Greatest openly gay rocker -part II

[jandrok]

Poll question: Greatest openly gay rocker -part II

Yeah, I've probably missed a few folks, and I know that Erasure and the Village People aren't exactly rockers, but they were influential enough that I felt they warranted incluson.

But more to the point of the poll...which of my gay brothers and sisters gets to be crowned as the one who BRUNG IT night after night? Who cranked out the tuneage that kept our toes tapping, and in some cases, our heads banging?

[name not needed]

1. Freddie Mercury

Rob Halford wasn't always openly gay. But if you read some of Judas Priest's lyrics, you get a clue about it.

[jandrok]

4. Yeah, but the leather outfits and the short cropped hair.....

...were also obvious clues.

[shesemsmom]

11. Yes Freddie

by a mile

[PassingFair]

2. The memory of Freddy makes me smile.

What a showman!
A performer of the old school. I loved him.

[tjdee]

3. Tough, but Freddie Mercury's voice is like an angel.

And he knew how to rock and get funky at the same time.

I heard him singing "We Will Rock You" the other day and almost ran out to buy whatever cd it's on. He is the kind of singer that needs very little in way of backup/background to be effective, and that is very much the minority in music I think.

[Placebo]

5. This is hard, because there are so many Bisexual rockers.

David Bowie, Brian Molko (oh Brian, how I love thee, let me count the ways *siiiiiiigh* :loveya: )

[swag]

6. Elton. In particular, the Elton of

"Elton John's Greatest Hits" on vinyl, before CD repackaging ruined it with the foul "Candle in the Wind."

[tridim]

7. I didn't know Joan Jett is a lesbian

I voted for Michael Stipe.

[Magrittes Pipe]

8. Bob Mould.

No question. ;)

[jandrok]

10. Front man for both Husker Du and Sugar

Good call. Mould is a great musician.

[Hosnon]

9. Wait a minute...the Village People are ACTUALLY gay? eom

[Deja Q]

12. The three male band members of the B-52s. Easily.

All homos, yes indeedie.