SHMA: Scorehero Music Awards! Best of the Decade!

**polishedbullet** · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 239

Only one for me:

Best Metal Act:
The Blackening - Machine Head
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**ganondorf901** · Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 846 Location: VA all the way

**dabears116** · Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 1399 Location: Chicago, Illinois

Isn't three a little too low? And why not go by which ever has the most votes? It is not unlikely that other bands/albums may receive more votes than ones already declared as winner.

...I have no idea why I'm even caring to be honest...

**ganondorf901** · Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Posts: 846 Location: VA all the way

**machchunk** · Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 3829 Location: Pasco, WA

What are you classing Gorillaz as? I want to support this

**NovaXD** · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 884

OH MY GOD Best moment in music: LIVE 8 MOTHERFUCKER -- HOLY SHIT this was big, ten concerts held around the world (almost all simultaneously) from Philadelphia to Tokyo and everywhere in between, 2 July 2005, over 1000 artist performing in total, and all in an effort to eradicate poverty and encourage the G8 to make such decisions in their conference. Almost 20 years exactly after Live Aid too. If not the best moment, certainly the biggest, no?

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Also,

Best Punk Act: Social Distortion - more of a stretch, but still. They only released to albums but they were both very good pieces of work. Not to mention, they've been going at it for over 30 years, touring and all, they even just did a huge show with Pearl Jam in Philadelphia back in late October 2009. And I've never seen or heard any bad performances by them, especially in the 2000s.

**Adsee** · Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 606 Location: Somewhere in NJ

Best Alternative Album: Gorillaz - Demon Days

Best Rock Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium

Best Progressive Rock/Metal Artist - Dream Theater (Yeah, overdone, but whatever, I enjoy them.)

Saddest moment in music: George Harrison's Death

Will Update Later.
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**3starmaster** · Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 449

Best rap/hip-hop act: Clipse

Best rap/hip-hop album: Clipse- Lord Willin'

Clipse is the onyl rap I listen to any more. Solid duo from Virginia popularized coke rap. They are awesome.

Best Dance album: Justice-†
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**GuitarHailz** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 4910 Location: Austin, Texas

**sean2490** · Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:26 pm Post subject:

Best Metal act: Wintersun: One of the most refreshing bands so far this decade, has almost the perfect balance between style and substance. Their self titled debut is one of the most polished pieces of metal I've ever listened to, expecting much more from these guys!

Best solo act: Guthrie Govan: Made his debut in '06 with Erotic Cakes, essentially a heavier take on jazz-fusion.

Saddest moment in music: The Death of Quorthon (of Bathory): Terrible, unexpected news. Now we'll never finish Nordland =/

Album of the 00’s: The Way Up - Pat Metheny Group: An epic hour long contemporary jazz piece. As allmusic puts it: "Comprised of a single, sprawling, 68-minute composition by Metheny and Lyle Mays -- divided into four sections on CD -- it is an unprecedented new direction for the band." An amazing change of direction for PMG. I can't add much to this, just listen to the damn thing!

Here are some picks for now. I may edit some more in later.
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**Adsee** · Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 606 Location: Somewhere in NJ

One thing I don't get is why Hard Rock is considered metal for this, couldn't we just scale it down into Rock? I feel like voting Avenged Sevenfold for best metal act, but I truly think of them as a rock act. Just my opinion, of course.
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**Vampire-Jekyll** · Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 630 Location: Sleepy Eye, MN

For Best One Hit Wonder: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley Let's face it, the song is far more popular now than it was when it debuted.

For best song of the 00's: Hey Ya - OutkastLove it, hate it, meh it; most everyone is familiar with this song. It's catchy, simple, and stands out. It was hugely popular and to some extent still is. The artist behind the song is also one of the most original and influential of this decade as well. There's just something about this song that screams '2000's.'
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**machchunk** · Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 3829 Location: Pasco, WA

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**sean2490** · Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:31 am Post subject:

Some more picks from me:

Best rock act: Racer X: Okay, I understand that this isn't a rock band, but, listening to their two albums from this decade makes me think otherwise. (listen to "Heaven In '74". My ass this isn't a rock band) This band brings all the energy of rock into the new millennium, something I've yet to so any other band do. Also, I love Paul Gilbert, and that certainly influenced my vote.

Best progressive rock/metal act: Opeth: For reasons already mentioned. Many of their songs are masterstrokes, these guys have really done a lot to the genre.

Best Metal album: Wintersun - Wintersun: One of the reasons I like this so much is because of how it further explores the genre of metal. There isn't another band that sounds like this (of course Ensiferum is close, but Wintersun further progresses the sounds and adds other elements) As I said, it's very refreshing to hear, especially considering this plague of melodic-blech-core garbage that is apparantly the prevalent form of metal now. (Don't take this the wrong way, I may not be talking about any of the bands you listen to although I probably am)

Best Death Metal album: The Machinations of Dementia - Blotted Science: It may not be death metal, but it's certainly not prog rock and fits here better than anywhere else (alex webster anyone?) Anyways, this is one torrent of sound. A bunch of cool guys come together to play some fucking heavy shit, complete with forced tempo/time signature changes! Normally I hate this type of stuff because the bands always try too hard to make their stuff progressive enough, but this is different. I'm not about to tell you that this album is a smooth flow, as it very much isn't. But that's the point, it's a really chaotic sound. The guitar is the main instrument here (no really) and the guitarist certainly has an interesting style. Give something like "Bleeding in the Brain" a listen for some crazy-ass soloing.

Best progressive rock/metal album: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Dream Theater: The title track is a must-listen, and the other 5 tracks are some of DT's best stuff (especially "The Great Debate"-- possibly the best song off that album)

Best comeback:Megadeth: Right as I thought thrash metal had come to an end (well, the deal-breaker for me was Death Magnetic. An album that received loads of hype and something supposed to clean the nasty mark left by St. Anger. There are now two nasty marks, at least.) This album certainly isn't a revitalization of thrash (or even just megadeth) by any means, but it is certainly megadeth's best album since Rust in Peace. I look forward to the next Megadeth album.

Best male artist: Pat Metheny! (who saw this coming?)

Best female artist: Vicki Genfan: Give her a listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9zwZtfVX8I

Also check out Atomic Reshuffle

Really, really brilliant guitar work here. Unlike anything I've ever heard.

Best debut: Wintersun - Wintersun: This one just barely passes Erotic Cakes for me.

Best live album: Personae - Hellborg, Lane, Sipe: Some brilliant showcases of instrumentation, composition, and overall talent. There is really a lot to listen to here, especially if you are a guitarist.