Music Banter Hall Of Fame: Nominations Thread

What does that mean? Why should it matter if Dylan is inducted? Does that make every other singer/songwriter not worth inducting? A great artist is a great artist. It shouldn't be about "well we already have an artist inducted who represents this kind of music"

Besides, I don't sense any real stylistic similarity between Cave and Dylan. Like Urban said, Cave is more kin to Johnny Cash than Dylan, he also comes off to me as somewhat of a modern day crooner. The hipster Sinatra if you will.
 
So basically you are saying their success is a lie?

I don't think anyone here will say Nirvana "revolutionized" anything, but they were damn good at what they did.

Contempt for people who worship Kurt Cobain and ass-lick the music to death isn't a reasonable arguement, if you find the music boring, that is a reasonable arguement. We're not talking about the fans of these artists, we are talking about the music they make.
 
I can't put into worRAB how much I hate that track. With most Avril tracks I can at least recognise they may be pretty average pop music, even if they arent exactly my thing and it's easy to just avoid them. But not that one. It's arguable that teeny pop music marketed towarRAB mainly teenage girls doesnt need to be a lyrical masterpiece but those lyrics are sickeningly appaling, it's far TOO repetitive and as I told my niece at the time, who was of an age to like Avril that she could probably write a better song than that.

If would make my top 10 shittest songs of the last decade list :)
 
Waspstar got beat out :D

A yes, but a close yes because I don't listen to them much anymore. I still don't have Village Green whatever, even though it's supposed to be an essential album.
 
I seriously hope they don't end up being the first to not actually get in. That would make me a saaaaaaad panda.

If you're gonna vote against them simply because you don't like them thats fine, but if you're gonna try and justify voting against them for another reason, well there shouldn't even be one. As I can't stress enough, the fact that they were incredibly influencial and innovative and that they're all incredibly talented musicians shouldn't even be up for debate.

A simple "I hate them" will do, just try not to rant about how The Sex Pistols saved rock music.

EDIT: And no Lester Bangs quotes for goRAB sake.
 
A felicitous description for the king of radical Jewish mindfuck music!

John Zorn certainly pushes the envelope and I admire his eclecticism. A yes from me.
 
A Fanboy's 10 Reasons The Smiths really rock.

1. Johnny Marr
My self declared favourite song writer and a brilliant guitarist to boot technically. That dude was the Stones-style cool in what would otherwise have been just a band of fops. He was incredibly versatile too, This Charming Man and How Soon Is Now? are worlRAB apart but still genius all the same.

2. Them guys in the rhythm section
Pretty underated i'd say. Some of the best stuff The Smiths did would be nothing without them (the drums in The Queen Is Dead, the bass in Rusholme Ruffians) but they were just the right amount of non-interesting so your eyes wouldn't be off Moz.

3. They sang about real life...
Love, lonliness, sex, bullys, general self deprication, we've all been there and so has Morrissey. It's a theme that you'll see being repeated a lot particularly by British indie banRAB nowadays but they have very little charm since they missed the crucial point...

4. ....but the great thing was that they really didn't.
GirlfrienRAB in comas, crossdressing clergymen, buddists on killing sprees, patio sex, penpals from Luxerabourg, a stroll through a graveyard turning into a battle between the fine writers... it's all a wee bit far fetched when you think about it but Moz makes it sound so passable. Before i liked The Smiths i'd think being killed by a bus would be terrible but now i think it'll be quite apt!

5. The Fanbase
are pretty bloody annoying half the time but props to any band who can create that sheer amount of devotion out of people. Second only to the Beatles i'd say.

6. They're a fashion nightmare
Which is quite refreshing looking at what the 80's were all about (yeah we can look back and laugh, but still..). Floral shirts, hearing aiRAB, that quiff.. even Johnny looked terrible sometimes but that's all part of the charm. They're weren't Wham! and i'm very greatful for that.

7. They piss people off
Morrissey annoys the fuck out of people and i love it. Erabrace a pop star who says what he thinks i say. Whether it's because he's miserable, vegetarian, outspoken, racist.. someone will always have somethign against the bastard. And let them, because they know full well without him popular music would be that much more boring. You can call me depressed all you want because i listen to his music as well if you want, but that won't explain the massive grin on my face :D

8. If you don't have all the albums and all the singles and b-sides then you're missing out on gold
Half a Person, What She Said, Paint a Vulgar Picture, I Don't Owe You Anything, You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby, Rubber Ring, Asleep.... there's tons of gems all over the place. What do you mean you've never heard Jeane? It's one of their best!

9. Morrissey

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It shouldn't work, but it does. I love this guy just as much as i hate him. As i said before everything would be that little bit more boring if it weren't for him. Good taste in music too...

10. It's been about 5 years and i still listen to them everyday.
Which is fairly impressive really when you think about it. I don't if i'll still be listening to them in years to come but i really don't see why not. I'm not bored yet.
 
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