# Best Frontman/Woman (sans Freddie Mercury): Round of Sixteen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729 "2013-03-12T17:31:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/21 "2013-03-12T20:51:06Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > The results of the previous round: > 15) Cobain 8 Reznor 3 > 16) Strummer 8 Rotten 3 > Round of 16 matchups (seedings based on previous voting): > > 1. Mick Jagger vs 16) Joe Strummer > > 2. David Lee Roth vs 15) Kurt Cobain > > 3. Robert Plant vs 14) Anne Wilson > > 4. Roger Daltry vs 13) Joey Ramone > > 5. Peter Gabriel vs 12) Debbie Harry > > 6. David Byrne vs 11) Bono > > 7. Jim Morrison vs 10) Eddie Vedder > > 8. Axl Rose vs 9) Bruce Dickenson Jagger DLR Plant Daltry Harry Bono Morrison Dickinson ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/22 "2013-03-12T22:33:37Z")
Round of 16 matchups (seedings based on previous voting): 16) Joe Strummer 1. David Lee Roth 2. Robert Plant 3. Roger Daltry 4. Debbie Harry 5. David Byrne I dropped folks I haven’t seen either live or “live”. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/23 "2013-03-12T22:41:43Z")
Jagger Roth Plant Daltrey Gabriel Bono Morrison Rose ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/24 "2013-03-12T22:45:37Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. David Lee Roth 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Debbie Harry 6. Bono 7. Jim Morrison 8. Axl Rose ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/25 "2013-03-12T22:50:43Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. Kurt Cobain 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Debbie Harry 6. Bono 7. Eddie Vedder 8. Bruce Dickenson ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/26 "2013-03-12T22:55:35Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > 1. Mick Jagger > 2. David Lee Roth > 3. Robert Plant > 4. Roger Daltry > 5. Debbie Harry > 6. Bono > 7. Jim Morrison > 8. Bruce Dickenson First time voter. Great thread idea. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/27 "2013-03-13T00:01:56Z")
> [@ads95](#): > > not sure if I’m allowed, as I didn’t vote in the previous rounds…but just in case > > Strummer I feel ya, brother. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/28 "2013-03-14T03:02:06Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. David Lee Roth 3. Anne Wilson 4. Roger Daltry 5. Debbie Harry 6. Bono 7. Jim Morrison 8. Axl Rose ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/29 "2013-03-14T18:56:46Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. David Lee Roth 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Debbie Harry 6. Bono 7. Eddie Vedder 8. Bruce Dickenson ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/30 "2013-03-14T19:03:19Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. David Lee Roth 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Debbie Harry 6. Bono 7. Eddie Vedder 8. Axl Rose ---
**Author:** ![smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/31 "2013-03-14T20:43:17Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. David Lee Roth 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Debbie Harry 6. Bono 7. Jim Morrison 8. Axl Rose ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/32 "2013-03-14T21:14:38Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. Kurt Cobain 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Debbie Harry 6. David Byrne 7. Jim Morrison 8. Axl Rose ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/33 "2013-03-14T21:58:33Z")
Mick Jagger David Lee Roth Robert Plant Roger Daltry Debbie Harry Bono Jim Morrison Bruce Dickenson ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/34 "2013-03-15T11:11:21Z")
Mick Jagger Kurt Cobain Robert Plant Joey Ramone Peter Gabriel Bono Eddie Vedder Bruce Dickinson ---
**Author:** ![coolbyrne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/35 "2013-03-15T11:16:29Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. David Lee Roth 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Peter Gabriel 6. Bono 7. Jim Morrison 8. Bruce Dickenson ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/36 "2013-03-15T11:21:56Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. David Lee Roth 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Peter Gabriel 6. Bono 7. Jim Morrison 8. Bruce Dickenson ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/37 "2013-03-15T12:44:02Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. Kurt Cobain 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Peter Gabriel 6. Bono 7. Eddie Vedder 8. Bruce Dickenson ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/38 "2013-03-15T12:59:04Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > 1. Robert Plant vs 14) Anne Wilson Ha! 🆒 (Lemme just say, she did a better job IMO of Stairway at Zep’s induction to the Kennedy Center awards than Plant would have done.) ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/39 "2013-03-16T19:15:44Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. David Lee Roth 3. Anne Wilson 4. Roger Daltry 5. Debbie Harry 6. Bono 7. Jim Morrison 8. Axl Rose ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729/40 "2013-03-16T22:32:16Z")
1. Mick Jagger 2. David Lee Roth 3. Robert Plant 4. Roger Daltry 5. Peter Gabriel 6. Bono 7. Jim Morrison 8. Bruce Dickenson [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-frontman-woman-sans-freddie-mercury-round-of-sixteen/652729.md?page=3)