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  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #12

    I think the point of this is to list who the greatest living Rock Icons are.....not who you may like the best.

    I don't know who James Hetfield is. Or Rick Davies. While I may be a bit out of touch with certain genres of music....to be an icon, I think you have to have your name known by the general public pretty much.

  • W Westside Steve wrote on
    #13

    I think Rick Davies is the Supertramp guy. I don't think they're iconic but they are important. Hetfield is Metallica, who I would place closer to the icons list.

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  • W Westside Steve

    I think Rick Davies is the Supertramp guy. I don't think they're iconic but they are important. Hetfield is Metallica, who I would place closer to the icons list.

    WSS

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #14

    @westside-steve said:

    I think Rick Davies is the Supertramp guy. I don't think they're iconic but they are important. Hetfield is Metallica, who I would place closer to the icons list.

    WSS

    Like I said, the fact that you have to explain who they are takes them out of Icon status...imo.

    I mean....if you want a metal hair band icon....the guy from Whitesnake....David Copperhead/Cloverfield or whatever would be more iconic.

  • W Westside Steve wrote on
    #15

    No, I think iconic is across the board and transgenerational. I have my own favorites but don't consider them to be iconic in the sense that Chuck Berry or Elvis Presley or the Beatles or Frank Sinatra are icons.

    WSS

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  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    Celebrate the living.... good idea...

    @chicopee-john said:

    FWIW, I am trying to add to your list. I am not saying I don't agree with your names. However there will probably be 50 worthy candidates for the Top 10

    Pretty much my usual count...

    Let's see...

    1. Mick...
    2. Peter Gabriel
    3. Rick Ray Davies
    4. Neil Young
    5. Joe Walsh
    MudflyM Mudfly wrote on
    #16

    @tour2ma said:

    1. Rick Davies

    Typo?.....possibly you mean Ray Davies?....

    @the-gipper said:

    I think the point of this is to list who the greatest living Rock Icons are.....not who you may like the best.

    I don't know who James Hetfield is. Or Rick Davies. While I may be a bit out of touch with certain genres of music....to be an icon, I think you have to have your name known by the general public pretty much.

    Id say it's generational to a point......though, I agree that the top 5 should be known by just about everyone.....

    Mine are....

    1) McCartney - Ringo

    2) Jagger - Richards

    3) Page - Plant

    4) Clapton

    5) Elton John

    Runners up: Alice Cooper, Prince, Sting, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Madonna, Springsteen, David Gilmore, Townsend and Daltrey are probably all in the conversation too....

    Tour2maT 1 Reply
  • C Chicopee John wrote on
    #17

    I find it interesting that neither Carlos Santana nor Rod Stewart have been mentioned, including my list.

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    MudflyM The Cysko KidT 2 Replies
  • C Chicopee John

    I find it interesting that neither Carlos Santana nor Rod Stewart have been mentioned, including my list.

    MudflyM Mudfly wrote on
    #18

    @chicopee-john said:

    I find it interesting that neither Carlos Santana nor Rod Stewart have been mentioned, including my list.

    I can see Santana for sure....Rod Stewart?....not as much....

  • MudflyM Mudfly

    @chicopee-john said:

    I find it interesting that neither Carlos Santana nor Rod Stewart have been mentioned, including my list.

    I can see Santana for sure....Rod Stewart?....not as much....

    W Westside Steve wrote on
    #19

    @mudfly said:

    I can see Santana for sure....Rod Stewart?....not as much....

    Neither one in the top 5. We are talking all time icon.

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  • JPPT1974J JPPT1974 wrote on
    #20

    Mick Jagger

    Paul McCartney

    Elton John

    Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys

    Eric Clapton

    School and Solar Eclipse
  • C Chicopee John

    I find it interesting that neither Carlos Santana nor Rod Stewart have been mentioned, including my list.

    The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid wrote on
    #21

    @chicopee-john said:

    I find it interesting that neither Carlos Santana nor Rod Stewart have been mentioned, including my list.

    I mean santana has done a lot but I'm not sure either qualify as icon status

    This shit ain't nothing to me, man.
    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid wrote on
    #22

    Obviously I would have put bowie here a few months ago

    This shit ain't nothing to me, man.
  • The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid wrote on
    #23

    Jagger/Richards

    Plant/page

    McCartney

    Springsteen

    And then in my opinion your have to move forward to the next generation to find another living rock ICON

    someone like James Hetfield or Dave Grohl maybe.

    This shit ain't nothing to me, man.
  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #24

    I dunno....if they haven't done the halftime of the Super Bowl can they qualify as an icon..... 😳

  • The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid wrote on
    #25

    Arbitrary and useless "qualification" katy perry, missy elliot and n sync have all done the half time show.

    This shit ain't nothing to me, man.
  • MudflyM Mudfly

    @tour2ma said:

    1. Rick Davies

    Typo?.....possibly you mean Ray Davies?....

    @the-gipper said:

    I think the point of this is to list who the greatest living Rock Icons are.....not who you may like the best.

    I don't know who James Hetfield is. Or Rick Davies. While I may be a bit out of touch with certain genres of music....to be an icon, I think you have to have your name known by the general public pretty much.

    Id say it's generational to a point......though, I agree that the top 5 should be known by just about everyone.....

    Mine are....

    1) McCartney - Ringo

    2) Jagger - Richards

    3) Page - Plant

    4) Clapton

    5) Elton John

    Runners up: Alice Cooper, Prince, Sting, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Madonna, Springsteen, David Gilmore, Townsend and Daltrey are probably all in the conversation too....

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #26

    @mudfly said:

    Typo?.....possibly you mean Ray Davies?....

    As a matter of fact that's exactly what it was... meant Ray of Kinks fame...

    Love me some Supertramp, but couldn't name a band member, if you paid me...

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  • Canton MikeC Canton Mike wrote on
    #27

    Chuck Berry

    Bob Dylan

    Mick Jagger

    Eric Clapton

    Bob Seger

    These are just my favorites. There are many greats out there & tastes vary.

    Mike

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    MudflyM The GipperT 2 Replies
  • Canton MikeC Canton Mike

    Chuck Berry

    Bob Dylan

    Mick Jagger

    Eric Clapton

    Bob Seger

    These are just my favorites. There are many greats out there & tastes vary.

    Mike

    MudflyM Mudfly wrote on
    #28

    @canton-mike said:

    Chuck Berry

    Bob Dylan

    Mick Jagger

    Eric Clapton

    Bob Seger

    These are just my favorites. There are many greats out there & tastes vary.

    Mike

    ahhhh....Bob Seger....a guy who rarely gets his due!

    I had the Live Bullet 8 track in my first car that played non-stop for a couple years.....

  • MudflyM Mudfly

    @canton-mike said:

    Chuck Berry

    Bob Dylan

    Mick Jagger

    Eric Clapton

    Bob Seger

    These are just my favorites. There are many greats out there & tastes vary.

    Mike

    ahhhh....Bob Seger....a guy who rarely gets his due!

    I had the Live Bullet 8 track in my first car that played non-stop for a couple years.....

    W Westside Steve wrote on
    #29

    @mudfly said:

    ahhhh....Bob Seger....a guy who rarely gets his due!

    I had the Live Bullet 8 track in my first car that played non-stop for a couple years.....

    Wholeheartedly agree. Been recording hit since the early 60s!

    WSS

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  • The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid

    @chicopee-john said:

    I find it interesting that neither Carlos Santana nor Rod Stewart have been mentioned, including my list.

    I mean santana has done a lot but I'm not sure either qualify as icon status

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #30

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    I mean santana has done a lot but I'm not sure either qualify as icon status

    I think Santana can certainly have Rock Icon status.....perhaps not Top 5 or 10....but certainly up there somewhere.

  • Canton MikeC Canton Mike

    Chuck Berry

    Bob Dylan

    Mick Jagger

    Eric Clapton

    Bob Seger

    These are just my favorites. There are many greats out there & tastes vary.

    Mike

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #31

    @canton-mike said:

    Chuck Berry

    Bob Dylan

    Mick Jagger

    Eric Clapton

    Bob Seger

    These are just my favorites. There are many greats out there & tastes vary.

    Mike

    Not bad, but I was actually trying to go for a bit of an objective standard with this question. Any objective listing on this subject pretty much has to have Paul McCartney at the top of it.

    Love me some Bob Seger....but objectively....gotta go with Pauly...but the rest of your list is pretty much spot on.

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