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  • 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

    www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons
  • 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.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @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.

    C Chicopee John wrote on
    #32

    @the-gipper said:

    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.

    What is objective about any of this Gipp?

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    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • W Westside Steve wrote on
    #33

    It can't be an exact science of course. I would say as objectively as you can how many people from all spectrums of life would recognize the name Frank Sinatra? And how many people from all spectrums of life would recognize Dave Grohl or his band?

    It's not an insult to the lesser-known artist just a fact. Has nothing to do with taste. I don't like Led Zeppelin but I would have to admit they are certainly Rock icons of the first order.

    WSS

    www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons
    The Cysko KidT 1 Reply
  • OldBrownsFanO OldBrownsFan wrote on
    #34

    Back in the day for me it would be:

    Paul McCartney

    Mick Jagger

    Bob Dylan

    Eric Clapton

    Neil Young

  • W Westside Steve

    It can't be an exact science of course. I would say as objectively as you can how many people from all spectrums of life would recognize the name Frank Sinatra? And how many people from all spectrums of life would recognize Dave Grohl or his band?

    It's not an insult to the lesser-known artist just a fact. Has nothing to do with taste. I don't like Led Zeppelin but I would have to admit they are certainly Rock icons of the first order.

    WSS

    The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid wrote on
    #35

    @westside-steve said:

    It can't be an exact science of course. I would say as objectively as you can how many people from all spectrums of life would recognize the name Frank Sinatra? And how many people from all spectrums of life would recognize Dave Grohl or his band?

    It's not an insult to the lesser-known artist just a fact. Has nothing to do with taste. I don't like Led Zeppelin but I would have to admit they are certainly Rock icons of the first order.

    WSS

    tons that aren't old. How many people under 50 are going to pick chuck berry out of a lineup or name any of his songs? It's a bit of a generational thing I think. Put chuck berry, chubby checker, little richard and James Brown in a lineup and see how many millenials can correctly pick them out. That's probably different for guys like Paul McCartney but even he was recently denied, twice, entry to an after Grammy party.

    So I dont think you can deny guys like Grohl and Hetfield their status because you're not as familiar with them.

    This shit ain't nothing to me, man.
    W The GipperT 2 Replies
  • The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid

    @westside-steve said:

    It can't be an exact science of course. I would say as objectively as you can how many people from all spectrums of life would recognize the name Frank Sinatra? And how many people from all spectrums of life would recognize Dave Grohl or his band?

    It's not an insult to the lesser-known artist just a fact. Has nothing to do with taste. I don't like Led Zeppelin but I would have to admit they are certainly Rock icons of the first order.

    WSS

    tons that aren't old. How many people under 50 are going to pick chuck berry out of a lineup or name any of his songs? It's a bit of a generational thing I think. Put chuck berry, chubby checker, little richard and James Brown in a lineup and see how many millenials can correctly pick them out. That's probably different for guys like Paul McCartney but even he was recently denied, twice, entry to an after Grammy party.

    So I dont think you can deny guys like Grohl and Hetfield their status because you're not as familiar with them.

    W Westside Steve wrote on
    #36

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    tons that aren't old. How many people under 50 are going to pick chuck berry out of a lineup or name any of his songs? It's a bit of a generational thing I think. Put chuck berry, chubby checker, little richard and James Brown in a lineup and see how many millenials can correctly pick them out. That's probably different for guys like Paul McCartney but even he was recently denied, twice, entry to an after Grammy party.

    So I dont think you can deny guys like Grohl and Hetfield their status because you're not as familiar with them.

    I'm quite familiar with them.

    Baseball football and soccer are iconic Sports. Lots of people like lacrosse and curling but I don't put them in the same category. If it makes their fans feel special then fuck it go for it.

    WSS

    www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons
  • The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid wrote on
    #37

    there's plenty that would argue with you over the icon status of the sports you've named. Ive read somewhere that table tennis has a greater fanbase world-wide than Football. So, you know, whatever. It's what's iconic to you. It's an incredibly subjective topic no matter what anyone thinks SHOULD be objective.

    This shit ain't nothing to me, man.
    MudflyM 1 Reply
  • W Westside Steve wrote on
    #38

    Yeah.

    OK

    Here's five great living icons:

    Gerry Marsden

    Gary Brooker

    Tony Carey

    Eric Carmen

    Jimmy Webb

    WSS

    www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons
  • The Cysko KidT The Cysko Kid wrote on
    #39

    Im sure you could argue

    Barbara Streisand

    Bette Midler

    Barry Manilow

    Celine Dion

    the Village People

    they're certainly icons to SOMEBODY

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

    there's plenty that would argue with you over the icon status of the sports you've named. Ive read somewhere that table tennis has a greater fanbase world-wide than Football. So, you know, whatever. It's what's iconic to you. It's an incredibly subjective topic no matter what anyone thinks SHOULD be objective.

    MudflyM Mudfly wrote on
    #40

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    there's plenty that would argue with you over the icon status of the sports you've named. Ive read somewhere that table tennis has a greater fanbase world-wide than Football. So, you know, whatever. It's what's iconic to you. It's an incredibly subjective topic no matter what anyone thinks SHOULD be objective.

    Right.....actually just looked up the definitin of "icon" to see if my perspective is actually even correct.....and it basically means "a person that is revered".....so.....there are icons of all eras and types and they probably can be generational, as well as geographic, etc....

    For this post....The top 5 rock icons....Id say it depends on if it's "your" top 5 or the worlds top 5.......so younger people would err to people who are iconic to their generation(or their icons).....us older guys might pick people who have been iconic longer(or the worlds).....cause Mcartney or Elvis were "icons" for longer than a lot folks have even been alive.....and to some of us older folks, guys like Grohl are just getting started.....

    The GipperT 1 Reply
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