UK Music Hall Of Fame - updated with winners

[Austin Tacious]

channel 4 have been showing a pogram over the past few weeks where the public have to vote for their favourite acts of the last 50 yrs. the acts with the most votes for each decade will be inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame.

only 5 acts are automatically inducted, and they are

The Beatles
Madonna
U2
Elvis
Bob Marley

These are the acts we have to choose from...

90's:

Blur
Oasis
Prodigy
Nirvana
Dr Dre
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Robbie Williams
Radio Head
Spice Girls
Missy Elliot


now this is hard for me to vote in 'cos i like them all and have albums by every single one of them. i can see why they were all picked.

oasis were the biggest band in the world in the early stages of britpop. their debut album outsold Sgt Pepper, and they had the biggest concert in UK history at Knebworth. they're one of the most famous Britpop bands, Oasis released their debut single Supersonic in 1994. Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher shot to fame and their album (What's The Story) Morning Glory sold over four million copies. Since then they've had six UK No 1 singles and five No 1 albums.

Blur was formed in 1989. Instrumental in the birth of Britpop, they faced one of the biggest battles of the decade for No 1 with rivals Oasis. Blur hit the top spot, leaving the Gallagher brothers behind. They've since scored one other UK No 1 and topped the album charts five times.

in 96 you were either a blur fan or an oasis fan. they were the beatles and stones for my generation.

the prodigy were the biggest dance act ever to come out of britain. the band shot to fame in the mid-90s with their blend of hard dance, rock and controversy. They've had 14 top twenty singles, two No 1s and three No 1 albums. Their most famous song Firestarter reached No 1 in 1996.

Robbie Williams was the cheeky one in Take That. After friction in the ranks he left to go solo. His first few singles did moderately well, but the tune Angels set his career on fire, despite only reaching No 4. He's had five UK No 1 singles and five No 1 albums. he's now the biggest selling act in britain and beat his friends oasis to have the biggest concert in UK history last year, playing to 375,000 people at knebworth.

Radiohead was formed in 1988 by five lads who met at a private boys' school outside Oxford. They've never had a UK No 1 single (Paranoid Android reached the highest position of No 3 in 1997) but have had four No 1 albums. i also hear they are quite popular in the states.

i wont go into any details on the other acts cos, well, they need no introduction. everyone knows the spice girls, dr dre, nirvana, chilli peppers and missy elliot.


80's:

Bruce Springsteen
Beastie Boys
George Michael
Guns N' Roses
Joy Division
Michael Jackson
Prince
Public Enemy
R.E.M
The Smiths

you all know who these guys are, so i wont do an introduction for them.

70's:

ABBA
Bee Gee's
The Clash
David Bowie
Elton John
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Queen
Sex Pistols
Stevie Wonder

60's:

The Beach Boys
Bob Dylan
James Brown
The Kinks
Simon & Garfunkle
Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Jimi Hendrix
The Rolling Stones
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground?!?! what the fuck have they ever done?

50's:

Billie Holliday
Buddy Holly
Chuck Berry
Cliff Richard
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Johnny Cash
Little Richard
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis

who would you vote for and why?



my votes go to...

Blur
Prince
ABBA
Jimi Hendrix
Frank Sinatra

[soulreaper]

Oasis: they were huge all over for a bit

Michael Jackson: If he doesn't get it, it would be surprising, even with all the Controversy...he's still a humongous draw.

Led Zepplin: They are still one of my favorites... some of there stuff can never be matched

The Rolling Stones: Although I'd prefer Hendrix

Sinatra: The man is a classic.

[Gormy]

My votes would be:

Prodigy - They were the ones I listened to out of all the artists mentioned there. Plus Firestarter became number 1 when my son was born and will always remind me of when he was a freshly baked one.

Michael Jackson - I agree with Reaper. There was no touching the guy in the 80s, he WAS the 80s!

Sex Pistols - Without them we wouldn't have punk like we have now. They were brilliant in my opinion and everyone should have a copy of Never Mind The Bollocks. Unfortunately, mine has wandered off never to return, so I need to replace it. One of the best albums of all time.

The Kinks - I dont know why, but I do love them. Its the brit pop part of me I think. They were the original Brit Pop artists.

Frank Sinatra - Because he was a god in my opinion. Also one of UKG's favourite artists! He was a devil in real life, with a voice like an angel. He was perfection. And he was bloody cute too!!!!

["Black Label" Sean Patterson]

My votes are as follows ;

Oasis
George Michael
David Bowie
Jimi Hendrix
Johnny Cash

[Reaper]

Dr. Dre - Without him, Hip Hop wouldn't be what it is today.
Michael Jackson - The guy's a disgusting twat, but he's a legend. I would have elected him before Madonna automatically.
Queen - They were very original at the time and they have influenced alot of acts from then until present day.
Jimi Hendrix - An absolutely amazing piece of talent that even made those who are not fans of that genre of music appreciate what he had to offer.
Frank Sinatra - An absolute legend. Nuff said.

[stocko]

dr dre - took hip hop to another level

michael jackson - some of the best songs ever

bee gee's - this band rocks, how many tunes have they written for others?

rolling stones

frank sinatra

[Austin Tacious]

oasis?!?!

oasis may have been popular, but when push came to shove, they got beat by blur in the 'battle of the bands'. how anyone can vote for oasis over blur is beyond me.

and as for Dre... you say he changed hip-hop into what it is today, but is that really a good thing? the rap scene is a shadow of it's former self.


michael jackson only had two decent albums in the 80's - Off The Wall & Thriller.

prince made far more, and far better, albums throughout the 80's and 90's. plus, he was a better musician, a better singer, a better songwriter and a better dancer. even the songs he wrote for others were brilliant.

...and ABBA outsold everyone all over the world in the 70's. they were the biggest band on the planet... how can you not vote for them?

[Cactus]

My votes

RHCP ( one of the greatest bands ever )

R.E.M ( these guys in the 80's got me to stop listening to pop music, i am forever grateful )

Pink Floyd ( dont need to say a thing )

Aretha franklyn ( the worlds ONLY diva ) ( no really look up the term diva in the diddlys book and see if that means JLO or mariah, it dont )

Toss up between:

Sinatra ( he was my idol )

Miles Davis ( feel an affinity for him as he was a great musicain but also I was named after him )

[shinnstheory]

50s - Frank Sinatra
60s - The Velvet Underground
70s - Led Zeppelin
80s - R.E.M.
90s - Radiohead

[Austin Tacious]

well, the results are in and i wanted to tell you who won.



50's: Cliff Richard
60's: Rolling Stones
70's: Queen
80's: Michael Jackson
90's: Robbie Williams


my thoughts? i'm stunned. shocked and stunned, and more than a little surprised.

how in the hell can anyone vote for Cliff Richard over Frank Sinatra? Sinatra is a God. Cliff is just a God-botherer.

how could people vote for the Rolling Stones over Jimi Hendrix? Hendrix changed guitar music and inspired every rock band since. i know the Stones are a big band, but come on, they're no Hendrix.

i can see why Queen won, but i honestly think Zeppelin deserved it more... as did ABBA who outsold everyone on the planet.

Michael Jackson was predictable.

and the nineties? wow. this is the decade i had the most problem with. when you have bands like Nirvana, Oasis and Blur who all played their part in changing forever the face of modern rock music, against the single biggest selling artist britain has produced since the beatles and the stones in Robbie Williams, it was always gonna be a tough call. i'm glad Oasis didn't win... i'd have preferred Blur to get it, but as i said Robbie is the single biggest act we have, so he deserves it.


your thoughts on the results?

[McKenna]

Cliff over Ol Blue Eyes? Someone needs to be shot, namely the voters!

Wonder why they couldnt induct John Peel?

Okay, he wasnt an musician, but he shaped British music as much as any artist who performed.

If your music wasnt played on his show, it wasnt gonna be big. He always said the best record he had ever heard was the next demo he was about to listen to.

I promised Shinns I'd send some of his stuff to him, but Peel got 350+ records a day! Thats the measure of the man.

I know I'm going on about it but he defined my childhood and my taste in music.

I'm sure I speak for most Brits who as kids listened late night to what Peel was playing, and then promptly bought the song or album the next day, based on what he had said about the track

Then as adults we still listened to a man who was like your cool uncle!!

Maybe next year, but if Cliff gets in over Frank, and no metion of Elvis, I'm sure that means Tony Blackburn will be in before John Peel!!!!

[Austin Tacious]

read the original post... Elvis was automatically inducted.

as for John Peel, it would have been nice to see them give him a posthumous 'contribution' award, but at least they dedicated the event to his name... which is something, i guess.

[Gormy]

I still cant believe he is gone...He was the best thing ever for new music.