what about alice copper?????
shouldnt he be on there?


how about us doing a top 10 or 20 rock star poll

[[RDH]draconia]

i think that i should go first then :D
my top 10 of artists and bands


1 - meat loaf
2 - alice copper
3 - ozzy
4 - iron maiden
5 - guns 'n' roses
6 - heart
7 - genisis
8 - early bon jovi
9 - queen
10 - early U2

[Lauren]

mine would be
1- meat (of course)
2- whitesnake
3- g 'n' r
4- bad company
5- bon jovi
6- alice cooper
7- tyketto
8- aerosmith
9- poison
10- u2

some glam or soft rock i know - but still rock!

[ChoccyBat]

1 Meat
2 Guns N Roses
3. Magnum
4. Bon Jovi
5 Aerosmith
6 Heart
7 Scorpions
8 Alice Cooper (if only for Poison!)
9 Queen
10 Def Leppard

To be honest from 2 to 10 could be in any order so dont take the order as particularly specific!

[heat]

Here's mine..

1. Meat
2. Bryan Adams
3. Bon Jovi
4. Guns N Roses
5. Catatonia
6. Aerosmith
7. Megadeath
8. Black Sabbath
9. Iron Maiden
10. U2

[AndyNI]

Oh, top 10 bands. Gotta love it:

1. Guns N' Roses
2. Meat Loaf
3. Queen
4. Led Zepplin
5. The Darkness
6. Def Leppard
7. Alice Cooper
8. Judas Priest
9. Iron Maiden
10. Velvet Revolver

:)

[RSG]

I'm still discovering new bands, well new to me, so gimme some credit, lol. Older rock is much better than newer rock, although there are some great artists out there, who are new. I rated them best at the top. The More Stars the better.

Meat Loaf ******
Queen ******
Ozzy Osbourne *****
Aerosmith *****
Billy Joel *****
Nirvana ****
Pink Floyd *****
Elvis Presley ****
Metallica *****

[plukie]

No Axl Rose? That's crazy. Crazy!

I think Axl Rose in the 80's or early 90's would have been there, but lately, he has lost it slightly. Before you jump down my throat, I have been a Guns n Roses fan for ages, and I really rate Axl Rose both as a singer and a looker but his latest songs from Chinese Democracy onwards have seemed as though he has lost the ability to scream! All voices change with age, and as you know Axl had problems with his voice after years of screaming on stage, that is not to say that he is now over and done with, he is still good but in a different way, a way that is not (in my opinion) so good as he used to be.

[plukie]

My Top Ten Bands Are:-

1. Guns n Roses
2. Metallica
3. Meat Loaf
4. Black Sabbath
5. Queen

Can't really think of any more bands plenty of singers but these are my real favourite bands.

[Bohemian]

My top ten artists or bands... in no order would be:

(Well I am not one to classify music - it's dodgy at the best of times. I just hope that this list is of what the majority of you guys would consider "Rock").

-> The Beatles
-> George Harrison
-> Alice Cooper
-> John Lennon
-> Meat Loaf
-> Talking Heads
-> Annie Lennox
-> Todd Rundgren
-> ELO / Jeff Lynne
-> Elton John

Bohemian

[AndyNI]

No Axl Rose? That's crazy. Crazy!

I think Axl Rose in the 80's or early 90's would have been there, but lately, he has lost it slightly. Before you jump down my throat, I have been a Guns n Roses fan for ages, and I really rate Axl Rose both as a singer and a looker but his latest songs from Chinese Democracy onwards have seemed as though he has lost the ability to scream! All voices change with age, and as you know Axl had problems with his voice after years of screaming on stage, that is not to say that he is now over and done with, he is still good but in a different way, a way that is not (in my opinion) so good as he used to be.

anarchy agrees. ;)

But Madagascar is one cool song.

[Rob The Badger]

I love Top Ten's!

10. Meat Loaf
9. David Bowie
8. Radiohead
7. Manic Street Preachers
6. The Flaming Lips
5. The Darnkess
4. Talking Heads
3. The Beach Boys
2. The Beatles
1. The Smiths

*This list will probably be different tommorow except the top two spots, which remain firmly in the hold of The Beatles and The Smiths*

[plymboy]

Pete Doherty (Libertines) ---- Maybe im stupid but I have never heard of him, or the group name


join the club

[plymboy]

No Axl Rose? That's crazy. Crazy!


theyre f**king crazy!!!! :D

[plymboy]

No Axl Rose? That's crazy. Crazy!

I think Axl Rose in the 80's or early 90's would have been there, but lately, he has lost it slightly. Before you jump down my throat, I have been a Guns n Roses fan for ages, and I really rate Axl Rose both as a singer and a looker but his latest songs from Chinese Democracy onwards have seemed as though he has lost the ability to scream! All voices change with age, and as you know Axl had problems with his voice after years of screaming on stage, that is not to say that he is now over and done with, he is still good but in a different way, a way that is not (in my opinion) so good as he used to be.


bless his cheek lmplanted face

[Rob The Badger]

Pete Doherty (Libertines) ---- Maybe im stupid but I have never heard of him, or the group name


join the club

You should check them out. They're very good.

[shadow1000001]

My top 10 would be:

1. Meat Loaf
2. AC/DC
3. Ozzy
4. Bon Jovi
5. Queen ( the early stuff)
6. Aerosmith
7. Def Leppard
8. Alice Cooper
9. Gun's N' Roses
10. Poison

[little_dancer]

1- Meat Loaf
2- Frank Black (The Pixies)
3- Ozzy
4- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
5- David Bowie
6- Elvis
7- Jimmy Hendrix
8- Gwen Steffani
9- The Darkness
10- The Ramones (any of 'em)

[Draven]

Hmmmm top 10 :-)

1. Guns N roses
2. Meat
3. Kiss
4. Iron Maiden
5. Van Halen
6. Metallica
7. AC/DC
8. The Darkness
9. Alice cooper (early stuff though, not any of that poison lark...altho that was great for his comeback)
10. Nirvana

Again though it depends on how you decide what rock n roll is, i mean many of the above bands can be put in to categories such as metal, grunge etc... so does that just make them alternative and not rock n roll?

Bon Jovi are good, id say they are kinda softrock or pop rock, im not sure. Like i said there are 2 many labels attached to music these days its terrible, i mean busted are labled as punk pop or pop punk whichever, when they are clearly just a boy band, and punk pop are bands like blink 182, bowling for soup, etc

[Rob The Badger]

I can't believe I missed Nirvana!
Anyway, the good name of punk (The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, The Ramones etc) is being dragged through the dirt recently, Busted and Good Charlotte punk? Pah, gimme a break.

[Chris]

In NO PATICULAR ORDER!!!!

Meat
Alice Cooper
Bruce Springsteen
The Sex Pistols
Genesis
Heart
Queen
Bon Jovi (the earlier stuff)
Robert palmer
The Darkness

[little_dancer]

Badger !!! How are you my furry little friend?! :D

I know what you mean re: 'the good name of punk'...I have to be honest, I clasify things in only 1 of three categories now: Pop, Rock, or Hip Hop...the slippery and ever-changing lines of Disco, indie, punk, heavy metal, techno, hip hop, rap, country, alternative -to name but a few!-(ha!) etc. are just far too dificult (and IMO pretentious) to navigate!!!

I know what punk feels like, and that's the only way to classify it... (and it sure don't feel like Good Charlotte or Blink 182 :lol: )