10 Greatest Hard Rock Frontmen Of The '70s

Most of the time, the frontman is just supposed to make you feel like you're at a party whenever you come to see them play. As opposed to just standing there and doing nothing, the real power behind a good singer is their ability to engage with the audience in a way that's more than just musical. Whereas some might have been about the fun-loving attitude, Joe Strummer was willing to work for your attention.

Across the early days of punk rock, there weren't too many concerned with anything outside of the anarchic spirit of the Sex Pistols. When the Clash arrived though, Strummer's approach to the stage was something entirely different, taking his politically charged tunes and making them feel like life or death on the stage. While his singing style was nowhere near as tuneful as his counterpart Mick Jones, Strummer's style always felt like he was calling for a revolution rather than just selling you on a pop song.

This made every single Clash show feel less like a musical performance and more like a cultural event. Whether it was beating you up with messages or just selling you on the downtrodden nature of the punk community, there's nothing that came out of Strummer's mouth that ever seemed less than genuine. Whenever you came out of the gig, you knew that the music world was never going to be the same again.