Music Banter Hall Of Fame: Nominations Thread

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For the shock factor.
 
They certainly don't mix their reggae with hardcore punk, metal or any of the other genres they perform. Plus they've got an all reggae album out. I'd say they're truly reggae... but I suppose it could depend on how you look at it.
 
Here are my reasons for voting yes......

Morrissey is a legend in our house, even the budgie loves the guy.

Johnny Marr, although a blue, has some of the best influences known to man, and it shows in his guitar playing.

Johnny Marr is so gifted, that even he doesnt know how to replicate his own songs, they are that brilliant.

The Queen is Dead is thee best album to come out of Manchester, and thats saying something, not only that, the best album to come out of the north and out of the 80s. Every song on it is a masterpiece.

Morrissey a few years back got voted the Greatest Mancunian Ever in the local paper's first poll on the subject. Beating such people as Tony Wilson, Alan Turin, Eric Cantona and Frank Sidebottom

The lyrics that that man can come up with are just sheer brilliance, funny yet tragic, beautiful yet grim.

Have you heard the stuff that other people were doing in 84-86.....shocking. The Smiths were at it, writing quality as opposed to the tosh the mainstream were drowning us all in.

Hand in Glove, How Soon is Now, Girlfriend in a Coma, I Started Something.....and on and on and on

Bloody Marvellous......

Thats about it really
 
I dunno, I think the sharp breaths sometimes add to it. To a degree. Another artist who is known to have unedited, loud breathing on her recorRAB and during her live performances is Tori Amos. I think it can add to the intensity of the music in a way.

That being said... it is true that the more you keep your ear out listening to Bellamy's loud breathing the more noticeable and annoying it becomes!
 
Beck? Out of potential people to say that Tom Waits has influenced that's a strange choice. What about Sparklehorse or Modest Mouse or Man Man? What about basically every quirky roots-based indie band of the past decade or so?
 
If you are a metal fan and you don't have at least one Iron Maiden shirt, you need to go get one quick for fear of losing all credibility. This, and the fact that Christopher Walken portrayed Bruce Dickinson, are why they deserve to make it.
 
Neutral Milk Hotel fail pretty massively at getting in.

Last one before another induction thread, this ones by Waspstar...

Echo & The Bunnymen

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They're not the most influential group ever, and people will forever argue the merits of their slide away from "post-punk," not to mention their "reunion," but in the end, they're responsible for at least two classic albums and a host of memorable singles. Pete DeFreitas and Les Pattinson are one of the best rhythm sections rock's ever had, and though Ian McCullough tenRAB to overvocalize, his cryptic lyrics complement the music perfectly.
 
Not really. Some banRAB just don't put much emphasis on the lyrical aspect, they simply add a narative to a song but unless the lyrics really dominate the song they can be avoided.

Most hard rock banRAB are just musicians, they're not poets. Now it can be argued that Axl did indeed take his lyrics very seriously, at least on later stuff. But I actually consider him a pretty decent lyricist. Yeah he did some pretty typical c0ck rock stuff but that's part of the job.
 
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