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well lets put a VS up against which bands reign supreme in their genre (note many artists overlap several genres)
rock and roll
u2 vs sting and the police , r.e.m, powderfinger and creed - u2 wins because of their staying power and ability to get away with the fact they do not repeat the same song twice over 20 years
alternative rock and roll
radiohead vs nirvana, r.e.m, smashing pumpkins, pearl jam, red hot chilli peppers- radiohead - just, but only slightly over the pumpkins, who also knew the right balance
creativity in music
david bowie vs pink floyd, the pixies radiohead- bowie for his stayability, the ability to transform himself with the times
best britpop bands
the beatles v the stones, radiohead, the verve, the stones, the who, oasis- the beatles hold the edge because of their overwhelming popularity in the decade
best pop band
depeche mode v joy division, new order- depeche mode wins in a tough genre. though im not really sure they are 'pop' anymore, what the guitars they've been using since 'songs of faith and devotion'
best aussie band
crowded house v powderfinger, regurgitator, paul kelly, cold chisel, midnight oil, hoodoo gurus
crowded house would win, there's some good music here
best female band
the cranberries v pj harvey, garbage, portishead, eurythmics, roxette, madonna, portishead
pj harvey wins barely, madonna for the staying power and the videos
best trip hop band
massive attack v portishead- massive attack wins, but beth gibbons has one heck of a voice
best ambient artist
aphex twin v autoechre, moby
aphex twin for its sheer curiousity value
best hard band
tool v rage against the machine, sepultura, slipknot, korn, limp bizkit
tool would win because of the singer's voice: and slipknot, korn, limp bizkit are really bands for kids, hey?
best one man band
NIN v aphex twin, VAST
NIN's trent reznor is just ahead, VAST looks like a flash in the pan after a moderate follow up to Visual Audio Sensory Theatre
rock and roll
u2 vs sting and the police , r.e.m, powderfinger and creed - u2 wins because of their staying power and ability to get away with the fact they do not repeat the same song twice over 20 years
alternative rock and roll
radiohead vs nirvana, r.e.m, smashing pumpkins, pearl jam, red hot chilli peppers- radiohead - just, but only slightly over the pumpkins, who also knew the right balance
creativity in music
david bowie vs pink floyd, the pixies radiohead- bowie for his stayability, the ability to transform himself with the times
best britpop bands
the beatles v the stones, radiohead, the verve, the stones, the who, oasis- the beatles hold the edge because of their overwhelming popularity in the decade
best pop band
depeche mode v joy division, new order- depeche mode wins in a tough genre. though im not really sure they are 'pop' anymore, what the guitars they've been using since 'songs of faith and devotion'
best aussie band
crowded house v powderfinger, regurgitator, paul kelly, cold chisel, midnight oil, hoodoo gurus
crowded house would win, there's some good music here
best female band
the cranberries v pj harvey, garbage, portishead, eurythmics, roxette, madonna, portishead
pj harvey wins barely, madonna for the staying power and the videos
best trip hop band
massive attack v portishead- massive attack wins, but beth gibbons has one heck of a voice
best ambient artist
aphex twin v autoechre, moby
aphex twin for its sheer curiousity value
best hard band
tool v rage against the machine, sepultura, slipknot, korn, limp bizkit
tool would win because of the singer's voice: and slipknot, korn, limp bizkit are really bands for kids, hey?
best one man band
NIN v aphex twin, VAST
NIN's trent reznor is just ahead, VAST looks like a flash in the pan after a moderate follow up to Visual Audio Sensory Theatre