Run-DMC, Metallica lead list of 2009 Rock Hall inductees

hitfix.com ^ | 1-14-09 | Nekes Mumbi Moody

[lainie]

generally lackluster if you ask me.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Joe Satriani's Summer Song.

[JennysCool]

“Nekes Mumbi Moody” is a great name for a band, though.

[E Rocc]

Well it depends on who becomes elgible that year. Metallica definitely belongs.

The induction’s where it should be this year, where the Hall is.

[Mariner]

The new Metalica album is SUPERB.

[darkangel82]

It’s supposed to be the ROCK hall.

[Yo-Yo]

"Heh, heh. Metallica made the list and AC/DS didn't! Heh, heh."

[Edizzl79]

Yeah thats what I thought, where does RunDMC fall into the rock category????

[antiRepublicrat]

Run DMC was great. If nothing else, they brought back Aerosmith.

[Snickering Hound]

Still no love for The Monkees?

[InvisibleChurch]

Pointless without Jethro Tull. At least they have a Grammy for Heavy Metal Album of the year.

[babubabu]

I think AC/DC is already in the RHOF.. so HA!

[Dinsdale]

There are few successful hard rock bands.

That’s why it was such a tragedy when Metallica turned into a pop band. (Do I need to name the Album?)

Now they are imitating there younger selves. They are bad copycats and obviously don’t remember.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

How Run-DMC gets in, but bands like YES who have great musicians and who have influenced many subsequent musicians don't is difficult to understand.

[Salamander]

Doubly pointless without Alice Cooper.

[but hall of fame or not, Metallica will never forget Tull’s “Crest Of A Knave” album].....;-D

Jump start...or tow me away.

[darkangel82]

I wouldn’t call them “great”.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Um, was it the one with the black cover?

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I don’t know about the HOF, but the buying public doesn’t seem to place much of a premium on musicianship.

And let’s be honest for a bit here. I’m a big Yes fan myself, but they’ve put out a fair amount of self-indulgent crap over the years (to some extent that’s a hazard of playing prog-rock). I’d still like to see them get in, though.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

“I don’t know about the HOF, but the buying public doesn’t seem to place much of a premium on musicianship.”

Unfortunately, you're probably right about the musicianship.

Yes have put out some stuff that could be labeled self-indulgent over the years, as you point out, but they've also put out some incredible stuff that has stood the test of time. They helped define Prog-rock, and to me they are way more worthy of inclusion that many bands who've already been inducted. Just my opinion.

[ChrisInAR]

I’ve heard bits & pieces of their new album & wasn’t impressed. IMO, they went downhill FAST after Cliff was killed & have become total sell-outs.