Scott, I feel you have Rock and Roll as an umbrella confused with Rock, particularly Hard Rock, as a genre, and you are never going to agree with their choices.
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I just went and looked at some of the inductees: > > The Beastie Boys? (I am a big fan, but I think they deserve to be in > the HoF less than MJ) > ABBA? > Madonna? > The Bee Gees? > James Taylor? (again, I am a huge fan, but not rock & roll HoF worthy IMO) > RUN DMC? (same as with James Taylor) > > Most of these people never produced a rock & roll album, and some of > them don't/didn't have enough talent, in my humble opinion, to be in > the HoF. > > Apart form other bands mentioned in the thread, 2 others I think > should be in before any of the names above are Asia & Foreigner. > > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Robert Munn <cfmuns...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Wha? Steeley Dan is in the hall but Journey isn't, and rock guitar god >> Stevie Ray Vaughn isn't? What a joke. Just goes to show you what official >> recognition is worth. >> >> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/12/wheres-the-rock/ >> >> The halls selective open-mindedness explains how ABBA, Neil >> Diamond<http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/neil-diamond/>, >> Madonna <http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/madonna/> and Steely >> Dan<http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/steely-dan/>can be rock hall >> members. But that big tent gets tiny when it comes to >> music that mainstream Red America loves especially music that appeals to >> straight, white, working-class men. Journey isnt in the hall. Neither is >> Jethro Tull, Boston, Bon Jovi, the Cars, ELO, the Steve Miller Band or Stevie >> Ray Vaughn <http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/stevie-ray-vaughan/>. Nor >> is Kansas. Or Styx. Or Ted >> Nugent<http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/ted-nugent/>. >> Get the pictu >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:344623 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
