Music Banter Hall Of Fame: Nominations Thread

[Zarko]

Originally Posted by Lateralus

No, I agree with you. I think the Hall of Fame should be about musical importance over whether you like a band personally. I like Blur. I haven't based any of my decisions on my personal interest of a band, but instead their influence/ importance in music history. I'm just undecided and yet to make a decision of whether Blur have that influence and importance in music, enough to be included in the Hall of Fame.

Disagree. Maybe a normal hall of fame, but this is the MB hall of fame, only tastes should really come into it IMO. Else we only end up with the same old bands that everyone else has in their HoF's and no one else of interest. If any influence comes into it, it should be whether they influenced you at all, directly or indirectly, not the general music landscape.

[Astronomer]

Originally Posted by Zarko

Disagree. Maybe a normal hall of fame, but this is the MB hall of fame, only tastes should really come into it IMO. Else we only end up with the same old bands that everyone else has in their HoF's and no one else of interest. If any influence comes into it, it should be whether they influenced you at all, directly or indirectly, not the general music landscape.

I suppose, but should musical importance come into it at all? So many times people have been flamed in this thread for voting against a band and then others come up with "oh but look at their musical importance and influence!" etc. I swear that in most decisions I've read people generally downplay personal interest and instead talk about their musical importance in more general terms.

[Zarko]

Originally Posted by Lateralus

I suppose, but should musical importance come into it at all? So many times people have been flamed in this thread for voting against a band and then others come up with "oh but look at their musical importance and influence!" etc. I swear that in most decisions I've read people generally downplay personal interest and instead talk about their musical importance in more general terms.

I honestly don't get the mentality that an influential band HAS to be respected. If I don't like a band, why should I suggest that they would make MY hall of fame?

In your example, most of the people spouting 'But look at their influence' are by the people who actually genuinely like the band, and are looking for a reason for people to vote similarly beyond personal preference.

EDIT - Or else you get a situation that people were complaining about before... Only the Sacred Cows making into the HoF, and no one of interest or variation making it through.