Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a Joke!

bobman1235

rskarvan wrote: »

Rush wasn't any good. RUSH IS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD!!!

Meh, I know I'm in the minority in not liking them. I think they're talented musicians, I just don't like their sound at all.

PolkThug

pmckeealaska wrote: »

I read this morning that Madonna is going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

dragon1952

I am extremely proud to say that I have never even heard of Grand Master Flash or whatever his name is :rolleyes:

Systems

At this point I think Flavor Flav is gonna beat Rush into it:

He gots my vote!

George Grand

Madonna shows at my house with the titanium bra thing and her hair in a pony tail, it's party time.

And the only things I like about Rush or Led Zep, is finding their vinyl in mint condition.

hearingimpared

bobman1235 wrote: »

Meh, I know I'm in the minority in not liking them. I think they're talented musicians, I just don't like their sound at all.

I fall into the same category.

Demiurge

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has simply succumbed to Pop Culture. When they have Jay-Z doing inductions I think it says something about what it's become. It's not that I have an issue with artists like Madonna or Grandmaster Flash. They left their mark on music, whether we like it or not, however neither are anywhere near being in the realm of musicians making Rock & Roll music in any measureable time period in their respective careers.

I think it's stuff like this that has really watered down the various genres of music in to a whole bunch of sub-genres where now they only way to describe music is to compare it to someone elses work.

This truly is unfortunate....

audiobliss

I had never heard of "Cheap Trick" before reading through this thread. Then last night driving to meet for a study group I heard their 'Dream Police' on the radio. Would've had no clue, but they announced it on the radio after they played it.

So I just looked them up and see they also did "I Want You to Want Me"....now I definitely know that!!!! That's an awesome song! Certainly better than anything I've heard Madonna do!

I'm going to have to look and see what else I've heard and love and just am not aware that "Cheap Trick" did it.

bobman1235

audiobliss wrote: »

So I just looked them up and see they also did "I Want You to Want Me"....now I definitely know that!!!! That's an awesome song!

Yeah, I really think that's their only song.

read-alot

dragon1952 wrote: »

I am extremely proud to say that I have never even heard of Grand Master Flash or whatever his name is :rolleyes:

Wouldn't know him if he walked in the door myself.

I'm old school enough to be in disbelief the Doobies are not in yet.

Oh, Cheap Trick opened for the last ZZ gig I made, they were a great show.

daboyz

bobman1235 wrote: »

Yeah, I really think that's their only song.

Ever see "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"? Dude had a full on rant in that movie about Cheap Trick and Zep 4. "Dream Police","She's Tight","Surrender",
etc. You guitar guys would freak over Rick Nielson's collection. World famous.
They're putting in a museum here in town just for his guitars.

heiney9

audiobliss wrote: »

I had never heard of "Cheap Trick" before reading through this thread. Then last night driving to meet for a study group I heard their 'Dream Police' on the radio. Would've had no clue, but they announced it on the radio after they played it.

So I just looked them up and see they also did "I Want You to Want Me"....now I definitely know that!!!! That's an awesome song! Certainly better than anything I've heard Madonna do!

I'm going to have to look and see what else I've heard and love and just am not aware that "Cheap Trick" did it.

They did the theme for That 70's show. They have a been a hard working American Rock and Roll band and their songs were staples on the radio in the late 70's early 80's. Lot's of groups today cite them as huge influences. They obviously cite the Beatles as one of their own huge influences and it shows.

I can't think of a band that still works as hard as they do and still enjoys it and makes good music going on 30 years. Except for a short period of time when the bassist left and came back it's the original line-up. Say what you want they have lasted and proved to be a viable music group and deserve much more recognition than they get.

FWIW, Rolling Stone put them in the top 10 most underrated bands. I recommend everyone have some CT in their music collection. There are plenty of other musicians in R&R HoF that are less deserving.

Cheap Trick is to music what Ron Santo is to baseball, when is he finally going to make it to the Baseball HoF?!!

audiobliss

heiney9 wrote: »

They did the theme for That 70's show. They have a been a hard working American Rock and Roll band and their songs were staples on the radio in the late 70's early 80's. Lot's of groups today cite them as huge influences. They obviously cite the Beatles as one of their own huge influences and it shows.

I can't think of a band that still works as hard as they do and still enjoys it and makes good music going on 30 years. Except for a short period of time when the bassist left and came back it's the original line-up. Say what you want they have lasted and proved to be a viable music group and deserve much more recognition than they get.

FWIW, Rolling Stone put them in the top 10 most underrated bands. I recommend everyone have some CT in their music collection. There are plenty of other musicians in R&R HoF that are less deserving.

Cheap Trick is to music what Ron Santo is to baseball, when is he finally going to make it to the Baseball HoF?!!

Hey, thanks for the info. Much appreciated. I'll keep a look out for some of their stuff for sale.

GaryZ06

The Hall of Fame is a total farce....AS said before the fact that CHEAP TRICK is not in there is total bullcrap....They are the hardest working rock group.....sold just a few albums and tour basically non-stop.....

danger boy

Silverti wrote: »

At this point I think Flavor Flav is gonna beat Rush into it:

He gots my vote!

Waaaaaaaaaaaa! WTF is a Flava Flav? and why is he all over the tube these days?

danger boy

so do you just have to be nominated to be inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame or what?