Dee Snider stirred up an ongoing Twitter debate simply earlier than the brand new yr when he claimed that he doesn’t contemplate Robert Plant and the late Ronnie James Dio to be nice frontmen. The Twisted Sister vocalist defined that he admires each rock legends as singers however insisted that they lacked pleasure onstage as performers.
It began when Snider praised late drummer Cozy Powell, who was bandmates with Dio in Rainbow and performed on choose tracks on Plant’s debut solo album, Photos at Eleven.
When a fan tweeted at Snider that Dio was the second greatest frontman after Freddie Mercury, Snider responded, “You might be complicated singing with performing. There’s a enormous distinction between an important frontman & an important singer. Ronnie was one of many best singers of all time, however as a frontman, he just about simply stood on stage & sang. Freddie was a tremendous singer AND frontman.”
One other fan introduced up Plant, with Snider writing of the Led Zeppelin singer, “I’m a HUGE Plant fan vocally…however he confirmed me nothing as a performer. Seemed superb, nice hair…stood on stage with one hand raised and sang his ass off. Not a frontman for my part. And FYI many nice frontmen usually are not nice singers.”
After all, these opinions stirred up a significant debate, with one individual calling Snider’s ideas on Dio an “absurd take.” Snider replied, “I toured with him. … He’s certainly one of my vocal heroes, however… My frontmen are all around the stage and work together with the gang. Showmen. Assume David Lee Roth, Paul Stanley, Mick Jagger, Freddy Mercury, Axl Rose…the record goes on.”
Snider went on to make distinction between performing and “stage presence,” commenting, “I knew this may upset individuals. I’m NOT saying that Dio, Plant and so forth, don’t have stage presence. They’ve it in SPADES! However they aren’t performers.”
Along with the names he listed above, Snider additionally went on to reward Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Bono, James Brown, and others as nice frontmen. He even included Child Rock, writing, “Love him or hate him, @KidRock is without doubt one of the greatest I’ve ever seen. … Details are details. The man is a killer in live performance. Interval. (and I’m REALLY important).”
See choose tweets relating to the “frontman vs. singer” debate from Dee Snider beneath, and comply with the total dialog at his Twitter account.
You might be complicated singing with performing.
There’s a enormous distinction between an important frontman & an important singer.
Ronnie was one of many best singers of all time, however as a frontman, he just about simply stood on stage & sang.
Freddie was a tremendous singer AND frontman. https://t.co/akrNVaoI49
— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) December 30, 2022
I am a HUGE Plant fan vocally…however he confirmed me nothing as a performer. Seemed superb, nice hair…stood on stage with one hand raised and sang his ass off. Not a frontman for my part.
And FYI many nice frontmen usually are not nice singers. https://t.co/621U1fnBdM
— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) December 30, 2022
I toured with him. (beat ya) He’s certainly one of my vocal heroes, however…
My frontmen are all around the stage and work together with the gang. Showmen. Assume David Lee Roth, Paul Stanley, Mick Jagger, Freddy Mercury, Axl Rose…the record goes on. https://t.co/baKr9nFraH
— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) December 30, 2022
I knew this may upset individuals.
I’m NOT saying that Dio, Plant and so forth, haven’t got stage presence. They’ve it in SPADES!
However they aren’t performers. https://t.co/kcrujhlZ0e
— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) December 30, 2022
Good query. Consider it or not, I did not go to many live shows in my teenagers so I acquired my “frontman” inspiration from pictures! I by no means noticed anybody transfer! LOL! Frontmen I respect? Bruce Dickinson, @DavidLeeRoth, @genesimmons, @PaulStanleyLive @axlrose and JAMES BROWN THE G.O.A.T!! https://t.co/QevovVTta7
— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) January 1, 2023
Properly, if we’re happening that street, love him or hate him, @KidRock is without doubt one of the greatest I’ve ever seen. https://t.co/gA2v097Tqt
— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) January 3, 2023
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