2007 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Though I don't like the idea of rap entering the rock hall of fame, I could see a few making it. Public Enemy's punk attitude as well as sampling metal and collaborating with rockers. They have as much business in there as so many of the jazz artists.

If my post came off as remorseful and/or enraged that certain high caliber bands were not inducted, that wasn't my intention. I was merely happy that Van Halen and REM got a nod, and pointed out a few bands that should have entered a long time ago. I too will lose no sleep over Purple's and Genesis' exclusion from what hsa become a building of irony, where the music industry visibly shows how it has tamed the once rebellious rock into a cash-cow complete with cookie-cutter bands who all sell millions of albums because the United States has miserably failed the War on Drugs. Huh, come to think of it, guess I am a little mad

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote: Atavachron wrote: [IMG]smileys/smiley36.gif" align=middle> This is beginning to sound like a PA argument about which bands are prog enough to be here   No, it's simple, you can't induct Pele to the Beisball Hall of Fame no matter how good he was because HE NEVER PLAYED BEISBALL.   For the same reason you can't induct a rap artist who doesn't play Rock to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.   It's illogical and absurd.   Iván

     

But there's a logic to that (at least in their eyes):

rap exposure in Rock Hall of Fame = better sells for everyone involved

not that quality or adherence to a genre matters anyway...

I've heard the HIPHOP Hall and Fame next inductees are Run DMC, N234 and Genesis

ViolinCyndee wrote: Spacerock will never be included...

    

They would need a bigger hall

Atavachron wrote: This is beginning to sound like a PA argument about which bands are prog enough to be here

Amazing, inducting a rapper to the ROCK & ROLL Hall of fame it's like giving the Nobel Prize of Medicine to a novelist that writes best sellers.

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - January 11 2007 at 23:48

Zappa88 wrote: I don't see how a rapper is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but that's just me. Van Halen, not a big fan, but man its about time they got in! And you gotta love R.E.M., one of my favourites.

    
I missed that... you're right... that proves my point further: this "hall of fame" crap is just, well, that, crap. "music industry" crap, a well-thought way of promoting music without actually advertising (the ceremony will take care of that)... great, a RAPPER in the ROCK hall of fame...

I hope, when they announce the HIPHOP Hall of Fame Inductees, they include The Beatles...

Bern wrote: micky wrote: Bern wrote: From those you suggested, the one that surprises me is Deep Purple. I'm not a big fan but I can't see why they aren't included. They were good sellers. They had big hits. They were not prog... ouch... those are fighting words around AR Headquarters.... My post sounds offensive to Deep Purple right? I like 'em and I don't deny they had prog moments. I'm just saying they aren't remembered and seen as a prog band by anybody. That's why the "prog factor" can't explain why they aren't included yet.

that's why they remastered and re-released the Mk.1 line-up albums.  That phase had sort of fallen through the cracks.. and that is why we are here... to correct the errors in people's ways hahahha.

Have a good night Bern.... off to get some well needed sleep.

Bern wrote: From those you suggested, the one that surprises me is Deep Purple. I'm not a big fan but I can't see why they aren't included. They were good sellers. They had big hits. They were not prog...

ouch... those are fighting words around AR Headquarters....

From those you suggested, the one that surprises me is Deep Purple. I'm not a big fan but I can't see why they aren't included. They were good sellers. They had big hits. They were not prog...

I've heard people in the know say that the prog band with the best chance to break the barrier is of all groups... ELP.