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Another invalid R&RHoF ballot omits Warren Zevon
No reason to bury the lede, right? So here's the list, with my five favorites at the top:
Nina Simone
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Link Wray
The Meters
Eurythmics
or maybe
The Cars
MC5
The Zombies
but not
Bon Jovi
Kate Bush
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
J. Geils Band
Judas Priest
LL Cool J
Moody Blues
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Okay, Rufus/Chaka Khan too, in a different year.
I thought this was a very strong group. I'm usually fishing for someone to round out my top five. This time, each and every one of the first four up there (each subgroup is in alphabetical order) is unquestionably deserving: Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Link Wray, and The Meters. All they might lack is fame. And Link Wray even played rock and roll!
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Q: What do the list of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and your haircut have in common?
A: They are both invalid.
Nina Simone
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Link Wray
The Meters
Eurythmics
or maybe
The Cars
MC5
The Zombies
but not
Bon Jovi
Kate Bush
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
J. Geils Band
Judas Priest
LL Cool J
Moody Blues
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Okay, Rufus/Chaka Khan too, in a different year.
I thought this was a very strong group. I'm usually fishing for someone to round out my top five. This time, each and every one of the first four up there (each subgroup is in alphabetical order) is unquestionably deserving: Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Link Wray, and The Meters. All they might lack is fame. And Link Wray even played rock and roll!
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Q: What do the list of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and your haircut have in common?
A: They are both invalid.
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radiohead should be first ballot HOFers. One of the best bands of the past 25 years
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe should have been in long ago. Her singing/guitar playing was hugely influential in the gospel strain of rock 'n' roll's heritage.
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I know they'll get in, but Bon Jovi have no business being in the HOF. At least not in a legitimate HOF
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Heard Let's Go! on the ride into work this morning. 3:30 of pop radio bliss.
Good grief how are the Cars not in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.
Warren Zevon
Little Feat
Foreigner
Blue Oyster Cult
J. Geils Band
are also not in by the way.
Good grief how are the Cars not in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.
Warren Zevon
Little Feat
Foreigner
Blue Oyster Cult
J. Geils Band
are also not in by the way.
By the time you drop them I'll be gone
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Zevon and Little Feat are grave injustices, and I'm rooting for BÖC whether they're deserving or not. Hell, nobody's deserving, right?Rocky wrote:Heard Let's Go! on the ride into work this morning. 3:30 of pop radio bliss.
Good grief how are the Cars not in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.
Warren Zevon
Little Feat
Foreigner
Blue Oyster Cult
J. Geils Band
are also not in by the way.
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Radiohead and Rage are first ballot.
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I always expect the Zevon slight, I didn't expect the Soundgarden slight. You would think they were a lock this year after Chris Cornell's passing.
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I believe they both should be. As much of a deserved critics darling as they have been since OK Computer, Radiohead is a no doubter. Does Rage get held out due to their genre of music is less friendly and that their catalog wasn't that extensive? We'll see.Iowan wrote:Radiohead and Rage are first ballot.
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No Iron Maiden - what a freckin shame. Sell out concerts all over the globe
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I disagree that Rage is first ballot
No way in hell Foreigner should be in the HOF.
No way in hell Foreigner should be in the HOF.
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Disagree that they will be or should be?whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:I disagree that Rage is first ballot
No way in hell Foreigner should be in the HOF.
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Sorry, was posting from phone and should have been more clear: should beIowan wrote:Disagree that they will be or should be?whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:I disagree that Rage is first ballot
No way in hell Foreigner should be in the HOF.
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More deserving than Laura Nyro, Lloyd Price, Gene Pitney, Kiss, Percy Sledge and Madonna?whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:No way in hell Foreigner should be in the HOF.
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Not if you're going to bat for ForeignerRocky wrote:More deserving than Laura Nyro, Lloyd Price, Gene Pitney, Kiss, Percy Sledge and Madonna?whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:No way in hell Foreigner should be in the HOF.
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OK but this was your idea.
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Rocky wrote:OK but this was your idea.
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Todd Rundgren isn't in the HOF, and isn't even on the ballot this year.
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I've yet to read a compelling argument about why the J. Geils Band even belongs on the ballot
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I Love It. Foreigner is Now Illegal.
What the Hell I'm bored waiting for the Port Chester show to start,
Perhaps it’s time for a reassessment of the music career of the band Foreigner. Or maybe it’s time to get another beer.
Well let’s start here. Their first record is as good as any debut album in rock history.
Here are 2 songs from the first record.
It’s like we’ve forgotten as a society of rock fans what a great singer Lou Gramm from up state New York is!
Their entire debut recording and songs like Double Vision, Head Games, Waiting On A Girl Like You, Dirty White Boy, etc. are all catchy, well crafted songs. All they had was 4 quality records. That was all. They had others, sure, both they’re pretty forgettable.
We all understand that overexposure to anything is a bad thing and Foreigner did get an awful lot of airplay at the time and ad naseum now on Classic Rock stations. In that way they are the victims of their own success.
I want to be completely clear here. I am not saying that Foreigner is an iconic or terribly important band. I’m saying they are just as deserving of being in the Rock ‘ Roll Hall of Fame as one hit wonders Gene Pitney, Lloyd Price or Percy Sledge, or any number of the myriad of doo wop groups that are in or Madonna or James Taylor.
Plus there’s this bonus – They played rock n’ roll.
What the Hell I'm bored waiting for the Port Chester show to start,
Perhaps it’s time for a reassessment of the music career of the band Foreigner. Or maybe it’s time to get another beer.
Well let’s start here. Their first record is as good as any debut album in rock history.
Here are 2 songs from the first record.
It’s like we’ve forgotten as a society of rock fans what a great singer Lou Gramm from up state New York is!
Their entire debut recording and songs like Double Vision, Head Games, Waiting On A Girl Like You, Dirty White Boy, etc. are all catchy, well crafted songs. All they had was 4 quality records. That was all. They had others, sure, both they’re pretty forgettable.
We all understand that overexposure to anything is a bad thing and Foreigner did get an awful lot of airplay at the time and ad naseum now on Classic Rock stations. In that way they are the victims of their own success.
I want to be completely clear here. I am not saying that Foreigner is an iconic or terribly important band. I’m saying they are just as deserving of being in the Rock ‘ Roll Hall of Fame as one hit wonders Gene Pitney, Lloyd Price or Percy Sledge, or any number of the myriad of doo wop groups that are in or Madonna or James Taylor.
Plus there’s this bonus – They played rock n’ roll.
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I keep forgetting that. It makes no sense. It does not compute.whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:Todd Rundgren isn't in the HOF, and isn't even on the ballot this year.
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Since this time you omit Laura Nyro, I'll grit my teeth over Percy Sledge in the spirit of compromise and agree with you.Rocky wrote:I want to be completely clear here. I am not saying that Foreigner is an iconic or terribly important band. I’m saying they are just as deserving of being in the Rock ‘ Roll Hall of Fame as one hit wonders Gene Pitney, Lloyd Price or Percy Sledge, or any number of the myriad of doo wop groups that are in or Madonna or James Taylor.
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Rocky wrote:Their first record is as good as any debut album in rock history.
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i seriously question why the Eurhythmics even got nominated.
Cars, Meters, Radiohead, Priest. i'm good w/ those four. i would guess Simone or Tharpe might get in.
Cars, Meters, Radiohead, Priest. i'm good w/ those four. i would guess Simone or Tharpe might get in.
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This made me smile (and it hurts when I smile).John A Arkansawyer wrote:No reason to bury the lede, right? So here's the list, with my five favorites at the top:
Q: What do the list of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and your haircut have in common?
A: They are both invalid.
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Because they're better than Madonna?tinnitus photography wrote:i seriously question why the Eurhythmics even got nominated.
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If you have any trouble getting your dancing license renewed, give my dog a call. He'll shake a few hands and you'll be back in the high life again. It'll kill ya.worrierking wrote:This made me smile (and it hurts when I smile).John A Arkansawyer wrote:No reason to bury the lede, right? So here's the list, with my five favorites at the top:
Q: What do the list of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and your haircut have in common?
A: They are both invalid.
The sooner we put those assholes in the grave&piss on the dirt above it, the better off we'll be
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If you're bringing personal taste into the conversation, it won't go anywhere.John A Arkansawyer wrote:Because they're better than Madonna?tinnitus photography wrote:i seriously question why the Eurhythmics even got nominated.
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LOTS of great debut albums on this list!whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists ... e-20130322
Hey I recognize that mine is a minority opinion. How truly boring the world would be if we all had the same backgrounds, tastes and opinions.
Just curious if you listened to the tracks I posted. (It’s kind of hard to remember all of the album cuts from records that were released 40 years ago.)
I guess I’ll have to be satisfied with Mick Jones and Lou Gramm being in The Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, as they were inducted in 2013.
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