"Disintegration is the greatest album, ever."
Posted on 09/28/2011 2:14:20 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD
2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees: Beastie Boys, The Cure, Donovan, Eric B. & Rakim, Guns N’ Roses, Heart, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Freddie King, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rufus with Chaka Khan, The Small Faces/The Faces, The Spinners, Donna Summer, War. Inductees will be chosen in December from this list. Induction ceremony will be in March 2012.
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You are right!! GFR and Johnny Rivers. I guess they aren’t politically correct enough for the guy that has this gig.
Glad to see Guns N’ Roses make it! It’s a shame they didn’t have more longevity than they did. Damn stupid Axl Rose!
To this day, why is RUSH, KISS and Yes snubbed ? Oh, I forgot, why is Deep Purple excluded as well ! And yet, Michael Jackson and Madonna are in !
Music from RUSH is considered timeless and ahead of its time. Deep Purple is another one that had some great music but yet, ignored !
I’m a Eric Clapner kind of guy myself.
The Cure
Knowin’ yer such a fanboy...
The Cure, Laura Nyro, War and Heart should be in....everybody else....no.
"Disintegration is the greatest album, ever."
No Ted Nugent? I’m shocked /s
This is a liberal scam to get people to visit Cleveland. Rock and roll lives on through the radio and in my CD collection which gets purged of lib rockers. List of good ones keeps shrinking.
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD....why would Donna Summer ever be considered before them? “scratches head”......
Imho, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a farce. Many, if not most of the nominees have produced “music” that has no resemblance to rock & roll.
Heart, yes!
Donna Summer is great, but she belongs in the Disco Hall of Fame.
thank you...
How can Heart get in ahead of Rush, Skynyrd, Tull, others....?
Random thoughts:
-Eric B. and Rakim? I’ll be the first to say they were very talented and pioneers of the rap genre. But in no way, shape, or form were they ever rock.
-Still no honors for Rush, Deep Purple, or Warren Zevon (the Excitable Boy album alone is enough for a nod, in my book)? PFEH!
-I’m bothered less by the inclusion of R&B greats than rappers, simply because so much of rock’s history can be traced back to blues and soul. I’d say ditto with certain forms of country/western. Elvis and guys like Conway Twitty straddled both genres at times, for example.
-Even though I was never a big fan of Heart or Joan Jett, I do appreciate that they broke a lot of ground for women who wanted to play hard rock.
-I wouldn’t cross the street to hear the Red Hot Chili Peppers play, but I can’t deny their popularity or longevity as an act.
Who is Laura Nyro and what did she do?
I grew up with the early 60’s and 70’s bands but have no idea who this person is!?
(I know .. Google it!)
But I’m asking for others that may not know!
I have no idea who that lady is.
And STILL no Robin Trower. What a joke.
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