The Best Band of all time

OK so i know i didn't write yesterday, or, indeed, the day before. I'm awful aren't i? In my defense, i was away and wanted to chillax sans lappy so it was a conscious decision. I did not forget you though, loyal readers, never fear.

And so to today's post: the best band ever.

Yesterday, saw the final of the bbc show searching for the 'best rock and roll band' according to the votes of the general public. Having not watched the series at all prior to last night's show, i was somewhat shocked by the strength of my feelings toward the results, and since this blog is quite the forum of self indulgence, i shall share my feelings of indignation with you now:

NAMELY:

FREDDIE MERCURY as best frontman.
right.
RIGHT.

i dont have any ANY problem with wor fred, indeed, i genuinely think he is one of the finest performers ever to have graced the stage. And anyone who might debate that assertion should be directed instantly to THIS performance.

Of course it has been said a million times before, but the ability of one man to get an audience (not just the immediate audience but no doubt millions of people in front of their tv sets) COMPLETELY 'on side' within seconds...that's quite something. It's as if he were born for the stage and struts across it with a confidence that endears him, rather than alienates him, to the mass of thousands pulsating before him.

And just looking at this one performance you can vicariously feel that the audience know that they're part of something. (Quite literally in this case, with the performance reaching legendary status at 4.29s.)

BUT
BUT
BUT little blog readers

rock and roll band? queen? really? (imagine at this phrase that my voice is--pitch wise-- something along the lines of hugh grant in his 'wooooulllld we call her chubby' line in 'love actually')

Fredd-o, and (to a lesser extent) Queen, are really quite something but what they are NOT, is a 'rock and roll band'. say the rolling stones, say the who, say the clash EVEN. but not queen.
and as such i reach my final statement, my choice for the 'best front man of a rock and roll band'

and who is it? hm? hm hm hm?

who else?

bloody brilliant.