Kerrang!s Top 100 Most Powerful People In Rock

[RussellOrGoose]

I been meaning to do this all week.It's quite odd the list they've come up with.I know Q Magazine have made a similar list too.
Each one has a big blurb but il just put the name and the wee sentence underneat it.

100.Courtney Love-Mrs Cobain.Bitch Rock Matriarch.Mother.Movie Actress.Mentalist
99.Jack Daniel-Slash's spiritual great grandaddy.
98.Zane Lowe-The UK's alternative rock tastemaker.
97.Jonathan Ross-The man who takes rock to middle England.
96.Todd McFarlane-He makes dolls but he's much cooler than he sounds.
95.Kevin Lyman-If you wanna be a punk rock star,He's your man.
94.Karen O-Cooler than thou style icon and onstage crazy person.
93.David Fincher-One film hit machine/subculture warrior.
92.Dan the Automator-hip hop super producer with extra rock nous
91.Mike Patton-He's in about 20bands and they're all great.
90.Liam Howlett-The man who lured dance music away from the dance scene.
89.Satyr-The badge of extreme underground cool.
88.Rob Zombie-Hollywood's worst nightmare come true.
87.Trent Razor-The man responsible for the existence of the god of fuck.
86+85.Stephen and David Dewaele-Taking rock to the dancefloors.
84.Eddie Vedder-The rock superstar who stuck it to the man.
83.Monte Connor-The world's best metal bands owe him a pint.
82.Dean Carr-Music videos answer to Spielberg
81.Liam Lynch-Nerd turned ubiquitous rock subversive.
80.Mutt Lange-The man who put rock into US arenas.
79.Floria Sigismondi-She also shoots weddings and bar mitzvahs.
78.John Fieldman-He discovers the next big thing,so you don't have to.
77.Varg Vikernes-Black metal's balc sheep.
76.John Kalodner-The ears that rock the cradle.
75.Spike Jonze-A multifaceted genius with a talent to burn.
74.David Letterman-US tv's hippest and most powerful starmaker.
73.JT Leroy-A literary head fuck on legs.
72.Steve Martin-You might want to return his phone calls.
71.Mike D-Maybe this Beaste Boy shoud check his head.
70.Maynard James Keenan-The sharpest tool in the box.
69.Flea-Small man;big sound.
68.Steve Albini-AltRock's anithero and still the ultimate stamp of underground cred.
67.Jimmy Iovine-Producer turned record company mogul turned producer again.
66.Hugh Hefner-Pedlar of rock dreams.Call him 'the Hef'
65.Pablo Escobar-He covered American with a pure white blanket of blow.
64+63.Benji and Joel Madden-Making a fraternal business out of punk.
62.Brett Gurewitz-Punk rock super mogul.
61.Jerry Finn-In a punk band?need a hit?he's your man.
60.Richard Reines-DriveThruRecords head honcho.
59.George W Bush-US prez unites rock community,by accident.
58+57.Tom Morello and Serji Tanikian-Rock's politicos have ways of making you think.
56.Dexter Holland-The pretty fly white guy...
55.Peter Jackson-Made sword and sandals cool again.
54.Fred Durst-King of making friends and influencing people
53.Perry Farrel-Revived the rock festival.
52.Lemmy-The pioneer of high speed warts n all guitar mayhem.
51.Ross Robinson-The midwife of nu metal.
50.John Lydon-Punk rocks premier sneerer.
49.Papa Lazarou-Airwave kidnapper and corruptor of youth.
48.Marilyn Manson-Who says journalists can't be rock stars.
47.Pharrell Williams-The sound of the underground and the overground.
46.Iggy Pop-Still the badge of instant street cred.
45.Matt Groening-The man who introduced Homer to Sonic Youth.
44+43.Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge-The punk brats that grew up.
42.Jack Osbourne-The successor to the throne.
41+40.Jonathon Dayton/Valerie Faris-Award winning video team that make good careers great careers.
39.Jonas Akerlund-Video director for today's monsters.
38.Eminem-His name is.....everywhere.
37.Travis Keller.The worldwide webster who tells it like it is...
36.Joey Jordison-The man in the band who changed all the rules.
35.Peter Katsis-Korn and Mr Dursts manager.
34.Shawn Fanning-Meet the geek who changed the world.
32+33.Matt Stone/Trey Parker-for their services in affronting decency and rightenousness the world over.
31.Billie Joe Armstrong-The man behind the mike before punk rock broke.
30.Bill Gates-Even Orwell couldn't have made him up.
29.John Silva-Manager of world changers and the cool.
28.Donna Anderson-The woman who keeps rock star egos in check..
27.Travis Barker-A oneman rock movement.
26.Bam Margera-Idiots rule.
25.Fat Mike-The independent voice of the punk rock nation.
24.Jack White-Is it a singer?is it an actor?is it a style icon?
23.Josh Homme-Has guitar,will play.
22.Brody Dalle-Punk's 1st lady supplies her own balls.
21.Tom Calderone-the man putting the 'music' back into MTV.
20.Peter Mensch-In a band?this man can tell you what to do.
19.Ian Mackaye-The independent voice ofthe punk rock nation.
18.Tim Burton-creator of visual treats for the terminally odd.
17.Ozzy-The media savvy godfather of heavy metal.
16.Rob Cross-Want to break the states?try starting here.
15.Jack Black-Be he angel?Nay,but man...rock
14.Steve Jobs-Owner of Apple and iPods.
13.Axl Rose-The crab that won't come out the shell.
12-Dave Grohl-Proof lightning strikes twice.
11.Tim Armstong-Singer with million selling punks becomes unlikely biz svengali
10.Avril Lavigne-Apply pop principles to creat instant star,still shite.
9-Lars Ulrich-Bucked the age old trend of bending over for record company bosses.
8.Rod Smallworld-meet the man who made Maiden and FFAF.
7.Kurt Cobain-they don't get more iconic than this.
6.Michael Moore-Rebel with a cause..loads.
5.Rick Rubin-Made Slayer sound like Slayer
4.Justin Hawkins-Make way for the anit Kurt.
3.Brian Becker-The man who controls America's airwaves.
2.Satan-he still has all the best tunes
1.Sharon Osbourne-The power behind the throne of rocks most royal family.


as i say it's an odd list.some people are in the wrong places.whats your opinion of it?
who should be in it and who shouldnt?
who's been missed?

[Filthy Ritch]

kerrang were just ripping the piss right?

i hope so,cause thats awful.

[SabuNation]

dear... god..

[Laura*]

Liek Avril should sooooo be number one.

[Ge'd]

Originally Posted by RussellOrGoose

2.Satan-he still has all the best tunes

Rock on! \m/

[RussellOrGoose]

The top ten's a bit of a joke i thought.
it was made by like the 5 longest and highest workers at the magazine. :s

[Ragamuffin]

Sharon Osbourne was number one?!?!?!?!
*checks drink to see if spiked*, what the hell?!?! i always thought that leper of a daytime show would be the end of her

[RussellOrGoose]

The reasons for each selection are in the magazine im sure you can spenf £1.90 to make sense of it all.

[Starla]

I'm impressed at Jonathan Ross being in it. But other that that... Seems like a pile of shite to me.

[e.r.n.i.e]

Yes, an utter crock of shit

[Misanthropy]

Originally Posted by starla

I'm impressed at Jonathan Ross being in it. But other that that... Seems like a pile of shite to me.

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[Venkman]

???????Fuck Off Kerrap! :

[The Colossus]

Originally Posted by RussellOrGoose

98.Zane Lowe-The UK's alternative rock tastemaker.

god help us...