Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Snubbed Again - Page 3

kc rush · 10-31-2006, 04:12 PM

I know I'm biased, but give me a break. Rush snubbed again.

Rock Hall of Fame names nominees for `07

Van Halen is trying to make their biggest "jump" yet — into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with potential 2007 classmates such as R.E.M., Chic, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

All are among the nine nominees for enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. A panel of 500 industry experts will select five to be inducted at the annual ceremony, to be held March 12 in New York City.

To be eligible, artists must have issued a first single or album at least 25 years prior to nomination.

Van Halen and R.E.M. came from opposite sides of the 1980s rock 'n' roll spectrum. Led by cartoonish frontman David Lee Roth and fleet-fingered guitarist Eddie Van Halen, the California quartet was a hard rock favorite with songs like "Jump" and "Hot for Teacher." R.E.M., meanwhile, was the quintessential indie rock band until breaking through to mass success in the early 1990s.

Grandmaster Flash led the most innovative act in early hip-hop, and the song "The Message" was like a letter from urban America.

Chic, a funk group led by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, were one of the few acts to dominate the disco era and emerge with their reputation intact through songs such as the wedding band favorite "Good Times."

Other nominees include Patti Smith, the punk rock poet who recently presided over the closing of New York's legendary CBGB nightclub; British invader the Dave Clark Five; Phil Spector favorites the Ronettes; soul singer Joe Tex; and the

, early home of Iggy Pop.

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Halfcan · 11-01-2006, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by listopencil

At this point I think Rush fans are just going to have to accept the fact that Rush just isn't that good.

There are about 25 million fans around the world that would disagree with ya.

Halfcan · 11-01-2006, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Which came out 2 years after "Tales From Topographic Oceans" and "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway."

Like I said, you don't need to oversell the band. But you don't do yourself or Rush any favors by pimping them as somehow carrying the Prog tablets down from Mount Rock.

Oh yes can't forget lamb lies down on Broadway-

probably is already in the Hall of Shame!

I liked Silance of the Lambs better.

Deberg_1990 · 11-01-2006, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Horse

I wouldn't put much stock in it, kind of like the AMA. Music is too subjective a topic for some clown to tell me whats good.

Exactly.....music, like movies are waaay to subjective to try and determine who is deserving and who isnt. Sort of like the Oscars.

Alot of these bands in the HoF never won Grammy Awards as well.

I dont need some elitist organization to try and tell me whats good music and what isnt. I think most of us can judge on our own.

tk13 · 11-01-2006, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

Oh yes can't forget lamb lies down on Broadway-

probably is already in the Hall of Shame!

I liked Silance of the Lambs better.

Okay, halfbrain. Now it's on. I don't sit here trying to sell everyone on Genesis, but at least they never had a lead singer who sounded like his nuts were permanently vice gripped in a Foreman Grill.

siberian khatru · 11-01-2006, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

Okay, halfbrain. Now it's on. I don't sit here trying to sell everyone on Genesis, but at least they never had a lead singer who sounded like his nuts were permanently vice gripped in a Foreman Grill.

Thanks, I was hoping you had my back.

kc rush · 11-01-2006, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

I'm more sympathetic to the Prog Metal argument. Groups like Dream Theater were influenced by Rush. But I also think you see adventurous hard rock from the likes of Led Zep and The Who prior to Rush.

Pre-Peart Rush definitely shows a Zep influence, and they have all mentioned how much they were influenced by The Who. I would say that Rush did take prog metal to the forefront.

**Reaper16** · 11-01-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kc rush

Pre-Peart Rush definitely shows a Zep influence, and they have all mentioned how much they were influenced by The Who. I would say that Rush did take prog metal to the forefront.

I don't think they ever achieved prog metal, though they flirted with it big time and were huge influences on it.

Halfcan · 11-02-2006, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

Okay, halfbrain. Now it's on. I don't sit here trying to sell everyone on Genesis, but at least they never had a lead singer who sounded like his nuts were permanently vice gripped in a Foreman Grill.

Funny how morons on here make fun of Geddy and Rush, calling them bundle of stickss and other shit-but when I slight an album most folks have never heard of-you resort to name calling??

With all the shitty so called music out there and with Rappers that shoot and kill people to get their "street rep" it never fails to surprise me that the media and other small minded idiots make fun of the greatest band ever.

Halfcan · 11-02-2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kc rush

Pre-Peart Rush definitely shows a Zep influence, and they have all mentioned how much they were influenced by The Who. I would say that Rush did take prog metal to the forefront.

Anyone that buys the incredible CD Feedback can hear their influences. Rush has their own sound that can never be put in a category-Prog metal, hard rock, new wave, punk, ect... then there is RUSH!

As far as the Hall of Shame-those racist c#cksuckers don't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Rush.

**Reaper16** · 11-02-2006, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

Funny how morons on here make fun of Geddy and Rush, calling them pillowbiters and other shit-but when I slight an album most folks have never heard of-you resort to name calling??

With all the shitty so called music out there and with Rappers that shoot and kill people to get their "street rep" it never fails to surprise me that the media and other small minded idiots make fun of the greatest band ever.

I haven't seen anyone make fun of the greatest band ever.

And really, who hasn't heard of Genesis? If "most folks" have never heard of Genesis, then "most folks" haven't heard of Rush, either.

memyselfI · 11-02-2006, 07:30 PM

YES needs to go before Rush. Without YES, Rush could not have existed in the same form.

FTR, YES is one of my favorite bands and Rush one of my least. Jon Anderson's high pitch is beautiful while Getty Lee's is fingernails on a chalkboard.

Halfcan · 11-02-2006, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

YES needs to go before Rush. Without YES, Rush could not have existed in the same form.

FTR, YES is one of my favorite bands and Rush one of my least. Jon Anderson's high pitch is beautiful while Getty Lee's is fingernails on a chalkboard.

Halfcan · 11-02-2006, 07:50 PM

All of you Rush haters including the HOSHIT can kiss my ass-you talk shit about Geddys voice but probably have only heard one or two songs that the radio deems okay to play. Meanwhile they will continue to put out Gold and Platinum CD's, continue to sell millions of DVD's and will sell out everywhere they play. Go hate on another band for awhile-there are plenty of shitty bands and artist out there.

**Reaper16** · 11-02-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

All of you Rush haters including the HOSHIT can kiss my ass-you talk shit about Geddys voice but probably have only heard one or two songs that the radio deems okay to play. Meanwhile they will continue to put out Gold and Platinum CD's, continue to sell millions of DVD's and will sell out everywhere they play. Go hate on another band for awhile-there are plenty of shitty bands and artist out there.

The ONLY reason there is so much Rush hate is because you talk about them so much, and with so much hyperbole. Even I feel the need to talk ish on them a little, and I'm a fan. Not just a radio fan either; my fav album by them is "Hemispheres."

Because you inundate the board with your flood of Rush-tinged man-splooge, people feel the need to hate just to get at you a bit.

ChiefFripp · 11-02-2006, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

The ONLY reason there is so much Rush hate is because you talk about them so much, and with so much hyperbole. Even I feel the need to talk ish on them a little, and I'm a fan. Not just a radio fan either; my fav album by them is "Hemispheres."

Because you inundate the board with your flood of Rush-tinged man-splooge, people feel the need to hate just to get at you a bit.

Peart is going to F* you up by doing a trot on your forehead to the beat of YYZ.

Rush is good to listen to every now and then. Witch Hunt and Subdivisions are probably my two favorite Rush tunes. I can definately understand why most people either love or hate Rush though.

10-31-2006, 04:12 PM
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Halfcan In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7327995	All of you Rush haters including the HOSHIT can kiss my ass-you talk shit about Geddys voice but probably have only heard one or two songs that the radio deems okay to play. Meanwhile they will continue to put out Gold and Platinum CD's, continue to sell millions of DVD's and will sell out everywhere they play. Go hate on another band for awhile-there are plenty of shitty bands and artist out there.
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