Posted on 09/18/2005 6:51:20 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominations Leave Out Many Rock Acts Again
By: Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter
September 18,2005 9:41 A.M. EST
Cleveland,Ohio (AHN) - The nominees for the Class of 2006 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is filled with a lot of hold overs from previous years and virtually ignores a truckload of artists that many critics are shaking their heads over.
J.Geils Band, John Mellencamp, the Patti Smith Group, Chic, Joe Tex,Miles Davis, Cat Stevens, Blondie, the Paul Butterfield Band, the Dave Clark Five and the Sir Douglas Quintet will all have a chance to make it into the hall of fame located in Cleveland.
This year also marks the eighth chance for Black Sabbath, Lynyd Skynyrd gets their seventh chance,and the Sex Pistols and the Stooges all of which are on try number five.
Missing from the nomination list again this year include bands like Rush, Van Halen, Yes, Genesis, ELO, Joan Jett, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Heart, Deep Purple, Pat Benatar, and Duran Duran.
Nominees are picked by a 70-member committee of rock 'n' roll historians, journalists and label execs, with ballots then mailed to an international voting body of 700 music industry types for the final decision. The five to seven nominees that receive the most votes will be inducted into the Rock Hall next year.
The R&R HOF could burn to the G*D Dmaned ground for all I care!
John Mellencamp? That's a joke, right? He's so smalltown.
Its only Rock n Roll....
I can't believe those haven't had the "honor". Never heard of half those nominated this year. Of course, with Cat Stevens' wacked beliefs, he'll be a shoe in.
What -- The Trashmen still not nominated? No justice, no peace.
Left out : Rush, Van Halen, Yes, Genesis, Deep Purple
In : John Mellencamp, the Patti Smith Group, Chic, Joe Tex, Cat Stevens, the Sir Douglas Quintet
Yea , Id have to agree with ya .
Jann Wener, fag, has said Rush will never get in.
but I like it
...but, I like it.
Actually, I like jazz, but somebody had to finish your quote. :)
Missing from the nomination list again this year include bands like Rush, Van Halen, Yes, Genesis, ELO, Joan Jett, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Heart, Deep Purple, Pat Benatar, and Duran Duran.
Nominees are picked by a 70-member committee of rock 'n' roll historians, journalists and label execs, with ballots then mailed to an international voting body of 700 music industry types for the final decision. The five to seven nominees that receive the most votes will be inducted into the Rock Hall next year.
If these bands can't get inducted, I might as well forget about Motorhead getting in. Black Sabbath, Skynyrd, Alice Cooper, ELO, Van Halen, even Deep Purple? Jeez, what's wrong with the judges?
In other words, people who don't know anything about rock and roll are making the selections to the "rock and roll hall of fame".
"Blood on the Scarecrow" was the BEST pro-farmer, anti-bank statement ever written. Too bad his politics got in the way.
Now why in the *heck* would the "Picasso of Jazz" even be considered for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?!? And excuse me but the Sir Douglas Quintet?!?
Somebody's hittin' the pipe waaaay too often.
Duran Duran deserves to be in the HOF they made MTV popular and defined what a music video should be. But I have to question how J Geils got nominated. They may have fun songs but they aren't legends or anything like that.
That's a joke.
I nominate Ted Nugent if he hasn't been nominated already....
Missing from the nomination list again this year include bands like Rush, Van Halen, Yes, Genesis, ELO, Joan Jett, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Heart, Deep Purple, Pat Benatar, and Duran Duran.
Rush made stellar music: Red Barchetta is a Top Ten driving song. And so is Highway Star...no news there, I know. Van Halen -- seen them about a dozen times live. Saw Yes, in their various lineups, a few times, too. I could praise all the above in some way. ELO -- Rockaria :-) Patty B -- good stuff. And I would like to add The Cars to that list.
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