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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Thursday, March 22, 2007
AC/DC's Angus Young voted #1 rock icon
AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young has been voted the top icon in rock history. According to a list in the U.K. rock magazine Kerrang!, Young holds the Number One ranking, ahead of Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters, Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day, Iron Maiden mascot "Eddie," and the late Kurt Cobain from Nirvana. The rankings feature some of Young's peers, like Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Aerosmith's Joe Perry, and Queen's Brian May, while also saluting modern rockers like singer Amy Lee from Evanescence, bassist Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy, guitarist Benji Madden from Good Charlotte, and singer Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.
Besides Angus, AC/DC was also represented on the "100 Icons" list by the late Bon Scott at Number 62, Brian Johnson at Number 81, and Malcolm Young at Number 90.
According to the Kerrang! entry on Wikipedia, AC/DC was on the magazine's first cover back in June 1981.
Other groups with multiple placements include:
Pantera, with the late Dimebag Darrell at Number Eight and Phil Anselmo at Number 54;
Metallica, with James Hetfield at Number Six, Kirk Hammett at Number 40, Lars Ulrich at Number 41, and the late Cliff Burton at Number 45;
Judas Priest, with Rob Halford at Number 10 and K.K. Downing & Glenn Tipton at Numbers 71 and 72;
Led Zeppelin, with Jimmy Page at Number 11, Robert Plant at Number 43, and the late John Bonham at Number 55;
Guns N' Roses, with Slash at Number 13 and Axl Rose at Number 20;
Blink-182, with Tom Delonge at Number 28 and Mark Hoppus at Number 29;
Black Sabbath, with Tony Iommi at Number 30 and Ozzy Osbourne at Number 31;
System Of A Down, with Serj Tankian at Number 35 and Daron Malakian at Number 36;
and Aerosmith, with Joe Perry at Number 52 and Steven Tyler at Number 53.
The Rock Radio online
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| GotToRollMe |
oy vey. |
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| Throwaway |
LOL the inclusion of members of Good Charlotte and Fallout Boy along with no signs of any Stones make this list shite. Probably decided by the same people who vote for MTV's Total Request Live.
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| texile |
what is this..
circus magazine? |
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| texile |
what is this..
circus magazine? |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
quote:
Throwaway wrote:
LOL the inclusion of members of Good Charlotte and Fallout Boy along with no signs of any Stones make this list shite.
No Elvis, No Stones, etc.
I'm wondering if these folks even know what the word ICON means. I don't begrudge Angus, but this is like a decent from the Tower of Babel....words don't mean anything anymore.
[Edited by Ten Thousand Motels] |
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| fireontheplatter |
double oy vey |
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| Coming Down Again |
ummmm...Who exactly cares? |
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| Trey Krimsin |
The bands mentioned in the article are mostly hard rock/heavy metal bands. This isn't a general rock and roll list. |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
quote:
Trey Krimsin wrote:
The bands mentioned in the article are mostly hard rock/heavy metal bands. This isn't a general rock and roll list.
No, it's not. But they still should still know what the words "rock n roll icon" mean. |
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| Throwaway |
I mean, Green Day? The list is a cross between stuff a bad new pop music station plays and your typical "classic rock" cover band's song list. Shit, lots of those guys on the list ripped off SOMETHING from Keith or Mick! |
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| Riffhard |
It's Kerang magazine for fuck's sake! A magazine read by a bunch pimpley faced kids that think shit bands like Slayer are the end all and be all of rock and roll. Stupid assed list voted on by a bunch of stupid assed punks.
Riffy |
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| LadyJane |
see this:
No contest.
LJ.
[Edited by LadyJane] |
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| Jumacfly |
That sucks!!!
Good Charlotte?? WTF????? |
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| corgi37 |
Never trust the taste of 14 year old white boys. |
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| Gazza |
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Riffhard wrote:
It's Kerang magazine for fuck's sake!
thats verbatim what I was going to post!
most of them couldnt even SPELL Elvis for fucks sake, let alone engage in a serious debate about what an icon is. |
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| Gazza |
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corgi37 wrote:
Never trust the taste of 14 year old white boys.
theres bound to be a joke in there somewhere about Bill Wyman and the "taste of 14 year old white girls" but I'll pass on that for now.... |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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corgi37 wrote:
Never trust the taste of 14 year old white boys.
Well, I don't know about that. I hate to disparage 14 year olds. Looking back on it when I was 14 I had impeccable artistic tastes. |
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| egon |
milk
bread
beer
copy of dirty work |
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| Saint Sway |
Horrible!
Did "Dan" make this list??? |
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| glencar |
TT Motels loves posting these inane/insane votes. It means less than nothing. |
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| Saint Sway |
the lists help to confirm how stupid the rest of society is outside of Rocks Off
reading them helps to remind me of what a genius I am |
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| stonesfan70 |
Just look where it got Michael Jackson.
quote:
corgi37 wrote:
Never trust the taste of 14 year old white boys.
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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glencar wrote:
TT Motels loves posting these inane/insane votes. It means less than nothing.
Here's my list. I hope it's meaningful.  And I hope I'm true to the meaning of the phrase "Rock n Roll Icon."
1. Elvis
2. Keith Richards
3. Mick Jagger
4. Jerry Garcia
5. Chuck Berry
6. Angus Young
7. Bob Dylan
8. John Lennon
9. Ozzy Osbourne
10. Jim Morrison |
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| glencar |
#9 invalidates your list. |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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glencar wrote:
#9 invalidates your list.
He shouldn't have done that TV show. |
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| keefjunkie |
the singer of pantera placed higher than john bonham.
why does anyone even read this. |
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| TampabayStone |
quote:
LadyJane wrote:
see this:
No contest.
LJ.
[Edited by LadyJane]
This one and the one up top are some very nice pics.
-Masteroftheobvious |
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| Spru |
Bullshit to this whole thing. Bullshit I say. Keith forever. Bullshit! |
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| _Boomy_ |
The only three that really matter:
#3
#2
#1
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