Here are the winners for the Best of 2005 Contest. Due to popular request, here are the 1st and 2nd place winners. The other nominees are listed in no particular order. Nominees were not selected by SSM, but by bands and fans. They were then added to the voting poll.

Favorite Original Band
VMF- Winner 252 Votes
3rd Left- 197 Votes- 2nd place tie!
Coldread- 197 Votes- 2nd place tie!
Scarecrow Hill
Evan Goodrow Band
Kristin Fonseca Band
Purity’s Demise
Woodland Creatures
Drained
Drive Like July

Best Cover Band
Dick N’ Jane- Winner 122 votes
Vaporkiss- 2nd place
Hypercane
Didn’t Planet
Sister Cheryl
Stu Lee- Sweep the Leg
Sharky
Five to the Face
Stomp 86
Tigerlily

Best Female Vocalist
Kristi- Dick N’ Jane winner 157 votes
Crystal- Scarecrow Hill- 2nd place
Kristin- Sister Cheryl
Ticia- Tigerlily
Shayna- Dick n’ Jane

Best Male Vocalist
Ian Richardson-Mike V. and Ian 1,257 votes
Marc- Coldread- 2nd place
Steve Gardner- Sharky
Dan- Dxn- Purity’s Demise
Evan Goodrow- Evan Goodrow Band
John Ridlon- Hypercane
Mark- Stomp 86
Manny- VMF
Justin Beech
Dan Allen- Roots Down Below

Best Guitarist
Michael Visconti- Mike V. and Ian 202 votes
Tracy- Coldread- 2nd place
Charlie O'Neal- O'Neal Armstrong
Jay Tullio- Tigerlily
Adam Aufierio-Three Outta Five
Pedja- Dick N' Jane
Erin- Vaporkiss
Fred- Stomp 86
Jimmy Carreira- Blues Jam
Paul Dennis- Sharky

Best Bass
Rob- Dick N' Jane 74 votes
Stu Lee- Sweep the Leg- 2nd place
Rick O'Neal- Evan Goodrow/O'Neal Armstrong
Mike- Woodland Creatures
Brian Battles- Sister Cheryl
Rafael Sa- Lucid Dream
Edan- Buster Cherry
Dan- 57 Heavy

Best Drummer
Zach Fey- 3rd Left 173 votes
Jay Waterman- Coldread 2nd place
Roger- Drained
Chris Barone- Vaporkiss/Stomp 86
Dana- Hypercane
Tom Corshia- Sister Cheryl
Mark- 16 Stitches
Tylor- Scarecrow Hill
J.J. Armstrong- O'Neal Armstrong
Bob Pimental- Doghouse/Modern Manners

Best Bar to See a Band
Halftime, Sagamore 42 19.00% ?
Jamie's, Marshfield 36 16.00% ?
Castaways, Bridgewater 29 13.00% ?
Sean O'Tooles, Plymouth 18 8.00% ?
Cabby Shack, Plymouth 25 11.00% ?
WaterWorks, Quincy 23 10.00% ?
Beachcomber, Quincy 18 8.00% ?
British Beer Company Hyannis 14 6.00% ?
F1, Braintree 7 3.00% ?
Varsity Club, Quincy 1 0.00%

Best Bar to Play
Jamie's, Marshfield 28 17.00% ?
Beachcomber, Quincy 25 16.00% ?
Cabby Shack, Plymouth 22 14.00% ?
Waterworks, Quincy 19 12.00% ?
Castaways, Bridgwater 16 10.00% ?
British Beer Company (Hyannis, Pembroke, Cedarville...) 15 9.00% ?
Halftime, Sagamore 13 8.00% ?
Sean O'Tooles, Plymouth 9 5.00% ?
Hajjar's, Weymouth 8 5.00% ?
Main Street Bar, Weymouth 1 0.00%

Best Stage Performance
Coldread- Winner182 votes
Dick N' Jane- 2nd Place
Woodland Creatures
Frequency 7
Tigerlily
Hypercane
Purity's Demise
Drained
Blunt Force Trauma
Draw the Line

Best Acoustic Performance
Mike V. and Ian- Winner678 votes
Jimmy Peters- 2nd Place
Bill Downes
Stu Lee/Justin Beech
Richy Marcos- Beach Cowboy's
Darwin's Children
Spank

Sexiest Male Performer
Marc- Coldread (vocals) - Winner 149 votes
Chris Barone- Vaporkiss (drums)- 2nd Place
Dan (DxN)- Purity's Demise
Cubby- Blunt Force Trauma/ Purity's Demise
Jon Ridlon- Hypercane (vocals, guitar)
Mike- Woodland Creatures (bass)
Mark- Stomp 86 (guitar/vocals)
Mike McLeavy- Spank (drums)
Marc Stella- Vaporkiss (bass)

Sexiest Female Performer
Ticia- Tigerlily- Winner155 votes
Kristi- Dick N’ Jane- 2nd Place
Crystal- Scarecrow Hill
Jen- Mad Session
Tracy- Coldread
Kristin- Sister Cheryl


Best Original Song
VMF- "The Runaround" winner192 votes
Coldread- "Life Imitating Art" 2nd place
Pain Inside- Five to the Face
Chrysie- Freddi Andretti
16 Stitches- Battlefield Dead
Scarecrow Hill- Resurrection
Mike Visconti- Steps Ahead
Kristin Fonseca Band- I Don't Care
Stu Lee- Fly
Woodland Creatures- The Activist