Usually a rhythm guitarist, often no instrument, rarely a drummer or six-string lead. These are the roles that your average lead singer will uphold.
Not mentioned is a bassist! The forgotten four string tempo holder already has a role that’s integral enough, chuck lead vocals on top of that and you’ve got yourself a very valuable band member. Here are 32 occasions where it’s been on exactly them to handle both.
1. Roger Lima, Less Than Jake
2. Gene Simmons, KISS
3. Jack Bruce, Cream
4. Sting, The Police
5. Nikola Sarcevic, Millencolin
6. Benjamin Orr, The Cars
7. Lemmy, Motorhead
8. Geddy Lee, Rush
10. Tom Araya, Slayer
11. Mark Hoppus, Blink 182, +44
12. David Monks, Tokyo Police Club
13. Troy Jayson Sanders, Mastodon
14. Tyson Ritter, The All American Rejects
15. Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Wings
16. Kavyen Temperley, Eskimo Joe
17. Fat Mike, NOFX
18. Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy
19. Aaron Beam, Red Fang
21. Greg Lake, Emerson, Lake & Palmer
22. Les Claypool, Primus
23. Johnette Napolitano, Concrete Blonde
24. Peter Steele, Type O Negative
26. Aimee Man, ‘Til Tuesday
27. Michael Steele, The Bangles, The Runaways
28. Mark King, Level 42
29. John Lodge, The Moody Blues
30. Jerry Only, The Misfits
31. John Doe, X
32. Tyler Richardson, Luca Brasi