Liam Gallagher for sure
by JD in Portland 
, Portland OR, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 07:31 (3656 days ago) @ tex29
Maybe the Strokes.
I agree the guy in Keane is a great singer but they aren't well known enough for him to qualify as a rock star. Guy could walk down any street in America w/o being recognized.
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JD in Portland,
2014-04-14, 20:24
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Ken Fowler,
2014-04-15, 11:57
- Go Be Young? -
Chris,
2014-04-15, 12:19
- Yup. Also, Bitter Chill is great but Take Me might be better -
Ken Fowler,
2014-04-15, 12:41
- Yup. Also, Bitter Chill is great but Take Me might be better
- Go Be Young?
- Annie Clark eventually? -
JN,
2014-04-15, 10:12
- agree, she's got it. Now, can she write a hit single - JD in Portland, 2014-04-15, 12:41
- Honestly, today's biggest rock stars are rappers. -
KGB,
2014-04-15, 09:59
- A lot of truth to this. - Mike (Embrey), 2014-04-15, 11:21
- thread relevant: RIP AC/DC 1973-2014 -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:44
- MAYBE NOT?! - irishted, 2014-04-15, 11:52
- That's awful. - irishted, 2014-04-15, 11:28
- What a great band - Busco21, 2014-04-15, 09:07
- That sucks. - MattG, 2014-04-15, 08:48
- Ralph Saenz (aka Michael Starr) from Steel Panther. - Joe, 2014-04-15, 08:40
- It's so weird you guys never heard of The Darkness -
Buck Mulligan,
2014-04-15, 08:35
- What about Volbeat? -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:39
- The Darkness is disqualified on grounds of irony -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 08:38
- What about Volbeat?
- otoh, has there been a better time for frontwomen? -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 08:34
- The early 1960s (Phil Spector era) - HCE, 2014-04-15, 08:54
- where have you gone, Freddie Mercury? -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 08:15
- He was reincarnated as this guy -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:24
- That is frightening. Vocally he's got Mercury's - hobbs, 2014-04-15, 08:30
- to JD's question, there's always vocal talent out there - Jay, 2014-04-15, 08:29
- He was reincarnated as this guy -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:24
- Matthew Bellamy of Muse qualifies without a doubt. -
tex29,
2014-04-15, 08:05
- Give me Matt Berninger instead -
JN,
2014-04-15, 08:11
- He's certainly great. But there's no denying that Muse is -
tex29,
2014-04-15, 08:21
- Agreed. I think they've dialed it back in recent years. - Mike (Embrey), 2014-04-15, 09:58
- He's certainly great. But there's no denying that Muse is -
tex29,
2014-04-15, 08:21
- Muse? Rocking? U2 rocks harder. That's not a good look. -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:08
- What's your definition of rock? -
tex29,
2014-04-15, 08:11
- Not at all. I do like harder stuff but I grew up on alt-rock -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:28
- The Beatles were derivative. - Slainte Joe, 2014-04-15, 08:46
- All bands are derivative. Both bands - tex29, 2014-04-15, 08:35
- Speaking of Coldplay - MattG, 2014-04-15, 08:24
- Not at all. I do like harder stuff but I grew up on alt-rock -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:28
- What's your definition of rock? -
tex29,
2014-04-15, 08:11
- Give me Matt Berninger instead
- Somewhere Dylan weeps... -
Domer99,
2014-04-15, 07:15
- Been out of town and largely nocturnal - Dylan, 2014-04-15, 08:14
- He isn't a "rock" singer, but the lead singer of Keane might -
tex29,
2014-04-15, 07:14
- Liam Gallagher for sure -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 07:31
- Jack White -
Brian,
2014-04-15, 07:34
- no one ever called Jack White a great singer -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 07:56
- Yep. - KGB, 2014-04-15, 08:06
- no one ever called Jack White a great singer -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 07:56
- Jack White -
Brian,
2014-04-15, 07:34
- Liam Gallagher for sure -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 07:31
- There are still some great singers out there -
HCE,
2014-04-15, 06:29
- sure there are many good singers -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 06:39
- What does it mean to be a rock star in 2014? -
HCE,
2014-04-15, 08:10
- one residual benefit -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 08:21
- Speaking of which - Pearl Jam -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:37
- Wow. Always liked the song, but reading the lyrics - Clay, 2014-04-15, 15:12
- completely agree, fantastic song -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 12:39
- I would take my shirt off & fight anyone who would disagree -
mkmcfrlnd,
2014-04-15, 15:46
- I would take my shirt off & fight anyone who would disagree
- Speaking of which - Pearl Jam -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:37
- "Rock Star" also can cross all boundaries of taste -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 08:17
- His cameo on Silicon Valley was awesome -
Jim (fisherj08),
2014-04-15, 09:13
- His cameo on Silicon Valley was awesome
- one residual benefit -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 08:21
- This is why U2 still sells out football stadiums. -
KGB,
2014-04-15, 08:07
- That's partly due to the diminished place... - Slainte Joe, 2014-04-15, 07:07
- Definitely a lack of good front men -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 06:51
- Adam Levine is the #1 "rock" frontman right now. - MattG, 2014-04-15, 08:01
- exactly -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 07:02
- My kids were there for all 3 days last year -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 07:20
- Lolla had almost zero rocking last year. -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:04
- I just go for the people watching -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 10:06
- My 7 year old and I were listening to "Cherub Rock" - MattG, 2014-04-15, 10:28
- I just go for the people watching -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 10:06
- Lolla had almost zero rocking last year. -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:04
- I'd say Thom Yorke is a great frontman -
JN,
2014-04-15, 07:05
- There you go! yes, and a great singer - JD in Portland, 2014-04-15, 07:08
- My kids were there for all 3 days last year -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 07:20
- What does it mean to be a rock star in 2014? -
HCE,
2014-04-15, 08:10
- sure there are many good singers -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 06:39
- Not a Dave Grohl fan? -
DCT,
2014-04-15, 05:42
- ok Grohl is a bona fide rock star -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 06:45
- Speaking of great voices - -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:51
- great story - JD in Portland, 2014-04-15, 15:55
- Speaking of great voices - -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:51
- Grohl definitely has the goods -
scriptcomesfirst,
2014-04-15, 06:27
- THere's a documentary on Nirvana on Netflix.. -
mkmcfrlnd,
2014-04-15, 07:27
- I watch that doc once every few months - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2014-04-15, 09:22
- Vig has a bunch of production videos up on youtube -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 08:23
- Yep, you found it for me.. - mkmcfrlnd, 2014-04-15, 14:32
- THere's a documentary on Nirvana on Netflix.. -
mkmcfrlnd,
2014-04-15, 07:27
- Funny. He immediately popped into my head. -
Chris,
2014-04-15, 06:20
- ok Grohl is a bona fide rock star -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 06:45
- To me, Cobain wasn't the last. He just could have been. -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 05:32
- what do you mean there by "honest"? -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 06:37
- Unplugged is the only time I think I see the real Cobain -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 06:44
- Consider how Nevermind sounded in 1991. -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 07:59
- I'm a little unclear about what you're trying to convince me -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 08:07
- I'm saying that critically, with the benefit of hindsight - -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:22
- Glad to hear Sirens is that good. -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:32
- I can only speak about the single - - MattG, 2014-04-15, 08:38
- Glad to hear Sirens is that good. -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:32
- I think you're just suffering some Kurtlash -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 08:19
- It's undeniably part of it -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 08:35
- how old were you when Nevermind hit? -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 08:36
- I was 9 at the time of Nevermind -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 08:50
- That's interesting since I now see age from a parent's view - JN, 2014-04-15, 10:21
- I was 9 at the time of Nevermind -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 08:50
- how old were you when Nevermind hit?
- It's undeniably part of it -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 08:35
- This is terribly, terribly wrong -
Dylan,
2014-04-15, 08:17
- on In Utero - JD in Portland, 2014-04-15, 08:30
- I'm saying that critically, with the benefit of hindsight - -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:22
- I'm a little unclear about what you're trying to convince me -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 08:07
- my good friend produced Unplugged -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 06:54
- Alice in Chains's Unplugged album is one of my favorite ever -
Clay,
2014-04-15, 15:14
- even though technically it's not an album. -
Clay,
2014-04-15, 15:14
- even though technically it's not an album.
- interesting -
JN,
2014-04-15, 07:00
- are you a baseball fan? -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 07:05
- I am (Cubs) -
JN,
2014-04-15, 07:14
- I'll keep in touch on this -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 07:27
- Cool. Hope it works out -
JN,
2014-04-15, 07:52
- Cool. Hope it works out
- I'll keep in touch on this
- I am (Cubs) -
JN,
2014-04-15, 07:14
- are you a baseball fan? -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 07:05
- I've heard the Automatic for the People inspiration before - HullieAndMikes, 2014-04-15, 07:00
- Alice in Chains's Unplugged album is one of my favorite ever
- Consider how Nevermind sounded in 1991. -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 07:59
- Unplugged is the only time I think I see the real Cobain -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 06:44
- Thank God I'm not the only one who feels that way. -
scriptcomesfirst,
2014-04-15, 06:26
- He just wasn't fully realized -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 06:38
- Cobain is not on the "low end" of that group. -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 07:35
- As I said somewhere else in here -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 07:58
- Your last sentence probably goes too far - HCE, 2014-04-15, 08:18
- Seconded all the way around. - KGB, 2014-04-15, 07:54
- As I said somewhere else in here -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 07:58
- "Low end of accomplishment" -
JN,
2014-04-15, 07:01
- Sure, but look at the other names I mentioned -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 07:04
- Hendrix belongs on a different planet -
JN,
2014-04-15, 07:07
- Doubtful in my eyes - HullieAndMikes, 2014-04-15, 07:10
- Hendrix belongs on a different planet -
JN,
2014-04-15, 07:07
- Sure, but look at the other names I mentioned -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 07:04
- You are seriously underestimating Nevermind -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 06:55
- I know my opinion is on my generation's fringe -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 07:08
- And you knock the "slick" production on Nevermind? - Dylan, 2014-04-16, 09:31
- American Idiot? -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 07:41
- Nirvana changed everything. -
Slainte Joe,
2014-04-15, 07:54
- I was 13 when Nevermind came out. The U-turn music took... -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:04
- 6 weeks shy of 14 and yes, exactly -
JN,
2014-04-15, 10:10
- yep -
JD in Portland,
2014-04-15, 08:14
- 6 weeks shy of 14 and yes, exactly
- I was 13 when Nevermind came out. The U-turn music took... -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:04
- Nirvana changed everything. -
Slainte Joe,
2014-04-15, 07:54
- American Idiot is awesome but a wierd comp for Nirvana. -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 07:40
- American Idiot = Bat out of Hell. -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:14
- There's actually a musical of "American Idiot" now. -
Slainte Joe,
2014-04-15, 08:40
- Yeah, it won some Tonys in 2011. -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:41
- Yeah, it won some Tonys in 2011.
- There's actually a musical of "American Idiot" now.
- American Idiot = Bat out of Hell. -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:14
- That's interesting - Brian, 2014-04-15, 07:32
- I know my opinion is on my generation's fringe -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 07:08
- Cobain is not on the "low end" of that group. -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 07:35
- He just wasn't fully realized -
HullieAndMikes,
2014-04-15, 06:38
- what do you mean there by "honest"?
- I'll give you that - Busco21, 2014-04-14, 21:16
- The closest thing ND has to a rock star ... -
Slainte Joe,
2014-04-14, 20:35
- New Afghan Whigs today, too. -
Mike (Max),
2014-04-15, 05:01
- They killed it on Friday - Dylan, 2014-04-15, 08:32
- I love Dulli's voice. -
KGB,
2014-04-15, 07:50
- I think his voice is different now, but still fantastic. - hlewis, 2014-04-15, 08:26
- New Afghan Whigs today, too. -
Mike (Max),
2014-04-15, 05:01
- Edwin McCain. 'Nuff said.