
atthistime wrote:Just trying to kill two birds with one stone, PF. Pigeons, that is.
The poll popped up and I couldn't think of a poll for my main topic so.........
Pass the popcorn, Ace.
I know that we all have mixed feelings about the HOF thing. I know that many would rather it not happen if it went down like the WOF thing. I collect antiques and will always pass over anything flawed or not genuine.
Journey has a big crack in it so I'll pass. You also never modify an antique or it's value is lost.
Just my opinion.
atthistime wrote:You got it! Those guys had it all and were not mature enough to keep it safe. I would have climbed the highest mountain or did whatever it took to wait it out and work with Perry, regardless, come hell or high water. They never really respected what they had, imo.
Monker wrote:Journey will never get into the HOF because:
The reputation Journey solidified by releasing ROR - A pop band who wrote songs for no other reason then for popularity and the charts.
The 10yr hiatus and a rock communitity who, as a whole, hardly missed them, moved on without them, and then mocked them.
A reunion album and tour that sank like the Titanic. It was anticipated like the Eagles "Hell Freezes Over". But, Journey did not even get a fraction of that recognition.
They are remembered today in no higher position then Styx, REO or Foreigner. The classic lineup NEVER rose above their contemporaries in a fashion that is remarkable enough that those who vote can not ignore.
Not even the 'classic' lineup has 'earned' their way into the HOF...It has NOTHING to do with the current lineup, cracked stones, or titanium hips. It has to do with an unremarkable history, an unremarkable reunion, and an unremarkable pressent.
atthistime wrote:You got it! Those guys had it all and were not mature enough to keep it safe. I would have climbed the highest mountain or did whatever it took to wait it out and work with Perry, regardless, come hell or high water. They never really respected what they had, imo.
Monker wrote:Journey will never get into the HOF because:
The reputation Journey solidified by releasing ROR - A pop band who wrote songs for no other reason then for popularity and the charts.
The 10yr hiatus and a rock communitity who, as a whole, hardly missed them, moved on without them, and then mocked them.
A reunion album and tour that sank like the Titanic. It was anticipated like the Eagles "Hell Freezes Over". But, Journey did not even get a fraction of that recognition.
They are remembered today in no higher position then Styx, REO or Foreigner. The classic lineup NEVER rose above their contemporaries in a fashion that is remarkable enough that those who vote can not ignore.
Not even the 'classic' lineup has 'earned' their way into the HOF...It has NOTHING to do with the current lineup, cracked stones, or titanium hips. It has to do with an unremarkable history, an unremarkable reunion, and an unremarkable pressent.
atthistime wrote:What I want to know is, why anyone would have spent so much time and effort and become so embittered if this band was so unremarkable. The only part I agree to from monkers post is that Journey will never get into the HOF and only because they let Perry go. They crossed the rubicon.
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