There was something noble yet pathetic about how much Chris Cole (Mark Wahlberg) wanted his Steel Dragon tribute band to be perfect. In the end, that is what led to him to getting kicked out of the group, though that is not what we remember the most about “Blood Pollution”. We remember their brawl in a parking lot with another Steel Dragon tribute band far more. Watching Wahlberg defend his tribute band was honorable and pathetic at the same time. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Rock Star (2001) Actors: Mark Wahlberg (Chris Cole, Lead Singer) Timothy Olyphant (Rob Malcolm, Guitar) Blas Elias (Donny Johnson, Drums) Nick Catanese (Xander Cummins, Guitar) Brian Vander Ark (Ricki Bell, Bass) Songs you might remember: Stand up and Shout We All Die Young Why you should vote for them: Maybe you just have to give sympathy points for a group that tried so hard to look like who they pretended to be. Why you should not vote for them: Come on…it’s a cover band! {youtube}
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We admit that this has no real business being on this ballot but as one of us are devotees of the 70’s Sitcom, Sanford and Son, we have to honor Fred Sanford’s favorite Blues musician, Blind Mellow Jelly, of whom he had an extensive record collection. Well, that is until they got broken. No what “Big Dummy” was responsible for that? The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: Sanford and Son (1975) Actor: None Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for him: We begrudgingly admit you shouldn’t. Why you should not vote for him: Not only was he not seen, he wasn’t really heard. {youtube}
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The Jazz world can be a miserable business and in Spike Lee’s gem, Mo’ Better Blues, we see Blake Gilliam (Denzel Washington) constantly make the wrong decisions both in his music (he is trumpeter in his Jazz Quintet) and in his personal life. Music is used here as more than a plot device and though Jazz does not have much of a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we wonder if Jazz will have much of a place in the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If any act could get in, this could be it. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Mo’ Better Blues (1990) Actors: Denzel Washington (Bleek Gilliam) Wesley Snipes (Shadow Henderson) Giancarlo Esposito (Left Hand Lacey) Jeff “Tain” Watts (Rhythm Jones) Bill Nunn (Bottom Hammer) Songs you might remember: Mo’ Better Blues Why you should vote for them: Music played a bigger part of this film than a lot more bands on the ballot. Why you should not vote for them: The genre of Jazz may work against them if you feel it isn’t “Rock” enough. {youtube}
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Famous Springfield Jazz Musician, Bleeding Gums Murphy was the musical muse for Lisa Simpson. He appeared on the Cosby Show (as one of the “four” grandfathers) appeared on Steve Allen’s Tonight Show and acquired his nickname because he never visited the dentist. Murphy’s lone album, Sax on the Beach was considered a classic in the fictitious Springfield Jazz genre, well at least it was to Lisa. The Bullet Points: TV Show Appeared: The Simpsons (1990-95) Actors: Ron Taylor and Daryl L.Coley Songs you might remember: Sax on the Beach Why you should vote for him: We are a sucker for anyone (even fictitiously) that appeared on the Cosby Show. Why you should not vote for him: As mentioned in the 137th Episode, along with Dr. Marvin Monroe, he was never “popular”. {youtube}
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