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Van Halen (among others) Make the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
NY Daily News ^

Posted on 01/08/2007 10:21:03 AM PST by slowhand520

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To: AmishDude

I think I may be the only nitwit who bought BOTH his album and the CD. I know. Pretty pathetic.


161 posted on 01/08/2007 8:42:40 PM PST by Mike Bates (Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
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To: slowhand520

The Ronettes? Really? I mean, "Be My Baby" was great, but that was all because of Phil Spector. So they get in, but Squeeze will never make it...


162 posted on 01/08/2007 8:44:14 PM PST by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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To: slowhand520

I can't believe Van Halen wasn't inducted long ago.
But Patti Smith?? I guess the R&R HoF wanted to show how "diverse" it is.
REM is a slam dunk, and the Ronettes I can live with, but I never heard of Grandmaster Flash. Is he some kind of old-time blues guitarist or something, hopefully? (Please don't tell me he's just another talentless, dime-a-dozen "hip hop" barker....)


163 posted on 01/08/2007 8:50:23 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: printhead

"It crawled into my hand, honest."


164 posted on 01/08/2007 8:50:55 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Mike Bates

Be careful.

They tend to melt in the dark.


165 posted on 01/08/2007 8:51:14 PM PST by AmishDude (It doesn't matter whom you vote for. It matters who takes office.)
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To: AmishDude

Especially the sweet, green icing.


166 posted on 01/08/2007 8:59:10 PM PST by Mike Bates (Irish Alzheimer's victim: I only remember the grudges.)
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To: Charles Martel
This one?:


167 posted on 01/08/2007 9:15:35 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: Uncle Meat; Sir Francis Dashwood
I'll put Budokan up against all those, even though Live basically rescued/made KISS. Framptom Comes Alive and Budokan are IMO the top two live albums. Live at Leeds is a great on too, and one of my personal favorite is Head East Live.
168 posted on 01/09/2007 4:45:26 AM PST by thinkthenpost
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To: fredhead

The Archies.


169 posted on 01/09/2007 4:52:19 AM PST by 7thson (I've got a seat at the big conference table! I'm gonna paint my logo on it!)
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To: slowhand520

It's really getting to be slim pickin's for rock hof nominees; you can't get much lamer than this year's "class."


170 posted on 01/09/2007 5:20:18 AM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: thinkthenpost

Frampton is a lesser talent and non-issue to me... I'm not into Top 40... but whatever floats your boat...


Toni Price - Sol Power and James McMurtry and the Heartless Bastards - Live in Aught Three, are two of my all time favorites. I am more into eclectic music.


171 posted on 01/09/2007 5:35:04 AM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood (LET'S ROLL!)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
This one?

Yep... though in fairness, that's probably the worst possible single frame of a videoclip. Still, it reminds me of that quote from Raiders of the Lost Ark:

"It's not the years, it's the mileage."

172 posted on 01/09/2007 5:56:21 AM PST by Charles Martel (Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: dfwgator

>>The Smithereens<<

Fantastic band.


173 posted on 01/09/2007 7:40:54 AM PST by SerpentDove (It's not rocket surgery.)
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To: Revolting cat!

Your knowledge of, and access to some '60s musicians is frightening.


174 posted on 01/09/2007 7:44:41 AM PST by rabidralph (There's a tigger! There's a tigger!)
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To: RockinRight
Roth was mediocre as a soloist.

What? Who can forget his remakes of California Girls and Just a Gigolo? Classics!

175 posted on 01/09/2007 7:46:18 AM PST by rabidralph (There's a tigger! There's a tigger!)
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood
I actually agree about Frampton never amounting to much, he probably should have stayed with Humble Pie, but Frampton Comes Alive is a great live album IMO and I thought that was point of the post.
176 posted on 01/09/2007 7:49:34 AM PST by thinkthenpost
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To: rintense

>>I counter that Lindsey Buckingham is the most underrated guitarist ever. What he does with a guitar while singing lead is just phenomenal.<<

If you're a Fleetwood Mac fan (as I am), you ought to get the DVD of the making of "Rumours".

Well worth watching.


177 posted on 01/09/2007 9:36:25 AM PST by SerpentDove (It's not rocket surgery.)
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To: ByDesign
I've heard his new band, The Satellite Party, with Perry Farrel from Jane's Addiction, is very, very good, but I havent come across any copies yet.

Thanks for the tip, I'll need to google them and see what's out there. Physically, Perry Farrel is one of the flattest human beings in the world. I also spent many a wild evening in college partying to Jane's.

When I was in High School a buddy of mine got tickets to go see Jane's at some nothing club in Boston. I'd never heard of the group (this was waaay before radio had discovered them) so I blew it off. I'm still kicking myself over it.

178 posted on 01/09/2007 12:43:05 PM PST by wbill
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To: Melas; ByDesign
Oh, I was waiting to get flamed for trashing on Fleetwood Mac. :-) Bring it on, I can handle it. LOL!

My feeling about lyrics and teleprompters is that if I wanted karaoke, I'd go someplace cheaper. For $50-100 bucks or more of my money for a ticket, I think that the least that the performer should do is show up on time and remember the lyrics. And, as far as orchestral musicians are concerned, I need to say that belting out three stanzas and the chorus of "Runnin' with the Devil" is quite a bit different than playing Beethoven's 5th from memory.

Don't get me started on pop tarts (Britney Spears, etc) that lip-synch.

Finally, I had the pleasure of catching the Stones (fantastic Arena show, BTW) a few years ago. Not a teleprompter in sight....no way there were any around because for a significant part of the show, there wasn't a place for them in the set design. So, unless Mick had the lyrics written on the back of his hand....

179 posted on 01/09/2007 1:00:44 PM PST by wbill
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To: Lx; Arizona Carolyn

Gene Simmons is behind some other groups that may surprise you. Foreigner is one I know of off the top of my head.


180 posted on 01/09/2007 1:06:38 PM PST by TChris (We scoff at honor and are shocked to find traitors among us. - C.S. Lewis)
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