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Your sentiment I believe is shared by many . Example being folks will listen to music they enjoy and likewise will see bands and artist that they enjoy live regardless of who says what . I think that's the bottom line . Once upon a time I believe the premise was nice , but with the subsequent induction classes it has shown how meaningless that institution has become . Perfect example being the past several years inductees . The title says Rock & Roll . How do you explain the multi genre inductees ? which have zero to do with the title of this institution . This like so many other things in life has become all about $ and not integrity . You could regain some of that integrity by having years where there is no inductees what so ever . This could be explained by Mr. Wenner (what a fine gent ) by releasing a statement saying no bands or artists have met the guidelines and metrics of being worthy of induction . Heck why not make it harder to get inducted and thus make truly special ? versus who are we going to find to include in this years class . Then there is the "politics" of it all where there are truly artists and bands that belong who have not been inducted and to me that smacks of the payoff not being delivered to Mr. Wenner The above poster mentioned Three Dog Night with there string of hits including 21 top 40 hits . What am I missing here besides the obvious ? Maybe it's time for new blood to come in and take over and bid a graceful goodbye to Mr. Wenner ? How do you explain the New York Dolls not getting in ? The Sex Pistols (who certainly were not my cup of tea at all ) but you can't deny there influence to the burgeoning Punk movement in main stream music ? That is certainly a big swing and a miss . No J. Geils or Steppenwolf ? really ? But Dolly Parton is up for nomination . Doesn't Country Music have it's own Hall of Fame in Music City ? Eminem seriously this has to be a typographical error ? No Jethro Tull ? but Dione Warwick is nominated ( Keep smiling , Keep Shining knowing I will get inducted into Mr. Wenner party ) No John Mayall seriously with the music that his Blues Breakers played ? No Joe Cocker really ? It really makes you wonder what the criteria is beside the most obvious ($) As far as the fan vote goes that is a nice sentiment but I don't trust or believe in it for the obvious reason as the recent classes of inductees proves .Quote
Captain Teague
Do fans really give a sh*t about the Hall of Fame? To me it means nothing but then again I am old and cynical.
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Three Dog Night had 21 consecutive Top 40 hits. They are not in The Hall.
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Try A Little Tenderness
Easy To Be Hard
Eli’s Coming
Celebrate
Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
Out In The Country
One Man Band
Joy To The World
Liar
An Old Fashioned Love Song
Never Been To Spain
The Family Of Man
Black And White
Pieces Of April
Shambala
Let Me Serenade You
The Show Must Go On
Sure As I’m Sittin’ Here
Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)
‘Til The World Ends
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They didn't write most of those songs.
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They didn't write most of those songs.
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mrjones
Todd Rundgren did the right thing- didn't go to the bs induction ceremony-said he was busy.
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They didn't write most of those songs.
And are any of them familiar to anyone born after the 70’s?
So true ! In the article I really love the reference to Simon Cowell which I find spot on . Great analogy !Quote
TIRED
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a farce, I find it hard to believe that it's been taken seriously by the media, the fans and even so many musicians.
The entire concept of selection by a chosen few, the award ceremony etc., it is all a betrayal, if not ridiculisation of Rock'n'Roll.
I fully agree with Andrew Loog Oldham: "I think those people basically hijacked the name Rock'n'Roll”
L.A. Times April 2014
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Captain Teague
Do fans really give a sh*t about the Hall of Fame? To me it means nothing but then again I am old and cynical.
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Captain Teague
Do fans really give a sh*t about the Hall of Fame? To me it means nothing but then again I am old and cynical.
They should've just called it a museum and left it at that.
It's got some cool stuff in it. But soon as you start singling out "hall of famers" it becomes a contest. Art shouldn't be a contest.
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Captain Teague
Do fans really give a sh*t about the Hall of Fame? To me it means nothing but then again I am old and cynical.
They should've just called it a museum and left it at that.
It's got some cool stuff in it. But soon as you start singling out "hall of famers" it becomes a contest. Art shouldn't be a contest.
There is the museum, which consists of 4 floors and a small walkway with signatures which is the Hall.
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Captain Teague
Do fans really give a sh*t about the Hall of Fame? To me it means nothing but then again I am old and cynical.
They should've just called it a museum and left it at that...
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Three Dog Night had 21 consecutive Top 40 hits. They are not in The Hall.
One
Try A Little Tenderness
Easy To Be Hard
Eli’s Coming
Celebrate
Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
Out In The Country
One Man Band
Joy To The World
Liar
An Old Fashioned Love Song
Never Been To Spain
The Family Of Man
Black And White
Pieces Of April
Shambala
Let Me Serenade You
The Show Must Go On
Sure As I’m Sittin’ Here
Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)
‘Til The World Ends
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mrjones
Todd Rundgren did the right thing- didn't go to the bs induction ceremony-said he was busy.
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mrjones
Todd Rundgren did the right thing- didn't go to the bs induction ceremony-said he was busy.
WTH is Todd doing in the HOF? He had like one kind of hit record. The rest of it was cult stuff.