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As a rock/blues guitarist and musician, to me its obvious that although the name is "Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame", they go beyond only rock to acknowledge and reward those who have had stellar careers and were major influences in all genres of music. From country, to metal, to folk, to rap, to punk, to blues, etc. to even non-performers like producers, managers, record labels, etc.
This is why I chuckle at those like you who say "Get your own hall" or "How is that considered rock?". The Hall is all accepting, and if the board that consists of people who work in the industry (artists, musiciaons, etc.) deem their fellow artist(s) worthy of enshrinement, then those who may only like one type of music, or those who vehemently hate a specific kind of music need to stand down and just accept it.
My answer to that is spoken as the last word in this clip....
I'll get into the prog rockers later as that subject is really touchy with me but will credit where credit's due to the classic rockers here;
When I think of Deep Purple, anymore the first thing I think of was 3 members who left the band to start their own band--Richie Blackmore (Blackmore's Rainbow), Ian Gilian (Ian Gilian band), and David Coverdale (Whitesnake.) I started a thread on these guys a couple years ago, 47 years later I play their stuff pretty much every week. Co-founder and keyboardist Jon Lord passed some time back-sad.
Cheap Trick; it took me a while to warm up to this band but what won me over was the lp "Cheap Trick At Budokan." One of the best lp's from the 1970's-fact!
Chicago; they were always criticized for a "sameness" in their sound, heh, their album covers certainly were the same. But they cranked out an awful lot of hits over 5 decades. Surprisingly to me, my favorite lp of theirs is Chicago V.
Steve Miller Band; It was kind of unfortunate that so much good material came out of 1976's Fly Like An Eagle and 1977's Book of Dreams and then Miller hit a dry run for several years after that. My favorite lp's by Miller remain the first two--Children Of The Future and Sailor. I was surprised when Boz Scaggs left the band after Sailor.
And 4 decades plus later these guys are all still out there rockin"--amazing!
Surprising to me, too!
Prior to Chicago VI, I never cared much for their stuff....with notable exceptions 25 or 6 to 4 and Make Me Smile.
Still can't believe the Moody Blues and Yes are not in. And Yes got a lot of votes in that recent poll the powers that be just did, but I guess people's votes don't matter that much.
Prior to Chicago VI, I never cared much for their stuff....with notable exceptions 25 or 6 to 4 and Make Me Smile.
Their debut (Chicago Transit Authority) is an amazing album. There are some solid musicianship and clever arrangements throughout the recording. Terry Kath was such an underrated guitarist.
I hope the band's current incarnation can reconcile with Peter Cetera and Danny Seraphine (who is playing better than ever these days with his own band) and perform together at the ceremony.
Their debut (Chicago Transit Authority) is an amazing album. There are some solid musicianship and clever arrangements throughout the recording. Terry Kath was such an underrated guitarist.
I hope the band's current incarnation can reconcile with Peter Cetera and Danny Seraphine (who is playing better than ever these days with his own band) and perform together at the ceremony.
I've heard it and there's not a single song on that album that does anything for me.
IMO, they hit their stride with "Just You 'n' Me" and "Feeling Stronger Every Day".
Oh yes. That was a TIGHT band. Lowell George, Fred Tackett and Richie Hayward were linchpins of a superb live act. "Fat Man in a Bathtub" is a classic.
I've heard it and there's not a single song on that album that does anything for me.
IMO, they hit their stride with "Just You 'n' Me" and "Feeling Stronger Every Day".
Props. That's the beautiful things about timeless artists - different eras appeal to different listeners.
I know where you're coming from - for me the Beatles really started with Rubber Soul and peaked at Abbey Road, and my favorite Zeppelin album in In Through the Out Door.
Still can't believe the Moody Blues and Yes are not in. And Yes got a lot of votes in that recent poll the powers that be just did, but I guess people's votes don't matter that much.
Totally agree, especially about Yes. Now Tony Banks and Chris Squire are dead, which in itself seems unbelievable.
I think these should be considered in the future:
Tori Amos
Supertramp
Scorpions
Garbage
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