2012 Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced

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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited December 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    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.

    If you were replying to me I didn't suggest anybody. And if you would like to argue how they are Rock and Roll, there will be no winner as I will not budge from my stance just as much as you will not from yours. Its all good I was just putting in my $.02.

    I personally feel there are better choices out there, even for some of those already inducted. But like most HOF's it is based on popularity contest more so than the person/groups actual merits.
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  • evhudsons
    evhudsons Posts: 1,175
    edited December 2011
    Most of the early inductees were blues musicians, forefathers of Rock. The definition of rock and roll seems to defined by this hall of fame, and it obviously varies widely. My view of rock is more slanted to heavy but to some anything other than classical or jazz is rock.

    Either way Abba did help produce a lot of babies as alluded to above.
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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    edited December 2011
    zombie boy 2000 wrote: »
    Really? I think you should delve a little deeper into their catalog instead of just referencing "Fight for your Right" and other such nonsense. Most would agree that their influence and innovation are first-class. Just reference how many best-of lists Paul's Boutique finds itself on.

    I agree. The Beastie Boys evolved into Rock n Roll HOF material and deserved to get in.

    As for all the whiners that think Rush should be in, I agree but it's almost a certainty that they will be eventually.

    Donovan should have been inducted years ago.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited December 2011
    evhudsons wrote: »
    My view of rock is more slanted to heavy but to some anything other than classical or jazz is rock.

    Nat "King" Cole is in the R 'n R Hall of Fame more for his jazz trio work than his later, more well-known output as a vocalist.

    Miles Davis is also in the R 'n R Hall of Fame.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited December 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    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.

    Wow, just wow. Everybodies entiteled to their opinion. I'm just going to have to agree to disagree with you on that one and leave it be.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2011
    What a relief on my end.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI5VuBzo-Qc&sns=em
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited December 2011
    nspindel wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI5VuBzo-Qc&sns=em

    Holy freaking crap that was AMAZING! That may be the best version of Working Man I ever heard. I saw them twice on the Time Machine tour and I can't say I heard them play it exactly like that. These guys are approaching their 60's? They played that with the energy of 20 year-olds!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    edited December 2011
    That was freaking Awesome!!!! Geddys voice wasn't the best but man can those guys play..
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    Apparently not a performance worthy of the hall of fame, though.

    Seriously, I would like someone to give me one valid reason why this band does not belong in the hall? The song in that video is from 1974! Thirty seven years later, they're still playing it to sold out arenas.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,328
    edited December 2011
    It's not that they are not worthy of the hall but that the hall is not worthy of them!!
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2011
    And Larry, we around here are not worthy of you! Have an awesome Christmas, bro, you deserve it. Thanks for all you've done for us mere mortal Polkies!
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