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Who do you want in the Rock Hall?
Well, we’ve got a lively little conversation going on down below between folks who like REM more than Van Halen and vice-versa, pegged to this week’s inclusion of both bands into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Personally, I like ‘em both and think they both belong in there, but it’s fun to see where folks weigh in on their favorites.
But here’s a question: Who’s not in the hall that you think deserves to be? Dire Straits? AC/DC? The Ohio Players?
Tell us … and feel free to tell us who you think have no business being in there at all. And don’t anybody say Patti Smith, or I’m coming to git ya…
Comments
By Michael
March 17, 2007 4:33 PM | Link to this
I want groups or individuals in the hall that made a significant contribution to R&R.Bach,Beethoven,etc.,don’t qualify and Rappers certainly should not be there; rap is not music in the traditional sense, rather, it is an artform unto itself. Rappers as a group are not singers or musicians, they are social commentators.They are like auctioneers in the rhythm and cadence they give to there words. What they don’t do is create melodies. A rapper hall of fame would be more appropriate for them.By Bill Edgington
March 15, 2007 10:46 PM | Link to this
KISS should be in the RNR HOF. They are far more worthy than 3/4 of the garbage that’s already inducted..aka..Grand Master Flash. He’s not even Rock & Roll.By Kevin S.
March 15, 2007 9:39 PM | Link to this
I have to second the Dire Straits and Rush nominations. Especially Rush. Classic Rush music has a unique sound that nobody has ever duplicated.By chris
March 15, 2007 8:55 PM | Link to this
Well here we go again well lets say why the hell is blondie in the rock n roll hall of fame they are disco well who deserves Kiss , Rush, Boston< Foriegner JudasPriest,Styxx THe MONKEYS, Ohio Players J GIels band but we will probaly get more crappy rap bandsBy sid
March 15, 2007 1:41 PM | Link to this
Okay, I can’t read, Pink Floyd is in the RR HoF, but I still stand by my earlier nominations: Dire Straits, Yes, and Rush. REM was a great band in the 80s and early nineties, but their music got lost in their “message” unlike U2. Van Halen is a favorite but I am ambivalent as to whether they deserve RR HoF status. Good band but great? I liked listening to them on the radio but more often than not I didn’t feel compelled to buy their albums until I heard more of that albu on the radio or from my friends.By sid
March 15, 2007 11:44 AM | Link to this
Did I mention Rush? Definately get my vote as well.By sid
March 15, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this
Seeing how AC/DC is already in the RR HoF, I would vote for Dire Straits and Pink Floyd, especially Pink Floyd. They changed the face of progressive rock and concerts. I believe Yes also deserves membership as well.