10 Greatest Hard Rock Frontmen Of All Time

10. Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam

The golden age of the rock and roll frontmen seemed all but dead by the time the '90s turned a corner. After the hair bands started to take things to ridiculous proportions, grunge's agenda was much more about the integrity you had in your playing rather than your actual stage presence. Though Chris Cornell may have flown the flag for the classic rock frontman, Eddie Vedder took the idea of music moving you to the next level with Pearl Jam.

In the early days of Ten and Vs., Eddie was one of the wildest people to ever set foot on a stage. While he may seem calm and collected at one minute, the brewing intensity he brought out of himself on his first few tours turned him into one of the most intense performers in the rock world. That's before you even get to the actual stunts, as Vedder would climb the scaffolding in between the instrumental breaks to pull off death-defying acts like hanging above the stage and leaping into the crowd.

Even though Eddie has abandoned his more daring practices in recent years, he makes up for it by his more downtrodden stage demeanor, almost like he is serving as the grand ambassador for all things rock and roll. Even in the era when rock seems to be few and far behind, Eddie Vedder is the most natural frontman of the modern age who just seems proud to carry the torch for loud guitars and transcendent music.