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RNRHOF nominees announced
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:43 amby Angiekay
Nominees were announced Thursday (September 27th) for possible induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame early next year. The list of nominees includes Madonna, the Beastie Boys, songwriter Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp, Afrika Bambaata, Chic, surf-rock pioneers the Ventures, disco legend Donna Summer, and Sixties group the Dave Clark Five.
Members of the Rock Hall will now vote on the finalists, and it is likely that five inductees will be announced around the beginning of the year. The annual induction ceremony is usually held in March.
Posted:
Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:48 amby AR
Laughable and irrelevant. I will now go wipe my ass with Rolling Stone magazine.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:52 amby NealIsGod
AR wrote:Laughable and irrelevant. I will now go wipe my ass with Rolling Stone magazine.
Yeah, not even one of those deserve to be there. Especially when you consider the huge number of bands and artists that do.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:55 amby AR
Alice Cooper
Deep Purple
Kiss
The Moody Blues
Rush
Yes
But no we must induct disco singers, rappers, folk music, etc. Utter rubbish.
p.s. I did not mention Journey on purpose. Induct Steve Perry by himself
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:58 amby NealIsGod
Leonard Fucking Cohen? What a bunch of faygs.
Re: RNRHOF nominees announced
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:00 amby Just Mindy
Angiekay wrote:
Afrika Bambaata
Is that a person?
Re: RNRHOF nominees announced
Posted:
Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:02 amby NealIsGod
Just Mindy wrote:Angiekay wrote:
Afrika Bambaata
Is that a person?
Yeah, he was in the running for Journey vocalist.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:09 amby Moon Beam
NealIsGod wrote:Leonard Fucking Cohen?
Yup, I'd agree with ya here Nig.....how can they even call what Cohen does singing?
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:10 amby Deb
NealIsGod wrote:AR wrote:Laughable and irrelevant. I will now go wipe my ass with Rolling Stone magazine.
Yeah, not even one of those deserve to be there. Especially when you consider the huge number of bands and artists that do.
Disagree. John Mellencamp deserves it.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:13 amby Matthew
Moon Beam wrote:NealIsGod wrote:Leonard Fucking Cohen?
Yup, I'd agree with ya here Nig.....how can they even call what Cohen does singing?
Totally agree as well...Leonard Cohen has always been a spectacular phoney.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:17 amby NealIsGod
Matthew wrote:Moon Beam wrote:NealIsGod wrote:Leonard Fucking Cohen?
Yup, I'd agree with ya here Nig.....how can they even call what Cohen does singing?
Totally agree as well...Leonard Cohen has always been a spectacular phoney.
Why don't you enlighten us as to why he belongs in the R&R HOF?
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:19 amby Just_Plain_Eric
AR wrote:Laughable and irrelevant. I will now go wipe my ass with Rolling Stone magazine.
Uhhhh....yeah..cept for one of the greatest songwriters of our (my) generation..
John F*ckin Mellencamp
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:21 amby Matthew
NealIsGod wrote:Matthew wrote:Moon Beam wrote:NealIsGod wrote:Leonard Fucking Cohen?
Yup, I'd agree with ya here Nig.....how can they even call what Cohen does singing?
Totally agree as well...Leonard Cohen has always been a spectacular phoney.
Why don't you enlighten us as to why he belongs in the R&R HOF?
Why are you asking me? I think it's ridiculous that he's been nominated.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:22 amby Angiekay
I agree Mellencamp should be in there, he's got some great stuff. I have no freaking idea who Afrika Bambaata even is. Dave Clark Five... maybe. They deserve it just because Jann Werner screwed them out of it last year. I think Madonna is great, I've loved her since day one, however being in the ROCK and ROLL hall of fame? Questionable.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:23 amby xflajrnylvr
What a joke this institution has become
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:24 amby Just_Plain_Eric
I believe the Afrika group is the musicians who backed up Paul Simon on his Grammy winners, Graceland and Rythmn of the Saints.
Of course they also did other stuff
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:28 amby NealIsGod
Matthew wrote:NealIsGod wrote:Matthew wrote:Moon Beam wrote:NealIsGod wrote:Leonard Fucking Cohen?
Yup, I'd agree with ya here Nig.....how can they even call what Cohen does singing?
Totally agree as well...Leonard Cohen has always been a spectacular phoney.
Why don't you enlighten us as to why he belongs in the R&R HOF?
Why are you asking me? I think it's ridiculous that he's been nominated.
I sensed sarcasm from you.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:42 amby Matthew
NealIsGod wrote:
I sensed sarcasm from you.
Fair enough - given how often I am sarcastic - but in this case no. One of my all time pet hates is people - especially attractive girls - who say what a 'genius' and an 'intellectual' and - worst of all - what a 'poet' he is.
The guy's lyrics make me tense up with irritation and that monotone voice does them no favours either. And he hasn't had a record out that has made an impression since 1974...and oh...I could bang on all night about how useless Cohen is.
By the way...Afrika Bambaata recorded a song in the very early 80s which was supposedly hugely influential on the development of hip-hop so I guess he's been nominated because he's perceived as a 'pioneer'...but I have to say...this is an absurd decision as well given the number of legendary and multi-album rock and roll bands who keep getting ignored.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:44 amby NealIsGod
Matthew wrote:NealIsGod wrote:
I sensed sarcasm from you.
Fair enough - given how often I am sarcastic - but in this case no. One of my all time pet hates is people - especially attrractive girls - who say what a 'genius' and an 'intellectual' and - worst of all - what a 'poet' he is.
The guy's lyrics make me tense up with irritation and that monotone voice does them no favours either. And he hasn't had a record out that has made an impression since 1974...and oh...I could bang on all night about how useless Cohen is.
By the way...Afrika Bambaaata recorded a song in the very early 80s which was hugley inflential on the development of hip-hop so I guess he's been nominated because he's perceived as a pioneer...but I have to say...this is an absurd decision as well given the number of legendary and multi-album rock and roll bands who keep getting ignored.
Yes, their selections reek of "look how smart we are." Induct the fucking artists that deserve it, you bunch of geeks.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:52 amby Matthew
NealIsGod wrote:
Yes, their selections reek of "look how smart we are." Induct the fucking artists that deserve it.
Exactly - and it shows a contempt for the very music is exists to celebrate.
Re: RNRHOF nominees announced
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:03 amby journeyrock
NealIsGod wrote:Just Mindy wrote:Angiekay wrote:
Afrika Bambaata
Is that a person?
Yeah, he was in the running for Journey vocalist.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:31 amby SPFan4ever
The only person I see on the list that deserves it is John Mellencamp.
I guess they are not understanding that the name of the hall of fame is "ROCK-N-ROLL"
AR's list is more like it.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:49 amby conversationpc
I like Mellencamp and I think he deserves to be in and a case could be made for Madonna but the rest of the people on that list are ridiculous picks.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:12 amby Rockindeano
Madonna absolutely deserves to be there. She is number one female entertainer of all time.
By the way, Journey does deserve to be there on their merit alone. Forget the bullshit happening now. They were too good for too long to not be there, and you all know it.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:13 amby NealIsGod
Rockindeano wrote:Madonna absolutely deserves to be there. She is number one female entertainer of all time.
I have never heard a Madonna song played on a rock station.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:23 amby Angiekay
NealIsGod wrote:Rockindeano wrote:Madonna absolutely deserves to be there. She is number one female entertainer of all time.
I have never heard a Madonna song played on a rock station.
There is a huge difference in rock stations from 1984 vs 2007. Back then Madonna and AC/DC were played on the same station.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:27 amby NealIsGod
Angiekay wrote:NealIsGod wrote:Rockindeano wrote:Madonna absolutely deserves to be there. She is number one female entertainer of all time.
I have never heard a Madonna song played on a rock station.
There is a huge difference in rock stations from 1984 vs 2007. Back then Madonna and AC/DC were played on the same station.
But that was Top 40, they even played Oak Ridge Boys and Dolly Parton.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:35 amby Angiekay
NealIsGod wrote:Angiekay wrote:NealIsGod wrote:Rockindeano wrote:Madonna absolutely deserves to be there. She is number one female entertainer of all time.
I have never heard a Madonna song played on a rock station.
There is a huge difference in rock stations from 1984 vs 2007. Back then Madonna and AC/DC were played on the same station.
But that was Top 40, they even played Oak Ridge Boys and Dolly Parton.
Damn, your stations SUCKED then! NEVER heard a country song on a Top 40 or a Rock station back in the day. I think those were your crack days.
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Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:49 amby AR
Rockindeano wrote:Madonna absolutely deserves to be there. She is number one female entertainer of all time.
By the way, Journey does deserve to be there on their merit alone. Forget the bullshit happening now. They were too good for too long to not be there, and you all know it.
She is not rock and roll and deserves herpes.
Posted:
Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:02 amby Eric
Rockindeano wrote:Madonna absolutely deserves to be there. She is number one female entertainer of all time.
Does being the number one female
ENTERTAINER of all time merit the
Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame though?