Here is the page for induction criteria, by the by: http://rockhall.com/inductees/induction-process/
Still doesn't resolve the debate on "what is rock and roll" but I will note that the very first class of inductees included Jimmie Rodgers who is often regarded as the father of country music, so it was a kind of wide net from the get go. Judah On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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:344624 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
