Discussions of who is and is not in the Rock and Roll HOF is equivalent to that of the Baseball HOF.
I don't understand their methodology, but they'll get it right eventually.
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/allinductees.asp
Discussions of who is and is not in the Rock and Roll HOF is equivalent to that of the Baseball HOF.
I don't understand their methodology, but they'll get it right eventually.
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/allinductees.asp
She used to wake me up with coffee ever morning
If the Rock and Roll HoF is in Cleveland, then why is this being held in Manhattan?
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
As Ron House once said in a song...
"Bombs away...On the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame!"
It actually rhymes.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Maybe it's my own taste, but I think ELO, Yes and Devo would be a better choice for the Rock Hall than Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd, or many of the other "classic rock" bands.Originally Posted by Unassisted
Genesis died the day Phil Collins stepped behind the mike.
Here's a question. In a few years, REM will be up for nomination. Do they get in on their early HOF-worthy stats, or is their career "tainted" by their own "steroid" era, i.e. foisting "Shiny Happy People" and "Everybody Hurts" on an unsuspecting public?
Hey! Duran Duran will be eligible in a few years as well... think they'll ever get in???
2024 Reds record attending: 1-02024 Dragons record attending: 0-02024 Y'Alls record attending: 0-0
"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
I think they will remain, as the song says, hungry like the wolf. :Originally Posted by KittyDuran
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
For the mainstream categories, the winners seems to be either "important within their genre," or "have had two songs in 40 years of constant rotation on the FOX."
So that's a yes for Devo and Genesis, a maybe on Yes, and a no on Duran2.
Sorry, Kitty.
And of course, there are a few very PC choices. Which may provide a loophole, assuming Simon LeBon wants to make a "big announcement."
Makes all the routine posts.
I am not a big-time museum type and I have never been called a tightwad, but... the R-n-R Hall of Fame is one of the most overpriced things I have ever done (and I have done it twice). The first time I went to visit it I was really excited. I remember the feeling as I left after that 1st visit... what a waste of money and a disappointment. Don't get me wrong, there was some cool stuff to be seen, but the price for the experience is a Hall-of-Fame ripoff.
My advice to 1st timers... just go into the gift shop (no charge to get in there) and buy a t-shirt or some other memento.
I've been there twice too, on my employer's nickel. I was also underwhelmed. It might have been because there were few bands represented that I really felt strongly about. Maybe in another decade I'd get more out of it...Originally Posted by RedFanAlways1966
Last edited by Unassisted; 11-30-2005 at 05:14 PM.
I've only been there once (in 2001) - 3.5 hours waiting for my room to be available for a stay watching the Reds vs the Indians. I thought it was great! They had two special sections dedicated to the Beatles. One was about Stuart Stutcliffe showing all his work as an artist, many of it from his time in Germany before his death. The other exhibit was on John Lennon occupying the "tower" - three levels of writings, artifacts, etc. I went to the gift shop and purchased a umbrella, writing pen in the shape of a drumstick and a t-shirt - which I still have. I've been trying to get back ever since but haven't found the time plus I want to dedicate the same amount of time going thru the exhibits.Originally Posted by Unassisted
2024 Reds record attending: 1-02024 Dragons record attending: 0-02024 Y'Alls record attending: 0-0
"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
Anyone know how the HOF compares to the Experience Music Project in Seattle? I've been to the EMP, but not the HOF.
"I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful
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