NEWS
Classic Rock Award Nominations
23rd July 2008
The nominations for this year’s Classic Rock Roll Of Honour have been announced, and Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard and Whitesnake are the heavyweights fighting it out with three noms each.
Def Lep and Whitesnake may be pals on the road but they’ll be fighting it out for Best Band and Best Album.
Similarly, Led Zeppelin meanwhile will be fighting it out for Best Band, Event of the Year and DVD O The Year.
Ozzy will pick up the Living Legend Award at the ceremony, which takes place on Monday 3 November.
‘I hear I’m a Living Legend, which is something I am grateful for... I couldn’t be happier to know that Classic Rock haven’t yet written me off!” Ozzy told Classic Rock Magazine “Seriously it’s a great honour and I’m looking forward to going to my first Classic Rock Awards in November, can’t wait to see you there”
Here’s the full list of nominations:
Best New Band
Airbourne
Big Linda
Endeverafter
Pride Tiger
Stone Gods
StoneRider
Album Of The Year
Big Linda - I Loved You
Black Crowes - Warpaint
Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin
Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider
Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
Journey - Revelation
Opeth - Watershed
Stone Gods - Silver Spoons And Broken Bones
Uriah Heep - Wake The Sleeper
Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad
Band Of The Year
Def Leppard
Foo Fighters
Kiss
Led Zeppelin
Whitesnake
Reissue Of The Year
Love - Forever Changes: Collector’s Edition
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors: Deluxe Edition
Metallica - 1st Three Albums: Vinyl Reissues
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 40th Anniversary Edition
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Yardbirds - Over Under Sideways Down
DVD Of The Year
AC/DC - Plug Me In
The Doors - Classic Albums
Genesis - When In Rome
Jimi Hendrix Experience - At Monterey
Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same
The Who - Amazing Journey
ZZ Top - Live From Texas
Event Of The Year
Hard Rock Hell
Iron Maiden’s World Tour
Kiss @ Download Festival
Led Zeppelin @ The 02 Arena
Whitesnake/ Def Leppard Tour
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(11/08/2008 11:57:12) Of course "good to be bad" is the best album, and Whistesnake the best band.... Mr. Coverdale has been amazing once again.... Congratulations Mr. Coverdale and Whitesnake. |
| - RAFA |
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(03/08/2008 19:05:19) They deserve the 3, band/event/album |
| - Jess |
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(01/08/2008 13:24:47) Got to be Whitesnake! Good to be Bad is a fabulous album encompassing the best of Whitesnake sounds over the years........ tremendous. A very worthy match for any of their previous classic albums (very welll done Lord C and Doug). As for live shows ! - can't be matched. No competition on this UK tour. Lord Coverdale and the boys have performed to absolute perfection. Faultless. |
| - Anne |
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(01/08/2008 11:59:55) why no voodoo six on here. first hit for free is by far the best album of the year, easily. dont get my wrong im a big fan of plenty of the nominations, but seems like they CR are just too keen please the big guns. must be where the money is. |
| - neil waters |
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(27/07/2008 19:42:37) KISS. Saw them live in Luxembourg, outstanding show. Absolutley mind-blowing. |
| - Joe |
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