Mayo Thompson recorded “Portrait of V. I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock, Part I" (several times)—and I’d shine all of Jann Wenner’s shoes if it meant I could somehow see Mayo up on that stage.
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Monday, 31 May 2021 02:39 (two years ago) link
John Sykes’s, too. He could talk about his bud Mellencamp while I did the work.
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Monday, 31 May 2021 02:41 (two years ago) link
At the very least it means a professionally produced video package on the history of your favorite band, that lots of ppl will see
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Sunday, May 30, 2021 6:56 PM (fifty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
i mean this with all sincerity: who cares
― brimstead, Monday, 31 May 2021 02:51 (two years ago) link
award ceremonies are fucking dumb
― brimstead, Monday, 31 May 2021 02:52 (two years ago) link
I think the only thing I really wanted from Jann Wenner was to see him eat shit and induct Rush, which he already did eight years ago.
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Monday, 31 May 2021 02:55 (two years ago) link
xxp I thought all fans did! Honestly never heard of the “hate to see my favorite band on film / onstage / get recognition” kind of fan.
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Monday, 31 May 2021 03:02 (two years ago) link
it's not hate it's a total lack of interest, oh boy jan werner likes royal trux yippee
we do have the rnrhof for giving us LULU though, so it's good for that
― brimstead, Monday, 31 May 2021 03:10 (two years ago) link
i guess i really like the speech brian may gave about def leppard last year.. or maybe it was joe elliott talking about queen... anyway it was sweet
― brimstead, Monday, 31 May 2021 03:11 (two years ago) link
For me I guess a big part of it is other people getting exposed to them (in these-never gonna-happen scenarios). When I love an artist, I want to share them with the world <3
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Monday, 31 May 2021 03:29 (two years ago) link
(I also love a good retrospective video package, but maybe that’s just me)
the r&rhof is just industry self-congratulatory bullshit in a similar way to the grammys etc. but without even the idiosyncrasies of the grammys to keep things mildly interesting
― ufo, Monday, 31 May 2021 03:30 (two years ago) link
Of 80s alternative acts, I'm a little surprised to see that Bad Brains and the Replacements have been nominated before Sonic Youth (Devo, Los Lobos and Jane's Addiction at least got played on the radio). I think SY hung around so long that a lot of their vanguard aura dissipated (although that didn't seem to hurt R.E.M.'s induction). Also I don't think it's likely they'd play the ceremony, so no ticket sales.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 31 May 2021 04:09 (two years ago) link
well R.E.M. were a huge band (in addition to being innovative/respected, etc.); they were a shoo-in regardless. IMO, it was their playing that hurt their induction… :( (sorry, luv ya guys)
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Monday, 31 May 2021 04:14 (two years ago) link
Bands should be retroactively uninducted for petty crimes
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Monday, 31 May 2021 04:24 (two years ago) link
I actually think SY’s longevity makes the case for their consideration even stronger; they were still making good albums (almost) up until the end (I can’t rep for that final Matador one). Plus the New Yawk angle, etc.
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Monday, 31 May 2021 04:27 (two years ago) link
Kim's gotten a lot of mileage saying that the Hall is more of a 'Hall of Clothes' (because of clothes>>anything else in exhibits), and that feels like something dumb enough for someone inside to get mad about.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 31 May 2021 05:05 (two years ago) link
"inside the organization"
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 31 May 2021 05:06 (two years ago) link
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 31 May 2021 06:56 (two years ago) link
I thought it was Alban Berg.
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Monday, 31 May 2021 12:03 (two years ago) link
I thought it was Maurice Gibb.
― AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 31 May 2021 12:39 (two years ago) link
Inductions will be announced this week, so Vulture interviewed two anonymous voters. The points of agreement are pretty fascinating.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 3 May 2022 14:28 (one year ago) link
Team Voter Two
― jaymc, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 15:07 (one year ago) link
― jaymc, Tuesday, May 3, 2022 11:07 AM (twenty-nine seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink
Me too, although Voter One was pretty otm re: Beck. And both are wrong about the MC5.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 May 2022 15:20 (one year ago) link
lol @ Voter One voting for MC5 and then immediately calling them a bullshit act with only one good song
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 3 May 2022 15:38 (one year ago) link
Team Voter Two here too though I'm a bigger fan of the MC5 and the Dolls, and Beck is a definite a vote for me (first induction, but he's been eligible for several years now - the wait's long enough). Even though I wouldn't vote for the Eurythmics, I probably like them more. A B+ band sounds right, but I'd say the UK version of their Greatest Hits is an A-. And totally OTM re: "[A Tribe Called Quest is] part of that explosion of fascinating and innovative hip-hop acts that arrived in ’87 and ’88. Those types of acts are underinducted in the Hall of Fame." Voter One's take is moronic.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 15:52 (one year ago) link
At least neither of them would ever vote for Carly Simon.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 15:53 (one year ago) link
*first nomination (not induction)
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 15:57 (one year ago) link
voter one railing against old man rap is hilarious. the hall is dedicated to old man rock.
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 3 May 2022 15:59 (one year ago) link
On that note, did Pat Benatar experience a resurgence? Those hits always felt like crap I wouldn't hear outside of classic rock radio.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 16:42 (one year ago) link
Again, they need to induct more women, but jfc, Carly Simon and Pat Benatar? Really?
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 16:45 (one year ago) link
While I personally love three Carly Simon songs--"That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," "Anticipation," and "You're So Vain"--agree she has no business in the HOF (or really even being nominated). Pat Benatar's even worse.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 17:27 (one year ago) link
leading that piece with voter #1's take on pat benetar is brutal, theres no coming back from that.
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 3 May 2022 17:44 (one year ago) link
Skimmed quickly--voter #2 is so much more aligned with my own thinking.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 17:47 (one year ago) link
I also love "You're So Vain." Great single and the only track I own from Carly Simon.
FWIW, "Best Shot" is probably the one Benatar track that I can enjoy thanks to the riff and chorus, but it also feels like a shitty fake rock song.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 18:31 (one year ago) link
Rufus with Chaka Khan have been nominated a bunch of times and they're actually good, maybe even great. If they wanted a multi-platinum selling female artist, they should've inducted them.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 18:37 (one year ago) link
Is voter #1 Rick Beato or just a 25 year old Berklee graduate?
― thewufs, Tuesday, 3 May 2022 21:41 (one year ago) link
I think the best argument for the world ending soon is to prevent anyone else from being vaulted into this institution.
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 01:21 (one year ago) link
And the inductees are: Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon.
Other inductees: Harry Belafonte, Elizabeth Cotten, Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Sylvia Robinson.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 12:16 (one year ago) link
Priest snuck in with Jam and Lewis, but I’ll allow it. Duran and Dolly were two of my other votes. Everyone else…*shrug*
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 12:30 (one year ago) link
I voted for Benatar and Priest. Really surprised to see Eurythmics get in.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 12:37 (one year ago) link
Wrong thread got bumped: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees 2022
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 12:47 (one year ago) link
Wait, what? I thought Dolly had asked to be removed from consideration
― Fifty Centaur (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 13:01 (one year ago) link
Collectively (and subjectively), that has to be the worst group of inductees ever. Eminem, yes, and Dolly Parton, yes, and yuck.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 13:14 (one year ago) link
fuck yes, Judas Priest
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 13:15 (one year ago) link
xp agree 100%. The committee inductees are all right though.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 14:08 (one year ago) link
Judas Priest and Eminem seemed inevitable. Dolly, not my scene but why not. Rest looks a bit lightweight, but what do I know.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 14:22 (one year ago) link
lose Eminem and Priest and the list reads like inductees into the Doctors Office Waiting Room Music Hall of Fame
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 14:23 (one year ago) link
Yeah this is gross
― thewufs, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 14:34 (one year ago) link
Seriously, it really does feel like something shitty radio programmers from back in the day threw together rather than something rock journalists and historians would pick.
I guess this is what ABC wants the Oscars to turn into to - commerce over art and a celebration of the biggest promotional budget and airplay.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 14:42 (one year ago) link
It’s a hall of fame, not a hall of merit.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 14:48 (one year ago) link