10 Greatest Rock Frontmen Of All Time

There is no question as to why Freddie Mercury tops this list. While there had been rock frontmen before Queen, Mercury perfected the idea of what the voice of a band should look and sound like.

From wearing dresses to his commanding voice, Mercury delivered absolute magic to every audience with his incredible range. Where many rock singers needed a gimmick to find their footing, Mercury's personality gave him the ability to have almost perfect control of a crowd. Even when he was behind his piano, Mercury always seemed like an anxious animal getting ready to let loose, which he eventually was whenever he got a microphone back in his hands.

For those uninitiated, Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985 is the perfect display of rock and roll grandeur as Mercury plays with the audience while never missing a beat when it comes to singing demanding vocal passages. Dave Grohl once said that he learned to control a crowd by watching two people: Freddie Mercury and the Pope. With clips like this, Mercury's talent are truly a masterclass on how to make a crowd rise like one entity to their feet. With millions of people transfixed on Queen, the world seemed like the perfect stage for Mercury to find his audience.