Posted on 03/10/2008 6:23:38 AM PDT by period end of story
On the surface to a casual observer the 2008 Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame class appears to be fairly strong and rather non-controversial. Three of the five artists being enshrined in the main performer category are very well deserving, including one of the most dominant artists in rock history. They also have seen fit to give overdue recognition to some long eligible figures in other categories and so on the whole this year's inductees are a solid group deserving of their honors.
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You are wrong about DC5.
Clearly, you are delusional about your grasp of rock music history.
Take down the Monkees’ posters from your room and get out of the house. Hey, hey.
The Astronauts were better than the Ventures ever hoped to be.
The DC5 fell into the "good" camp with the Beatles, The Animals and The Rolling Stones. They were light years better, and they rocked ten times harder, than Herman's Hermits, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers, Freddie And The Dreamers, Chad and Jeremy and the rest of the teenybopper groups.
Including the Monkees in a discussion about the DC5 reeks of ignorance.
It never ceases to amaze me how low they set the bar for the Rock ‘n’ Roll HOF. I guess it just proves that long-term use of drugs does cause brain damage.
Leonard Cohen is a very cool choice.
My mistake.
Your preposterous assertions are the results of bad taste rather than bad history.
He’s in the airline hall of fame band, with Buddy Holly and the rest.
Someone that recently passed away IMO deserves in the HOF. John Stewart came up from the Folk scene as a songwriter, then performer with the Kingston Trio, and later on his own with a #2 top 40 song "Gold" in 1979-1980. His songs were recorded by the Lovin' Spoonful, the Monkees, Rosanne Cash and a number of other performers. Stewart was well respected by the members of the Byrds, Moby Grape, and the Grateful Dead. Stewart passed away Jan 18 this last year. I think the HOF should consider the body of work...not body (Madonna's Ass et)...of the performers and what contributions they made to R&R.
I’m sure that, with all the surgery she’s had, she had them throw in one of those rejuvenations that have been on the news.
That said, who's to say who does and doesn't belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is a commercial venture, not the one and only Catholic Church. You and I could establish a competing Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and induct in it Bobby Rydell and Terry Jacks. Who's to stop us? It's such an artificial creature as to be laughable from the getgo, I'm afraid. I don't recognize it as any sort of authority on the history of rock'n'roll.
I don’t know, its just what I read. But thanks for the info on The Dead, I didn’t know that. Pandy
Musical opinion is a toughie. Generally there are absolutes in opinion that are non-changeable between people.
I grew up in a musical household, learned to play a variety of instruments and listened to a lot of music. I grew to enjoy Yes early on (early 70’s) and have never lost that admiration. They display a depth of harmony, chordal variation, interesting meter and individual virtuosity that few other bands have ever approached. I would encourage you to go back and listen to the tunes of theirs that are not played on the radio. Rhino Records has re-issued quite a bit of the Yes catalog, and they have done an outstanding job.
Of course, a keyboardist I know tends to growl “Use your left hand” anytime he hears Wakeman play.
Rush is made up of virtuoso talent as well. Neil Peart recently hosted and was the feature player at the Tribute to Buddy Rich. Geddy Lee is among the better bassists both from a technical and performance standpoint and Alex Lifeson, while not a showy player, is a master at interesting chordal structures and layering that few other guitarists can even come close to.
I strongly recommend listening to their latest recording, Snakes and Arrows. It is not sterile by any stretch!
Cheers!
heythere...well, in a rock band, keyboardists need to lay off the left hand or else clash with the bassist.
geddy lee is technically proficient on the bass as far as speed/dexterity is concerned, and can certainly handle time changes, odd times, etc.
all the players are proficient at their instruments. as a band, they have a loyal following and a long career. But hall of fame? nope.
To be sure, Rush did go through a longish period there, where their music had largely become rather boring techno-synth stuff. Power Windows, Hold Your Fire, Presto, Roll the Bones, Counterparts, and Test for Echo, while each containing a couple of worthy tracks, were rather weak in my opinion. I wouldn’t include Grace Under Pressure with those - in my opinion it was quite strong, although nostalgia might be colouring my feelings about it.
Vapour Trails, OTOH, was quite good in my opinion, and Snakes and Arrows is excellent. I was fairly amazed at the S&A concert I attended in October to see that the acoustic instrumental tune from that album was played (almost?) entirely by Alex alone. No, he’s not one of those flashy “notes per second” players, but he has great tone and is quite technically proficient.
I really don’t care if Rush gets in the HOF or not, but inducting Madonna is an absolute joke - what kind of music did she ever do that you could apply the words “rock” or “rock and roll” to? Pop, all the way.
>>“Perfidia” has lasted the longest to my ear.
Maybe because it was some 20 years old before they recorded it?
Did they own guitars? (Or did they know anybody whom owned a guitar?) This seems to be the only qualification. Hmmm. What about Jack Kerouac?
>>“Perfidia” has lasted the longest to my ear.
Maybe because it was some 20 years old before they recorded it?<<
Actually, it was the sound of the lead guitar that endeared it to me.
I’ve owned Strats, Jazzmasters, ES335’s and a ‘66 Moserite. Might be some connection.
Alaska, Montana...maybe.
Was it the Contours who did the original version of “Do You Love Me?”? All subsequent covers faded in comparison. Don’t really begrudge the DC5, though. Madonna I begrudge big time; she’s lowered the bar to the ground. Ventures Rock!!!
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