I disagree, there are plenty of artists who I agree with in the Hall who are not 'hard rock'.
Michael Jackson, Madonna, James Taylor, the Beastie Boys, ABBA... these people NEVER produced a 'rock' album, even by the most liberal definition. Please note that there are groups, of which I am a big fan, that are in the Hall that I do not think deserve to be there - either on talent, genre, longevity or any combination of the three. I do think its kind of funny that you question The Police being in the Hall, but not Run DMC. (While I am a big fan, I am not sure The Police belong there over some other groups that have been mentioned in this thread - not saying they don't belong, just that other bands might be more deserving.) On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:00 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:344627 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
