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[NSC] Greatest ever British rocknroller

Well, the greatest ever British singer?

  • Rod Stewart Faces era

    Votes: 10 9.4%
  • Robert Plant

    Votes: 10 9.4%
  • Ruel Fox

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Mick Jagger

    Votes: 10 9.4%
  • Ray Davies

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • Paul Weller

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Steve Marriott

    Votes: 6 5.7%
  • Other

    Votes: 4 3.8%
  • Elton John (by popular demand)

    Votes: 5 4.7%
  • Tommy Steele (for the OAPs)

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Freddie Mercury

    Votes: 19 17.9%
  • Dave Edmunds (minority choice for very old geezers)

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • Paul McCartney (really?)

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • John Lennon (yep a rocker)

    Votes: 6 5.7%
  • Dusty Springfield ( a Brighton legend, and a hardcore rocknroller)

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • David Bowie (yep never a rocker but we have a diverse (odd) membership here

    Votes: 8 7.5%
  • Terry Garroghan (just for his dedication to hove and the 'Hawk)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Roger Daltrey (was cool but maybe a bit dodgy these days. Hunt supporter maybe?)

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Chris Farlowe (yep, if he gets more than one vote I'll eat a hat of your choice)

    Votes: 5 4.7%
  • Elkie Brooks

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Maggie Bell (yep, me neither)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Nick Lowe (another for the geezers)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Shakin Stevens (imitation teddy boy apparently, or genius?)

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • Ozzy Osbourne

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Neville John 'Noddy" Holder

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • Tom 'The Voice' Jones

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Lemmy Kilmister

    Votes: 6 5.7%
  • Eric Burdon

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Joe Elliott (who he?)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Bruce Dickinson

    Votes: 4 3.8%
  • Ian Gillan

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Cliff (nope nothing dodgy there) Richard

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Joe Cocker (older than the hills)

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Marc Almond

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    106


















aftershavedave

Well-known member
Jul 9, 2003
7,186
as 10cc say, not in hove
Marriott and early Rod Stewart are in the frame - just behind Chris Farlowe and Roger Daltrey. Marriott might even just sneak into second place.

On the female side, for range of tone and intensity, can only be Sandy Denny.
I'm going to add both. Sandy ain't RnR inho
 














marlowe

Well-known member
Dec 13, 2015
4,345
Another nominee for the female category and another blast from the past is Scottish rocker Maggie Bell, vocalist for Stone the Crows.....

Her vocals might be more familiar to those who enjoyed TV detective dramas in the 70s/80s as she sang on the credits of long running tv series Taggart and not quite so long running TV series Hazell....

Her vocals also featured in yet another TV detective series, "Lewis" when she provided the singing voice for Joanna Lumley's character in the episode "Counter Culture Blues"





 
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wellquickwoody

Many More Voting Years
NSC Patron
Aug 10, 2007
13,964
Melbourne
Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, the list is endless…….
 








DavidinSouthampton

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jan 3, 2012
17,436
Joe Cocker?
Just voted Chris Farlowe in the hope of facilitating some hat eating.
 




knocky1

Well-known member
Jan 20, 2010
13,124
John Mellor.


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Lenny Rider

Well-known member
Sep 15, 2010
6,096
I was probably too young, and my mind was on other things 😂, to really appreciate Led Zep by the time John Bonham died in 1980, but as the years have gone by, imho there is only one winner in this poll.

A kindred spirit amongst us on NSC, as he helped save Kidderminster Harriers, Robert Plant is the greatest British Rocknroller, for both his voice and stage presence. (and his hellraising obviously)
 


bhafc99

Well-known member
Oct 14, 2003
7,479
Dubai
Confusingly-worded poll, as others have said, as only a handful of these would even make it on to the fringes of any kind of ‘best singer’ poll.

But if the factor we ARE judging is ‘rock n roll-ness’, then it’s got to be:
- In a genre of ‘rock’ music, more or less.
- Factor in stage presence, charisma etc - genuine x-factor, not the Simon Cowell show.
- Have an element of hell-raising, debauchery about him/her too.

Which for me, whittles it down to the likes of Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger and Robert Plant.
 


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