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MisterDDDD
Should change this to Music Hall Of Fame, but of the nominees I would think Tina Turner (solo) should be a lock, along with Carole King this year.
Would also be nice to see Foo Fighters get in on first ballot.
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MisterDDDD
Should change this to Music Hall Of Fame, but of the nominees I would think Tina Turner (solo) should be a lock, along with Carole King this year.
Would also be nice to see Foo Fighters get in on first ballot.
Nominees were previously announced. Those acts - and the others listed - are in.
[www.rockhall.com]
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frtylicks
I think a sad travesty is that The J. Geils Band isn't in the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame. Peter Wolf is one of the best frontmen ever
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RollingFreak
All great people that are going to be inducted but it has become the hall of very good or adjacent rather than who truly belong, IMO. I guess thats just my opinion as is everyone else's but they have been scrapping for awhile now.
· Foo Fighters - who's rushing them in? And I'm a huge fan of theirs, but they don't deserve it at all IMO. Nirvana is a band that changed things. Foo Fighters are very fun, and had some great albums, but they are going in because Dave Grohl is a star, not because they have done anything to add to rock music's legacy.
· The Go-Go's - to me would be in a hall of very good. Nothing against them, We Got The Beat and Vacation are great songs, but far from even being the Runaways to me. They certainly wouldn't make my ballot over other deserving people like New York Dolls, J Geils Band, Harry Nilsson, etc.
· JAY-Z - I get it that Jay Z is the biggest thing in rap, or at least was, but I don't think he belongs in a Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. That's one of those pandering selections to get this place to appeal to a broader group of people, in which case just make the change already that and call it the music Hall Of Fame. If you wanna call it Rock though, it should be specific to that. Again, like the guy too, absolutely nothing against him, but by most standards he wouldn't fit and it feels like a sore thumb than a true desire to include him.
· Carole King - Of course have no problem with Carole, she's a legend. What I have a problem with is that she was inducted decades ago with I believe Gerry Goffin, so does she really need it twice? I won't put up much of an argument cause again, Carole is amazing. Just seems like they screwed it up the first time.
· Todd Rundgren - absolutely deserving, for the same reason Jeff Lynne really was over ELO IMO. Todd has done EVERYTHING in rock. He's had great records on his own, he's produced a million classics, he's been a major part of many life changing albums in this genre. His style is unmatched in guitar playing and producing and he absolutely deserves to be inducted for his body of work.
· Tina Turner - I'd have no problem with her just being in with Ike, but she's had a glowing solo career, I can totally see her merit moreso than other solo people that have been in in addition to their bands. I guess I didn't care much about her stuff past the Ike and Tina days, but as a performer and woman in rock, she's an absolute legend. Fine with any honor she gets.
So I see 3 deserving, 2 if you exclude Carole who is already in. Todd's the only real standout in my mind. The rest are just there to pique my interest. Otherwise, each year's selection kinda gets poorer, and the snubs have gotten more and more personal each year. Absurd who they've been letting in and keeping out.
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RollingFreak
All great people that are going to be inducted but it has become the hall of very good or adjacent rather than who truly belong, IMO. I guess thats just my opinion as is everyone else's but they have been scrapping for awhile now.
· Foo Fighters - who's rushing them in? And I'm a huge fan of theirs, but they don't deserve it at all IMO. Nirvana is a band that changed things. Foo Fighters are very fun, and had some great albums, but they are going in because Dave Grohl is a star, not because they have done anything to add to rock music's legacy.
· The Go-Go's - to me would be in a hall of very good. Nothing against them, We Got The Beat and Vacation are great songs, but far from even being the Runaways to me. They certainly wouldn't make my ballot over other deserving people like New York Dolls, J Geils Band, Harry Nilsson, etc.
· JAY-Z - I get it that Jay Z is the biggest thing in rap, or at least was, but I don't think he belongs in a Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. That's one of those pandering selections to get this place to appeal to a broader group of people, in which case just make the change already that and call it the music Hall Of Fame. If you wanna call it Rock though, it should be specific to that. Again, like the guy too, absolutely nothing against him, but by most standards he wouldn't fit and it feels like a sore thumb than a true desire to include him.
· Carole King - Of course have no problem with Carole, she's a legend. What I have a problem with is that she was inducted decades ago with I believe Gerry Goffin, so does she really need it twice? I won't put up much of an argument cause again, Carole is amazing. Just seems like they screwed it up the first time.
· Todd Rundgren - absolutely deserving, for the same reason Jeff Lynne really was over ELO IMO. Todd has done EVERYTHING in rock. He's had great records on his own, he's produced a million classics, he's been a major part of many life changing albums in this genre. His style is unmatched in guitar playing and producing and he absolutely deserves to be inducted for his body of work.
· Tina Turner - I'd have no problem with her just being in with Ike, but she's had a glowing solo career, I can totally see her merit moreso than other solo people that have been in in addition to their bands. I guess I didn't care much about her stuff past the Ike and Tina days, but as a performer and woman in rock, she's an absolute legend. Fine with any honor she gets.
So I see 3 deserving, 2 if you exclude Carole who is already in. Todd's the only real standout in my mind. The rest are just there to pique my interest. Otherwise, each year's selection kinda gets poorer, and the snubs have gotten more and more personal each year. Absurd who they've been letting in and keeping out.
I agree with your post.
Interesting how they've also wedged in serial-nominees LL Cool J and Kraftwerk by putting them in a different category.
Glad to see that someone finally woke up and got BILLY PRESTON in there.
Apart from his own classic hits, look at his status as a valued sideman: Who else got label credit on a Beatles single, or had the Rolling Stones as a backup band while he performed a set of his solo songs during their shows?
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DaveG
Yep, when I think “rock and roll”, the first one to come to mind is Jay Z.
The whole enterprise is a joke.
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timmyj3
The R n R Hall of Fame is an embarrassment. I like how the word "diverse" was prominent in the first paragraph, but not "they could rock the house down". Just sad. Glad I have avoided giving this shithole a penny on my Cleveland trips.
They have jumped the shark and are basically irrelevant other than in name and licensing crap.
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24FPS
Come on. The pool was bound to get thin. The Go Gos, Todd Rundgren, and Jay Z in before Jethro Tull? J. Geils? Joe Cocker? Warren Zevon? It's getting stupid.