Who's Missing From The R&R Hall of Fame?

Started by lowend1, November 15, 2008, 03:07:53 PM

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lowend1

November 15, 2008, 03:07:53 PM
Today, (for no explicable reason) I found myself looking over the list of this year's inductees. Knowing full well that the HOF is a plaything for Jann Wiener - umm, Wenner - I decided to pick, IMHO, the three biggest oversights thus far:
Chicago
Kiss
Free/Bad Company
I'd like to hear everyone else's top 3 disses.
If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter

SKATE RAT

#1
November 15, 2008, 07:22:19 PM
WHO IS IN IT?I WENT TO THEIR WEB SITE BUT I COULDN'T FIND A LIST OF ALL THE HALL OF FAMERS.
'72 GIBSON SB-450, '74 UNIVOX HIGHFLYER, '75 FENDER P-BASS, '76 ARIA 4001, '76 GIBSON RIPPER, '77 GIBSON G-3, '78 GUILD B-301, '79 VANTAGE FLYING V BASS, '80's HONDO PROFESSIONAL II, '80's IBANEZ ROADSTAR II, '92 GIBSON LPB-1, 'XX WAR BASS, LTD VIPER 104, '01 GIBSON SG SPECIAL, RAT FUZZ AND TUBES

lowend1

#2
November 15, 2008, 10:11:55 PM
If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter

godofthunder

#3
November 15, 2008, 10:14:00 PM
Slade and Mott The Hoople. How about Badfinger ?
Maker of the Badbird Bridge, "intonation without modification" for your vintage Gibson Thunderbird

SKATE RAT

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November 15, 2008, 10:55:41 PM
dick dale,small faces/faces,motorhead,gang of four,deep purple,the runaways,joan jett,and i didn't see the man credited with the first rock n roll song.Ike Turner "rocket 88" 1951
'72 GIBSON SB-450, '74 UNIVOX HIGHFLYER, '75 FENDER P-BASS, '76 ARIA 4001, '76 GIBSON RIPPER, '77 GIBSON G-3, '78 GUILD B-301, '79 VANTAGE FLYING V BASS, '80's HONDO PROFESSIONAL II, '80's IBANEZ ROADSTAR II, '92 GIBSON LPB-1, 'XX WAR BASS, LTD VIPER 104, '01 GIBSON SG SPECIAL, RAT FUZZ AND TUBES

Dave W

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November 15, 2008, 11:33:34 PM
Dexy's Midnight Runners and Men Without Hats  ;)

Seriously, I don't care. We could argue all day over the meaning of Rock and Roll but I know what it's not. No offense at all to BB King, Gladys Knight, P-Funk, the Staples Singers, Mamas & Papas et al -- they all deserve recognition. Yet when 1/3 to 1/2 of the inductees are really blues, doo-wop, Motown, folk or soul artists, it's really a pop music hall of fame. 

Rhythm N. Bliss

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November 16, 2008, 03:21:39 AM
WHITESNAKE, Y&T & DORO!!!

nofi

#7
November 16, 2008, 04:15:12 PM
the hall of fame is pretty much a joke imo. i can't see any logical reason why some get in and some don't. if i could redesign the place i would toss every bit of it and replace it with a single photo of a slave in the fields. that's the wellspring from which all of this emerged.

lowend1

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November 16, 2008, 07:19:58 PM
Quote from: Rhythm N. Bliss on November 16, 2008, 03:21:39 AM
WHITESNAKE, Y&T & DORO!!!

What, no Manowar?
If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter

rubato

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November 17, 2008, 02:04:16 AM
Link Wray, Wynonie Harris, Lowell Fulson, Don Covey, Hound Dog Taylor, Willie Mae Thornton, Jethro Tull, T-Rex, John Mayall, Albert King, Freddie King, Jimmy Witherspoon, Gene Krupa, Jimmy Cliff, The Funk Brothers, Champion Jack Dupree, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Dale Hawkins, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, The Shadows, Gary U.S. Bonds, Jan & Dean, The Kingsmen, Little Feat, Leon Russell, Mitch Ryder, Sir Douglas Quintet, Stevie Ray Vaughn... All of them would seem to be eligible, but are not included. doesn't seem right.

uwe

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November 17, 2008, 05:10:30 AM
Quote from: Rhythm N. Bliss on November 16, 2008, 03:21:39 AM
WHITESNAKE, Y&T & DORO!!!


I can't believe that someone mentioned Doro! R&B you are an intrepid man!  :mrgreen:
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eb2

#11
November 17, 2008, 08:08:16 AM
I still have that first Yesterday and Today lp.  That was more California in the 70s than any VH lp. 

I think the Turtles deserve to be in it.  Especially with people like Miles Davis and Leonard Cohen in it.


Model One and Schallers?  Ish.

gweimer

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November 17, 2008, 01:27:12 PM
Quote from: Barklessdog on November 17, 2008, 11:24:16 AM
Yes
King Crimson
ELP
Mike Watt

Can't argue with those.  Given that T-Rex is still popular with the younger crowd, I think they're deserving of it.
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lowend1

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November 17, 2008, 03:16:25 PM
Quote from: SKATE RAT on November 15, 2008, 10:55:41 PM
dick dale,small faces/faces,motorhead,gang of four,deep purple,the runaways,joan jett,and i didn't see the man credited with the first rock n roll song.Ike Turner "rocket 88" 1951

Ike is there with Tina - inducted in 1991
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