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Citizen Dick
Jun 14, 2014
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The Artists
In a ballot that is filled with fascinating candidates, this could be the most intriguing of them all. The case for Citizen Dick from the Cameron Crowe’s grunge scored film, Singles is strong. First off, the band members (except for Matt Dillon) were musical gods, Pearl Jam, which for many is enough to induct them right there. Second they were big in Belgium!
The case against them is actually strong too; namely we never really saw much of them as an actual band and in the decent soundtrack from the movie, nothing was attributed to Citizen Dick. We know that we say that we are looking forward to how the votes will shake out on many of the acts on our ballot, but damn, we REALLY want to see comments on this one.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Singles (1992)
Actors:
Matt Dillon (Cliff Poncier)
Eddie Vedder
Stone Gossard
Jeff Ament
Songs you might remember:
None
Why you should vote for them:
They were huge in Belgium!
Why you should not vote for them:
We did not see much of them in regards to their music.
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Circus Monkey
Jun 14, 2014
Published in
The Artists
From the rarely viewed 1996 independent film, Bandwagon, we have a band that just wanted to “make it”. We see their trials and tribulations in this decent film, but they are here as the music created for the film (which like the film, was rarely heard) is actually decent. That alone earned them a spot on the ballot.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Bandwagon (1996)
Actors:
Lee Holmes (Tony Ridge, Guitar & Vocals)
Matthew Hennessey (Charlie Flagg, Drummer)
Kevin Corrigan (Wynn Knapp)
Steve Parlavecchio (Eric Ellwood)
Songs you might remember:
We are actually assuming nobody remembers anything from this film.
Why you should vote for them:
Musically, this was decent.
Why you should not vote for them:
What are the odds that you saw this?
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Ciji Dunne
Jun 14, 2014
Published in
The Artists
In the vanilla soap opera, Knots Landing, Ciji Dunne (Lisa Hartman) was destined to become a star, and did so with her equally nondescript version of music. If you are a fan of this show then in theory Dunne should be a lock. The interesting thing is though, for a show that lasted as long as Knots Landing did, we don’t know anybody who actually watched it.
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Knots Landing (1982-83)
Actors:
Lisa Hartman
Songs you might remember:
None
Why you should vote for her:
How about because in the 1980’s you found Lisa Hartman hot?
Why you should not vote for her:
She was forgettable.
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Chuck Clarke & Lyle Rogers
Jun 14, 2014
Published in
The Artists
The universally panned Ishtar (though it was not as bad as people thought) gave us the mega star combo of Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty who played Lyle Rogers and Chuck Clarke, two horrific songwriters who hope to be the next Simon and Garfunkel. The first act of the film where they are working on songs (written by Paul Williams) is actually amusing before it derails into a strange place where they are in Morocco and become part of a plot to overthrow the fictional country of Ishtar. The movie may have been awful, but in terms of the music it was entertaining.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Ishtar (1987)
Actors:
Dustin Hoffman (Chuck Clarke)
Warren Beatty (Lyle Rogers
Songs you might remember:
Dangerous Business
Hot Fudge Love
The Echo Song
Why you should vote for them:
Out of pity?
Why you should not vote for them:
Do Hoffman and Beatty need anyone’s pity?
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