Worst Live Frontman

[prlyknitswtr]

Like the title says, state the vocalist's name and why you think they are the worst. first had experiences are welcomed!

For myself it is a tie, between Charles Furney of Secret and Whisper and Adam Lazzara of TBS. Furney is good on record, but live he just has to stand there and focus solely on his vocals. even then he doesn't hit the notes that he does on record.

Lazzara on the other hand is all about acrobatics and acting like he is on an acid trip. there has been numerous shows where he has climbed rafters and hung from random places. not really caring about singing at all, just fooling around.

[absolutecrunk]

Oooh I like this thread.

I'm going to have to say early on that Dustin Kensrue just doesn't exhibit a whole lot of personality on stage. Not to say it's a bad show, he just seems like a more reserved dude.

[stayillogical]

Oooh I like this thread.

I'm going to have to say early on that Dustin Kensrue just doesn't exhibit a whole lot of personality on stage. Not to say it's a bad show, he just seems like a more reserved dude.

But so much passion when he sings!

I don't need the lead vocalist to make quips.

[prlyknitswtr]

im waiting for the person to say anthony green, so many fanboys that person will get flamed up the ass haha. oh and also criag owens, which imo is the biggest douche bad ever born.

[absolutecrunk]

I don't like Circa Survive's music one bit, but I went to see them with Ours and The Dear Hunter and was consistently entertained with all of the crazy shenanigans they were doing what with the projected images on the screen and balloons and whatnot. It really kept people like me occupied and I'd pay to see them again.

[summer skin]

the guy from the strokes just stands next to the mic and mumbles.
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[absolutecrunk]

Hahahahaha yesssss I love these guys. Sleepiest band ever.

[Matthew Tsai]

oM6LF5UpYdI

charles from secret and whisper. watch how he doesn't do a thing when the rest of the members are rocking out. generally though, he does move around, but he's stalking like a chicken. can't find the vid, but secret and whisper in general is a terrible band

[Matthew Tsai]

Like the title says, state the vocalist's name and why you think they are the worst. first had experiences are welcomed!

For myself it is a tie, between Charles Furney of Secret and Whisper and Adam Lazzara of TBS. Furney is good on record, but live he just has to stand there and focus solely on his vocals. even then he doesn't hit the notes that he does on record.

Lazzara on the other hand is all about acrobatics and acting like he is on an acid trip. there has been numerous shows where he has climbed rafters and hung from random places. not really caring about singing at all, just fooling around.

oh, didn't see this. nice to know there's someone who agrees w/. me

[stayillogical]

I like Anthony Green's moves on stage and when he does his psuedo tribal dance.

[summer skin]

Hahahahaha yesssss I love these guys. Sleepiest band ever.
marijuana does that to you.




good band though.

[prlyknitswtr]

but i will still stand by my opinion that Charles Furney should have auditions for Saosin. im certain he would have surpassed Cove.

[SLoT]

gerard way.

[Ouch]

Fred Durst

[Matthew Tsai]

but i will still stand by my opinion that Charles Furney should have auditions for Saosin. im certain he would have surpassed Cove.

still. it would kill their live image

[mattmatumbo]

oM6LF5UpYdI

charles from secret and whisper. watch how he doesn't do a thing when the rest of the members are rocking out. generally though, he does move around, but he's stalking like a chicken. can't find the vid, but secret and whisper in general is a terrible band

is that guy honestly that not into it?

[Matthew Tsai]

that's just how he performs

[mattmatumbo]

damn that sucks

[Matthew Tsai]

yes sir it does

[kaityangst]

oM6LF5UpYdI

charles from secret and whisper. watch how he doesn't do a thing when the rest of the members are rocking out. generally though, he does move around, but he's stalking like a chicken. can't find the vid, but secret and whisper in general is a terrible band

good lord, that is awful.
he seriously can't hit ANY of the notes.
that's thoroughly disappointing.

[prlyknitswtr]

still. it would kill their live image

true...ok how about if secret and whisper and saosin went on tour together (have they?) and cove invited charles to sing on like seven year or some other white ep song.

gotta admit that A LOT of people would have their wish granted, then a new vocal comparison would be made.

[therobbert]

It's interesting to see how you can tell how exciting a person is onstage by how much they're into the music. Maybe if this dude from Secret & Whisper replaced Cove he'd be the next AG.

My vote goes to Anthony Keidis. He's into it obviously, but he acts like a complete jackass and is really annoying. Also Thomas Erak is just a dick to the crowd.

[mellzie14]

aaron lewis from staind

[circasuicide]

matt theissman of relient k. the whole band literally stood in fixed positions and sang like robots...it was kind of disturbing. then the lead singer of audio adrenaline literally walk, ran, jumped, crawled and shoved his way over ever last inch of the venue and was highly entertaining. quite a contrast.

[PoisonInMyVeins]

jesse lacey to a degree. i've seen brand new three times. the first time he was incredible. the other two times he was incredibly boring.

[prlyknitswtr]

matt theissman of relient k. the whole band literally stood in fixed positions and sang like robots...it was kind of disturbing. then the lead singer of audio adrenaline literally walk, ran, jumped, crawled and shoved his way over ever last inch of the venue and was highly entertaining. quite a contrast.

wow they are still around? i saw them with dc talk back in like 93 or 94. well it was when jesus freak for dc talk came out haha dont know the year exactly.

[AmarnaReign]

guy from Red Jumpsuit

[&IllBeTheReason]

jesse lacey to a degree. i've seen brand new three times. the first time he was incredible. the other two times he was incredibly boring.

Completely agree. South Florida is a lively crowd, but he looked downright bored.

[prlyknitswtr]

Completely agree. South Florida is a lively crowd, but he looked downright bored.

thats because jesse is so emo he doesnt have enough energy to move around.

[newrockid]

I saw Aaron Lewis...kinda moppy, really boring, but Scott Stapp takes the cake. That guy sucks.

[atticus1492]

You, sir, are and idiot :)

[SamEyes]

Tom DeLonge sounds like a horse live.

And does some really cheesy things with hand lights and laser goggles and things.

But I hugged him after that show so I can't complain ahaha.

[SamEyes]

You, sir, are and idiot :)

Hahahaha, smooth.

[newrockid]

Tom DeLonge sounds like a horse live.

.

I hear he drinks a lot before going on stage. Did he seem drunk when you met him?

[SamEyes]

I hear he drinks a lot before going on stage. Did he seem drunk when you met him?

I have no idea, it was literally only for about half a minute, very brief.

He was very smiley though, and onstage he seemed quite cocky, "I am God" sort of thing, could've easily been down to drink.

[newrockid]

Ya, alcohol can do that.

[Circa1628]

Shaant is the worst on stage, because his ego is too big for the stage. Fucking asshole.

[OURFALSEJEREMY]

Tom Delonge...

he got progressively worse
back in the day he wasnt as bad
warped tour this year i figured what the hell i'll check em out
even though i dont really dig em,
cuz he is tom delonge
it was terribly out of key
and he looked like an idiot,
i think he thinks he is in U2,
....maybe bono is his dad

[TheNotoriousIAN]

Toby Morrell of Emery. Great band and a lot of energy live, but Toby is not a very good vocalist.

[Cuddleworthy]

Dustin Kensrue does indeed seem very reserved. The only things he said besides singing were things like mumbled thank you's and 'this song is...' all spoken in a near whisper

[SwiftSilentDead]

Oli Sykes.

[Ouch]

aaron lewis from staind

dude yes. I was a youngster and I saw them, aaron lewis sucks. But then again, they were a pretty bad band, but they did help me get into music.

[oncedarkness]

Rody from protest the hero seemed like a jerk when he was busting on some chick that got a tattoo of one of their song names. I'm thinking, 'well, at least she engraved herself with something related to you guys...i wouldn't be complaining.'

[domotime2]

any front man that looks as if he's just repeating the same damn lines at every show, and fills in (enter town name) in the middle....

never actually looks at the crowd, states something about the crowd.....and i dont mean saying "you guys are ROCKING tonight"

like i saw AFI once, and they sounded terriffic.....but he was just like saying stupid poetry shit the whole time.

[Paulb-182]

if anyone hasnt said the guy from senses fail yet

the guy from senses fail

[Indoor Living]

Cedric Bixajlkjer-Zaldkjvxoljwa. I think I spelled that right. The Dude from At The Drive-In.

[Regards]

Cedric Bixajlkjer-Zaldkjvxoljwa. I think I spelled that right. The Dude from At The Drive-In.
You're saying he's bad?

[Indoor Living]

You're saying he's bad?

No. I just think he's an idiot on stage. He doesn't focus on singing, but more on laying down and/or hanging from stuff.

[Regards]

Toby Morrell of Emery. Great band and a lot of energy live, but Toby is not a very good vocalist.
Toby, and the rest of Emery were amazing the two times I saw them :shrug:

[Regards]

No. I just think he's an idiot on stage. He doesn't focus on singing, but more on laying down and/or hanging from stuff.
So he worries about being an entertainer?

[Indoor Living]

So he worries about being an entertainer?

He's crossed that line. Attention whore. Good singer on studio albums. Bad in concert, because he just fucks around too much. That's what I'm trying to say.

[kemichels]

aaron lewis from staind


Definitely. When their first cd came out with "Mudshovel", they were opening up for KoRn and he was fucking NUTS. However, I think he's just too old...

[kemichels]

Dustin Kensrue does indeed seem very reserved. The only things he said besides singing were things like mumbled thank you's and 'this song is...' all spoken in a near whisper

I'm really surprised people are saying Dustin. His voice is near perfect live (and it's not an exact replica of the cd...he switches shit up, which is awesome). I know he doesn't constantly rock out, but mind you, he is playing guitar and when there's no lyrics, you'll see him jam out. Plus on songs like Digital Sea he's all over the stage with that CV of his.

I guess maybe seeing Dustin Kensrue without Thrice, might not be that entertaining, as I'm sure he would sit there and just play. But, most acoustic performances are like that anyways.

[Regards]

He's crossed that line. Attention whore. Good singer on studio albums. Bad in concert, because he just fucks around too much. That's what I'm trying to say.
When did you see them?

[xidreamofyou32x]

The singer of Mae. I really like his voice recorded, but live he just doesn't match up and it was pretty painful to listen to.

[ZoSo1886]

The singer of Mae. I really like his voice recorded, but live he just doesn't match up and it was pretty painful to listen to.

i saw them open for MCS, and he was reeeeallly weak, and couldn't hit any of his notes

[xEmlehx]

sonny from from first to last. terrible terrible terrible.

[AmarnaReign]

Trace cyrus

[Dunn.Nope]

sonny from from first to last. terrible terrible terrible.

SO bad

[xEmlehx]

SO bad

i know! i saw them about 3 years ago and they opened for fall out boy (i was young and i thought i was cool...), they were spitting water into the crowd and sonny was just yelling. never will i see them again. never.

[Klatzke]

Protest the Hero is boring as hell live.
Boys Night Out's vocals are completely terrible.
the Dear Hunter was good the first time i saw them, but completely blew the last time i saw them.

[ThemChains]

I still stand by the fact that the singer from Bayside had a bad attitude when they played in Richmond.

[Klatzke]

I still stand by the fact that the singer from Bayside had a bad attitude when they played in Richmond.
I wouldn't argue with that.

[Heart-A-Tact]

Protest the Hero is boring as hell live.
Boys Night Out's vocals are completely terrible.
the Dear Hunter was good the first time i saw them, but completely blew the last time i saw them.

I'll agree. I was really disappointed. I love those guys, too.

[ThemChains]

I wouldn't argue with that.

So many people on here have...it's always..."no, that couldn't be him" and "that doesn't sound like him in the least". Like they know him personally.

[Klatzke]

I'll agree. I was really disappointed. I love those guys, too.
I can't stand them anymore, their singer was a complete ass to us. They came in high i believe, and he had an "XXX" tat on his ankle, when we asked if he was straightedge he got all defensive and was like "Uhh, hell no. Worst fucking ten years of my life" and got pissy and walked off.

[Klatzke]

So many people on here have...it's always..."no, that couldn't be him" and "that doesn't sound like him in the least". Like they know him personally.
haha exactly. People are dumb. On a related note, the lead vocalist of ADTR was a serious dick to one of my friends too, and on their DVD he even admits to not being able to sing live.

[Heart-A-Tact]

I can't stand them anymore, their singer was a complete ass to us. They came in high i believe, and he had an "XXX" tat on his ankle, when we asked if he was straightedge he got all defensive and was like "Uhh, hell no. Worst fucking ten years of my life" and got pissy and walked off.

That's lame. That's actually not the first time I've heard about them getting defensive about their edge tattoos.

[Klatzke]

That's lame. That's actually not the first time I've heard about them getting defensive about their edge tattoos.
Well i mean, you tat up with something like that, and then expect not to get called out when you show up drinking or high? Really.

[Heart-A-Tact]

Well i mean, you tat up with something like that, and then expect not to get called out when you show up drinking or high? Really.

Yeah, it basically begs for questioning.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Claudio from Co&Ca and Will or whatever his name is from Cartel... So bad.

[TheZeroKid]

Jesse Lacey

:is shot:

lol I'm OBVIOUSLY joking, but I do get jealous watching live clips of Brand New and wondering why he wasn't that energetic the two times I saw BN. Maybe it's because I live in Miami. Nobody likes it here. Damn...

[c_rob2700]

Hawthorne Heights is by far the worst band i've seen live

[Indoor Living]

When did you see them?

Oh, man. About a year and a half ago down in Chi-town. It was with Mars Volta.

[berskyjr]

underoath- horrible singing, horrible band.

[RamInGoreville]

underoath- horrible singing, horrible band.

Very false statement. Surprisingly while he plays the drums, Aaron can still sing live.

[berskyjr]

the 2 times i saw them, his screams/singing were actually horrible.

[andrewa5]

the guy from Poison The Well

[Miss Heartcore]

THIS:
Fred Durst
and Scott Stapp.

[themadsilentist]

I've no idea (nor do I care) what his name is but the guy who fronts Evaline...I don't know if they're even around any more but I had the bad luck to get there in time for their set on Taste of Chaos a few years ago. I'm fairly sure he was on every drug known to man, and not in the entertaining, "I'm high and acting ridiculous" kind of way, more the "I'm high and I just can't get over how cool these stage lights are" kind of way.

Boys Night Out, Radke-era Escape The Fate and 30 Seconds to Mars all spring to mind as well. Someone really needs to tell Leto he can't sing to save his life.

[Ouch]

THIS:

and Scott Stapp.

perfect

[xtheaudition]

Fred Durst

fred durst rulez and has more money than you'll ever see in your life! bwhahahaha

[HangsLikeHeaven]

lol

[Regards]

Very false statement. Surprisingly while he plays the drums, Aaron can still sing live.
He was probably talking about Spencer, who is indeed terrible live.

[Indoor Living]

He was probably talking about Spencer, who is indeed terrible live.

Aaron is hit or miss live. I saw Underoath twice. Once he sounded great. The other, the total opposite. But then I saw The Almost, and he sounded good there too. So majority rules.

[xEmlehx]

oh also the guy from the band pepper. wow, terrible.

[WakingTheMisery]

The singer of Live.

[Ouch]

fred durst rulez and has more money than you'll ever see in your life! bwhahahaha


lol

[Cuddleworthy]

I'm really surprised people are saying Dustin. His voice is near perfect live (and it's not an exact replica of the cd...he switches shit up, which is awesome). I know he doesn't constantly rock out, but mind you, he is playing guitar and when there's no lyrics, you'll see him jam out. Plus on songs like Digital Sea he's all over the stage with that CV of his.

I guess maybe seeing Dustin Kensrue without Thrice, might not be that entertaining, as I'm sure he would sit there and just play. But, most acoustic performances are like that anyways.

nah I was talking about Dustin with Thrice, not acoustic

[newrockid]

Definitely. When their first cd came out with "Mudshovel", they were opening up for KoRn and he was fucking NUTS. However, I think he's just too old...


He smokes A LOT of pot. Pot + Coming Down = lots of Pizza
Lots of Pizza = Laziness. The man is lazy!

[Jaynicgurl]

The lead singer from Hinder.