So Run-D.M.C, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, and Madonna are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, while Deep Purple, Yes, Genesis, Kiss, and Journey aren't.
I don't personally like or dislike either list of artists in entirety, but all issues of taste and quality aside, I know which artists' music I'd rather play in front of an audience expecting a rock and roll band. Just sayin'.
You don't really need a Hall of Fame to know who the greats are, anyway. Great music holds up, and doesn't need to be defined by genre. But if there's going to be a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, shouldn't the people running it put personal taste aside for the sake of properly representing the music?
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You would think Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong would fit into the Jazz Hall of Fame a little better than the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame.
I imagine awards ceremonies like these are rife with politics anyhow.
The "real" Hall of Fame is in the hearts and minds of the listeners.
When interviewed, the head doofus of the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"
said that groups like The Moody Blues will never get in because he doesn't like prog rock. If I had time and money, I'd set up right next to him and have The Real Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Or at least hand out flyers outside his place.
JL
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