Music Banter Hall Of Fame: Nominations Thread

simplephysics · 07-28-2008, 02:28 PM

need more be said?

Double X · 07-28-2008, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepy jack

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Wow. Convinced me.

right-track · 07-28-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepy jack

It's a definite yes for me. This isn't Rolling Stone, this isn't Pitchfork, this is musicbanter hall of fame...blah, blah, blah.

^ Brilliant.

From a personal viewpoint I've not voted him in for the same reason I wouldn't vote Morrissey in if he was nominated.

My stance on Elliott Smith is purely from a Brit perspective, coloured by his overall success and profile in music he has here (generally speaking), but you're right. This isn't Rolling Stone or Pitchfork and I wouldn't complain if he made the MusicBanter Hall of Fame.

Piss Me Off · 07-28-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

From a personal viewpoint I've not voted him in for the same reason I wouldn't vote Morrissey in if he was nominated.

Hehe you'll have to explain that to me!

Piss Me Off · 07-28-2008, 02:32 PM

^^ Fucking brilliant post dude, so good i had too swear! You might have sold me there..

From what i've seen of Musicbanter we have a couple of artists that have get a lot of love from people here which, from the other music forums i've been on, don't seem to have that amount of devotion towards them. Elliott Smith is one of them (another that springs to mind is King Crimson). I see him and Musicbanter as going hand in hand, which is impressive i suppose as even now he's still a sort of underground artist.
It would be a bit weird to have a Hall of Fame here without him.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-28-2008, 03:40 PM

Has to be a no from me.

Personally I've never listened to him and thought I was listening to anything that great.If truth be told I found quite a fair amount of it boring.
Culturally he's inspired a bunch of bands i'm totally indifferent to so it has to be a no there too.

Laces Out Dan! · 07-28-2008, 04:02 PM

This is a fuuuuudge yes for me.

right-track · 07-28-2008, 04:16 PM

Well, the Smiths would get in straight off for me, but as much as I like Morrissey, I just don't think his time has come to join a Hall of Fame...same goes for Elliott Smith, for the same reason.

Piss Me Off · 07-28-2008, 04:22 PM

Fair enough, regarding his solo stuff and without being biased, there's definitely fan-only stuff there.
That said if he were to be nominated as a sort of 'icon' involving his whole career he should go in no doubt, i noticed Damon Albarn was nominated in the old Hall of Fame and i think that was the best option because he obviously has far more talent than can be shown in just one of his projects.

boo boo · 07-28-2008, 08:34 PM

I like Elliot alright, but I'm not a fan, and lets be honest, how many Neil Young types do you need? I don't think he's made any really important contributions, and I don't like him enough to just vote yes anyway. So no.

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07-28-2008, 02:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,470	^^ Fucking brilliant post dude, so good i had too swear! You might have sold me there.. From what i've seen of Musicbanter we have a couple of artists that have get a lot of love from people here which, from the other music forums i've been on, don't seem to have that amount of devotion towards them. Elliott Smith is one of them (another that springs to mind is King Crimson). I see him and Musicbanter as going hand in hand, which is impressive i suppose as even now he's still a sort of underground artist. It would be a bit weird to have a Hall of Fame here without him. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

07-28-2008, 03:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Has to be a no from me. Personally I've never listened to him and thought I was listening to anything that great.If truth be told I found quite a fair amount of it boring. Culturally he's inspired a bunch of bands i'm totally indifferent to so it has to be a no there too. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

07-28-2008, 04:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,594	This is a fuuuuudge yes for me. __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

07-28-2008, 04:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,470	Fair enough, regarding his solo stuff and without being biased, there's definitely fan-only stuff there. That said if he were to be nominated as a sort of 'icon' involving his whole career he should go in no doubt, i noticed Damon Albarn was nominated in the old Hall of Fame and i think that was the best option because he obviously has far more talent than can be shown in just one of his projects. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

07-28-2008, 04:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,769	Well, the Smiths would get in straight off for me, but as much as I like Morrissey, I just don't think his time has come to join a Hall of Fame...same goes for Elliott Smith, for the same reason.