Is the hall of fame anti-prog?

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   I feel that the hall of fame will represent the music of my generation a hundred years from now whether we think it's relevant or not and I'd like to think that my great-grandchildren will be able to know that groups like Genesis, Yes and ELP were huge influences in the industry.  At least as much as ZZ Top!

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Chicapah Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 14 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8238	Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:38
	I feel that the hall of fame will represent the music of my generation a hundred years from now whether we think it's relevant or not and I'd like to think that my great-grandchildren will be able to know that groups like Genesis, Yes and ELP were huge influences in the industry. At least as much as ZZ Top!
	"Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain

salmacis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Content Addition Joined: April 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3928	Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:27
	I wouldn't hold the Hall Of Fame in any great regard myself- it accounts for music that is basically 'hip' and 'trendy' so bands that have contemporary relevance and influence, or have been namedropped over and over (New York Dolls, Velvet Underground, Clash, Ramones etc.). I think Black Sabbath were up for induction not so long ago, but prior to Ozzy's sudden (and imo, HIGHLY dubious...) renaissance into the public eye they were a bit of a joke for years, which shows up such 'halls of fame' for what they are. It's a doctrine that tells us what music is 'acceptable' and I'd avoid like the plague. I don't think such attitudes can last too long now though- only an absolute fool would really deny that prog is having some kind of resurgence; the likes of Muse, Mars Volta, Coheed and Cambria and latterly Porcupine Tree have achieved such plaudits and sales that the genre can't be revisionised or airbrushed any more.

chopper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20035	Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:26
	'Tis indeed a travesty, and I think eddietrooper just about summed it up.

eddietrooper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 27 2006 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 940	Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:18
	Unfortunately it's not only the Hall of Fame that is anti-prog. it's the majority of music business.

Chicapah Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 14 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8238	Posted: March 14 2006 at 15:14
	After reading today about the most recent induction of bands into the rock and roll hall of fame I have to ask.... Is freaking Blondie more deserving than Genesis? Or Lynyrd Skynrd more deserving than Yes? Both Genesis and Yes get constant airplay on the classic rock stations and they've certainly been around longer than the required 25 years so what gives? As far as I can tell Pink Floyd and Zappa are the only proggies in the hall. Come on, the musicianship of the Sex Pistols in comparison to that of Jethro Tull? Don't make me laugh!
	"Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain