Moonraker Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 1. Kurt Cobain Leader of Nirvana, committed suicide in 1994 2. Elvis Presley The King, died in 1977 3. Beastie Boys Mike D, Ad Rock, MCA 4. Frank Sinatra "Old Blue Eyes" died in 1998 5. Johnny Cash The "Man In Black" died in 2004 6. Michael Jackson The so-called "King of Pop" beat child-molestation charges last month 7. Bob Dylan One of America's greatest songwriters 8. Eminem Controversial rapper Marshall Mathers 9. James Brown The "Godfather of Soul" 10. Madonna The "Queen of Pop" and Kabbalah devotee 11. Jimi Hendrix Electric guitarist, died 1970 12. Chuck Berry Influential rock 'n' roller, first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee 13. Billie Joe Armstrong Leader of Green Day 14. Brian Wilson Eccentric leader of the Beach Boys 15. Dave Grohl Versatile drummer of Nirvana and leader of Foo Fighters 16. Beck Eclectic singer/songwriter 17. Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" 18. Jack White Half of The White Stripes 19. Jerry Garcia Grateful Dead leader, died 1995 20. Billy Corgan Smashing Pumpkins leader 21. Joey Ramone "Heart and soul" of The Ramones 22. Axl Rose Reclusive Guns 'n' Roses singer 23. Tom Petty Southern Rock singer/songwriter 24. Aretha Frankin The "Queen of Soul" 25. Prince Eccentric, visionary Minnesotan 26. Rivers Cuomo Weezer frontman 27. Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam frontman 28. Ray Charles Pianist/singer, died 2004 29. Anthony Kiedis Red Hot Chili Pepper 30. Gwen Stefani Former No Doubt singer 31. Slash Guns 'n' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist 32. Snoop Dogg Ground-breaking "gangsta" rapper 33. Steven Tyler Aerosmith frontman 34. David Byrne Talking Heads frontman, world music devotee 35. Stevie Wonder Multi-talented singer/songwriter 36. Marilyn Manson Controversial hard-rocker 37. 2pac Rapper, died 1996 38. Chris Cornell Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman 39. Chuck D Public Enemy rapper 40. Courtney Love Volatile frontwoman of Hole 41. Eddie Van Halen Legendary guitarist 42. Elliott Smith Folk-rock singer-songwriter, died 2003 43. Marvin Gaye Soul/R&B singer, died 1984 44. Trent Reznor Creative force behind Nine Inch Nails 45. Brad Nowell Singer of Sublime, died 1996 46. Buddy Holly Rock pioneer, died 1959 47. Debbie Harry Frontwoman of Blondie 48. Dr. Dre Former member of NWA, visionary rapper and producer 49. Iggy Pop Former singer of The Stooges, punk rock pioneer 50. Scott Weiland Stone Temple Pilots singer 51. James Hetfield Metallica leader 52. Janis Joplin Rock/blues singer, died 1970 53. Jay-Z Visionary rapper 54. Jerry Lee Lewis Early rock 'n' roll pioneer 55. Jim Morrison Singer/lyricist of The Doors, died 1971 56. Sly Stone Pivotal funk bandleader of Sly & the Family Stone 57. Joan Jett Rock guitarist and singer 58. John Lee Hooker Blues singer/guitarist, died 2001 59. Frank Black Pixies frontman 60. Kim Deal Pixies bassist/vocalist and Breeders frontwoman 61. Lou Reed Leader of Velvet Underground 62. Michael Stipe Singer of REM 63. Neil Young Canadian-born singer-songwriter 64. Perry Ferrell Jane's Addiction singer, Lollapalooza creator 65. Roy Orbison Singer/songwriter died 1988 66. Davey Havok Lead singer of AFI 67. Tom Morello Innovative guitarist from Rage Against the Machine, now with Audioslave 68. Ric Ocasek Cars frontman, influential producer 69. Tommy Lee Motley Crue drummer 70. Zach de la Rocha Rage Against the Machine frontman, activist 71. Al Green Gospel/soul singer 72. Andre 3000 OutKast singer/rapper/producer 73. Bob Mould Leader of Husker Du, Sugar 74. Chester Bennington Singer of Linkin Park 75. Maynard Keenan Tool, A Perfect Circle frontman 76. Conor Oberst Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos frontman, folk singer/songwriter 77. Courtney Taylor Dandy Warhols frontman 78. Danny Elfman Oingo Boingo frontman, movie/TV composer 79. Dexter Holland Offspring frontman 80. Mike Ness Social Distortion frontman 81. Fat Mike NOFX frontman, Fat Wreck Chords head 82. Fred Durst Limp Bizkit frontman 83. George Clinton Parliament/Funkadelic mastermind 84. Gram Parsons Country-rock pioneer, died 1973 85. Henry Rollins Black Flag, Rollins Band frontman, poet, activist 86. Layne Staley Alice in Chains frontman, died 2002 87. Jeff Buckley Singer-songwriter, died 1997 88. Tom Waits Visionary composer/singer 89. Jello Biafra Dead Kennedys frontman, activist 90. John Doe X frontman 91. Josh Homme Creative force behind Queens of the Stone Age 92. Ian MacKaye Minor Threat, Fugazi frontman; Dischord label head 93. Lenny Kravitz Popular guitarist/singer 94. Missy Elliott Innovative rapper/producer 95. Moby Eclectic dance/rock musician/singer 96. Chrissy Hynde Pretenders frontwoman 97. Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion frontman, Epitaph label owner 98. Carlos Santana Leader of Santana 99. Ben Gibbard Frontman of Death Cab for Cutie, member of Postal Service 100. Stephen Malkmus Singer/songwriter/guitarist of Pavement 101. Thurston Moore Singer/songwriter/guitarist of Sonic Youth 102. Tim Armstrong Rancid frontman 103. Kathleen Hanna Bikini Kill, Le Tigre frontwoman 104. Jonathan Davis KoRn frontman 105. Julian Casablancas Strokes frontman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Death Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 That's a load of crap, just like every other "Top blah blah blah" list... Oh well... THIS POST HAS BEEN EDITED TO HIDE THE FACT THAT I'M A MORON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 QUOTE (Mustard Death @ Jul 9 2005, 10:01 PM)That's a load of crap, just like every other "Top blah blah blah" list... Oh well... It is interesting to see that not one member of Led Zeppelin are on that list. Again, top 105 AMERICAN rock idols. LOL. I do agree though, it is a bunch of crap, there are many artists that are way lower then they deserve to be and many way higher then thier influence actually extends to. This is a radio station that plays pretty much only the new, alternative stuff (a lot of which is really good btw) and some alternative staples from the 90's as well. They also do a few cool programs where they bring out obscure 80's new wave, electronic, not so well known songs, which is really cool too. But thier listener base consequently is not the oldest, so they dont have the extensive musical background that you would need to be able to do a poll like this. My list was.. 1) Jim Morrison (no way in hell he is #55, he deserves to be #1) 2) Trent Reznor (explain to me why he is behind Marilyn Manson, there wouldnt even be a Marilyn Manson if it werent for Reznor) 3) Billy Corgan 4) Axl Rose 5) David Lee Roth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Death Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Oh.... I... I missed the word American. Sorry. >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annylei Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 It's nice to see Beck so high up on the list, but what the HELL Are the Beatie Boys doing at number 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheriffJohnBrown Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 What?? Why aren't the Beatles on this list?? Just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor & the Jazz Bass Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics23 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 QUOTE (Moonraker @ Jul 9 2005, 11:58 PM) 30. Gwen Stefani Former No Doubt singer 31. Slash Guns 'n' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodoff Baldrick Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 One should be in the biz more than 10 years before qualifying as an icon, methinks. And if you want to get technical, David Byrne is Scottish born, just lived here forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 QUOTE (Sodoff Baldrick @ Jul 11 2005, 09:42 AM) One should be in the biz more than 10 years before qualifying as an icon, methinks. And if you want to get technical, David Byrne is Scottish born, just lived here forever. Same with Neil Young, Canadian born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 the list is so awful, it's not even worth commenting on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Led Zeppelin Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 JIM MORRISON AT 55? I saw that and the list became pure bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 QUOTE (Led Zeppelin @ Jul 13 2005, 01:05 PM) JIM MORRISON AT 55? I saw that and the list became pure bullshit. Seeing Elvis between Curt Cobain and The Beastie Boys (WTF?) did it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 This list, like most music list, is mostly BS...so I'll break it down 2 ways. The following artists I LIKE: QUOTE 1. Kurt Cobain Leader of Nirvana, committed suicide in 1994 3. Beastie Boys Mike D, Ad Rock, MCA 5. Johnny Cash The "Man In Black" died in 2004 7. Bob Dylan One of America's greatest songwriters 11. Jimi Hendrix Electric guitarist, died 1970 13. Billie Joe Armstrong Leader of Green Day 14. Brian Wilson Eccentric leader of the Beach Boys 15. Dave Grohl Versatile drummer of Nirvana and leader of Foo Fighters 16. Beck Eclectic singer/songwriter 18. Jack White Half of The White Stripes 20. Billy Corgan Smashing Pumpkins leader 22. Axl Rose Reclusive Guns 'n' Roses singer 23. Tom Petty Southern Rock singer/songwriter 25. Prince Eccentric, visionary Minnesotan 26. Rivers Cuomo Weezer frontman 27. Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam frontman 29. Anthony Kiedis Red Hot Chili Pepper 31. Slash Guns 'n' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist 33. Steven Tyler Aerosmith frontman 34. David Byrne Talking Heads frontman, world music devotee 35. Stevie Wonder Multi-talented singer/songwriter 41. Eddie Van Halen Legendary guitarist 44. Trent Reznor Creative force behind Nine Inch Nails 55. Jim Morrison Singer/lyricist of The Doors, died 1971 61. Lou Reed Leader of Velvet Underground 63. Neil Young Canadian-born singer-songwriter 67. Tom Morello Innovative guitarist from Rage Against the Machine, now with Audioslave 68. Ric Ocasek Cars frontman, influential producer 70. Zach de la Rocha Rage Against the Machine frontman, activist 72. Andre 3000 OutKast singer/rapper/producer 75. Maynard Keenan Tool, A Perfect Circle frontman 91. Josh Homme Creative force behind Queens of the Stone Age 98. Carlos Santana Leader of Santana And these are the ones that I think should actually be on here as icons: QUOTE 1. Kurt Cobain Leader of Nirvana, committed suicide in 1994 2. Elvis Presley The King, died in 1977 3. Beastie Boys Mike D, Ad Rock, MCA 4. Frank Sinatra "Old Blue Eyes" died in 1998 5. Johnny Cash The "Man In Black" died in 2004 6. Michael Jackson The so-called "King of Pop" beat child-molestation charges last month 7. Bob Dylan One of America's greatest songwriters 8. Eminem Controversial rapper Marshall Mathers 9. James Brown The "Godfather of Soul" 10. Madonna The "Queen of Pop" and Kabbalah devotee 11. Jimi Hendrix Electric guitarist, died 1970 12. Chuck Berry Influential rock 'n' roller, first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee 14. Brian Wilson Eccentric leader of the Beach Boys 15. Dave Grohl Versatile drummer of Nirvana and leader of Foo Fighters 16. Beck Eclectic singer/songwriter 17. Bruce Springsteen "The Boss" 19. Jerry Garcia Grateful Dead leader, died 1995 20. Billy Corgan Smashing Pumpkins leader 21. Joey Ramone "Heart and soul" of The Ramones 22. Axl Rose Reclusive Guns 'n' Roses singer 23. Tom Petty Southern Rock singer/songwriter 24. Aretha Frankin The "Queen of Soul" 25. Prince Eccentric, visionary Minnesotan 28. Ray Charles Pianist/singer, died 2004 31. Slash Guns 'n' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist 32. Snoop Dogg Ground-breaking "gangsta" rapper 33. Steven Tyler Aerosmith frontman 34. David Byrne Talking Heads frontman, world music devotee 35. Stevie Wonder Multi-talented singer/songwriter 36. Marilyn Manson Controversial hard-rocker 37. 2pac Rapper, died 1996 39. Chuck D Public Enemy rapper 41. Eddie Van Halen Legendary guitarist 42. Elliott Smith Folk-rock singer-songwriter, died 2003 43. Marvin Gaye Soul/R&B singer, died 1984 44. Trent Reznor Creative force behind Nine Inch Nails 46. Buddy Holly Rock pioneer, died 1959 47. Debbie Harry Frontwoman of Blondie 48. Dr. Dre Former member of NWA, visionary rapper and producer 49. Iggy Pop Former singer of The Stooges, punk rock pioneer 51. James Hetfield Metallica leader 52. Janis Joplin Rock/blues singer, died 1970 53. Jay-Z Visionary rapper 54. Jerry Lee Lewis Early rock 'n' roll pioneer 55. Jim Morrison Singer/lyricist of The Doors, died 1971 56. Sly Stone Pivotal funk bandleader of Sly & the Family Stone 57. Joan Jett Rock guitarist and singer 58. John Lee Hooker Blues singer/guitarist, died 2001 59. Frank Black Pixies frontman 60. Kim Deal Pixies bassist/vocalist and Breeders frontwoman 61. Lou Reed Leader of Velvet Underground 62. Michael Stipe Singer of REM 63. Neil Young Canadian-born singer-songwriter 64. Perry Ferrell Jane's Addiction singer, Lollapalooza creator 65. Roy Orbison Singer/songwriter died 1988 67. Tom Morello Innovative guitarist from Rage Against the Machine, now with Audioslave 68. Ric Ocasek Cars frontman, influential producer 70. Zach de la Rocha Rage Against the Machine frontman, activist 71. Al Green Gospel/soul singer 72. Andre 3000 OutKast singer/rapper/producer 83. George Clinton Parliament/Funkadelic mastermind 84. Gram Parsons Country-rock pioneer, died 1973 85. Henry Rollins Black Flag, Rollins Band frontman, poet, activist 86. Layne Staley Alice in Chains frontman, died 2002 87. Jeff Buckley Singer-songwriter, died 1997 88. Tom Waits Visionary composer/singer 89. Jello Biafra Dead Kennedys frontman, activist 95. Moby Eclectic dance/rock musician/singer 98. Carlos Santana Leader of Santana 100. Stephen Malkmus Singer/songwriter/guitarist of Pavement 101. Thurston Moore Singer/songwriter/guitarist of Sonic Youth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anagramking Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 What a brutal list. Kurt Cobain ahead of Elvis and Frank Sinatra, and whoever else? Sorry, I never got the point of Cobain. What exactly did this guy do? Eddie Van Halen in the 40s? Jim Morrison in the 50s? Behind the Weezer frontman? Nice to see the industry lapdogs have a sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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