The 1st Annual Son of Music Club Poll

[Gigmeister General]

OK, so "1st Annual" might be jumping the gun a bit, but what the heck.

You've seen these kind of things before, all you've got to do to is copy the selections below into a fresh reply and fill in with what has tickled your respective fancies this year. Easy peasy..


Best Album:
Best Single:
Best Band:
Best Solo Artiste:
Best Newcomer:
Best Gig:
Best Video:

Worst Album:
Worst Single:
Worst Band:
Worst Solo Artiste:
Worst Newcomer:
Worst Gig:
Worst Video:

Album\Band from yesteryear that I've stumbled across this year:
Music Website of the Year:
Song of the Year:

You don't have to fill in all the fields if you don't want to, you can give more than one answer to each section if you're as indecisive as me. Just fill your boots and have a go, you've got until December 31st.



PS If you have any problems with the whole 'copying & pasting' malarkey then PM me.

[Brandonshero]

Best Album: Loadestone - Spear of Destiny
I am bird now - Ant and the Johnsons
don't believe,...... - Oasis
also worthy - albums by Stained, Disturbed & Kate Rusby, obviously.
Best Single: Best of You - Foo fighters
Best Band: Spear of Destiny / Weddoes / Oasis
Best Solo Artiste: Springsteen.
Best Newcomer: Antony & the Johnsons, Rilo Kiley
Best Gig: Dead Men Walking, Capt Sensible took the whole thing to a whole new level! & the Spear of Destiny weekend.
Best Video: Best of You - Foo Fghters, Lyla - Oasis
Worst Album: goldfrapp or anything else with 'beats', obviously.
Worst Single: 99.9% of them
Worst Band: Coldplay - again obviously.
Worst Solo Artiste: James blunt, David noddy grey etc etc
Worst Newcomer: see above
Worst Gig: N/A
Worst Video: don't watch many.

[thisisexploding]

Best Album: The Decemberists - 'Picaresque', Bloc Party - 'Silent Alarm', The Futureheads - 'The Futureheads', M.I.A. - 'Arular'
Best Single: Maximo Park - 'Apply Some Pressure', Girls Aloud - 'Biology', Gorillaz - 'Feelgood Inc'\'Dare', Kanye West - 'Gold Digger'
Best Band: The Decemberists, Mew, Bloc Party
Best Solo Artiste: Tom McRae, Kate Bush, Kanye West
Best Newcomer: M.I.A., The Magic Numbers
Best Gig: Soulwax @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Bloc Party @ Portsmouth Guildhall, The Wedding Present @ The Wedgewood Rooms
Best Video: Mew - 'Special', Gorillaz - 'Dare', Sigur Ros - 'Glosoli', LCD Soundsystem - 'Daft Punk Is Playing At My House'

Worst Album: Coldplay - 'X & Y' (it's bland)
Worst Single: Too many to pick from.. probably something with "crazy" and "frog" in the title I guess.
Worst Band: Westlife, G4
Worst Solo Artiste: Daniel Powter (had a bad day? yes, as soon as I heard your single)
Worst Newcomer: Whoever wins XPopFactorIdol
Worst Gig: me? go to a bad gig? with my reputation?
Worst Video: Westlife & Diana Ross - 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me', James Blunt - 'You're Beautiful'

Album\Band from yesteryear that I've stumbled across this year: The Mountain Goats - 'Tallahassee', David Bowie - 'Low'
Music Website of the Year: Stereogum, Last.FM
Song of the Year: Kate Bush - 'Sunset', The Decemberists - 'On The Bus Mall'

[Paulo]

ah why not, i'm bored!

Best Album: Editors - "The Back Room", My Computer - "No CV"
Best Single: U2 - "Vertigo", Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For?"
Best Band: Pearl Jam, even though they didn't release anything of note this year ;D
Best Solo Artiste: Tom Mcrae
Best Newcomer: Editors
Best Gig: Jimmy Eat World, Portsmouth Pyramids
Best Video: Eric Prydz "Call On Me", U2 - "Vertigo"

Worst Most Disappointing Album: Mew - "...Handed Kites"
Worst Single: Bob Sinclair - "Love Generation", James Blunt "You're fudging Ugly You wizard's sleeve"
Worst Band: I don't consider them a band, but Westlife.
Worst Solo Artiste: James Blunt, based on that one song. Oh, and Steve, the X Factor winner, ah weddun then!
Worst Newcomer:
Worst Gig: I think i only went to two, and as J.E.W. was the best, i guess that makes Mew the worst! But it was still good, if you see what i mean...
Worst Video:

Album\Band from yesteryear that I've stumbled across this year: Haven't stumbled across them as such, but i bought up old albums i used to have on tape and now finally have on cd, like "Parklife" and "Be Here Now".
Music Website of the Year: the SOMC forum!
Song of the Year: doo be doo be doo, by Dave Wiseman.