rocketman Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Here the are: Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, Steve Miller, and N.W.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I still believe Yes should be in ..Still... But this year I would question N.W.A. and Cheap Trick getting in, I like cheap trick alright but are they one of the greatest?? and N.W.A. a joke....Glad deep Purple and Chicago finally get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 They haven't put everybody in yet? People still care about that dump? rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 that Deep Purple (one of the, what, dozen or so most influential rock bands in history) is just now being nominated says a lot about the legitimacy of this charade. I happened to notice as I walked past my 13 y.o son's room that he had bought a cassette player (looks new - I didn't know they still made 'em) and had raided 4 cassettes from my collection in old briefcases downstairs (I was a child of the 80's). Hmmm, AC/DC's TNT and Back in Black, Nirvana's Nevermind, and a Deep Purple live album. He and 4 of his mates are taking music at school next year and plan to form a rock band - those albums were what he chose from hundreds to get song ideas.... says something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 They haven't put everybody in yet? People still care about that dump? I actually started caring just a bit when they put Rush in. I agree about Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 It was a great idea. It started good. It became nothing but a bunch of people using it as their personal bank, like every other business in this country. The displays when we went in 2003 were just awful, nothing but Daltrey and Brittney Spears and Rod Stewart costumes. I think one of the Allmans Les Pauls was right next to all that stuff, they musta been proud. We thought it would have matured into a little more history, more of the ingredients, more interactivity with what it took to make R&R. Nope. Costumes. And who got in and who didn't became this lame-o slap fight every year because my favorite band didn't get in and yours did. It was suggested at the start they not bother with all that fuss and just start putting bands in as their time came, but no, they thought it would be as big as the grammys and the emmys and the oscars and such. Sure, it's a big night for the people who run it, they have great dinner and champagne and just slap each other on the back about the trip they are all taking next month to start considerations for next year, prolly in Hawaii or something. The building is beautiful. Very disappointing and sorry I ever gave them a nickel. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skilsaw Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 that Deep Purple (one of the, what, dozen or so most influential rock bands in history) is just now being nominated says a lot about the legitimacy of this charade. I happened to notice as I walked past my 13 y.o son's room that he had bought a cassette player (looks new - I didn't know they still made 'em) and had raided 4 cassettes from my collection in old briefcases downstairs (I was a child of the 80's). Hmmm, AC/DC's TNT and Back in Black, Nirvana's Nevermind, and a Deep Purple live album. He and 4 of his mates are taking music at school next year and plan to form a rock band - those albums were what he chose from hundreds to get song ideas.... says something. Now that is Rock and Roll History happening! The hall of fame is just a place. It is the new generation that keep the music alive. There is a real revival in Swing dancing at universities right now. Those kids love to dress the part and boy do they have the moves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 It was a great idea. It started good. It became nothing but a bunch of people using it as their personal bank, like every other business in this country. The displays when we went in 2003 were just awful, nothing but Daltrey and Brittney Spears and Rod Stewart costumes. I think one of the Allmans Les Pauls was right next to all that stuff, they musta been proud. We thought it would have matured into a little more history, more of the ingredients, more interactivity with what it took to make R&R. Nope. Costumes. And who got in and who didn't became this lame-o slap fight every year because my favorite band didn't get in and yours did. It was suggested at the start they not bother with all that fuss and just start putting bands in as their time came, but no, they thought it would be as big as the grammys and the emmys and the oscars and such. Sure, it's a big night for the people who run it, they have great dinner and champagne and just slap each other on the back about the trip they are all taking next month to start considerations for next year, prolly in Hawaii or something. The building is beautiful. Very disappointing and sorry I ever gave them a nickel. rct If the city of Cleveland had not built it, my city probably wouldn't have The Ravens right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 If the city of Cleveland had not built it, my city probably wouldn't have The Ravens right now Shoot man you guys should still have the colts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I rank this right up there with the various "awards" shows. Who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 No Yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 They should call it The Assorted Genre Hall of Fame. But I still wouldn't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Exactly the right sentiments on display here in this post; induction to the sham that is the HoF means just below nothing, now. If you let any old rabble in, the prestige and honour is diluted to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 No Yes? Yes, no Yes. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I realize with music, genre can be hard to define. But clearly, these guys do not know what Rock and Roll is, or what it used to be. You have to have SOME adherence, or reverence, to the term "Rock and Roll", or an understanding of it to be able to define who is or should be a "hall of famer". As it is now, there is none. I mean zilch. Nada. Not one bit of credibility. So, to me, it means nothing at all if they do not recognize Yes, or any other deserving of credit. In fact, I kinda would feel bad for anyone put in the position of having to decide what to do if they were inducted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Yes, no Yes. rct No. No, no Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 that Deep Purple (one of the, what, dozen or so most influential rock bands in history) is just now being nominated says a lot about the legitimacy of this charade. Bingo. I'm in the "Couldn't Care Less" crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 No. No, no Yes. Now I'm hearing Madeline Kahn singing in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Now I'm hearing Madeline Kahn singing in my head. "They are always coming and going and going and coming and always way too soon" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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