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Figured this might be a great time to get this off my chest.<\/p>\nFigured this might be a great time to get this off my chest.<\/p>\n
The Hall Of Fame is bullsh*t!<\/p>\n
First of all, music is not a competition, but we somehow need to label it as such and bestow upon a segment of the artists that have created amazing music via their talent, and creativity, and some who\u2019re properly manufactured and in the right place at the right time. With that in mind\u2026Here\u2019s EVERY artist currently inducted into the R&R Hall Of Fame and my thoughts on some who make me ask WHY THEM?: (I\u2019m only including performers\u2026non-performers and others are arbitrarily considered and their inclusion is relevant ceremonially at best.)<\/p>\n
\u2022 John Mellencamp – Nothing more than the Bruce Springsteen of the Midwest. Should he be in? Really? Because he wrote a few hit songs? Then make room for Huey Lewis & Hall & Oates
\n\u2022 Leonard Cohen
\n\u2022 Madonna
\n\u2022 The Dave Clark Five
\n\u2022 The Ventures
\n\u2022 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
\n\u2022 Patti Smith
\n\u2022 R.E.M. \u2013 What makes REM Hall Of Fame worthy? They\u2019re not pioneers. They\u2019re a great band, but certainly not legendary. They didn\u2019t change music like Devo did. But, because they\u2019re critical darlings\u2026they\u2019re in.
\n\u2022 The Ronettes
\n\u2022 Van Halen
\n\u2022 Black Sabbath
\n\u2022 Blondie
\n\u2022 Lynyrd Skynyrd
\n\u2022 Miles Davis
\n\u2022 Sex Pistols
\n\u2022 Buddy Guy
\n\u2022 Percy Sledge \u2013 4 top ten singles and one song you can name. Not a Hall Of Famer. Sorry.
\n\u2022 The O\u2019Jays
\n\u2022 The Pretenders – Why them? Great band. But Hall Of Fame?
\n\u2022 U2
\n\u2022 Bob Seger
\n\u2022 George Harrison – As a solo artist? Really? Is it because of his music, or his humanitarian contributions? He stole \u201cMy Sweet Lord\u201d from The Chiffons. I guess being a Beatle gets him in.
\n\u2022 Jackson Browne – Why? He\u2019s in the same category as Mellencamp & Tom Petty. They all did great songs, but nothing that makes one sit back and think music wouldn\u2019t be where it is today without his contributions
\n\u2022 Prince
\n\u2022 The Dells
\n\u2022 Traffic
\n\u2022 ZZ Top
\n\u2022 AC\/DC
\n\u2022 Elvis Costello & the Attractions
\n\u2022 Righteous Brothers
\n\u2022 The Clash
\n\u2022 The Police
\n\u2022 Brenda Lee
\n\u2022 Gene Pitney
\n\u2022 Isaac Hayes
\n\u2022 Ramones
\n\u2022 Talking Heads
\n\u2022 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers \u2013 Great songs. But what about Tom Petty makes him a Hall Of Famer? His vocal style is The Byrds-meets-Dylan. So, he wrote great songs, but he\u2019s not someone I\u2019d see as \u201cOH WOW!\u201d
\n\u2022 Aerosmith
\n\u2022 Michael Jackson
\n\u2022 Paul Simon
\n\u2022 Queen
\n\u2022 Ritchie Valens
\n\u2022 Solomon Burke – Who? He wrote a couple of songs, but was a 2nd tier artist his whole career. Certainly not a legend that one would consider for the Hall Of Fame
\n\u2022 Steely Dan
\n\u2022 The Flamingos \u2013 Do you know any of their music? Shouldn\u2019t you if they\u2019re Hall Of Famers. Isn\u2019t a Hall Of Fame for legends?
\n\u2022 Bonnie Raitt
\n\u2022 Earth, Wind & Fire
\n\u2022 Eric Clapton
\n\u2022 James Taylor
\n\u2022 Lovin\u2019 Spoonful
\n\u2022 The Moonglows \u2013 Does EVERY 50s-era DooWop group get in? name a Moonglows song. Just one!
\n\u2022 Billy Joel – Not a Hall Of Famer. The American Elton John. He\u2019s talented. Wrote some great songs. But a huge critical darling. Not a Hall Of Famer
\n\u2022 Bruce Springsteen
\n\u2022 Curtis Mayfield
\n\u2022 Del Shannon
\n\u2022 Dusty Springfield
\n\u2022 Paul McCartney
\n\u2022 The Staple Singers
\n\u2022 Fleetwood Mac
\n\u2022 Gene Vincent
\n\u2022 Lloyd Price – Look. I get that certain musicians were overlooked because of racism. But EVERY R&B singer can\u2019t be considered Hall Of Fame worthy. I\u2019m sorry. This guy wrote \u201cLawdy Miss Clawdy\u201d did you know that? No. You didn\u2019t
\n\u2022 Santana
\n\u2022 The Eagles
\n\u2022 The Mamas and the Papas
\n\u2022 Buffalo Springfield
\n\u2022 Crosby Stills and Nash
\n\u2022 Joni Mitchell
\n\u2022 Parliament-Funkadelic
\n\u2022 The (Young) Rascals
\n\u2022 The Bee Gees
\n\u2022 The Jackson Five
\n\u2022 David Bowie
\n\u2022 Gladys Knight and the Pips
\n\u2022 Jefferson Airplane
\n\u2022 Little Willie John – Another unknown pioneer. But if they\u2019re unkown, are they \u201cFame-worthy\u201d
\n\u2022 Pink Floyd
\n\u2022 The Shirelles
\n\u2022 The Velvet Underground
\n\u2022 Al Green
\n\u2022 Frank Zappa
\n\u2022 Janis Joplin
\n\u2022 Led Zeppelin
\n\u2022 Martha and the Vandellas
\n\u2022 Neil Young
\n\u2022 The Allman Brothers Band
\n\u2022 Bob Marley
\n\u2022 Duane Eddy
\n\u2022 Elton John
\n\u2022 John Lennon
\n\u2022 Rod Stewart
\n\u2022 The Animals
\n\u2022 The Band
\n\u2022 The Grateful Dead
\n\u2022 Cream
\n\u2022 Creedence Clearwater Revival
\n\u2022 Etta James
\n\u2022 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
\n\u2022 Ruth Brown
\n\u2022 Sly and the Family Stone
\n\u2022 The Doors
\n\u2022 Van Morrison
\n\u2022 Bobby \u201cBlue\u201d Bland
\n\u2022 Booker T. and the M.G.\u2019s
\n\u2022 Johnny Cash
\n\u2022 Sam and Dave
\n\u2022 The Isley Brothers
\n\u2022 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
\n\u2022 The Yardbirds
\n\u2022 Ike and Tina Turner
\n\u2022 Jimmy Reed
\n\u2022 John Lee Hooker
\n\u2022 LaVern Baker
\n\u2022 The Byrds
\n\u2022 The Impressions
\n\u2022 Wilson Pickett
\n\u2022 Bobby Darin
\n\u2022 Hank Ballard
\n\u2022 Simon and Garfunkel
\n\u2022 The Four Seasons
\n\u2022 The Four Tops
\n\u2022 The Kinks
\n\u2022 The Platters
\n\u2022 The Who
\n\u2022 Dion
\n\u2022 Otis Redding
\n\u2022 Stevie Wonder
\n\u2022 The Rolling Stones
\n\u2022 The Temptations
\n\u2022 Bob Dylan
\n\u2022 The Beach Boys
\n\u2022 The Beatles
\n\u2022 The Drifters
\n\u2022 The Supremes
\n\u2022 Aretha Franklin
\n\u2022 B.B. King
\n\u2022 Big Joe Turner
\n\u2022 Bill Haley
\n\u2022 Bo Diddley
\n\u2022 Carl Perkins
\n\u2022 Clyde McPhatter
\n\u2022 Eddie Cochran
\n\u2022 Jackie Wilson
\n\u2022 Marvin Gaye
\n\u2022 Muddy Waters
\n\u2022 Ricky Nelson
\n\u2022 Roy Orbison
\n\u2022 Smokey Robinson
\n\u2022 The Coasters
\n\u2022 Buddy Holly
\n\u2022 Chuck Berry
\n\u2022 Elvis Presley
\n\u2022 Fats Domino
\n\u2022 James Brown
\n\u2022 Jerry Lee Lewis
\n\u2022 Little Richard
\n\u2022 Ray Charles
\n\u2022 Sam Cooke
\n\u2022 The Everly Brothers
\nJeff Beck – Why is Jeff Beck going in as a solo artist? He\u2019s a great guitarist, but if that\u2019s going to be the criteria\u2026make room for Yngwie, Vai, Satriani and EVH as a solo artist.
\nLittle Anthony & the Imperials
\nMetallica
\nRun-D.M.C.
\nBobby Womack
\nWanda Jackson
\nBill Black
\nDJ Fontana
\nSpooner Oldham<\/p>\n
ABBA<\/p>\n
Otis Blackwell<\/p>\n
Jimmy Cliff<\/p>\n
Genesis<\/p>\n
The Hollies<\/p>\n
The Stooges<\/p>\n
Alice Cooper<\/p>\n
Neil Diamond<\/p>\n
Dr. John<\/p>\n
Darlene Love<\/p>\n
Tom Waits<\/p>\n
Beastie Boys<\/p>\n
Blue Caps<\/p>\n
The Comets<\/p>\n
The Crickets<\/p>\n
Donovan<\/p>\n
The Fabulous Flames<\/p>\n
Guns N’ Roses<\/p>\n
Small Faces\/Faces<\/p>\n
Freddie King<\/p>\n
The Midnighters<\/p>\n
The Miracles<\/p>\n
Laura Nyro<\/p>\n
The Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/p>\n
And now\u2026a list of bands that SHOULD be inducted NOW: See what I\u2019m saying?<\/p>\n To me..Hall Of Fame means \u201cSomeone without whom music wouldn\u2019t be where it is today\u201d Someone who changed the direction\u2026a LEGENDARY band or artist. I love the Pretenders\u2026but\u2026how come them, and not Devo? Or hell\u2026Where\u2019s the Sugar Hill Gang? Kurtis Blow? The B-52s? Peter Gabriel as a solo artist? Didn\u2019t Harry Chapin and Jim Croce change music? \u2026Donna Summer? Madonna\u2019s in but Donna Summer isn\u2019t? How are Blondie and Pretenders in, but Heart isn\u2019t? And if we\u2019re going to induct disco & hip hop\u2026where\u2019s KC & The Sunshine band? The Commodores? The Smiths? Depeche Mode\u2026do I not see Screamin Jay Hawkins? Memphis Minnie? Bill Broonzy? But Dusty Springfield is in? WHATTTTTTT???????<\/p>\n And yeah\u2026Rush. The Moody Blues\u2026why not? ELP\u2026Apparently not “too much” Prog Rock allowed. I see now why so many people think the Hall is crap\u2026cuz it is.<\/p>\n This year, we finally see Deep Purple, Heart, RUSH, and Joan Jett on the preliminary list. Will they make it? Guess we wait and see.<\/p>\n …point made for another year.<\/p>\n I will continue to clown the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame until they get it right! And they never will.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Figured this might be a great time to get this off my chest. The Hall Of Fame is bullsh*t! First of all, music is not a competition, but we somehow need to label it as such and bestow upon a segment of the artists that have created amazing music via their talent, and creativity, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/neanderpaul.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDevo, KISS, ( nobody were bigger from 75-79?) Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, Cheap Trick, Ozzy as a solo artist, Moody Blues, Smiths, Duran Duran, SRV, Journey, B52s, T Rex, Yes, Chicago, Hall & Oates, Boston, Frampton, Bad Co. The Cure, Jethro Tull, MC5, Steve Miller, ELP, Jan & Dean, Devo, Styx, Tina Turner as a solo artist, Carole King, Jim Croce, REO Speedwagon, J Geils, Ted Nugent, Robert Plant, Huey Lewis & The News, Free, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Sting, Pete Townsend, Steve Winwood.<\/span>\u2026Feel free to add yours. If they\u2019re going to put the questionable people in that they have\u2026.make room for: Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, and Def Leppard. Scorpions too. 4 of the biggest bands of the 80\u2019s. If Tom Petty goes in\u2026so does Def Leppard. & Motley. They\u2019ve had just as many hits, and were the foundation for an entire musical movement. Which brings me to Motorhead, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest. Without those 3, no Metallica. What about Thomas Dolby? Is Barry Manilow not in? How the F*CK can you justify THAT????? He sang the f*cking THEME to American Bandstand!!!!<\/p>\n