Following that logic, shouldn't they open up the Football Hall of Fame to soccer players? Or the Hockey Hall of Fame to figure skaters? Or Cricket players to Baseball Hall of Fame?
If they are going to induct artists who would not be considered part of the 'rock n' roll' genre then they should change the damn name. I really have no idea why this pisses me off, but it does. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > isnt it just possible that the ROCK N ROLL hall of fame was too > limiting in just being ROCK n ROLL? > and they started to open it up to MUSIC HALL OF FAME? > > i mean, jeeez, why does it matter ??? lol. > > they are all musicians, and its a hall of fame for music. > > looooooooooooooooooooooord. > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Motown is a record label. Not sure I agree that all artists of a >> particular record label would/should fall under a one genre of music. >> >> Once again, I do not think MJ ever produced a song that would be >> considered rock n' roll. >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> MJ was a Motown artist. All of the Motown music is considered a >>> sub-class of rock. I agree. James Jamerson, who played bass on most >>> of the Motown stuff is also in the Hall is a sideman. He had more >>> influence on rock bass players than just about anyone ever. >>> >>> MJ was a much a rock artist as Chuck Berry or Little Richard (whose >>> act he copped). Ask any rock band if they weren't influenced by Chuck >>> Berry. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Michael Jackson is in the Rock N' Roll Hal of Fame. Can't say I ever >>>> heard a Michael Jackson song that would be considered 'rock n' roll' >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:344574 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
