2012 Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced

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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    Back on topic, the diss'ing of RUSH:

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/12/07/143261555/shouldnt-rush-be-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame

    Even the president and CEO of the Rock Hall concedes the band should be honored. "They simply haven't gotten enough votes to make the ballot," Terry Stewart told Cleveland's The Plain Dealer earlier this year. "I can't tell you why. Based on impact, influence, innovation, and excellence, they're worthy. I think it's just a matter of time before it happens."

    So who does the voting????
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    http://www.petitiononline.com/xanstar/petition.html
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2011
    Don't forget the Moody Blues, Yes, Chicago, Hall and Oates, etc.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    And KISS.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited December 2011
    Obsession18 wrote: »
    The fact that RUSH once again was left off the list tells me the Hall of Shame is BS! The fact that ABBA is in the Hall backs up my point.

    No doubt. I won't give a crap until Rush gets in and then still probably won't give a crap.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited December 2011
    That GNR made it in before Rush puzzles me. I guess those that voted for them thinks that Slash is a better Guitarist than Alex Liefson, which explains why the RnR Hall of Fame is a joke
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    Drummer ain't too shabby either...
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,456
    edited December 2011
    Getting into the HoF is more of a personality contest than it is anything else. If it were based on things like talent, record sales and the ability to fill a concert venue, Half the acts in the Hof would not be there and a ton of other acts would be there instead.

    It's not who you know, its who you.... well you get the idea.

    Rush, Kiss, and a bunch of others are not interested in kissing the requisite number of a$ses needed to make the cut, and I applaud them for it.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited December 2011
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    Don't forget the Moody Blues, Yes

    Yep, those two. Rock and roll idiot nominating commitee are too dumb to admit quality musicians and quality music. Gun's-N-Roses before YES, Moody Blues and Rush?!?! Prime example of their idiocy. Oh well, I guess I don't watch the induction show anyway (and for good reason).

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2011
    Acts that were nominated this year but didn't make the cut....

    Donna Summer, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Heart, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Eric B. & Rakim, War, the Cure and the Spinners.
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  • rebuy
    rebuy Posts: 695
    edited December 2011
    I guess I like Rush as well as the next fellow but he ain't HOF material. All I heard him do is talk alot and sometimes he'll spin a record but I ain't never herd him sing nothin. I guess if Rush can make it Larry King is old enough too.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    edited December 2011
    Ohh another Rush got screwed again thread!!! And comparing Slash and Alex is just being an asshat.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    Keiko wrote: »
    Uhg! :sad:

    Love 'em or hate 'em, but the record sales, concert tours, fan base, and longevity all support the case that they belong in the hof. Not popular in audiophile circles, but plenty popular...
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Ohh another Rush got screwed again thread!!! And comparing Slash and Alex is just being an asshat.

    What's your point?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    edited December 2011
    My point is "who cares" Rush Rules!!! Slash Kicks **** just as Alex does!!! and every year we we act like Rush will not be complete till they are in the Lame Rock of Shame..:lol:
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    Ah, for a second there I thought you were implying that Rush didn't belong in the hof. I don't feel that they're "incomplete" without being inducted, I just don't get why they are continually snubbed. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts get nomintated, but not Rush? I just don't get it...
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2011
    Keiko wrote: »
    The Beastie Boys. LOL!

    They should rename it, The Rock n Roll Hall of Jokes.

    EXACTLY. Beastie Boys in the hall of fame, that's an f'n BAD joke.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2011
    Yeah, I don't know how much more legendary RUSH has to be to get in there, they must have pissed someone off. Seeing GNR make it before Rush is a slap in the face.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited December 2011
    Equating Rush fans to RS fans is ludicrous! When was the last time you saw a NERD at a RS game?!:lol:

    Besides, who the hell wants to see Rush in the same place as Madonna?***shiver***:rolleyes:
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2011
    Nice! The Beastie Boys and the Chili Peppers are both very deserving of that IMO. The rest? Ehh...whatever. GnR I guess kinda deserves it, though I personally don't care much for them. BB and RHCP have both had a very big influence on rock music though. Many people write off the Beastie Boys without ever having really explored their music.
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  • evhudsons
    evhudsons Posts: 1,175
    edited December 2011
    Beasty Boys started off as a punk rock band, then got into hip hop. From their choices of music I think they wanted to have a little fun with that genre. They put out a lot of different stuff that people aren't aware of, just as Adam Sandler has some off color comedy acts not in the mainstream.

    There are a lot of good rock bands that easily could be inducted but I'm assuming that they only do a few a year for a reason. I agree with Rush and Moody Blues being more than qualified to get in. I mean, Beastie Boys, why not Supertramp? I have no idea what system is used to determine the inductees but it is weird. I would never have categorized Maddona as Rock and Roll.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2011
    Obsession18 wrote: »
    The fact that RUSH once again was left off the list tells me the Hall of Shame is BS! The fact that ABBA is in the Hall backs up my point.

    Abba did songs that you could tap your foot to, and singers who could sing.
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  • evhudsons
    evhudsons Posts: 1,175
    edited December 2011
    The girls were hot. Rock bands perform Abba songs today.

    The girls were really hot.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    I don't hate on Abba, I'm brave enough to admit. They don't get much play when I'm listening to my real gear, but if you put them on at a party, you generally get a lot of smiles and people dancing. I saw Mama Mia in London, it was really good. Tons of people dancing in the aisles, etc. Definitely the kings and queens of the disco sucks era, but you can't discount them. Fan base, record sales, etc., the numbers are all there. And they've stood the test of time. And compared to most of the crap that's put out today, if given the choice I don't have a problem listening to Abba.

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2011
    U2 bows to ABBA...."We're not worthy"

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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited December 2011
    Went to the R&R Hall a few times and also went to the Grand Opening concert with Jerry Lee Lewis,Al Green,Springsteen,Clapton,Little Richard,Dylan,etc.
    What a great day.
    Now the place is a JOKE and i wouldn't pay a dime to go there.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited December 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    Abba did songs that you could tap your foot to, and singers who could sing.

    I usually agree with you but ABBA is not Rock and or Roll, and if you can point out an ABBA rock tune I would glad change my mind. If this is you train what about the Bee Gees? Or are they in already I don't know cause honestly the whole thing is sad.

    Toolfan, you are right it has become the rock and roll hall of shame.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,456
    edited December 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    Abba did songs that you could tap your foot to, and singers who could sing.

    Feet were not the only thing being tapped to their music.:twisted::cheesygrin:
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2011
    Joe08867 wrote: »
    If this is you train what about the Bee Gees? Or are they in already I don't know cause honestly the whole thing is sad.

    The Bee Gees are in....they were inducted back in 1997 by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys

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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2011
    Abba may not be my choice for listening, but is just as much rock, perhaps more, than the iconoclastic, virtuoso, ten years behind the times crap that you lament about not being in the R&R HoF.
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