So the title is Hall of Fame but the criteria are Hall of the Influential. So where are the Jam or the Buzzcocks? Not long enough ago? Are there any punk acts apart from the Clash (excluding the Beastie Boys single album effort for Egg Raid on Mojo). I guess the Sex Pistols made it in, but they were an entirely fabricated thing.
I will be very interested to see over the next few years whether acts like Husker Du make it in. Bob Mould should be in as a solo performer, too. And what about the Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins, the Replacements? We'll see. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > > 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:344633 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
