Wow..Jethro Tull isn't in HOF but Joan Jett is??? I can see at least a dozen acts there who should be in before her..HOF is proving itself to be kind of a joke..I lost a lot of respect for itBa‘al Zəvûv;11060072 said:True Dat ^^^^^^^
But what does? That was among the Original Tracks that birthed a whole new style of music/artistry/vehicle of expression....how many songs bear that distinction?
To really bust this discussion open, the worthyness of Joan Jett into The Hall....
Firstly Congrats to Joanie, and as OP suggested, no disrespect to Joanie whatsoever rather just by way of "discussion" for perspective so as to maybe frame the question of the "validity" of this induction.
As Ms. Jett has made it in, lets consider who hasn't made it in and thus get some of that "perspective"...
A few of these who are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will blow some of your minds...
Which is the HUGEST injustice?
In your opinion?
Who need to be inducted NOW??
(Like, Special Ballot go in tomorrow by Noon?)
Badfinger, Motörhead, Deep Purple, Ozzy Osbourne, Cheap Trick, Slayer, Procul Harum, Thin Lizzy, Blue Oyster Cult, Pantera, Electric Light Orchestra, Jethro Tull, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The Moody Blues, Todd Rundgren, T. Rex, Blind Faith, Yes....
The Steve Miller Band, King Crimson, Journey, Bad Company, The New York Dolls, Rainbow, Uriah Heap, Boston, Chicago, Supertramp, Styx, Stevie Nicks, REO Speedwagon, Grand Funk Railroad, FREE, BachmanTurnerOverdrive, Kansas....
The Dead Kennedys, Queensryche, Canned Heat, Kingston Trio, Ten Years After, Nazareth, Coven, Joe Satriani (15 Grammy Nominations), April Wine, Jefferson Starship, ToTo, Throbbing Gristle, Molly Hatchet (named after a psychotic prostitute)....Steve Vai, Status Quo...
and because there will be at least one who will say why didn't I include them.....Motley Crue.
UFO.....The Scorpions.
Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Jimmy Buffett, DJ Kool Herc, Kurtis Blow, Boogie Down Productions (BDP Posse) and N.W.A.
Sex Pistols apparently turned down induction.
Too bad it wasn't Grandmaster Flash who sang Rappers Delight
My bad the Sugar Hill Gang......I had a few last night....LOL
Grandmaster Flash had that song...Don`t push me.
Anyways,i hate the new rap.
Always liked Rappers Delight,that was a classic.
Remember Curtis Blow...These are the Breaks?...LOL
That`s right w-thumbs!^
This is so typical of the HOF. Their main aim is not really so much who deserves the award, but the mix of artists they will have on for their yearly awards ceremony show, which I guess probably generates the money to keep the HOF going.. They'll have one or two artists split evenly from each category to please the masses. The only problem with that is by the time they get around to the truly groundbreaking bands, half or all of their members are dead and gone. And half of the hip hop or Generation Y audience have never even heard of them. I also agree with the posters here about rap/hip hop. It really doesn't belong in the rock & roll category. They should have a ceremony of their own for that. But it's pretty much too late now that they've already opened that can of worms. In a nutshell, they should have focused on what was truly rock and it's influences such as blues, and left everything else out so we could see the Jethro Tull's, Doobie Brothers, Steve Miller Band or the Moody Blues, which was an even more groundbreaking progressive rock band than Tull.
