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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 16, 2014 16:02:06 GMT
Still no Jethro Tull ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-class-2015/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsletter_4572276Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ringo Starr, Joan Jett + Lou Reed Elected Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fameby Matthew Wilkening December 16, 2014 5:25 AM Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lou Reed, Green Day and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band have all been elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2015. Beatles legend Ringo Starr will also be honored as the recipient of the hall’s “Award for Musical Excellence.” Starr was, of course, already inducted to the hall as a member of the Fab Four back in 1988. His bandmates have each been previously inducted for their solo careers — John Lennon in 1994, Paul McCartney in 1999, and George Harrison in 2004. Reed, who passed away last year, is also a two-time honoree, having joined the Hall of Fame back in 1996 as a member of the Velvet Underground. Vaughan, who died in 1990, was the runaway winner of this year’s “fan’s ballot” voting, as 18 million music lovers insisted the time for him to join the Hall of Fame had arrived. We’ll have much more on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2015 throughout the day — including reactions from the winners. The induction ceremony will be held at the Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, April 18.
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 16, 2014 16:28:15 GMT
Still no Jethro Tull ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-class-2015/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsletter_4572276Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ringo Starr, Joan Jett + Lou Reed Elected Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fameby Matthew Wilkening December 16, 2014 5:25 AM Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lou Reed, Green Day and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band have all been elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2015. Beatles legend Ringo Starr will also be honored as the recipient of the hall’s “Award for Musical Excellence.” Starr was, of course, already inducted to the hall as a member of the Fab Four back in 1988. His bandmates have each been previously inducted for their solo careers — John Lennon in 1994, Paul McCartney in 1999, and George Harrison in 2004. Reed, who passed away last year, is also a two-time honoree, having joined the Hall of Fame back in 1996 as a member of the Velvet Underground. Vaughan, who died in 1990, was the runaway winner of this year’s “fan’s ballot” voting, as 18 million music lovers insisted the time for him to join the Hall of Fame had arrived. We’ll have much more on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2015 throughout the day — including reactions from the winners. The induction ceremony will be held at the Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, April 18. I'm under the impression that Ian is not too fussed that he's not in it nor ever gets nominated.
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Post by steelmonkey on Dec 16, 2014 17:40:56 GMT
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ??
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Post by JTull 007 on Dec 16, 2014 18:41:23 GMT
I thought Ringo had already made it with the Beatles ?
This Hall of LAME is not WORTHY of JETHRO TULL... NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER...
EVER, EVER, EVER, ...
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Post by Tull50 on Dec 16, 2014 19:17:19 GMT
Totally disappointed with these people from Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. Last year I sent a letter requesting explanations on how to vote and how they control this. Actually they do not know how to solve the problem to vote for people who are using a program to hide your IP, so for me the ratings are not reliable. All previous scores performed via internet are not credible...
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Post by morthoron on Dec 17, 2014 4:18:55 GMT
Totally disappointed with these people from Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. Last year I sent a letter requesting explanations on how to vote and how they control this. Actually they do not know how to solve the problem to vote for people who are using a program to hide your IP, so for me the ratings are not reliable. All previous scores performed via internet are not credible... Back in 2010 I wrote an article on my blog regarding the revisionist and completely arbitrary manner Jann Wenner (Rolling Stone publisher and power behind the RRHOF) and his selected board members select candidates. I questioned at the time how bands like Tull, King Crimson, Rush, Yes, the Moody Blues and Alice Cooper had not been elected for decades. Since the article, two of the six (Alice and Rush) have finally gotten in, but when you consider light-weight performers like Joan Jett (two hits total, if I recall) still get in while premier bands like the ones I mentioned previously, or Deep Purple, for that matter, still aren't in, there is no explanation except 1970s rock bias, particularly against prog bands. Yet punk and rep performers (yes, rap somehow has become rock) that came later get in. It is a f**king joke. Anyway, here's the article. And God bless The Sex Pistols for telling the hall to "Piss off". The Rock and Roll Hall of Shame
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 17, 2014 9:53:48 GMT
I'm under the impression that Ian is not too fussed that he's not in it nor ever gets nominated. But deep down if he or Tull did get into the Hall Of Fame he'd be secretly pleased and it would generate reams of newspaper articles and publicity, good and indifferent. As for faithful followers who buy the merchandise, records, mp3s, cds et al there's a kind of kudos in supporting a band that is not deemed worthy of a place in such an organisation and at least we are not alone in this. But I for one do agree - Joan Jett ? What the feck is going on there ?
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 12, 2015 16:46:59 GMT
Nikki Sixx says he'd turn down Rock Hall: perfect, more room for Rory Gallagher www.straight.com/blogra/803771/nikki-sixx-says-hed-turn-down-rock-hall-perfect-more-room-rory-gallagherMotley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx declared on his Facebook page the other day that he’d “probably” turn down induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Fvckin-AAA!
That just leaves more room for more deserving types like Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, and Link Wray.
Here’s Sixx’s post, complete with grammatical errors:
The only award I look forward to getting the the one I will probably decline and thats The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame….Its a fixed old boy network that has lost touch with art, songwriting craft,lyrics and influential music and usually has other agenda’s at hand.………Young bands tell me its a joke and these bands are the future…………
We’d totally agree with Sixx that the Rock Hall is an old-boy network that is out of touch, but as far as he and his band ever being nominated: fvck that noise. I can think of loads of acts more deserving than the Crue, including–apart from the obvious three mentioned above–Blue Oyster Cult, Dick Dale, Dire Straits, Free, Gary Moore, Humble Pie, Iron Maiden, the J. Geils Band, Jethro Tull, Motorhead, Mott the Hoople, the New York Dolls, Peter Green, Rick Derringer, Robin Trower, Ronnie Montrose, Ten Years After, T. Rex, Thin Lizzy, UFO, Warren Zevon, and Wishbone Ash.
The much-maligned (especially here) Rock Hall gained a smidgen of respect last month when it inducted Stevie Ray Vaughan, so we can hardly imagine it stooping low enough to give Sixx a shot at turning down induction.
I mean, letting KISS in was low enough, dontcha think?
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 23, 2015 8:16:53 GMT
observer.com/Rock and Roll HOF Dumps 16 Nominating Members, Proving Its Irrelevance Yet AgainA former nominating committee member reveals the depth of ridiculousness at Wenner's palace By Jeff Tamarkin | 06/22/15 12:55pm observer.com/2015/06/rock-and-roll-hof-dumps-16-nominating-members-proving-its-irrelevance-yet-again/Rock fans have noticed. One friend of mine groused that he was dismayed that “Too many good bands from the ’70s aren’t inducted yet, like Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship.” Well, he’ll likely see Mariah Carey and Jay Z in there before either of those 1970s bands. After all, the Hall seems already to have passed on many major 1960s/’70s artists, among them Deep Purple, Gram Parsons, Jethro Tull, the Turtles, Electric Light Orchestra, Link Wray, the Steve Miller Band, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the MC5, T. Rex, Chubby Checker, Chicago, the New York Dolls, the Monkees, Warren Zevon, Tower of Power, Yes and dozens of others. Fans take to Facebook and compile petitions attempting to persuade the nominating committee to recognize one overlooked favorite or another, usually to no avail. Now, with the pruning of the committee, it’s a fair bet most of those favorites will forever be shunned.
To be sure, debating who should and should not be in any Hall of Fame is part of its raison d’etre in the first place. Just as Ron Santo and Richie Ashburn have been the subject of years of barroom arguments by baseball fans, debating the Hall-worthiness of best-selling but critically dismissed acts like the Doobie Brothers and the Moody Blues is a perfectly natural and healthy part of the process.
One friend of mine suggested that the Hall needs to recognize “more innovators regardless of sales and popularity… Roxy Music and Kraftwerk should be in.” Another made a strong case for “the first male R&B artist to get a platinum album, singer Teddy Pendergrass.” Someone suggested that there’s a gap regarding “African-American artists who don’t fit Jann Wenner’s soul template. I know Bob Marley, Sly, Jimi and Curtis are there. But Arthur Lee and Love, Nile Rodgers and Chic, and especially the Band of Gypsys should be there. I could make a fair case for Grace Jones, Labelle and Joan Armatrading, too.”
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 10:07:28 GMT
Still no Jethro Tull ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-class-2015/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=newsletter_4572276Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ringo Starr, Joan Jett + Lou Reed Elected Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fameby Matthew Wilkening December 16, 2014 5:25 AM Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lou Reed, Green Day and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band have all been elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2015. Beatles legend Ringo Starr will also be honored as the recipient of the hall’s “Award for Musical Excellence.” Starr was, of course, already inducted to the hall as a member of the Fab Four back in 1988. His bandmates have each been previously inducted for their solo careers — John Lennon in 1994, Paul McCartney in 1999, and George Harrison in 2004. Reed, who passed away last year, is also a two-time honoree, having joined the Hall of Fame back in 1996 as a member of the Velvet Underground. Vaughan, who died in 1990, was the runaway winner of this year’s “fan’s ballot” voting, as 18 million music lovers insisted the time for him to join the Hall of Fame had arrived. We’ll have much more on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2015 throughout the day — including reactions from the winners. The induction ceremony will be held at the Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, April 18. It is probably far-fetched, but maybe Jann Wenner heard the song Baker St. Muse and he doesn't like the line: "I have no time for Time magazine or Rolling Stone."
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