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punkgrl1984 · 08-01-2003, 10:03 PM

Vh1 just did thier 100 pop icon countdown. I was pretty dissapointed by thier rock Icons. Elvis was 3 and the Beatles were 12. I was wondering who you think are the best ROCK ICONS?

My Number one would have to be John Lennon.

lafemmefatale · 08-01-2003, 10:09 PM

it's a mystery how someone can categorize and arrange musicians like vh1 does. Things like this are thoroughly a matter of personal taste.

A while back they named jennifer aniston as the most famous actress or some sort because she appeared on the most magazine covers.........bah. Still at least that criteria was laid down clear and simple, not ifs buts and ands...this is just an arbitrary order. Probably the editor got to choose number one.

Basket Case · 08-02-2003, 10:49 AM

Man, that's a good question, it's too bad there are so few left.
I would have to say John Lennon and George Harrisson for sure. Paul McCartney was only really good in the Beatles. Johnny Rotten, Jim Morrisson, Mick & Keith, all of Led Zepplin, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop and...that's all I can think of for now.

MikeyChalupa · 08-04-2003, 09:24 AM

THERE'S a rock icon for you.

But I'd say everyone in Basket Case's list, plus Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Tina Turner, Daltrey and Townsend, there's lots more. Like Elvis, for example...

-Mikey

sixate · 08-04-2003, 11:49 AM

Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, and the Doors would be my top three. The Beatles wouldn't even make my list. I despise their music. There are way too many to list and I just don't have the time for it.

docbungle · 08-04-2003, 02:17 PM

Gene Simmons from Kiss.

Soda_BoB · 08-05-2003, 04:47 AM

Elvis, Nirvana, Hendrix, Iggy pop and any others I can't remember

bundy · 08-05-2003, 05:31 AM

man, there are SOO many...
going way back - Roy Orbison.

beatles, elvis, joe cocker, stones, inxs, cold chisel (barnesy)...
that´ll do for now - but there are SO many more.

great thread

cetacean · 08-05-2003, 08:33 PM

Grateful Dead have to be in there. Over 30 years of heavy touring to sold out shows.

souzafone · 08-06-2003, 10:03 PM

Zappa.

laxative · 08-07-2003, 01:03 AM

Zappa's annoying kids are startin' to cancel him out.

tj2001cobra · 08-07-2003, 07:08 AM

Who was their #1 choice? I didn't see it mentioned above. I would hesitate to make a list because each generation is different. There is also a lot of personal preference involved.

nostalgic1 · 08-07-2003, 08:00 AM

too many for me to list....

big_bubba · 08-09-2003, 09:15 PM

Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple

08-01-2003, 10:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
punkgrl1984 Tilted	rock Icons Vh1 just did thier 100 pop icon countdown. I was pretty dissapointed by thier rock Icons. Elvis was 3 and the Beatles were 12. I was wondering who you think are the best ROCK ICONS? My Number one would have to be John Lennon.

08-01-2003, 10:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
lafemmefatale Insane Location: Vancouver	it's a mystery how someone can categorize and arrange musicians like vh1 does. Things like this are thoroughly a matter of personal taste. A while back they named jennifer aniston as the most famous actress or some sort because she appeared on the most magazine covers.........bah. Still at least that criteria was laid down clear and simple, not ifs buts and ands...this is just an arbitrary order. Probably the editor got to choose number one. __________________ -poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of another-

08-04-2003, 02:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
docbungle It's all downhill from here Location: Denver	Gene Simmons from Kiss. __________________ Bad Luck City

08-05-2003, 04:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
Soda_BoB Psycho	Elvis, Nirvana, Hendrix, Iggy pop and any others I can't remember __________________ Just because you paranoid.don't mean they're not after you...- Kurt Cobain-Chopper Read Project Dolphin: Join the TFP Typing Team!

08-05-2003, 05:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	man, there are SOO many... going way back - Roy Orbison. beatles, elvis, joe cocker, stones, inxs, cold chisel (barnesy)... that´ll do for now - but there are SO many more. great thread __________________ Ohayo!!!

08-02-2003, 10:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Basket Case Upright	Man, that's a good question, it's too bad there are so few left. I would have to say John Lennon and George Harrisson for sure. Paul McCartney was only really good in the Beatles. Johnny Rotten, Jim Morrisson, Mick & Keith, all of Led Zepplin, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop and...that's all I can think of for now.

08-04-2003, 09:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	THERE'S a rock icon for you. But I'd say everyone in Basket Case's list, plus Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Tina Turner, Daltrey and Townsend, there's lots more. Like Elvis, for example... -Mikey

08-04-2003, 11:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
sixate Registered User Location: Somewhere in Ohio	Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, and the Doors would be my top three. The Beatles wouldn't even make my list. I despise their music. There are way too many to list and I just don't have the time for it.

08-05-2003, 08:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
cetacean Insane Location: New York, NY	Grateful Dead have to be in there. Over 30 years of heavy touring to sold out shows.

08-06-2003, 10:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
souzafone Insane	Zappa.

08-07-2003, 01:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
laxative Loser Location: the bathroom	Zappa's annoying kids are startin' to cancel him out.

08-07-2003, 07:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
tj2001cobra Insane Location: Austin, Texas .. Y'all	Who was their #1 choice? I didn't see it mentioned above. I would hesitate to make a list because each generation is different. There is also a lot of personal preference involved.

08-07-2003, 08:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
nostalgic1 Insane Location: Location: Location: Location:	too many for me to list.... __________________ I dare you to forget the marks you left across my neck from those nights when we were both found at our best. Now I could make this obvious, and you..you could deny me all in one breath. You could shrug me off your shoulders. Just forget me.. it's that simple.

08-09-2003, 09:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
big_bubba Psycho	Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple