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View Poll Results: Favourite Post Punk Frontman/Woman
Ian Curtis (Joy Division) 4 12.50%
Robert Smith (The Cure) 3 9.38%
John Lydon (PiL) 3 9.38%
Bernard Sumner (New order) 0 0%
Morrisey (The smiths) 4 12.50%
Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the banshees) 0 0%
Adam Ant (adam and the ants) 1 3.13%
Mark E Smith (The Fall) 4 12.50%
Lesley Woods (au pairs) 0 0%
Peter Murphy (Bauhaus) 1 3.13%
Nick Cave (The boys next door, the birthday party, nick cave and the bad seeds) 3 9.38%
Mark Burgess (The chameleons) 0 0%
Steve Kilbey (the church) 0 0%
Lux Interior (the cramps) 1 3.13%
Ian Mc Cullough (Echo and the bunnymen) 2 6.25%
Elvis Costello (elvis costello and the attractions) 3 9.38%
Annie Lennox (eurythmics) 0 0%
Jon King (Gang of four) 0 0%
Howard Devoto (magazine) 0 0%
Mark Stewart (the pop group) 0 0%
Ana Da Silva (the rain coats) 0 0%
David Byrne (Talking heads) 2 6.25%
Roland Orzabal (tears for fears) 1 3.13%
Tom Verlaine (television) 0 0%
Gavin Friday and Guggi (the virgin prunes) 0 0%
Colin Newman (Wire) 0 0%
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Old 11-14-2008, 03:16 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Favourite post-punk frontman?
I don't know how to poll so could someone???
add to the list if i forget anyone you deem important

Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
Robert Smith (The Cure)
John Lydon (PiL)
Bernard Sumner (New order)
Morrisey (The smiths)
Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the banshees)
Adam Ant (adam and the ants)
Mark E Smith (The Fall)
Lesley Woods (au pairs)
Peter Murphy (Bauhaus)
Nick Cave (The boys next door, the birthday party, nick cave and the bad seeds)
Mark Burgess (The chameleons)
Steve Kilbey (the church)
Lux Interior (the cramps)
Ian Mc Cullough (Echo and the bunnymen)
Elvis Costello (elvis costello and the attractions)
Annie Lennox (eurythmics)
Jon King (Gang of four)
Howard Devoto (magazine)
MArk Stewart (the pop group)
Ana Da Silva (the rain coats)
David Byrne (Talking heads)
Roland Orzabl (tears for fears)
Tom Verlaine (television)
Gavin Friday and Guggi (the virgin prunes)
Colin Newman (Wire)
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Old 11-14-2008, 03:26 AM   #2 (permalink)
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damn it missed the polling time
someone delete it and make a new one!!!
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Old 11-14-2008, 03:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I will sort it for you.
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Old 11-14-2008, 03:46 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I went with robert smith, but it was a really hard choice and would probably change day by day
between him, curtis, morissey and Mark e smith
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Old 11-14-2008, 06:02 AM   #5 (permalink)
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The Smiths post punk?
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formed in 1982, share a sense of literate gloom and melancholy with many of these bands
if the chameleons and echo and the bunnymen are they are.
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The Smiths post punk?
Morrissey started out in a punk band if I recall.
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formed in 1982, share a sense of literate gloom and melancholy with many of these bands
if the chameleons and echo and the bunnymen are they are.
Is that what post-punk is? Got no idea

BUT Cave was on the list, so automatic vote there...
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Its a pretty broad genre really......
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Old 11-14-2008, 08:28 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Elvis Costello for me, 'cos I'm just that predictable Tough call on a list featuring Mark E. Smith, Nick Cave and David Byrne though
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