The Marshall Classic Rock Awards were announced this week. I have never cared about the Marshall awards, but the concept is pretty interesting. Similar to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Classic Rock Awards recognize different artists within the genre for their contributions. Band of the Year for 2008 went to the Foo Fighters, which is an intriguing pick. I wasn’t aware that the Foo Fighters qualified as “classic” yet, but I guess they have been around for 13 years now. Check out the complete award list below.
The Rock Awards in 2 minutes
The Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honor winners list:
Album of the Year: Whitesnake’s Good To Be Bad
Band of the Year: Foo Fighters
Re-issue of the Year: Metallica – First three albums vinyl re-issues
DVD of the Year: AC/DC’s Plug Me In
Event of the Year: Led Zeppelin at the 02 Arena
Best New Band: Airbourne
Classic Songwriter: Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
Showman Award: Paul Stanley (KISS)
The Armand de Brignac VIP Award: Harvey Goldsmith
Gibson presents the Tommy Vance Inspiration Award: Syd Barrett
Classic Album: Cream – Disraeli Gears
Metal Guru: Wayne Kramer (MC5)
Classic Rock/Childline Award: Bryan Adams
Outstanding Contribution: Jeff Beck
Marshall “11” Award: Slash
Living Legend: Ozzy Osbourne
Nice work. Stopping by again!!!