1994 And you thought it was all over... It is now!

You will cheer, You will scowl, You will stare in disbelief - but don't blame us... 'cos it's all your fault! Yep, it's the Hot Press Reader's poll Results.

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Irish

IRISH GROUP

1. The Cranberries

2. U2

3. Altan

4. Revelino

5. Therapy?

6. Blink

7. A House

8. Something Happens

9. Aslan

10. An Emotional Fish

MALE SINGER

1. Bono

2. Neil Hannon

3. Brendan Tallon

4. Christy Moore

5. Van Morrison

6. Tom Dunne

7. Dermot Lambert

8. Shane MacGowan

9. Christy Dignam

10. Liam O’Maonlai

FEMALE SINGER

1. Sinéad O’Connor

2. Dolores O’Riordan

3. Mary Black

4. Enya

5. Katell Keineg

6. Frances Black

7. Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh

8. Máire Ni Bhraonáin

9. Mary Stokes

10. Una

SINGLE

1. The Cranberries: Zombie

2. Bill Whelan: Riverdance

3. Blink: Cello

4. Something Happens: Are You My Girl?

5. Revelino: Happiness Is Mine

6. The Cranberries: Ode To My Family

7. Sinéad O’Connor: Fire On Babylon

8. Sack: Indian Rope Trick

9. A House: Here Come The Good Times

10. Therapy?: Nowhere

ALBUM

1. The Cranberries: No Need To Argue

2. Revelino: Revelino

3. Blink: A Map Of The Universe

4. An Emotional Fish: Sloper

5. Sinéad O’Connor: Universal Mother

6. Altan: Island Angel

7. Therapy?: Troublegum

8. Sharon Shannon: Out The Gap

9. Aslan: Goodbye Charlie Moonhead

10. A House: Wide Eyed And Ignorant

MOST PROMISING ACT

1. Revelino

2. Blink

3. Ash

4. The Mary Janes

5. Wormhole

6. Scheer

7. Sunbear

8. Pet Lamb

9. 4th Dimension

10. Schtum

LIVE ACT

1. U2

2. Blink

3. Revelino

4. Something Happens

5. Altan

6. The Cranberries

7. Therapy?

8. Mary Black

9. Christy Moore

10. Pierce Turner

SONGWRITER

1. Shane MacGowan

2. Bono

3. Dolores O’Riordan

4. Tom Dunne

5. Brendan Tallon

6. Luka Bloom

7. Christy Moore

8. Sonny Condell

9. Van Morrison

10. Sinéad O’Connor

FOLK/TRAD

1. Altan

2. Sharon Shannon

3. Bill Whelan/Riverdance

4. Christy Moore

5. Davey Spillane

6. Dervish

7. Maire Breatnach

8. Donal Lunny

9. Sean Smyth

10. 4 Men And A Dog

MUSICIAN

1. Sharon Shannon

2. The Edge

3. Bill Whelan

4. Ciaran Tourish

5. Davey Spillane

6. Van Morrison

7. Ray Harman

8. Dave Frew

9. Máire Breatnach

10. Declan Sinnott

DEBUT ALBUM

1. Blink: A Map Of The Universe

2. Revelino: Revelino

3. Katell Keineg: O Seasons O Castles

4. The Mary Janes: Bored With Their Laughing

5. Ash: Trailer

6. Alec Finn: Blue Shamrock

7. Wormhole: Chicks Dig Scars

8. Sean Tyrrell: Cry Of A Dreamer

9. Sunbear: Sunbear

10. Dustin: Not Just A Pretty Face

ALBUM SLEEVE

1. Blink: Map Of The Universe

2. The Cranberries: No Need To Argue

3. Therapy?: Troublegum

4. Revelino: Revelino

5. Altan: Island Angel

6. Aslan: Goodbye Charlie Moonhead

7. Sinéad O’Connor: Universal Mother

8. Sharon Shannon: Out The Gap

9. Something Happens: Planet Fabulous

10. Sonny Condell: Someone To Dance With

International

INTERNATIONAL GROUP

1. REM

2. Blur

3. Pearl Jam

4. Suede

5. M People

MALE SINGER

1. Michael Stipe

2. Morrissey

3. Brett Anderson

4. Eddie Vedder

5. Elvis Costello

FEMALE SINGER

1. Sheryl Crow

2. Bjork

3. Kristin Hersh

4. k.d. lang

5. Madonna

Kate Bush

SINGLE

1. Blur: Girls And Boys

2. REM: What’s The Frequency Kenneth

3. Beck: Loser

4. Oasis: Live Forever

5. Beastie Boys: Sabotage

ALBUM

1. REM: Monster

2. Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

3. Blur: Parklife

4. Pearl Jam: Vitalogy

5. Suede: Dog Man Star

Sheryl Crow: Tuesday Night Music Club

MOST PROMISING

1. Oasis

2. Sheryl Crow

3. Portishead

4. Beck

5. Veruca Salt

LIVE ACT

1. REM

2. Blur

3. Oasis

4. Primal Scream

5. Red Hot Chili Peppers

SONGWRITER

1. Morrissey

2. Michael Stipe

3. Sheryl Crow

4. Sting

5. Bob Dylan

FOLK/ROOTS

1. Johnny Cash

2. Richard Thompson

3. Ry Cooder

4. David Gray

5. Youssou N’Dour

MUSICIAN

1. Prince

2. Beck

3. Eric Clapton

4. Kristin Hersh

5. Peter Buck

DEBUT

1. Sheryl Crow: Tuesday Night Music Club

2. Oasis: Definitely Maybe

3. Portishead: Dummy

4. Veruca Salt: American Thighs

5. Counting Crows: August & Everything After

ALBUM SLEEVE

1. Blur: Parklife

2. REM: Monster

3. Sheryl Crow: Tuesday Night Music Club

4. Suede: Dog Man Star

5. The Prodigy: Music For The Jilted Generation

General

LOVE OF THE YEAR

1. Sheryl Crow

2. The Ceasefire in Northern Ireland

3. Riverdance

4. Dustin

5. Bono

VIDEO

1. Bill Whelan: Riverdance

2. The Cranberries: Zombie

3. REM: What’s The Frequency Kenneth

4. Blur: Parklife

5. Beastie Boys: Sabotage

DJ

1. Dave Fanning

2. Ian Dempsey

3. Larry Gogan

4. Donal Dineen

5. Gerry Ryan

FILM

1. Pulp Fiction

2. 4 Weddings & A Funeral

3. In The Name Of The Father

(1994 Release)

4. Backbeat

5. Schindler’s List

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert

TV PROGRAMME

1. No Disco

2. Have I Got News For You

3. Brookside

4. The Den

5. MTV’s ‘Most Wanted’

LOATHE OF THE YEAR

1. Albert Reynolds

2. Paedophile priests

3. Harry Whelehan

4. Radio DJs

5. Take That

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2001-10-01

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2001-10-01

Local hero Stephen Murphy, Revelino, The Alice Band, Juliet Turner and Glen Hansard all brought something to the Nowlan Park party but it's fair to say that things went into overdrive from the moment The Blind Boys Of Alabama (right) entered with an impossibly soulful and gospel-drenched ‘Danny Boy’.

2001-07-19

Myrtleville: the name sounds too good to be true as the setting for an olde time hoe-down. Last weekend, a hoard of guitarslingers, mostly from Dublin, did indeed descend upon the sleepy seaside Pine Lodge pub in way-out-west Cork for the low-key country music festival, High Noon.

2001-06-07

A U2 miscellany from the pages of Hot Press 1978-85.

1978-03-25

The Concert – Running Order: James 1.00pm The Seahorses 2.15pm Finley Quaye 3.30pm Robbie Williams 5.00pm Manic Street Preachers 6.30pm The Verve 8.30pm

1998-08-05

The summer months are seeing a whole host of festivals taking place, with the August Bank Holiday Weekend being the signal for en masse mayhem and madness. Music features largely in all festivals, with diverse tastes catered for, so there is something for everyone.

1998-07-08

THE TINDERSTICKS (Nancy Spain’s, Cork)

1995-02-22

WATERCRESS (Midnight At The Olympia, Dublin)

1995-02-22

CH-CH-CH-CH-CHANGES: New York’s Sin-é changes ownership

1995-02-08

The Critics Panel who voted for the Top 30 Albums and Singles of the Year are as follows: Bill Graham, Liam Fay, George Byrne, Stuart Clark, Lorraine Freeney, Tara McCarthy, Gerry McGovern, Neil McCormick, Dermot Stokes, Oliver P. Sweeney, Siobhan Long, Steve Averill, Andy Darlington, Colm O’Hare, Joe Jackson, Niall Crumlish, Olaf Tyaransen, Patrick Brennan, Nicholas G. Kelly, Jackie Hayden and Niall Stokes.

1994-12-14

POE SENIOR sat back in his chair and watched the sun glint on the airplane wing. The clear blue skies brought a new sense of optimism and enthusiasm to his jaded bones. The flight lasted four hours but to Poe, with his favourite book I Claudius by Robert Graves and a cold cup of coffee, it was real quality time.

1994-11-30

Last issue we profiled a selection of Irish acts who released records for the Christmas market. Here JACKIE HAYDEN, GERRY McGOVERN AND COLM O’HARE PROFILE five more who've come up trumps – from Jimmy MacCarthy, one of Ireland's best known songwriters, to young hopefuls, Sunbear.

1994-11-30

Born on 26th February 1932 in Arkansas, the guitarist, singer and songwriter Johnny Cash is one of the true legends of country music, a performer whose popularity transcends the boundaries of that art-form.

1994-11-30

Musicologists often find it neater to trace the roots of soul, blues and rap back to their African origins. In the process, they can often avoid exploring the far untidier influence of the African-American entertainment tradition in which Cab Calloway was a pivotal player.

1994-11-30

The stars come out at the Brandenburg Gate AS HOT PRESS was being put to bed, the artist formerly known as Prince was confirmed as the latest major star who will perform at MTV’s 1st Annual European Music Awards Show.

1994-11-16

POE AWOKE in a large comfy bed. The room was womb-like, with a soft satin finish to the walls. There were no windows, but there were pictures of various see-through people either sitting around in what looked like plastic parks or standing behind membrane-like desks looking important.

1994-11-02

Some people say monthly hard house club Fish is the best Friday night in London.

2000-10-12

Inspired by a Salman Rushdie novel, Midnight’s Children is the epitome of free spirit in a fight against adversity through sound.

2000-10-12

Former Throbbing Gristle man John Gosling’s logical and mature progression from his Welcome To Tackletown debut is brimming with guests and obvious hits.

2000-10-12

Plaid have been responsible for the most forward thinking electronic music ever, and this double CD collection of early hard to find bits and forgotten gems serves as a timely reminder of how far ahead of everyone else they were and still are.

2000-10-12

One glance at the track listing for DJ Hyper’s second Y3K compilation proves what a uniting effect breakbeat has on modern dance music.

2000-10-12

There was no doubt that Andy Dragazis’ debut album was going to be anything short of a masterpiece.

2000-10-12

They may not have released an album in over fifteen years, but seminal electronic funkers 23 Skidoo were never too far removed from developments in contemporary electronic music.

2000-10-12

Four years on from Organik Technoloji and Botchit & Scarper release an equally eclectic collection of breakbeat workouts.

2000-10-26

The home of hard house celebrates ten years at the top with three of its near legendary DJ team: …

2000-10-26

The Irish boy wonder with the big future in front of him delivers what’s branded as an ‘essential hard house mix’.

2000-10-26

One of the UK's most underrated electronic producers, Max Brennan returns with his second album for Sublime.

2000-10-26

Ross Allen is often overshadowed by Gilles Peterson but, on the evidence of his new compilation, his taste is as exquisite as the Talkin Loud boss.

2000-10-26

It’s been six years since Full Cycle’s last compilation, Music Box, and in the interim things have changed radically. Reprazent winning the Mercury Prize may have helped the label gain more exposure, while Through The Eyes shows that the tightly linked roster are content to plough on with scant regard for their public image.

2000-10-26

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